Former President of Local Mother’s Against Drunk Driving Arrested for DUI
Debra Oberlin is the former head of the Gainsville, Florida, chapter of Mother’s Against Drunk Driving. She was pulled off the road by cops recently and arrested after she had difficulty on a field sobriety test. Her blood alcohol content, when tested, was above .2 (the legal limit is .08). Probably someone told her, “Don’t [...]
Tax evasion leads to man being arrested for killing woman 21 years ago
A man has been arrested for murder after his DNA was linked to a bloody crime scene – 21 years after the event. David Hedrick ran into trouble with police after evading tax on a deal to sell televisions to Disney World. Authorities took a routine genetic sample from him, and matched it to DNA [...]
Florida teen kills parents and host parties after
A teenager accused of bludgeoning his parents to death with a hammer was upbeat as he later showed friends $5,000 in cash at his house party – as their bodies lay upstairs. New police documents reveal 17-year-old Tyler Hadley, of Port St Lucie, Florida, allegedly took money from an ATM on July 16, just hours [...]
Alleged extremist terror plot foiled in Tampa
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A 25-year-old man from the former Yugoslavia was charged with an alleged plot to attack crowded locations in the Tampa area, including night clubs, with a car bomb, assault rifle and other explosives, federal authorities said Monday. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest of Sami Osmakac, whose first appearance [...]
‘Flames were coming out his gun’: Terror as teen armed with two AK-47s turns suburban street into a ‘war zone’
An 18-year-old turned a suburban street into a ‘war zone’ when he fired two AK-47 rifles at a house to avenge a neighbour, it was claimed. David Alyn Penney went on a rampage in St Cloud, near Orlando, Florida, firing at houses before trying to kill himself. Police believe the shooting spree was sparked by [...]
Gadget Shop tycoon’s wife WILL face trial in Florida over nightclub sex romp claim
Scots tycoon Mary Gorman has been told she must stand trial on drugs and violence charges that could see her jailed for up to ten years. The multi-millionaire wife of Gadget Shop founder Chris Gorman was arrested last year after allegedly performing a sex act on an unknown man in a U.S. nightclub toilet cubicle [...]
Flashy sub-prime mortgage broker who ‘lived rockstar life with hookers and porn stars but lost $100m of investors’ money’ kills himself
He flew in porn stars from California, held courtside seats at Miami Heat baseball games and lived in a beautiful $2.4 million condo by the beach. But the fun times ended for South Florida trader Cliff Popper, 54, when the credit crunch hit and his sub-prime mortgage investments collapsed. He killed himself this week under [...]
Explosion that caused fatal car crash caused by home made ‘meth lab’
A driver was killed after an explosion in his car as he attempted to make the drug crystal meth. Clifford Ellison, 36, was hit in the neck by flying shards of glass causing a fatal wound. Police said a bottle he was using to make the illegal drug exploded as he mixed the highly combustible [...]
Teacher to serve three years for sexual relationship with 13-year-old… but gets away with being labelled a ‘sex offender
A former middle school teacher surrendered to authorities Tuesday to face a three-year jail sentence after having sex with a student and offering a plea deal to avoid a sex offender label. Kristen Nicole Sullivan, 27, from Broward, Florida, will serve three years in prison followed by five years probation after the 13-year-old boy’s girlfriend [...]
Germaphobe ‘body slams woman who was coughing on his flight’
Patrick White had a serious problem with the woman coughing on his American Airlines flight to Jacksonville International Airport in Florida. The 31-year-old Georgia man spend the plane ride harassing the sick 19-year-old, according to police. Unsatisfied that he had made his point, as passengers were getting off the plane last week, he began calling [...]