News is just coming out about a Saturday night Sarasota DUI arrest involving a firefighter who was involved in a DUI crash around 1:00 a.m. The Sarasota Herald Tribune is reporting the story of 24-year-old Derek Patrick Maxwell and his drunk driving crash that led to his arrest while in his department gear.
According to the newspaper’s website, Maxwell was on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and University Parkway when he apparently flipped his vehicle striking trees and bushes in the median at approximately 1:00 a.m. He was arrested four hours following the DUI wreck and charged with DUI with property damage.
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Domestic Battery Charges Filed Against Drunk Son Who Pushed His Mom
Alcohol and a family argument seem to have led to the arrest of 22-year-old Richard Brown, Jr. on charges of domestic battery. According to WTSP Brown was involved in an argument with his parents over his older sister going to the Sumter County Fair without him.
The incident took place in the family’s Brooksville home Tuesday evening. Brown’s father told Hernando County Sheriff’s that his son pushed his mother and tried to push her to the ground. The deputies reported that Brown had slurred speech and bloodshot, watery eyes. Brown reportedly admitted to drinking before the incident but denied pushing his mother. He was taken to Hernando County Jail.
In a disturbing story coming out of Sarasota County, a Venice man has been charged with murder after allegedly killing his roommate with a sword. Sarasota County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 41-year-old David Brause and he was charged with one count of murder. According to TBO.com authorities believe the attack was unprovoked.
Brause called 911 just after 1:00 a.m. asking for emergency help for his roommate. When police arrived to attend to Thomas Elliott, Brause said he cut his friend and he is bleeding badly. Elliott was taken to a St. Petersburg hospital where he told investigators his roommate went crazy and cut him. Elliott died at Bayfront Medical Center.
Police Asking For The Public’s Help In Finding The Driver In A Fatal Pasco County Hit And Run Case
The Florida Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s help in tracking down the driver who fatally struck and killed a 56-year-old woman Saturday night. According to TampaBay.com, the FHP is looking for a black car with front end damage including a broken headlight. If you have information on the hit-and-run call 727-841-4181, Ext. 0.
Marie Magee of New Port Richey was struck down and killed about 10:40 p.m. Saturday night. She was crossing S.R. 52 when a car hit her and then left the scene of the accident. The car drove away and headed east on Moon Lake Road.
FHP Clock Orlando Man Speeding At 185 MPH On Interstate 75
The Florida Highway Patrol clocked an Orlando man speeding at 185 MPH on Interstate 75 on his Kawasaki Ninja. Davall Montrell Pinkelton was taken to the hospital after wrecking his motorcycle and will be transferred to Marion County jail following his stay in the hospital. (read more)
The Orlando man will be charged with reckless driving, resisting without violence, habitual traffic offender, felony fleeing and eluding and no motorcycle endorsement. Troopers clocked Pinkelton at approximately 10:00 a.m. and pursued the motorcycle unsuccessfully. He was eventually apprehended when he wrecked his motorcycle after exiting the highway.
If you or a loved one has been arrested for a traffic offense in Orlando, please do not hesitate to contact David Haenel at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourorlandodui.com to discuss the matter.
Florida Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter In Death Of Orange County Firefighter
Raymond Thomas Youngblood, a Seville, Florida resident, was charged with DUI manslaughter in the death of an Orange County firefighter. Youngblood was already in jail for domestic violence charges and he has now been charged with DUI manslaughter on top of two citations, one for driving 86 mph in a 45 mph zone and another for driving on the wrong side of the road. Youngblood is accused of crashing into Michael Priester’s motorcycle. (read more)
According to police Youngblood had been drinking and was speeding south in the northbound lanes of U.S. 17. He struck the motorcycle driven by Priester head-on. Youngblood was returning from work in Orlando. Priester died at the scene.
If you or a loved one has been charged with a criminal offense in Florida and need an attorney to fight for your rights, please contact David Haenel at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at fightyourorlandodui.com to discuss the matter.
Two-Day Sting By Tampa Police Nets 17 Arrests In Florida Prostitution Sting
Police in Tampa, Florida arrested 17 men this past weekend in a prostitution sting targeting the area of N Nebraska Street and E Emily Street in Southeast Seminole Heights. Charges for the 17 men included soliciting to commit prostitution, drug possession and possession of stolen firearms. (read more)
The sting came about after residents of the Hillsborough County neighborhood met with police in a continuing effort to clean up an area that has fought crime for years. After a period of relative inactivity when it came to crime, prostitutes became more noticeable in the neighborhood over the last three months.
If you or a loved one has been charged with a criminal offense in Tampa, please contact Stephen Higgins at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at www.fightyourincase.com to discuss the matter.
United States Tops The World In The Number Of Its Citizens In Jail
In a recent report the United States topped all countries for the highest incarceration rate in the world. At the end of 2007, a record 7.2 million Americans were either in prison, on probation or on parole. Of that total 2.3 million Americans were in jail. At the start of 2008 more than 1 of every 100 Americans was behind bars. (read more)
According to the International News the US incarcerates people at a rate more than 15 times that of Japan, and its prison population is more than eight times that of Italy, France, the UK, Spain and Australia combined. The US, today, has a higher percentage of its citizenry in prison than any other country in history, and accounts for an astonishing 25 per cent of the world’s prison population.
The news is no better when it comes to criminal cases and imprisonment in the state of Florida. The rise in the number of Floridians convicted of crimes and sent to jail is a factor in the rise in the US prison population according to Allen Beck, the chief prison demographer for the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the statistical arm of the US Justice Department.
If you or any loved one needs help in fighting a criminal case, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at www.fightyourcase.com to discuss the matter.
Tarpon Springs Woman Killed In Hit-And-Run Over The Weekend
The Florida Highway Patrol are still searching of two drivers who hit a 53-year old Hillsborough County woman over the weekend. Geraldine Ford was killed late Friday while crossing the street on U.S. 19 in Holiday just north of Tampa. (read more)
FHP said Ford was crossing inside a crosswalk when she was struck by the front of a dark colored pick-up truck and then run over by a car. She died on the scene.
If you or anyone in your family needs help with a criminal case anywhere in Hillsborough County, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at www.fightyourcase.com to discuss the matter.
Florida Governor Charlie Crist Signs New Criminal Legislation Into Law
During a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed five bills into law. Two of the bills dealt with sexual offenders and predators and DNA sampling. (read more)
Senate Bill 2276, the DNA Database Act, expands DNA sample collection. Current law only requires persons convicted of a felony or certain misdemeanors to submit a sample for the database. Under Bill 2276, that would be expanded to now include persons who are arrested for or charged with a felony. This is going to rapidly expand the state’s DNA database in an effort to assist law enforcement in solving crimes using DNA.
House Bill 115 increases the reporting requirements for sexual offenders and predators who now must include their cell and home phone numbers. The bill also expands sex offender registration to convicted of traveling to meet a minor to engage in unlawful sexual behavior. Under the bill Florida’s jurisdiction has expanded to prosecute sex offenders who transmit harmful material electronically.
If you or any loved one needs help in any criminal matter in the state of Florida, please contact Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT or online at www.fightyourcase.com to discuss the matter.