Two American citizens who live in South Florida— Miamian Garland Creedle and Keys resident Peter Sean Brown — sued Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties after being wrongly held in jail and nearly deported thanks to mistaken paperwork from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Frighteningly, those two people are not alone. According to a report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union, ICE erred in issuing 420 "detainer... [...]
A Miami man pleaded guilty Monday to torching his girlfriend to death, but continued to insist “she pushed me to do something like that.”
That prompted an extraordinary exchange between Jesus Alvarez, 49, and an incredulous judge.
“To tell you the truth, I didn’t mean to do this,” Alvarez said.
“Mr. Alvarez, when you put gasoline on someone and you light a match, it’s generally not a good outcome,” Miami-Dade... [...]
New Florida Governor Ron DeSanits signed his first bill into law on Monday, and it’s a substantial one.
DeSantis signed SB 182, making it legal for patients who are prescribed smokable medical marijuana to obtain it and use it.
Since taking office, DeSantis has pushed for lawmakers to repeal Florida’s ban on smokable medical marijuana.
“Over 70 percent of Florida voters approved medical marijuana in 2016,” said Governor... [...]
Authorities won’t be charging a Miami DJ who had alcohol and cocaine in his blood when he crashed his BMW near downtown Miami, killing one of his passengers — a former Miami Beach official who spent almost three years in jail for public corruption.
The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office concluded that it could not prove that Hugo Milochevitch, 27, was actually impaired at the time of the March 2017 crash that killed Gus Lopez, the... [...]
If the pungent aroma of weed is wafting from your ride, South Florida cops usually have a green light to search your car.
But with medical marijuana now allowed in Florida, along with some production of the similar-smelling hemp plant, a Miami man is challenging whether cops had the legal right to search his truck based on odor alone.
The novel defense is being employed by Victor Chavez, who was found with a stash of marijuana hidden... [...]
