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Rapper Kodak Black arrested in Fort Lauderdale with 31 oxycodone pills: FHP

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South Florida hip-hop heavyweight bonds out of jail Saturday evening FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Rapper Kodak Black once again found himself in the Broward County Jail after state troopers arrested him on drug possession and trafficking charges following a traffic stop in Fort Lauderdale Friday afternoon. The 25-year-old South Florida native, whose legal name is Bill Kahan Kapri, was driving a Dodge Durango near Northwest 31st Avenue... [...]

Mother arrested for toddler’s suspected fentanyl death appears in court

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A South Florida mother is behind bars two years after her toddler died from a suspected fentanyl overdose. That mother, 27-year-old Gertrude Desir, is now facing several charges, including aggravated manslaughter. Desir appeared in court Friday as a judge read her charges, which included drug possession. In 2019, Desir’s 2-year-old son was found dead inside her Pompano Beach home. An autopsy showed... [...]

Explainer: What are aggravating factors and mitigating circumstances?

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During this penalty phase in the Nikolas Cruz trial viewers will hear the court reference ‘aggravating factors’ and ‘mitigating circumstances’ FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – This trial starts in what is typically the second phase of a capital case. That is because guilt was established in October when confessed Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz plead guilty to shooting and killing 17 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School staff... [...]

Deputies investigating after man’s body pulled from Weston lake

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Family members identify victim as 46-year-old father of 2 WESTON, Fla. – Authorities responded to a lake in Weston early Sunday morning and upon arrival began a death investigation after a body was found in the water. The scene is located just south of I-75, off Bonaventure Boulevard and Racquet Club Road in Weston. Family members identified the victim as 46-year-old Jermaine Jones, a father of two. His brother told Local 10... [...]

Police: Florida man killed mom after luring her to his home

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CLEARWATER, Fla. – Police in Florida say a 24-year-old man told police he lured his mother to his apartment, where he beat her with a hammer before fatally stabbing her. Logan Lopez told Clearwater police officers Saturday that he’d planned the killing for a year. Officers responded to a 911 call from a neighbor around 5 p.m. Saturday. She said she could hear a woman screaming in a nearby apartment. They found 53-year-old Mary... [...]