A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA scientist appeared in court Thursday to face criminal charges over data tampering that authorities said raises questions about the validity of more than 500 cases.

William Hodge was sentenced this week in a hit-and-run that killed Jacksonville pastor, Lindsay Brown.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man turned himself in last week in the 2020 hit-and-run death of a local pastor, according to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office records. William Hodge, 26, is charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death. Lindsay Brown, a pastor at New Life Evangelistic Center, was struck and killed by a vehicle about 7 a.m. Sept. 16 on Crystal Springs Road near Hammond Boulevard. Brown had been with New Life Evangelistic Center for 13 years, but he overall had a ministry background that spanned three decades. Brown had a hand in all aspects of the church, serving in the youth ministry, marriage ministry, administration and finance department.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Investigators have found the vehicle that was involved in a hit-and-run that killed a local pastor on the Westside, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday morning. A day after asking the public to keep an eye out for a 1999 or 2000 light colored Mitsubishi Montero Sport SUV with moderate front-end damage, the Sheriff’s Office said the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run had been found. The Sheriff’s Office released a photo Friday of a vehicle similar to the one involved in the crash. Police are still seeking information about the crash, and anyone with information is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or email JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org. Brown had a hand in all aspects of the church serving in the youth ministry, marriage ministry, administration and finance department.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A family and a congregation are grieving the loss of a pastor struck and killed Wednesday morning by a vehicle that drove away. Lindsay Brown, a pastor at New Life Evangelistic Center, was struck while crossing Crystal Springs Road near Hammond Boulevard about 7 a.m. Bishop Antonio Richardson, senior pastor at New Life, said Brown took a walk at 6 a.m. every day and arrived back home by 7:15. Brown had a hand in all aspects of the church serving in the youth ministry, marriage ministry, administration and finance department. “I’m reminding them that weeping may endure for a night, but joy is coming in the morning.