Stephen D. Hicks, a police officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, has been involved in several internal affairs investigations and vehicle incidents from 2022 through 2025, reports obtained by News4JAX show.
A woman accused of punching a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper and kicking an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during a traffic stop on Beach Boulevard last week will appear for a detention hearing Thursday afternoon after she was indicted this week by a federal grand jury.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released Wednesday the arrest report of a woman accused of punching a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper and kicking an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer at a parking lot on Beach Boulevard last week.
Two employees were arrested after a fight with a co-worker escalated into a shooting at the Oceanway McDonald’s on North Main Street, according to an arrest report obtained by News4JAX.
Surveillance video that is believed to show an off-duty Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer slamming a kid at South Beach Skate Park has sparked outrage among adult skateboarders and parents who frequent the park.
The family of a 13-year-old girl killed in a hit-and-run while walking along Arlington Road last fall will face the man accused of her death on Tuesday morning.
Two shootings and an armed robbery were reported across three fast-food restaurants in Jacksonville over the weekend, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
JSO says veteran officer Stephen D. Hicks was accused by a teenager and multiple witnesses of grabbing the teen off an e-bike and throwing him to the ground inside a Jacksonville Beach skate park.
There is a large police presence at the McDonald’s on North Main Street and New Berlin, and one person was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, the Jacksonville Fire Rescue said.
A mother, who lost her son almost nine years ago, is transforming her grief into acts of service to help others.
On Friday, Ellis’ attorney, Stephen Kelly, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against multiple officers, Sheriff T.K. Waters, and the City of Jacksonville. The lawsuit alleges violations of Ellis’ Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights, excessive force, failure to intervene, fabrication of evidence, false reporting, and municipal liability under Monell.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s help to locate an elderly woman who was last seen on Thursday evening on Jacksonville’s Northside.
A day after two undercover officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office shot a man who they said was pointing a gun at them, neighbors described the encounter to News4JAX.
Sheriff T.K. Waters addressed the public following the third officer-involved shooting in Jacksonville this year, urging residents to understand the dangers officers face and warning against confronting police with firearms.
One man died and another was critically injured in a shooting Sunday afternoon on Jacksonville’s Southside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Two officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office shot a man Sunday evening after he pointed a gun and fired at them while they were conducting surveillance work in the Brentwood area, officials said.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it has arrested a suspect connected to a fatal Northside shooting that left an 18-year-old dead and three more people injured over six months ago.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Friday that it is investigating two separate in-custody deaths that occurred on Thursday and Friday morning.
The officer under investigation by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office after video of a violent traffic stop went viral last year has been reprimanded for leaving “a strike to the face” out of his Response to Resistance report.
A Jacksonville case that sparked national attention and tough conversations on social media about policing in Jacksonville will be back in the spotlight Thursday.
The CEO of a Jacksonville dance company is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old boy for months, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
A deadly officer-involved shooting was the first recorded homicide of 2026 in Jacksonville, and like several deadly JSO-involved shootings last year, it began as a response to a domestic dispute.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday announced the arrest of a police officer accused of grand theft and a corrections officer accused of battery.
Two officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office shot and killed a man Monday night in the Bartram Park area, and the same night across town, three officers shot a man in a separate incident in Arlington, JSO said. He was injured but survived. The deadly officer-involved shooting was the first recorded homicide of 2026 in Jacksonville, and like several deadly JSO-involved shootings last year, it began as a response to a domestic dispute.
Three officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office shot a man who police said pointed a rifle at them before he barricaded himself inside an Arlington home for about three hours Monday night, officials said.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said two of its officers shot and killed a man Monday night after he pulled a gun as he was being questioned in the Bartram Park area near the Duval-St. Johns County line.
The CEO of a Jacksonville dance company is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old boy for months, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
A veteran Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officer was arrested in St. Johns County and charged with a DUI on Friday, marking the first employee arrest of the year.
The CEO of a Jacksonville dance company is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old boy for months, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
In December, a 39-year-old convicted felon was arrested after a long-term drug investigation, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A man who was in the custody of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office died on Thursday after experiencing complications during a planned medical procedure, officials said.
A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office lieutenant who shot four times into a semi-truck on Interstate 95 in March will not be charged in connection with the incident, the State Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.
Concerns continue to intensify after three pedestrians in Jacksonville were killed in traffic in the past week.
A Jacksonville comic shop owner says thieves distracted employees and stole about $2,000 in merchandise while he was away at a Jaguars game—but the items were later returned after community involvement.
A pedestrian was killed in a crash early Sunday morning near the intersection of Avent Drive and Palm Hills Drive, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A woman was shot early Saturday morning during a fight on Begonia Road in the Magnolia Gardens area, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
After a man died on Christmas Eve in a shooting outside of a business on St. Augustine Road, several witnesses shared details with News4JAX about the moments leading up to the deadly confrontation.
A man was fatally shot during an argument outside a business near St. Augustine Road on Christmas Eve, according to JSO.
Five people were shot early Saturday morning at a party in Arlington, including a 16-year-old, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 12-year-old last seen on Thursday in the Argyle Forest Boulevard and Staple Mill Drive area.
A Jacksonville man was sentenced to 14 years and three months in federal prison after pleading guilty in August to conspiring to distribute marijuana and to charges tied to a drive‑by shooting on I-95, the Department of Justice said.
A Jacksonville man who pleaded guilty to running over and killing his 8-month-old son is expected to be sentenced on Friday.
A man was arrested Wednesday in Texas after he was accused of making online threats that prompted lockouts at four Duval County Public Schools, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
A former substitute teacher assigned to Lake Shore Middle School is accused of encouraging two students to fight while on school grounds, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A man was transported to a hospital early Tuesday after he was injured in a shooting in the Brentwood area, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A man in his early 30s was transported to a hospital overnight after two officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office shot him outside a home in the Dinsmore area, officials said.
Two teens and an adult were shot at an intersection in the Sandalwood area after a drug deal gone wrong on Friday night, and one of the teens later died at a hospital, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
A Jacksonville man who pleaded guilty to running over and killing his 8-month-old son is expected to be sentenced on Friday.
A man linked to a Jacksonville church was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to capital sexual battery.
A man died Wednesday night after being shot during a road rage incident in the Sandalwood area, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff T.K. Waters on Wednesday announced the arrest of a former police officer accused of false imprisonment and stalking his former girlfriend using a marked police car.
Jacksonville detectives have investigated more than 220 overdose deaths in 2025 and have arrested 17 drug dealers on manslaughter charges in connection with some of those cases, Sheriff T.K. Waters announced Tuesday.
A man was transported to a hospital early Saturday morning after being shot inside his car in Northwest Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A month after an officer-involved shooting left a 14-year-old boy fighting for his life in the hospital, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that her office’s investigation determined the shooting was lawful.
A man was transported to a hospital with serious injuries after being shot Tuesday night on Jacksonville’s Northside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A 17-year-old was arrested and accused Wednesday morning of fatally stabbing his father in a Lakeshore area home, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A man died Sunday evening after a minivan he was repairing fell on him in the Baymeadows neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
A Jacksonville man who pleaded guilty to running over and killing his 8-month-old son appeared in court Monday morning for a sentencing hearing.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it is searching for three missing children who were last seen on the city’s Westside near Lane Avenue South and Lenox Avenue.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man whose body was found inside a car early Wednesday morning on the city’s Westside. Officers said they believe foul play was involved in the man’s death.
An argument over the price of an item at a liquor store ended in two separate shooting incidents that sent two people to the hospital Tuesday night on Jacksonville’s Southside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
JSO’s K-9 unit played a crucial role in locating a missing 9-year-old boy just a few hours after it was reported that he had left his home on the Northside.
A 34-year-old mother who went missing multiple times was found dead by a bystander on Jacksonville’s Westside, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
A man was arrested and accused Saturday of shooting another man who was searching through a neighbor’s discarded furniture for use in a bonfire, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
A man died early Tuesday after an argument ended in a shooting inside a home on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
On Sunday morning at 5:13 a.m., JSO responded to a shooting at 600 Cesery Blvd. and found a male victim in his early 20s suffering a gunshot wound to the calf. The victim was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.
Drug-related deaths in Florida dropped 14% between 2023 and 2024, with fentanyl deaths plunging by 35%, according to new state data that officials say reflects the success of increased funding and stronger recovery programs.
A convicted felon with multiple arrests is facing new charges after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office found illegal drugs in his apartment.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a man was shot in the back during a physical altercation with multiple people on Saturday afternoon.
A woman died after she was struck by a car that was backing out of a driveway early Saturday morning, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
Three teenagers -- aged 13, 16, and 19-- were recently arrested and accused of participating in a downtown Jacksonville attack that left a 64-year-old man dead, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said on Friday.
An anonymous tip submitted through First Coast Crime Stoppers led directly to the arrest in Texas of a man wanted in the fatal shooting of a Jacksonville mother of two on Sunbeam Road, the organization said.
A new Organized Retail Theft Task Force initiative, announced Friday by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, is designed to help coordinate prosecutions across multiple jurisdictions for those who participate in retail theft rings.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it has arrested a man accused of shooting and killing a mother of two who was found dead in a parking lot outside of a gym on Sunbeam Road.
Over a four-year span, from 2021 until 2024, Jacksonville had a larger share of its homicides classified as justifiable killings by civilians than any other city or county with a population greater than 500,000, according to a recent report from the Wall Street Journal.
Rumors about a serial killer in Jacksonville have been circulating widely on social media, but the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says those claims are false. The situation began Saturday afternoon when officers found a man in his 20s or 30s dead on the side of the road.
Weeks after News4JAX exposed a late-night noise problem during car meetups at the Westside shopping plaza parking lot, a manager of one of the businesses is speaking out. Josie Sakoo, manager of the Paxon Liquor Store and Lounge, said the situation is hard to control, adding, “I personally cannot control anything beyond my door.”
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has responded to rumors circulating social media regarding a serial killer on the loose in the city, saying the claims are not true.
A local celebrity chef known for advocating for victims of gun violence says that a woman found dead under a bridge on Blanding Boulevard Sunday evening is the mother of his son.
A motorcyclist died on Monday night after they were involved in a crash with an SUV in the Northwest Jacksonville area, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it has arrested a man who is accused of firing his gun at an “afterparty” on Jacksonville’s Eastside that left four people injured.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect who shot a man multiple times at a bus stop on Jacksonville’s Westside, leaving him in life-threatening condition on Saturday morning.
Duval County is on track to see more motorcycle deaths than last year.
