City leaders push back after Jacksonville sheriff accuses some of having selective outrage when it comes to gun violence
Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters came out with strong statements during a news conference on Wednesday in the wake of a surge of shootings and child deaths. The sheriff asked where the leaders were and accused some of having selective outrage.
โI canโt accept this brutal murderโ: Mother of man shot to death in Jacksonville Beach says her son knew suspect
The mother of a man who died after getting shot near the Jacksonville Beach Pier Sunday night spoke with News4JAX about the nightmare sheโs currently living and gave more insight into her sonโs relationship with the suspect.
Testimony begins in trial of man accused of shooting and killing Daytona Beach police officer
Testimony began Monday for the man accused of shooting and killing a Daytona Beach police officer. Investigators say Othal Wallace shot officer Jason Raynor in 2021. The trial was moved from Volusia County to Clay County at the request of the defense.
45 firearms, drugs & cash seized during investigation by JSO; 2 men arrested
A search warrant obtained by Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office Narcotics Unit, served Tuesday, Aug. 8, on Detroit Street in the Woodstock area of Jacksonville, led to the arrests of Jacari L. OโNeal, 22, and Dakari J. Robertson, 29.
Putnam County employee accused of fraudulently using county credit card, stealing gasoline
A Putnam County solid waste employee is facing charges of larceny and fraud after investigators said she went on an illegal shopping spree with a county credit card. Denise Adams, 48, of Interlachen has already bonded out of jail on a $30,000 bond.
Photo showing person holding dolphin several feet out of water prompts outrage, investigations
A photo of a North Florida angler holding a dolphin several feet out of the water is prompting outrage online and investigations by state and federal agencies. A marine biologist told News4JAX his first reaction to seeing that picture was horror. Itโs not clear exactly where that photo was taken but harassing or feeding wild dolphins is against federal law.
City council group considering Duval County jail move eyes area near courthouse as possible landing spot
In the first official move looking into moving the Duval County jail, a city council committee met Wednesday to talk about the possibility of putting the jail somewhere else after 31 years at the current site.
Police believe deadly shootings on Lane Avenue on same day are linked; 2 charged with murder
A 35-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy are each facing second-degree murder charges after Jacksonville police said the man killed someone July 20 in a double shooting on Lane Avenue South and the teen retaliated later that day, shooting and killing someone else on the same street.
Woman grazed in head by bullet when shooter fires from apartment complex at moving car
A woman was grazed in the head by a bullet that was fired at her car early Monday morning while she and a man were driving on Kona Avenue in the Woodland Acres neighborhood, the Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office said.
Video captures suspected adolescent car thieves running away from police after crashing stolen Kia in New Town
A 2019 Kia sedan that was stolen from a Westside home ended up on fire in a ditch next to a Northwest Jacksonville gas station on Wednesday following a chase involving the Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office.
Student literacy and crime are big problems in Jacksonville. The city has a plan to address both issues at the same time
Mayor Donna Deegan made promises during her campaign to bring back a popular crime-fighting tool in Jacksonville that was dumped or changed by past administrations: The Jacksonville Journey.
Young car thieves accused of stealing Kia from home, crashing it near Jacksonville gas station during JSO pursuit
A 2019 Kia sedan that was stolen from a Westside home ended up on fire in a ditch next to a Northwest Jacksonville gas station on Wednesday following a chase involving the Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office.
โHer future was so brightโ: Drunk driver who killed UNF student sentenced to 12 years in prison
A 61-year-old man who admitted to driving drunk in a July 2021 crash that killed a University of North Florida student was sentenced Friday to 12 years and four months in prison as part of his plea deal.
Man sentenced to 25 years in prison for attempted murder and human trafficking
The State Attorneys Office says Zakariya Clarke, 29, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for attempted murder and human trafficking. Clarke was accused of pimping multiple young women into prostitution, getting them addicted to drugs.
A Jacksonville convicted sex offender indicted for producing, distributing and possessing child sexual abuse materials
A convicted sex offender from Jacksonville has been indicted for committing multiple child exploitation offenses. Kevin John Merritt, 61, has been indicted on charges of producing, distributing, and possessing child sexual abuse materials.
Sheriff: More than $370K worth of drugs, 1 million potential lethal doses of fentanyl seized in trafficking operations
A pair of independent operations targeting fentanyl traffickers in Jacksonville netted a slew of guns, more than $370,000 worth of drugs and two arrests, Sheriff T.K. Waters announced Wednesday.
Orange Park nursing home office manager accused of stealing from resident trust fund accounts
Attorney General Ashley Moody's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Orange Park Police Department are announcing the arrest of the former office manager of a nursing and rehab facility. Priscilla M. Sluder is accused of stealing nearly $30,000 from resident trust fund accounts for personal benefit.