INVESTIGATIONS

Nearly a dozen tenants of a local mobile home park are sharing their concerns over unusually high water bills after the News4JAX I-TEAM reported the case of a disabled veteran who was being threatened with eviction if she didn’t pay a $2,200 water bill.

A local disabled veteran is turning to the News4JAX I-TEAM after her landlord threatened to evict her if she didn’t pay a $2,200 water bill for her mobile home. Kelly O’Neil who lives at the Three Seasons Mobile Home Park off Collins Road, says her bill normally averages $30 a month.

The News4JAX I-TEAM has uncovered two foreclosure lawsuits related to a Flagler Beach real estate project linked to Serenata Beach Club owners, Molly and Jeffrey Butler.

A Jacksonville nonprofit and a developer have purchased a pair of troubled apartment complexes on the city’s eastside, paving the way for renovations and property improvements. Nonprofit LIFT JAX and real estate company Joined Development announced on Tuesday that they official purchased Eastside Terrace and Eastside Gardens for $6.2 million. The agreement was years in the making. They expect to begin renovations within 60 days.

One of the biggest concerns in Jacksonville is housing, or the lack of it. The News4JAX I-TEAM has been showing you many of the concerns over the years. Most recently the poor conditions at an eastside apartment complex.

Jacksonville city officials, nonprofit leaders and private stakeholders met this week on Mayor Donna Deegan’s housing subcommittee on Friday.

A Jacksonville nonprofit and a developer plan to buy and renovate two troubled apartment complexes on the Eastside the I-TEAM first exposed back in 2021 for unsanitary and unsafe conditions. It’s a deal that’s years in the making.

A former customer tells the I-TEAM that she is still not able to obtain permanent license plates for her SUV from the company that took over the business.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan joined other city officials and HUD representatives at the Cascade Apartments on Kings Road Tuesday afternoon. This comes after the News4JAX I-TEAM reported on the mold, pest and structural problems there.

Residents at a Grand Park apartment complex are begging for help. They said they’ve endured horrid living conditions without any repairs for years.

The former lead pastors and founders of Celebration Church filed a new federal complaint accusing a church planting organization and three other pastors of masterminding a conspiracy to take over the church and oust the founders from their roles.

Questions about whether inmates were getting their prescriptions here at the jail go back to at least 2018. There are also reports of medications disappearing.

Records show the city signed a $98 million contract for healthcare at the jail with a corporation that had been convicted just weeks earlier of letting an inmate die by dehydration at a Wisconsin jail and falsifying records to conceal it.

Outraged parents have been pouring into the News4JAX I-TEAM about a mix-up involving the graduation gowns for seniors at Jean Ribault High School.

Three Camden County law enforcement officers were indicted Wednesday on charges related to the beating of a 41-year-old inmate inside the county jail that was caught on camera.

A News4JAX I-TEAM analysis of Jacksonville property records found more than 9,600 homes across Duval County are owned by large, institutional investors, which are companies that have more than 1,000 homes nationwide in their portfolio.

The China-based solar panel company, Jinko Solar, sent a response to the News4JAX I-TEAM about a federal search warrant executed at its Jacksonville plant.

The woman who fell victim to squatters in her home is now using her experience to help others who could be dealing with the same issue.

JSO is searching for a man accused of organized fraud. The Securities of Exchange Commission has also filed a civil lawsuit against the suspect, claiming Cedric Griffin scammed more than 100 victims into contributing nearly $6 million to a real estate Ponzi scheme.

A News4JAX I-TEAM investigation uncovered a mistaken identity of a Northside woman. The woman, Khristi Jackson, feels her civil rights may have been violated by Jacksonville police officers who forced their way into her home without a warrant.

The Duval County Public School’s special meeting was abruptly canceled Friday, leaving some former Douglas Anderson School of the Arts students disappointed that they didn’t have a chance to discuss their ideas as the investigation into longtime music teacher Jeffrey Clayton, who is now charged with lewd behavior involving a student, continues.

Late last year, a prominent Northeast Florida businessman and well-known political donor Kent Stermon was found dead in his truck at the Mayport Post Office in Atlantic Beach. No foul play is suspected.

The News4Jax I-Team has looked up past violations of the Pinova plant.

Leaders at Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) are ramping up efforts to keep students and staff safe with the installation of new high-tech detectors designed to flag guns, knives, and bombs.

While school and church shootings often dominate the conversation, data shows that most active shooter situations are actually at workplaces and carried out by former or current employees. That’s the case in Louisville, where Monday an employee at Old National Bank opened fire, killing 5 people, and wounding 8 more.

The family of a student who police said was abused by a longtime Douglas Anderson School of the Arts music teacher has hired a law firm to launch an independent investigation

A scathing grand jury report from the Florida Supreme Court details federal flights filled with migrant children coming through Jacksonville International Airport in 2021.

The News4JAX I-TEAM paid another visit Friday to a home in Hogan’s Creek, where an owner previously said squatters moved onto her rental property and never left.

The family of a Putnam County mail carrier killed in a dog attack is pushing for accountability, now bringing their concerns to federal and local officials.

A Jacksonville homeowner contacted the News4JAX I-TEAM, saying squatters moved into her rental property and never left.

School campus safety is once again in the spotlight following the deadly shooting at a Nashville Christian school, and on Tuesday, the News4JAX I-TEAM reported that a $36,000 contract for active shooter training and campus evaluations in Duval County hasn’t been used 10 months after leaders announced it.

The family of a Putnam County mail carrier fatally attacked by dogs in August is now demanding accountability.

The I-TEAM has been digging into the allegations against a former Nassau County Sergeant, who was also a DEA task force officer, and found possible ties to another drug investigation resulting in the arrest of a longtime Florida Highway Patrol trooper.

Hate crimes reported in America are showing an alarming rise again, according to a revised report from the FBI documenting 2021 cases.

More customers of the Jacksonville car dealership that suddenly closed its doors in February are expressing their worries to the News4JAX I-TEAM.

One of the American survivors from the kidnapping in Mexico is expected back home Wednesday, according to her mother.

Many customers of a car dealership that abruptly closed its doors are concerned that their cars could be repossessed at no fault of their own.

Small towns and big cities alike are struggling to recruit and retain law enforcement officers amid national controversy over the police profession. Many veteran officers are retiring, leaving agencies in a bidding war for qualified candidates — as they try to hire the next generation to protect and serve.

A Jacksonville woman says her home was listed for rent on several websites without her consent in February.

The News4JAX I-TEAM is digging deeper into damages caused by moving companies, and what we learned may surprise you.

The News4JAX I-TEAM took a look back at crashes that sent vehicles off the Buckman Bridge.

The News4JAX I-TEAM has learned new information regarding a dog attack that resulted in the death of a 61-year-old mail carrier in Putnam County in August of last year.

Local contractor and owner of North Florida Leisure, James Couturier, owes tens of thousands of dollars to several Jacksonville homeowners who said they either paid him for screened patios that were not finished, or he didn’t start the work.

The News4JAX I-TEAM is digging deeper in to a deadly type of crash, where cars and SUVs can go under the trailer of a semitruck.

It’s all about breaking the cycle and keeping people out of jail and cutting down on homelessness in Jacksonville — and saving taxpayers money at the same time. And a team of mental health and legal professionals believe they’re on the right track with a program that identifies and treats repeat offenders with severe mental illness and substance abuse problems.

The News4JAX I-TEAM found that short-term vacation rentals are helping to drive up traditional rents in Northeast Florida, and it's not just in tourist hot spots.

A Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to charges related to misusing nearly $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program loan money, funds that investigators say he spent on himself.

The News4JAX I-TEAM has found more than 20 people convicted of felony sex offenses who, according to state law, were ineligible to vote, cast ballots in the 2020 general election and were not purged from the voter rolls until nearly two years later.

The man arrested in connection with the death of Jared Bridegan appeared in Duval County court Monday morning for his arraignment.

The state attorney’s office filed the formal charges against the man arrested in connection with the shooting death last year of a father of four in Jacksonville Beach, Duval County court records show.

A Jacksonville man accused of using a 3D printer to make machine guns and other firearms from his home pleaded not guilty Friday to multiple federal charges.

After obtaining the latest inspection report and a letter addressed to President Joe Biden, the News4JAX I-TEAM has learned some major changes are in the works for the Baker County Detention Center, where there have been complaints of inhumane conditions and the mistreatment of immigrants.

The News4JAX I-TEAM frequently hears from tenants panicked about receiving an eviction notice. We want to make sure you know your rights as a renter.

The News4JAX I-TEAM is helping you better understand renters' rights. The most common complaints we receive into the I-TEAM are about mold and maintenance problems.

A former leader of the Northeast Florida State Hospital says the situation with patients at the hospital is “very scary.”

A Jacksonville man is accused of using a 3D printer to make machine guns and other firearms from his home.

The News4JAX I-TEAM is helping you better understand renters' rights. The most common complaints we receive into the I-TEAM are about mold and maintenance problems.

In a harsh email sent this past May, the Baker County Sheriff’s Office found the staff at the Northeast Florida State Hospital, or NEFSH, reported crimes late and destroyed or altered evidence in criminal investigations.

New information has come to light in a News4JAX I-TEAM investigation into the beating death of a patient inside the Northeast Florida State Hospital (NEFSH) in Baker County.

In a St. Johns County courtroom on Monday, when Aiden Fucci pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of his 13-year-old schoolmate Tristyn Bailey, the 16-year-old disclosed the medications he is currently taking.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters believes high-tech, targeted crime fighting will help decrease violence as the city struggles with a high number of shootings and homicides. In January, JSO allowed the I-TEAM to spend several days and nights with special units attached to the project.

Some residents of the Golden Shores of Jacksonville apartments contacted the News4JAX I-TEAM, complaining of poor living conditions and that it takes months before problems get addressed.

The widow and brother of a father of four killed last year in what police believe was a targeted ambush shooting in Jacksonville Beach opened up Thursday to the News4JAX I-TEAM about the arrest in the case and the questions still left in the investigation.

The 61-year-old man arrested in connection with the targeted ambush shooting of a father of four in Jacksonville Beach last year will be arraigned on the charges Feb. 16 -- a year to the day that Jared Bridegan was gunned down with his toddler daughter in the back seat of his SUV.

Nearly a year after a father of four was gunned down in what police believe was a targeted ambush shooting in Jacksonville Beach, police and the state attorney’s office announced an arrest in the case Wednesday.

The News4JAX I-TEAM on Tuesday sat down with the embattled former pastor of a Jacksonville megachurch.

Police told News4JAX that they will release details Wednesday about where the investigation into the murder of a father of four in Jacksonville Beach stands.

The I-TEAM has gathered more information about a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office narcotics investigation that ended with a man being shot by officers.

Civil rights activists, attorneys and supporters of detainees gathered Friday on the footsteps of the federal courthouse in Jacksonville, calling for the Baker County Detention Center to be shut down over the alleged mistreatment of immigrants detained at the jail.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s pledge to be transparent under Sheriff T.K. Waters is being challenged by a mother who still wants answers following her son’s death.

The News4JAX I-TEAM uncovered new information Thursday about a man accused of carjacking a pizza delivery driver and leading police on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash with a police cruiser last week.

The News4JAX I-TEAM has an update on the legal fight between the City of Jacksonville Beach and the Volunteer Life Saving Corps.

Loved ones on Thursday said goodbye to a mother and child who died after an apartment fire the day after Christmas.

The former pastors of one of Jacksonville’s largest churches settled a lawsuit with First Citizens Bank over a $713,123 debt they and their businesses owed.

The News4JAX I-TEAM has learned Jacksonville police alone worked 900 cases of catalytic converter theft in the first 11 months of 2022. Many cases involve multiple vehicles at the same address, making the total number of converters stolen greater than 900.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is closing more than a dozen homicide cases, finding they were justifiable by law.

As the year nears its conclusion, here are some of the biggest I-TEAM investigations from 2022.

Recently filed legal documents are giving the News4JAX I-TEAM new insight into the arguments lawyers for Aiden Fucci may make in his upcoming trial. The now 16-year-old is charged in the fatal stabbing of his schoolmate 13-year-old Trystan Bailey on Mothers’ Day 2021.

Kent Stermon, who was not employed by the Sheriff’s Office, was given an access card to JSO headquarters for the past five years -- at the same time, he was donating thousands to GOP candidates, including former Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams.

A local family is turning to the News4JAX I-TEAM after their loved one’s gravesite has been vandalized nearly a dozen times over the past seven years.

The I-TEAM is learning more about the use of force in the Camden County jail.

After the I-TEAM reported about complaints about poor living conditions at an Arlington apartment complex, contractors told News4JAX payment from the management company that oversees that complex and six others in Jacksonville has lagged or not come at all.

The State Attorney’s Office has filed additional charges against a Duval County Public Schools custodian accused of child sexual battery.

Spokespersons for the city of Jacksonville and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) told the News4JAX I-TEAM on Tuesday that they are looking into reports of garbage piling up at a senior affordable housing community in San Marco.

Police in Chesapeake, Virginia, just outside of Norfolk, said there’s no clear motive as to why a Walmart manager would open fire inside the superstore Tuesday night.

A judge has found that plaintiffs submitted enough evidence to permit a jury to conclude that top executives at St. Vincent’s Hospital were grossly negligent when they didn’t stop an orthopedic surgeon from operating despite a pattern of serious complications and reports of the doctor slurring his speech and behaving erratically.

Former students of the now-shuttered Florida Coastal School of Law will soon have their debts canceled.

The News4JAX I-TEAM has uncovered thousands of complaints filed in recent years against a taxpayer-funded transportation company for Medicaid recipients.

The News4JAX I-TEAM on Wednesday obtained new text messages and videos related to the controversial relocation of more than 50 migrants who were flown from Florida to Martha’s Vineyard on private flights.

The News4JAX I-TEAM is looking into the history of a Duval County Public Schools custodian arrested on child sexual battery and kidnapping charges.

A convicted felon pleaded guilty Monday to voter fraud charges after prosecutors said he voted as a felon when he wasn’t eligible, according to court records.

‘Tis the season for traveling, but something not at the top of most people’s travel check list: checking for hidden cameras inside their hotel room or Airbnb.

A local family now has more time to find another place to live, after the family’s attorney tells the News4JAX I-TEAM that JWB Real Estate has negotiated an agreement to allow the family to stay in the home for the month of November, as long as they pay rent.

Drug dealers have been talking in code for years out of fear law enforcement might be listening to their conversations. But now, your teenager’s cellphone is making it easier than ever to communicate using emojis as code words for drugs.

According to an affidavit, the organized scheme to defraud people began in September of last year.

Some people living at a Mandarin apartment complex are questioning a notice that they recently received.

There's an update on the legal battle between Celebration Church and its former pastors, Stovall and Kerri Weems.

One of the plaintiffs’ attorneys told News4JAX they have filed 377 lawsuits so far, and they expect there to be about 100 more.

A Texas sheriff is now investigating last week’s migrant flights, which Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chartered to move immigrants from the southern border to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts.