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Central Florida Mom Accused of Leaving Twins, 6, Home Alone While She Went to Gym
A central Florida mother faces child neglect charges after leaving her 6-year-old twin sons home alone.
Police say the eastern European native cited cultural differences after one of the boys was found wandering around a Port Orange apartment complex on Saturday evening.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports the woman told... [...]
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Girls Held in Brother's Shooting Could Get Lesser Charges
Charges could be dropped or greatly reduced against two young north Florida sisters accused in the fatal shooting of their 16-year-old brother, the lead prosecutor on the case said Tuesday.
Third Circuit State Attorney Jeff Siegmeister said he'll make a final decision about charges after a Thursday court hearing, which will also address options for the... [...]
Source: www.sun-sentinel.com
A 40-year sentence for Oviedo woman who shot her husband in bed
A judge today sentenced the Oviedo woman who says she killed her estranged husband while he was raping her to 40 years in prison.
Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. could have sentenced Anita Smithey to as little as 25 years or as much as life.
Instead, he chose something in between for the 46-year-old data analyst.
Smithey shot Robert Cline III... [...]
Source: www.local10.com
Florida Man Found Guilty of Fatally Beating Wife With Bat
A Tampa man has been convicted of beating his wife to death with a baseball bat.
A Hillsborough County jury found 56-year-old Olufemi Ademoye guilty Friday of second-degree murder. He faces 25 years to life in prison at his March sentencing.
Authorities say Ademoye and his wife, Juliet Ademoye, got into an argument at their Tampa home in June 2010, and... [...]
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Couple Charged In Adoptive Daughter’s Death Back In Court
Jorge and Carmen Barahona, accused of brutally killing and beating their adopted daughter, are scheduled to appear in court Friday.
The Barahonas pleaded not guilty to murder charges after their daughter, Nubia, was found partially decomposed in the back of her father’s truck along I-95 in 2011. Her brother,... [...]
