A former Pasco County sheriff's deputy was sentenced Friday to two years in federal prison for participating in a drug ring by using his patrol car and service weapon to rob a man he thought was a drug courier. ...more

December 13, 2008

A former Pasco County sheriff's deputy was sentenced this afternoon to two years in federal prison for participating in a drug ring by using his patrol car and service weapon to rob a man he thought was a drug courier. ...more

December 12, 2008

SARASOTA - Jesse Knowlin, 24, was hired this year by Wilkinson Elementary School and abruptly resigned Tuesday -- saying in a letter to the principal and district officials that he "violated" two teenage boys he met at church. ...more

May 23, 2008

SARASOTA — Jesse Knowlin wanted to become a teacher's aide and seemed to be the perfect candidate. He was a youth minister at a Newtown church. He had part-time work at a summer camp. He helped children get ready for the FCAT at the Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota. And those who knew Knowlin raved about his honesty, his creativity and his patience with children. Knowlin, 24, was hired this year by Wilkinson Elementary School but he abruptly resigned on Tuesday — writing a letter to the principal and district officials that said he "violated" two teenage boys that he met at church. ...more

May 22, 2008