In today’s Sarasota Herald Tribune Nancy Goodman is described as having gone on a drunken rampage that resulted in her punching a police officer in the face. The 66-year-old woman was allegedly in her driveway screaming at people when North Port Police were called. When officer Scott Smith approached Goodman she apparently knocked a flashlight from his hand and punched him in the face.
Smith wrote in his arrest report he ‘escorted’ Goodman to the ground where she kicked at the officer. She then refused to walk to the police cruiser so he had to drag her to the car. She was charged with resisting arrest without violence and a felony count of battery on a law enforcement officer. She was taken to Sarasota County jail.
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It is safe to say a Tampa bride never envisioned her wedding reception at the Rusty Pelican on Rocky Point ending in a brawl that involved a convicted felon showing up with a gun and a 74-year-old grandmother being chocked but according to TampaBay.com that is just what happened this past weekend. According to the story the trouble started at the end of the night when the groom started throwing dollar bills onto the dance floor as the kids at the wedding ran to pick up the money. That didn’t sit well with some of the guests as the wedding party became split into two sides.
As the two sides argued the confrontation turned physical and a fight started in the Rusty Pelican parking lot. Police were called at that point and one of the officers on the scene was assaulted as he tried to separate the wedding guests. Somehow the fight continued at a new location four miles away in the parking lot of a hotel. At this point police say convicted felon Malcolm Hepburn was called because his cousin was hit with a brick. Hepburn showed up at the parking lot with a stolen gun and approached the groom’s father and the grandmother. As the grandmother protested that the fighting stop she was grabbed from behind by a woman who reportedly said “I am going to choke you out” as she wrapped her hands around the women’s neck.
Officers arrived on the scene and placed Hepburn under arrest charging him with felony battery, grand theft of a firearm, carrying a concealed firearm and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The groom, who was out of prison for less than a month after serving time on cocaine charges, was not charged and he is now on a honeymoon cruise with his new bride.
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What seemed like an innocent traffic stop for illegal tinted windows not only resulted in arrests for drugs and battery but it nearly erupted into a riot with nearly 100 bystanders. According to TBO.com the traffic stop left two officers and one suspect injured and three other suspects are still on the loose. The Polk County Sheriff’s office and the Florida Highway Patrol were both called in to help disperse a crowd of 75-100 people who gathered around during the arrests.
According to police reports once the car was stopped they witnessed a man in the driver’s seat eating marijuana. The officer attempted to arrest the man as a crowd gathered and began to shout profanities. A safety cadet with the officer was then punched by one of those who gathered around the cars. As the assault took place two men fled from the car in possession of marijuana. Police then used a stun gun to stop one of the suspects who was fighting with police but once again an on-looker interfered pulling the darts out of the suspect. One man was charged with possession and another with battery of a law enforcement officer.
If you have been charged with a crime in Tampa or Hillsborough County and need qualified legal representation, please do not hesitate to contact Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney Stephen Higgins at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourCase.com. Also you can contact Stephen via email or by stopping in our Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.

A Tampa man who served two years in a Polk County jail for attempted sexual battery on a child is back in jail. Virticee Thompson was arrested early Monday morning after threatening to kill his wife and himself as he swung a machete back and forth according to Tampa police.
The arrest report indicates that the couple had been married for five years and the victim’s teenage daughter was a witness to the assault as chronicled on TBO.com. Thompson was released from jail in July of 2003 but now he is back inside a cell being held without bail. The 38-year-old has been charged with violation of probation and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
If you have been charged with a crime in Tampa or Hillsborough County and need qualified legal representation, please do not hesitate to contact Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourCase.com. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in our Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.