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Sigfredo Garcia rubs his eyes as he prepares to hear the closing arguments on Thursday in his trial on charges he killed Florida State University law professor Daniel Markel in 2014. The case went to the jury later in the day, and they will resume deliberations Friday. Tallahassee Democrat
Case of FSU professor’s murder goes to jury. But what about South Florida in-laws?
Florida State University law professor Daniel Markel was killed in 2014. Prosecutors blame his ex-wife, but only the hitman and his girlfriend stand trial.
Oct. 11• Crime
Man accused of child sexual battery talked off edge of Sunshine Skyway Bridge
James Cromwell Humphreys, 53, was arrested on four counts of sexual battery of a child under the age of 12, four counts of sexual battery and one count of fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer, according to Pinellas Park police. PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE | Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
He was fleeing from officers trying to arrest him on 2018 allegations that he assaulted two boys, 10 and 12, according to Pinellas Park police.
Oct. 10• Crime
Pinellas sheriff, state attorney raise bar for pot arrests
Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe, left, and Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, right. Times files
Sheriff Bob Gualtieri and State Attorney Bernie McCabe caution deputies in light of a new law legalizing hemp.
Oct. 9• Pinellas
Wimauma woman accused of stashing 24 pipe bombs has history of mental illness
Two-dozen pipe bombs found in a Wimauma woman's bedroom contained potential projectiles including nails and screws, investigators said. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE | Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
“I got angry," Michelle Louise Kolts told investigators. “I wasn’t going to hurt anybody.” A judge ordered her held without bail.
Oct. 8• Crime

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  1. Dunedin woman arrested on attempted murder charge after argument with boyfriend, deputies say
    6 hours ago• Crime
    Tikerria Nashay Bell, 21, was arrested on a charge of attempted murder. Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
    She fled with their 18-month-old daughter, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
  2. As execution looms in Pinellas case, fuzzy memories squander defense efforts
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    James Dailey, 73, is set to be executed on Nov. 7 for the 1985 murder of 14-year-old Shelly Boggio. Left: Dailey at his 1987 trial, where he was convicted and sentenced to death. Middle: Dailey in 1993, when he was again sentenced to die. Right: The most current photo of Dailey on Florida's Death Row. Tampa Bay Times
    James Dailey’s execution remains set for Nov. 7. On Monday, a judge denied efforts to overturn his death sentence after a former prosecutor testified.
  3. Hudson man molested 11-year-old while they played video games, deputies say
    Yesterday• Crime
    Michael Psofimis is accused of molesting an 11-year-old girl. Pasco Sheriff's Office
    Deputies said the incident happened in September.
  4. Florida woman beats elderly man with metal detector, deputies say
    Yesterday• Crime
    Jane Galitello, 77, is accused of hitting a man over the head with a metal detector. Pasco County Sheriff's Office
    A 77-year-old woman is accused of hitting a 70-year-old man with a metal detector and cutting his arm with her nails.
  5. Florida man wanted on charges of murder, sexual battery, arrested in Atlanta
    Yesterday• Crime
    Taiwan Blandin, who Polk County deputies say murdered one woman and sexually battered another in early October, was arrested Saturday morning following a carjacking in Atlanta. Polk County Sheriff's Office
    “Based on the felonies he’s racked up, he likely won’t spend another day on the street,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.
  6. Spring Hill man raped girl, 10, he met on Snapchat, deputies say
    Yesterday• Crime
    Austin Wyatt Altman Pasco County Sheriff's Office
    The 22-year-old man said he picked up the girl in Hernando County after meeting her on a popular social media app.
  7. Pinellas Park woman arrested driving wrong way on Veterans, troopers say
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Marileydi Gonzalez-Meza, 28, of Pinellas Park, was arrested Monday on charges of driving under the influence, driving while license suspended and driving in the wrong direction. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE | Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
    Reports came in about 1:20 a.m. Monday. A trooper pulled over Marileydi Gonzalez-Meza, 28.
  8. A man was shot outside a Tampa grocery store. Police are looking for the suspect.
    Yesterday• Tampa
    A surveillance photo of an alleged gunman in Tampa shared by the Tampa Police Department on Saturday, October 12, 2019. The shooter allegedly seriously injured an 18-year-old outside the Fat Boy grocery on the 1300 block of E Osborne Avenue, police say. Tampa Police Department
    The shooter was with a young boy, police said.
  9. Police release photo of suspect in St. Petersburg shooting death
    Oct. 12• Breaking News
    St. Petersburg Police released this image of a suspect in the shooting of Artez Deandre Davis, 23, on Saturday. Anyone with information was urged to call police at (727) 893-7780. St. Petersburg Police
    The victim, 23, was pronounced dead at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg.
  10. Safety Harbor man, 19, jailed after wrong-way crash on Courtney Campbell
    Oct. 12• Breaking News
    Clearwater Police said Conner Hall, 19, of Safety Harbor, was arrested early Saturday after a wrong-way crash on the Courtney Campbell Causeway. Pinellas County Jail
    The early morning accident involved four vehicles.
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