Category: July

MELBOURNE, Fla. – A 39-year-old man was arrested on allegations of driving a motorized scooter while drunk and crashing into shelves Sunday at a Walmart in Melbourne, police said. According to Melbourne police, the man was driving a Walmart scooter and had his open backpack sitting in the scooter basket, where an opened bottle of…

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – An Ocala man was arrested Friday afternoon for allegedly driving a stolen truck to the Patrick Space Force Base in Brevard County on a mission from the president, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office. An arrest affidavit said Corey Johnson, 29, allegedly stole a 2013 Ford F150 from Riviera Beach,…

DUNEDIN — A second federal court has ruled that a homeowner will have to pay nearly $30,000 in code violation fines because his lawn was overgrown in 2018, affirming a lower court’s ruling from last year. James Ficken, 72, sued Dunedin in 2019 after the city moved to foreclose on his home, setting off a…

A Florida man has been arrested after losing it in a Subway restaurant when he was told he would have to pay with cash for his footlong sandwich. On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, Deputy Rashard Fleming with the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Subway restaurant on US 129 North regarding a man…

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A Kissimmee pastor who teaches online ministry classes was arrested Monday for exposing himself and performing a sex act on himself at a Starbucks store, deputies said. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to the store on West Osceola Parkway between John Young Parkway and Orange Blossom Trail…

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Video from Florida Highway Patrol appears to show Flagler County Commission Chairman Joe Mullins being pulled over for speeding in a red Ferrari. A trooper stopped him on Interstate 95 and the patrol dashcam video captured their exchange.  “Hey look, so 92 miles per hour is 22 over the speed limit,…

A Florida man who avoided an arrest earlier this year by diving into a swamp was not so lucky when deputies returned for him Saturday — and he tried using a riding lawn mower as a getaway vehicle, authorities said. Dusty Mobley, 40, of Holt, kicked a John Deere riding lawn mower into “high gear”…

A disturbing incident occurred at a restaurant in Southwest Florida on Wednesday. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a man was arrested after he allegedly threatened a fellow diner with an eating utensil at a restaurant in an Estero mall. According to an arrest affidavit, a family was finishing up dinner at the Wasabi…

A man from Jacksonville blamed his neighbor who was “like his friend” for killing his pet rooster on purpose. But James Nix, who was accused of killing the rooster, insisted that it was an accident and that it only happened because the rooster was attacking him.  “I’m defending myself, you know. I was fearing for…

According to the Apopka Police Department, the Eustis Police Department conducted a traffic stop on the officer, who was in his marked agency vehicle and agency-issued uniform, for suspicion of driving under the influence. The officer, identified as a five-year veteran of the department 25-year-old Oscar Mayorga, was arrested for DUI. Eustis police said around…

A Miami-based CEO has been arrested for allegedly importing $1 billion worth of counterfeit Cisco equipment from China and then selling it on Amazon and eBay. The Justice Department announced(Opens in a new window) today that it had indicted 38-year-old Onur “Ron” Aksoy for selling the counterfeit Cisco gear via numerous online storefronts.  Allegedly, Aksoy…

A nude man threw a Florida commute into mayhem last week after he scampered across several highway lanes and hopped on the bed of a semi-trailer, according to a report. Startled Sarasota drivers stopped to observe the mayhem on Interstate 75 at about 4 p.m. on June 30 and posted footage of the incident to…

A Florida man was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in federal prison and 15 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS through an instructional bomb-making video. The Justice Department said in a press release, citing court documents, that Romeo Xavier Langhorne pledged his allegiance to the…

July 5 Florida Man – A Florida Man was found naked behind a bush, after losing the only article of clothing he was wearing while swimming away from the police.  Police responded to a call regarding a man refusing to leave a residence in Gainesville, FL. While the deputies were on their way, they identified…

July 4 Florida Man – A man from New Port Rochey was arrested for throwing his hot dog at local police who were warning him against a city ordinance. Florida Man, identified as Jason Stoll (47) was selling hot dogs on the roadway on Saturday, July 2, even after his street closure permit had ended. …

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – A man in South Florida had his hand blown off by fireworks on Saturday, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they were notified shortly after 1 a.m. when they received a medical call regarding an incident involving fireworks on North State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes.  Broward Sheriff Fire…

A Florida Man tried to steal a $10,000 R2-D2 Droid from Disney World, while his application to the park’s security team is still pending because he wanted to secure a better-paying spot.  Obviously, it didn’t work. The police were called on May 31 to respond to a possible grand theft at the Swan and Dolphin…

A Facebook video shows a Florida man chasing people in a Jacksonville convenience store wielding a live alligator. The Florida man yells “ya’ll aint out of beer are ya? Is he taking the last bit of beer? You aren’t taking the last bit of beer are you?” First Coast News reached out to the man who posted…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say they arrested a Florida man who robbed a bank, stripped naked and ran down the street throwing stolen money — a spectacle that he somehow thought would jump-start his career as a comedian. Instead, the FBI says this 25-year-old Florida Man is charged with bank robbery.…

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man told police officers he was “teaching it a lesson” when he tried to throw a live alligator he had stolen from a miniature golf course onto the roof of a beachside cocktail lounge, authorities said. The 32-year-old man was arrested early Thursday when Daytona Beach Shores…