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.
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.

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.

Early Saturday morning a 34-year-old man responded to a knock at the door of his Tampa motel room. At that point three men forced their way in and attacked the man demanding jewelry and money. According to TBO.com the victim suffered serious injuries to his face and lesser injuries to his body.
The attack took place at the Hayes Motel on East Hillsborough Ave. The three men allegedly chocked and punched the victim. He was attacked with a metal pipe according to police reports. The victim was able to escape the hotel room and was chased by two of the three alleged assailants and attacked again. Police have arrested two men they believe were involved and are searching for a third. They were charged with aggravated battery and robbery-home invasion.
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 FightYourFelony.com. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in our Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.

A few months ago Tampa Bay Buccaneer cornerback Aqib Talib was involved in an altercation in Pinellas County with a cab driver. Now the State Attorney has decided to charge the Buc with battery. The charge is simple battery and is a misdemeanor according to TBO.com. Talib was expected to be with the team Friday morning when they left to play the New England Patriots in London, England.
The incident that led to the charges took place on I-275 and Gandy after 11:00 p.m. when Talib and two of his teammates were taking the cab from a St. Petersburg nightclub to a Tampa hotel. The Buc corner was originally arrested on battery and resisting arrest charges. He will only face charges on the first-degree misdemeanor charge of battery though.
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 FightYourBattery.com. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in our Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.

A visitor to USF campus is in jail following a bizarre incident early Friday morning according to police reports and a story on TampaBay.com. Coral Springs’ 18-year-old Daniel Boliek was arrested after a disturbing morning in USF’s Beta Hall dorms. Reports say that Boliek was discovered in a dorm room in his boxers at 6:00 a.m. feeling the face of a sleeping girl. He was spotted by the girl’s roommate and then Boliek ran out of the second-floor room.
Things just got weirder at that point as the 18-year-old took off his boxers and made a shooting motion with his fingers towards a female resident assistant. A campus officer tried to approach Boliek and got punched in the face. After which the officer sprayed him with pepper spray with no affect.
At this point Boliek began to fondle himself and ran out of the dorms where he was tackled by officers. He has been charged with a slew of crimes including battery on a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct, burglary of an occupied dwelling with assault or battery, exposure of a sexual organ and battery on a university official.
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.

Julio Colon is a 29-year-old firefighter in Hillsborough County who was facing charges of exposing himself two times, once to a jogger and the second time in front of a 16-year-old girl. Things are getting even worse now as a female firefighter has come forward claiming Colon sexually harassed her as reported on TBO.com.
The female firefighter, who works at the station on N. Nebraska, did not file a complaint against Colon for the harassment in March but did come forward once the man was charged with exposing himself to two other women. Colon is accused of hoping out of his Chevy Impala naked after getting the attention of the two women who filed complaints.
If you have been charged with a crime in Tampa or Hillsborough County 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.

The same 2004 silver Mercedes was the vehicle of choice for two different men arrested in Pinellas County in a 21-hour span according to a story on TampaBay.com. The first arrest took place Sunday evening according to St. Petersburg Police. That driver, Terence Morgan, was charged with driving without a license and he was not the owner of the car. The next day the same officers reported seeing the same car, with a different driver. Just like the previous day the car was once again involved in several traffic infractions.
Officers pulled the car over for the second time but on this stop the driver of the car threw the Mercedes into reverse and rammed an occupied police cruiser. The driver then tried to get away from the police by driving through a backyard fence. His attempt was unsuccessful. Donnell Clark was Tasered twice and then arrested and charged with aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer among several other charges. Clark was not the owner of the Mercedes either.
If you have been charged with a crime in St. Petersburg or Pinellas County please do not hesitate to contact Criminal Defense Attorney Stephen Higgins at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourPinellasArrest.com. Also you can contact Stephen via email or by stopping in our Clearwater office located at 4500 140th Ave. North #203.

Thomas Harris was arrested at his Tampa home Friday and charged with 40 counts of possessing child porn according to Hillsborough County Sheriffs and a story on TampaBay.com. Investigators, acting on a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, led to a raid on the man’s Bryan Road home.
Investigators reported finding images of children in Harris’ home that were pornographic in nature. Following his arrest, the East Tampa man complained of health problems and was taken to the hospital. After being cleared medically, Harris was charged and taken to jail in lieu of a $300,000 bond.
If you have been charged with a internet sex crime in Tampa or Hillsborough County 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 FightYourFelony.com. Also you can contact Stephen via email or by stopping in our Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.