A drunk driver slammed into the rear of a parked FHP with warning lights on a highway in Orlando. The officer was sitting in his car with safety lights flashing to protect road crew working nearby. The officer sustained no injuries in this incident. The driver, who’s identity has not…
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Florida State Receiver UPDATE: Violation of Probation
BACK IN THE NEWS, ITS PRESTON PARKER After his recent DUI arrest, Preston Parker, receiver at Florida State University, has been dismissed “due to his latest violation of team policy.” Bobby Bowden is sad to let the guy go, but he had to do what he had to do. Recapping…
Cocaine Transaction in Florida Lands Men Behind Bars
Larry Sullen, 23, Rudolph Peacock, 19, and Bridgette Pelham, 24, have been arrested and charged with the sale of a controlled substance, namely cocaine. The three are accused of selling crack cocaine in Esto, Florida to a undercover agent. Originally living in Alabama, all three will most likely be extradited…
Florida State Receiver Gets DUI at McDonalds
Preston Parker, a football player at Florida State University, was arrested in the wee hours of Saturday for DUI. This is probably going to be devastating for his career due to his prior record. Officers found him “passed out” on his steering wheel stopped in a McDonald’s drive-through. Officers finally…
Florida Possession of Firearm In Parking Lot Law Tested
The first case in Florida regarding legal gun storage in cars on employer parking lots is being tested. A Boca Raton funeral employee is suing his company for firing him on the premise that he had a gun in the parking lot of his place of employment. He is claiming…
Knowing The Law SHOULD Be Required, Especially in Florida
A prominent South Florida defense lawyer and fellow classmate of mine from the good old days of law school at Hofstra, Norm Kent, posted a write-up on a book I recently published, Can The Police Lie To Me?, regarding laws in an easy-to-read format. I just would like to thank…
DUI Manslaughter in Florida News
Eric Dwayne Wilkerson, 38, has been charged with felony DUI manslaughter in relation to the death of a man crossing a road at night in Tampa. Wilkerson is being held without bail and the man struck by him has not been identified. Police reported that Wilkerson’s black vehicle dragged the…
Florida Cocaine Sting Operation Successful
Six pounds of cocaine have been confiscated in a drug bust of a Sanibel Avenue home in Fort Pierce. Five people have been arrested, according to investigators with the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, FDLE, BATF, and the DEA. Multiple cocaine trafficking charges have been distributed to the offenders by…
Florida Turnpike Executioners Face Sentencing
Daniel Troya, 25, and Ricardo Sanchez Jr., 25, are now facing sentencing in federal trial regarding the Florida Turnpike executions of Jose Luis Escobedo, 28, Yessica Guerrero Escobedo, 25, and their sons, in what has been claimed to be one of the most horrific and disheartening murders on the state’s…
Attorney Ralph Behr’s Book Should Be On Your List
Can The Police Lie To Me? The short answer is YES, and they want to because they, in a lot of case, have to in order to get a conviction. Sounds unfair because you can’t lie back to them, but you must deal with the legal and court system if…