The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:
Jason Joseph Coffee, 42, was transported to the Department of Corrections on Jan. 9 to serve an 18-month sentence on two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer.
Alain Vasquez, 31, of the 1000 block of S.W. Cindee Street, was transferred to the Department of Corrections on Jan. 9 to serve an 18-month sentence for credit card fraud.
An apparent case of a bad memory led to the arrest of Shaka Mansa Askia Gilchrist Jr., 18.
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:
The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office reported the arrest of James Lee Brady Jr., 34, on multiple drug-related charges.
The Florida Highway Patrol reported that a man on a motorcycle was killed and his passenger seriously injured in Manatee County on Dec. 28.
The Arcadia Police Department reported the arrest of Michael Lee Polk, 39, on a charge of lewd or lascivious behavior with a victim under 16.
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:
The Florida Highway Patrol reported that an Arcadian man suffered minor injuries in a wreck on Bermont Road that shut down the Charlotte County thoroughfare for several hours on Dec. 26.
A woman's arrest for shoplifting revealed an outstanding arrest warrant for animal cruelty.
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:
When the Arcadia Police Department arrested Raul Tezoco, 52, on charges of burglary with assault or battery, they learned he was also wanted on an outstanding warrant for attempted murder.
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DeSoto County has its share of issues. But a new program in the justice system to assist troubled military veterans, and persons with substance abuse and mental health issues could limit a slice of those problems.
The DeSoto County Sheriff's Office reported the arrest of Raul Tezoco, 52, on a charge of attempted second degree murder, along with burglary with assault or battery, impersonating another by giving a false ID to an officer, and criminal mischief with damages between $200 and $1,000.
The DeSoto County Sheriff's Office reported the arrest of Billie Sue Gibson, 31, on a charge of animal cruelty causing pain and suffering and/or death.
David Neil Carr, 52, was sentenced to serve two years in state prison on for possession of a controlled substance.
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An arrest was made this week in a 30-year old homicide cold case involving a young Venice woman.
Theresa Lynn Butler, 39, of Arcadia, who previously had been sentenced to the Department of Corrections, was recently ordered to be transferred to a rehabilitation facility. She had been sentenced in 2017 on charges of fleeing to elude police, resisting an officer without violence, driving o…
The DeSoto County Sheriff's Office reported the following arrests:
The Florida Highway Patrol reported that a man on a motorcycle was killed and his passenger seriously injured in Manatee County on Dec. 28.
The Arcadia Police Department reported the arrest of Michael Lee Polk, 39, on a charge of lewd or lascivious behavior with a victim under 16.
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:
The Florida Highway Patrol reported that an Arcadian man suffered minor injuries in a wreck on Bermont Road that shut down the Charlotte County thoroughfare for several hours on Dec. 26.
A woman's arrest for shoplifting revealed an outstanding arrest warrant for animal cruelty.
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:
When the Arcadia Police Department arrested Raul Tezoco, 52, on charges of burglary with assault or battery, they learned he was also wanted on an outstanding warrant for attempted murder.
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DeSoto County has its share of issues. But a new program in the justice system to assist troubled military veterans, and persons with substance abuse and mental health issues could limit a slice of those problems.
The DeSoto County Sheriff's Office reported the arrest of Raul Tezoco, 52, on a charge of attempted second degree murder, along with burglary with assault or battery, impersonating another by giving a false ID to an officer, and criminal mischief with damages between $200 and $1,000.
The DeSoto County Sheriff's Office reported the arrest of Billie Sue Gibson, 31, on a charge of animal cruelty causing pain and suffering and/or death.
David Neil Carr, 52, was sentenced to serve two years in state prison on for possession of a controlled substance.
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An arrest was made this week in a 30-year old homicide cold case involving a young Venice woman.
Theresa Lynn Butler, 39, of Arcadia, who previously had been sentenced to the Department of Corrections, was recently ordered to be transferred to a rehabilitation facility. She had been sentenced in 2017 on charges of fleeing to elude police, resisting an officer without violence, driving o…
The DeSoto County Sheriff's Office reported the following arrests:
Julius Alazdo Warren, 44, was sentenced to three years in state prison, followed by 10 years of probation, for dealing drugs in DeSoto County.
The Florida Highway Patrol reported 34-year-old Jamie Vizza of Arcadia was seriously injured when he wrecked a Polaris ATV on S.W. Gator Trail on Saturday.
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest of three current residents of the Florida Civil Commitment Center in Arcadia on charges that they were in possession of computer files depicting children in sexual activity.
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest of Shirley Lorraine Morales, 42, on charges of obtaining property between $20,000-$50,000 by fraud or swindle, and larceny between $20,000 and $100,000.
The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:
Aimey Delene Corhn, 37, was sentenced to two years and 6 months in prison for battery on a person 65 or older and failure to appear in court.
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