Florida

Business dispute leads to murder-for-hire plot

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SIKESTON, MO – Legal troubles are mounting for Ben Patrick Mullavey, a 64-year-old Illinois resident, who stands accused of orchestrating a murder plot against his former business ally in Florida. The weapon of choice? A crossbow and arrow, law enforcement sources reveal. Prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri have disclosed that Mullavey was prepared to shell out as much as $10,000 to see his ex-partner dead. The motive behind …

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Nine-year-old student fatally struck by school bus

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FLORIDA – A horrifying incident unfolded in Orlando, Florida, resulting in the death of a 9-year-old student. The young boy was fatally run over by his school bus after he crawled underneath in an attempt to retrieve his dropped football. The driver, apparently unaware of the situation, started moving the bus. In doing so, the bus driver ran over the young child. The dreadful incident unfolded in the afternoon hours, shortly after the boy was …

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Bodies discovered in sunken car

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A submerged vehicle containing multiple bodies was recently discovered in a pond by a Florida-based sonar search and recovery group. Sunshine State Sonar, known for aiding law enforcement in the retrieval of evidence, missing persons, and vehicles, made the grim discovery during a recent operation. The group employs sound wave technology to create underwater images, a technique that led to the recovery of a 1983 Oldsmobile from a retention pond near …

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Florida woman sues Lyft after rideshare driver assaulted and impregnated her

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LEESBURG, FL – A Florida woman has brought legal action against the rideshare company, Lyft, in the wake of a traumatic incident in which she alleges a Lyft driver raped and impregnated her in April 2019. As detailed in the lawsuit, she alleges that the driver followed her into her home after the ride and raped her multiple times while she was under the influence of alcohol. Responding to the allegations, a spokesperson for Lyft …

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Man exploited teen girl he met in an online game and drove her from Ohio to Florida

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DUNNELLON, FL – Thomas Ebersole, a 31-year-old resident of Florida, was taken into custody on January 3, 2024, after being accused of sheltering a 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing from Ohio. Ebersole allegedly had plans to engage in sexual activities with the minor, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. The case was cracked when the missing teenager logged into her World of Warcraft account from Ebersole’s home in Dunnellon. This information was …

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Child saved from kidnapping in Florida

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LEHIGH ACRES, FL – A chilling incident unfolded in a Lehigh Acres Walmart store this past Friday, as a Florida resident was apprehended for allegedly trying to abduct a child. The suspect, named Pablo Pintueles Hernandez, is now facing charges of false imprisonment of a minor, specifically a child aged 13 or younger, according to details released by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities allege that Hernandez targeted a four-year-old boy, attempting to pull him …

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Teen kills sister over Christmas gifts argument

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LARGO, FL – A teenager in Florida is facing charges after he allegedly shot his sister to death during an argument over Christmas gifts, as reported by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. The fatal incident on Christmas eve saw Damarcus, 14, allegedly shooting his sister, Abrielle Baldwin, 23, in the chest at their grandmother’s residence. This act prompted Damarcus’s 15-year-old brother, Darcus, to retaliate by shooting Damarcus, after which he fled the scene. Subsequent to …

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Mall shooting two days before Christmas

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OCALA, FL – Tragedy struck a bustling Florida mall on Saturday, leaving one person dead and another injured, as per police reports. The Paddock Mall in Ocala was the scene of the shocking incident that took place in the afternoon. The local law enforcement agency, the Ocala Police Department, confirmed the grim news. While one life was tragically cut short, another individual, a woman, was wounded. She is currently under medical care at a nearby …

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Man shot dead by police after throwing his girlfriend’s 9-year-old son into fire

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SEBRING, FL – A local man has been fatally shot by law enforcement after violently assaulting a deputy with a metal pole. Richard Ham, 39, came under scrutiny after setting fire to the belongings of his girlfriend’s 9-year-old son. He did so because he allegedly believed that the child was ‘demon-possessed.’ The Highland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about suspicious roadside debris on fire around 4 p.m. last Tuesday, only to be confronted …

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Man ends police chase in stolen ambulance with wrong turn into police station

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COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – In an unexpected twist of events, a Florida man ended his own police pursuit by driving a stolen ambulance onto the very lawn of the local sheriff’s office. The suspect, 35-year-old Stanley Williams, now faces charges of grand theft and fleeing and eluding. The peculiar incident unfolded on Saturday night when deputies were called to assist with a person experiencing a possible drug-induced “altered mental state.” Amid the chaos, Williams allegedly …

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