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Xavier Rushin, a member of the Black Hammer Party, listens in Fayette County Magistrate Court on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. He and another member of the group are charged with multiple felonies stemming from an alleged kidnapping and sexual assault at the group's communal home in Fayetteville. Rushin is known within the group as Keno.
Investigation with Florida ties focuses on separatist group Black Hammer
A federal indictment in Tampa alleges the group is involved in an effort by a Russian citizen to sow discord in the United States by paying fringe groups to make political protests.
Dover man who called for justice in wife’s fatal shooting arrested in her death
Cornelio Negrete, Jr., 28, was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, principal to first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and false reports to law enforcement in connection to the July 18 fatal shooting of his wife Erica Negrete.
Cornelio Negrete Jr. faces charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and principal to first-degree murder, among others, in connection to wife Erica Negrete’s death.
UCF student killed in shootout with robber in Alabama woods
Adam Simjee, 22, and Mikayla Paulus, 20, were hiking in Cheaha State Park Sunday when they were robbed at gunpoint and Simjee was fatally shot.
Adam Simjee, 22, was shot to death in the Talladega National Forest near popular Cheaha State Park in east Alabama.
St. Petersburg man who raped woman he met at downtown bar gets 40 years prison
Anthony Sowell, 24, was found guilty of sexual battery and false imprisonment charges during a jury trial in June.
Prosecutors said physical evidence played a key role in getting a conviction.

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  1. Dover man who called for justice in wife’s fatal shooting arrested in her death
    Earlier today• Crime
    Cornelio Negrete, Jr., 28, was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, principal to first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and false reports to law enforcement in connection to the July 18 fatal shooting of his wife Erica Negrete.
  2. Investigation with Florida ties focuses on separatist group Black Hammer
    Yesterday• Crime
    Xavier Rushin, a member of the Black Hammer Party, listens in Fayette County Magistrate Court on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. He and another member of the group are charged with multiple felonies stemming from an alleged kidnapping and sexual assault at the group's communal home in Fayetteville. Rushin is known within the group as Keno.
  3. UCF student killed in shootout with robber in Alabama woods
    Yesterday• Florida
    Adam Simjee, 22, and Mikayla Paulus, 20, were hiking in Cheaha State Park Sunday when they were robbed at gunpoint and Simjee was fatally shot.
  5. St. Petersburg man who raped woman he met at downtown bar gets 40 years prison
    Yesterday• Crime
    Anthony Sowell, 24, was found guilty of sexual battery and false imprisonment charges during a jury trial in June.
  6. Hillsborough prosecutor’s changes could hurt Black, poor people, advocates say
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    New Hillsborough County State Attorney Susan Lopez, right, told staff last week that she was reversing a presumption of non-prosecution policy established by her ousted predecessor, Andrew Warren. Some experts and local leaders worry the change, which regards nonviolent misdemeanors, will disproportionately affect poor people and people of color.
  7. Tampa homicide suspect ‘armed and dangerous,’ Hillsborough sheriff says
    Yesterday• Crime
    Willie Frank Hunter, 43, is being sought in connection to a slaying in Tampa early Sunday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
  8. ‘Excessively harsh.’ Bayshore driver cites Warren’s words in bid for new sentence
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Cameron Herrin reacts the moment he hears his sentence — 24 years in prison — at the conclusion of his sentencing hearing on April 8, 2021, at the Hillsborough County Edgecomb Courthouse before 13th Judicial Circuit Court judge Christopher Nash in downtown Tampa.
  9. Bicyclist killed in Hillsborough hit-and-run crash, deputies say
    Yesterday• Crime
    A male bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash in the 3200 block of Sydney Dover Road in Dover on Saturday night, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
  10. Florida lawmakers could defy DeSantis in Andrew Warren case. They likely won’t.
    Yesterday• Politics
    Ron DeSantis announces the removal of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren during a news conference at the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office administration building in Tampa.
  11. Where are 3 missing Tampa Bay women? The answer may rest with ‘the devil.’
    Yesterday• Crime
    Donyelle Johnson, Retha Hiers and Margaret Dash, pictured from left to right, all vanished from the Tampa Bay area after trying to end affairs with the same man. Their families have lived without answers for decades.
  12. Miami-Dade police officer critically injured in shooting; robbery suspect killed
    Yesterday• Crime
    Police officers and other officials stand outside the Ryder Trauma Center after a Miami-Dade police officer what shot on Monday.
  13. Hillsborough deputies seek help identifying Brandon bank robber
    Aug. 16• Crime
    The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who robbed a Truist bank located at 11015 Causeway Blvd. in Brandon Monday afternoon. Deputies released images of the man, described as wearing a dark-colored shirt, white or light-colored shorts, white shoes, a red, white and blue Columbia hat and gold-rimmed aviator sunglasses.
  14. Trial recounts horror of Alafia River crash that killed 12-year-old
    Aug. 15• Hillsborough
    Jasina Campbell, 12, was killed May 17, 2020, in a boat crash on the Alafia River.
  15. Hillsborough man came through window, raped teen he met on Snapchat, records say
    Aug. 15• Crime
    The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested Jerome Rodriguez Friday on sexual battery and burglary charges. They say he sexually battered a teen after coming in through a window.
  16. Man arrested after racing at 132 mph over Gandy Bridge, troopers say
    Aug. 15• Crime
    The view off the Gandy Bridge on a June day in 2021. A man was arrested early Sunday after he was caught racing over the bridge at 132 mph, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.
  17. Florida sheriff berates woman on Facebook after chihuahua drowning
    Aug. 15• Crime
    Video shows a woman drowning her chihuahua in a swimming pool, according to a Florida sheriff.
  18. Hillsborough detention deputy faces human trafficking charges
    Aug. 14• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  19. Man found dead inside car, Tampa police say
    Aug. 14• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  20. Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent says
    Aug. 14• Nation & World
    In this photo from Oct. 13, 2019, British author Salman Rushdie smiles as he attends a photocall with his book "Quichotte" for the authors shortlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction at Southbank Centre in London.
  21. Boy shot and killed at St. Petersburg home, police say
    Aug. 13• St. Petersburg
    The teenager, who has been identified as Trill Tewan Wright, was shot in the Childs Park neighborhood.
  22. St. Petersburg man, woman arrested in death of girl, 3, thrown against wall
    Aug. 13• Crime
    Monica Williams, 33, and Daquan Marquel Lindsey, 25, are charged with murder in the first-degree murder in connection with the death of a 3-year-old girl in St. Petersburg.
  23. Tampa woman faces manslaughter charge after shooting boyfriend and leaving him
    Aug. 13• Crime
    Cicelia Thomas has been arrested on multiple charges, including manslaughter, in connection with the fatal shooting of her boyfriend.
  24. Exactly 31 years after attack, Florida rapist sentenced to life in prison
    Aug. 13• Crime
    A Miami-Dade judge on Friday sentenced Robert McCartney, 54, to life in prison after a jury needed just a half-hour to convict him of a rape charge.
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