NORTH MIAMI, Fla. - Prosecutors have decided to retry North Miami police Officer Jonathan Aledda on charges of attempted manslaughter in connection with the July 2016 shooting of an unarmed mental health therapist who was with his patient at the time.
Aledda was found not guilty of culpable negligence earlier this month; however, the jury was hung on the more serious charges of attempted manslaughter.
According to authorities,... [...]
MIAMI - For nearly 50 years, the Overtown-based Transition Inc. charity has helped formerly incarcerated or homeless people get back on their feet.
"They helped me find employment," Freddie D. Clarke said. "They work with you, with your resume."
Transition estimates they helped place 1,000 people in jobs last year and thousands of others get help in other ways to get back on their feet.
But now they need help as... [...]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Less than a week after a contentious exchange with the judge, an attorney for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz was noticeably absent from court during a status hearing.
Assistant public defender Melisa McNeill wasn't present for Tuesday afternoon's hearing.
McNeill's absence comes after Broward County Judge Elizabeth Scherer chastised her for "being disrespectful" during a previous hearing last... [...]
An attorney representing the suspect in last year's Florida high school massacre and the judge overseeing the case got into a brief but heated argument Friday during an otherwise routine pretrial hearing over evidence.
Assistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill accused Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer of misrepresenting her arguments during a hearing over whether prosecutors are turning over in a full and timely manner evidence McNeill and... [...]
A jury has been selected in the murder trial of a Florida man who threw his 5-year-old daughter off a Tampa bridge.
It took a week for lawyers to agree on 12 jurors and four alternates to decide the fate of 29-year-old John Jonchuck.
Prosecutors are slated for opening statements at 1 p.m. Monday at the Pinellas County Courthouse.
No one disputes that Jonchuck dropped his daughter Phoebe 62 feet (18 meters) into Tampa Bay on Jan. 8,... [...]
