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A Florida deputy who accidentally set a gasoline-covered motorcycle rider on fire with a stun gun is facing a misdemeanor charge, officials said Thursday.
Central Florida deputy charged after stun gun sets biker on fire, sheriff says
The man’s motorcycle got knocked over, spilling fuel and soaking him before the deputy stunned him.
Florida man pleads guilty in $1.3M online dating scam, official says
A Florida man has pleaded guilty to defrauding more than 30 women of more than $1.3 million by pretending to be a doctor on online dating services, a U.S. attorney said Thursday.
Court documents show Brian Brainard Wedgeworth conned women into sending him money, jewelry and watches.
Pasco shooting kills man, injures 11-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl
Three people were shot, one fatally, in the Dade City area Wednesday afternoon, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office reported.
It started with a fistfight between two teen girls, and others soon joined in, sheriff’s officials said.
Pasco County teacher arrested, accused of having sex with student
The Pasco County Sheriff's Office arrested Skyler Seidenberg, 30, on a felony charge of an authority figure engaging in sexual conduct. Seidenberg was placed on administrative leave from Sunlake High School, where he was a social studies teacher, according to Pasco County Schools.
Skyler Seidenberg, 30, has been placed on administrative leave from Sunlake High School in Land O’ Lakes.

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  1. Central Florida deputy charged after stun gun sets biker on fire, sheriff says
    2 hours ago• Crime
    A Florida deputy who accidentally set a gasoline-covered motorcycle rider on fire with a stun gun is facing a misdemeanor charge, officials said Thursday.
  2. Florida man pleads guilty in $1.3M online dating scam, official says
    4 hours ago• Crime
    A Florida man has pleaded guilty to defrauding more than 30 women of more than $1.3 million by pretending to be a doctor on online dating services, a U.S. attorney said Thursday.
  3. Buffalo supermarket shooting suspect indicted by grand jury
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Payton Gendron is led into the courtroom for a hearing at Erie County Court, in Buffalo, N.Y., on Thursday.
  5. Former Scientologist called police. When that went nowhere, she sued.
    Yesterday• Clearwater
    The Church of Scientology's Flag Building at 215 S Fort Harrison Ave. in downtown Clearwater.
  6. Pasco shooting kills man, injures 11-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl
    Yesterday• Crime
    Three people were shot, one fatally, in the Dade City area Wednesday afternoon, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office reported.
  7. Pasco County teacher arrested, accused of having sex with student
    Yesterday• Crime
    The Pasco County Sheriff's Office arrested Skyler Seidenberg, 30, on a felony charge of an authority figure engaging in sexual conduct. Seidenberg was placed on administrative leave from Sunlake High School, where he was a social studies teacher, according to Pasco County Schools.
  8. 3 dead in ‘apparent double murder-suicide’ in Riverview, deputies say
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    The bodies of three people were discovered at a Riverview home Wednesday morning in what is believed to be a double murder-suicide, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
  9. Ex-cop pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd killing
    Yesterday• Crime
    This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows Thomas Lane. The former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. As part of the plea deal, Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. Lane, along with J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao, has already been convicted on federal counts of willfully violating Floyd's rights during the May 2020 restraint that led to the Black man's death.
  10. Pinellas beaches man created fake Trump pardon to try to escape charges, feds say
    Yesterday• Crime
    Alexander Leszczynski of North Redington Beach is facing charges of wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering.
  11. Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board employee faces corruption charges
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announces the arrest of Andrea Wagner, 39, an investigator for the Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board.
  12. Florida killer clown trial delayed for a sixth time
    Yesterday• Crime
    Sheila Keen Warren, shown in this 2020 photo, is accused of dressing as a clown and fatally shooting her lover's wife.
  13. Women who say Hillsborough masseur sexually abused them get help from advocates
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Ann Garrison, Programs Coordinator and former president of the Campaign Against Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence, addresses the board during a meeting at offices at Beth El Ministries on May 2 in Wimauma.
  14. Home renovator arrested on murder charge in St. Petersburg, police say
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    Jeffrey Tillman was arrested by St. Petersburg police on a charge of first-degree murder on Tuesday night.
  15. U.S. Rep. Gaetz associate receives another sentencing delay
    May 17• Crime
    In this Sept. 30, 2019, file photo, Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg talks to the Orlando Sentinel during an interview at his office in Lake Mary. A judge has approved yet another sentencing delay for the former Florida tax collector who was a close associate of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz. U.S. District Judge Gregory Presnell said in an order Monday that a sealed status report filed by prosecutors justifies postponing the sentencing of Joel Greenberg until August. Greenberg has been cooperating in an ongoing investigation of allegations that Gaetz paid a 17-year-old girl for sex. Gaetz has denied any wrongdoing and claims the allegations are an extortion plot.
  16. Ex-U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown to plead guilty in charity and tax fraud case
    May 17• Crime
    In this May 5, 2017, photo, former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown walks to the federal courthouse in Jacksonville. Court documents show Brown, whose initial conviction in a charity fraud case was tossed out by an appeals court, will plead guilty before a second trial.
  17. Buffalo shooter’s previous threat raises red-flag law questions
    May 17• Nation & World
    In this 2012, photo, a row of different AR-15 style rifles are displayed for sale.
  18. Pinellas sheriff’s deputy fired after drunk driving arrest
    May 17• Breaking News
    Pinellas County Deputy Shelby Coniglio was fired Tuesday after she was arrested on a drunk driving charge.
  19. Bystanders detain fleeing driver after fatal crash in St. Petersburg, police say
    May 17• St. Petersburg
    Randy Peterson Jr., 27, was arrested Monday night on a charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving a death. St. Petersburg police say he struck a pedestrian in his Ford Mustang and tried to run away, but was stopped by witnesses and detained until police arrived.
  20. Florida prosecutors latest to grapple with Marsy’s Law
    May 17• Crime
    After a November ruling by the Florida Supreme Court, Florida State Attorney's Office are now grappling with how to apply Marsy's Law -- much like law enforcement agencies have been for the last several years.
  21. Online diary: Buffalo gunman plotted attack for months
    May 17• Crime
    Investigators work the scene of a shooting at a supermarket, in Buffalo, N.Y., Monday.
  22. Trial in killing, dismemberment of ‘ThunderCats’ writer begins in Pasco County
    May 16• Pasco
    This May 21, 2010, photo shows 38046 8th Ave. in Zephyrhills. When "Thundercats" writer Stephen J. Perry fell on hard times and became homeless in late December 2009, a friend allowed Perry to stay in the home. According to police reports presented to the court on Monday, shortly after he moved into the house Perry allowed James Davis and his wife, Roxanne, to move into the home’s garage apartment. But the new living arrangement lasted just over five months before investigators say Davis murdered Perry in his bedroom, leaving behind pools of blood that were found by police days later.
  23. Jury selection for Florida school killer enters 2nd phase
    May 16• Crime
    Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz looks up as one of his lawyers, capital defense attorney Casey Secor, makes an argument in court during jury selection in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday. Cruz previously pleaded guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings.
  24. Hate against Taiwanese led to California church attack, authorities say
    May 16• Nation & World
    Hector Gomez, left, and Jordi Poblete, worship leaders at the Mariners Church Irvine, leave flowers outside the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif. on Sunday.
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