It’s been about a year since a St. Johns County Deputy died of a heart attack shortly after trying to arrest an 18-year-old migrant worker in St. Augustine.
Vergilio Aguliar-Mendez, the migrant farm worker who was charged after the death of Sgt. Michael Kunovich, has been released from federal custody in Baker County.
For the first time on Monday, State Attorney R.J. Larizza answered questions about the controversial case involving an 18-year-old migrant who is accused in the death of a St. Johns County deputy.
Nationally-known lawyer Jose Baez has joined the defense team for Vergilio Aguliar Mendez, the 18-year-old migrant charged with manslaughter in the death of St. Johns County Sgt. Michael Kunovich.
Attorneys for 18-year-old migrant Vergilio Aguilar-Mendez, who is accused in the death of a St. Johns County deputy, are bolstering their arguments for why the case should be dismissed.
Attorneys for Vergilio Aguilar-Mendez are pushing for the manslaughter charge he is facing to be dropped.
Attorneys for Vergilio Aguilar-Mendez have again asked for a bond in his case.
A civil attorney sent a demand letter to the State Attorney’s Office and the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office to drop the charges against 18-year-old Vergilio Aguilar-Mendez.
After taking time to consider testimony from a Dec. 22 mental competency hearing, Judge R. Lee Smith found an 18-year-old from Guatemala not competent for prosecution in the death of a St. Johns County deputy.
A mental competency hearing was held Friday for an 18-year-old facing a manslaughter accusation in the death of a St. Johns County deputy.
Vergilio Aguilar-Mendez is set to appear in court on Friday for a hearing as he faces manslaughter accusations in the death of St. Johns County Sergeant Deputy Michael Kunovich.
After a 44-page incident report revealed that St. Johns County Sgt. Deputy Michael Kunovich died from natural causes after a struggle with an 18-year-old Guatemalan migrant whom he was trying to detain, Vergilio Aguilar Mendez is still charged with manslaughter and has been in jail since May.
The St. Johns County Medical Examiner found that St. Johns County Sgt. Deputy Michael Kunovich — who collapsed and later died at a hospital in May following a struggle with a Guatemalan man who he was trying to detain — died due to cardiac dysrhythmia, an abnormal or irregular heartbeat, that was the result of damaged arteries and high blood pressure.
A body camera video that shows an exchange between a Spanish-speaking man and a St. Johns County deputy is now getting national attention.
The man accused of manslaughter in the death of a St. Johns County deputy earlier this year has retained a civil attorney in the case.
News4JAX wanted to see how representative our law enforcement agencies are to the growing Hispanic populations across Northeast Florida. According to data from the FDLE and the Census Bureau, there is a gap.
News4JAX obtained body camera video that shows the moment when a St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant confronted a man standing outside a closed business.
The lawyer for a man accused of resisting arrest that led to the death of a St. Johns County deputy filed a motion suggesting her client is not competent to stand trial.
A community-supported organization that helps local law enforcement held a fundraiser Saturday for a fallen St. Johns County deputy who died while trying to take someone into custody.
Kunovich died in the line of duty Friday night after detaining a man who Sheriff Rob Hardwick said was trespassing at a permanently closed business off State Road 16 in St. Augustine.
St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick on Wednesday revealed new details surrounding the death of Sergeant Michael Kunovich.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is now working to verify the immigration status of a man charged with murder in connection to the death of Sgt. Michael Kunovich.
An honor guard escorted a St. Johns County sergeant who died in the line of duty over the weekend as his body was moved Monday from the medical examiner’s office to be prepared for his funeral.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man on a felony murder charge after an altercation led to the death of Sgt. Michael Kunovich.
