Watch: Man run over by truck at The Jacksonville Landing
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Detective D.B. Edmonds briefs the media about a man who was run over by a truck after a fight at Mavericks, Aug. 10, 2012. The man was taken to Shands Jacksonville in critical condition.
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Safety Fair set for Saturday at The Avenues
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Public safety information will combine with a display of law enforcement equipment and manpower from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, as the 13th Annual ?ShAdCo? Safety Fair comes to The Avenues mall, 10300 Southside Blvd.
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Jacksonville man convicted in 2010 shooting into vehicle with a child
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A Jacksonville jury convicted Antonio Adams-Maxwell late Thursday on attempted murder charges after a 2010 argument ended with a truck full of people being shot at, according to the State Attorney?s Office.
Adams-Maxwell was convicted on one count of attempted second-degree murder, two counts of attempted manslaughter and one count of shooting into a vehicle.
The 21-year-old got into an argument with Victor Sumner in December 2010 at an Arlington home, prosecutors said. Sumner jumped into a truck with Clinton Gupton and his 7-year-old son, and they tried to drive away.
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Jacksonville man convicted in 2010 shooting into vehicle with a child
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A Jacksonville jury convicted Antonio Adams-Maxwell late Thursday on attempted murder charges after a 2010 argument ended with a truck full of people being shot at, according to the State Attorney?s Office.
Adams-Maxwell was convicted on one count of attempted second-degree murder, two counts of attempted manslaughter and one count of shooting into a vehicle.
The 21-year-old got into an argument with Victor Sumner in December 2010 at an Arlington home, prosecutors said. Sumner jumped into a truck with Clinton Gupton and his 7-year-old son, and they tried to drive away.
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Putnam County raid confiscates 145 marijuana plants growing in house
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A home with an indoor hydroponics marijuana garden containing 145 plants was raided Tuesday on Silver Lake Drive in Interlachen, according to the Putnam County Sheriff?s Office.
Responding to a tip, members of the drug unit spoke with the 43-year-old owner, who let them inside to do a search, according to the Sheriff?s Office. The plants, weighing 23 pounds total, were confiscated with drug paraphernalia.
The State Attorney?s Office is investigating the case as well as the Sheriff?s Office.
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Putnam County raid confiscates 145 marijuana plants growing in house
Florida Crime News
A home with an indoor hydroponics marijuana garden containing 145 plants was raided Tuesday on Silver Lake Drive in Interlachen, according to the Putnam County Sheriff?s Office.
Responding to a tip, members of the drug unit spoke with the 43-year-old owner, who let them inside to do a search, according to the Sheriff?s Office. The plants, weighing 23 pounds total, were confiscated with drug paraphernalia.
The State Attorney?s Office is investigating the case as well as the Sheriff?s Office.
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Man gets 11 years for crowbar beating in Jacksonville Beach
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A botched Jacksonville Beach robbery that nearly killed the victim will land two men in prison for a long time.
James Thomas Taylor was sentenced Friday to 11 years, the State Attorney?s Office said. Taylor, 26, earlier pleaded guilty to attempted murder and armed robbery.
The charges stem from a March 2012 incident where Taylor and Nicholas Duane Warren, 23, broke into a home and beat a man with a crowbar. Taylor and Warren tried to shoot Matthew Longhway, but the gun jammed.
A jury previously convicted Warren, who faces life in prison.
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Man gets 11 years for crowbar beating in Jacksonville Beach
Florida Crime News
A botched Jacksonville Beach robbery that nearly killed the victim will land two men in prison for a long time.
James Thomas Taylor was sentenced Friday to 11 years, the State Attorney?s Office said. Taylor, 26, earlier pleaded guilty to attempted murder and armed robbery.
The charges stem from a March 2012 incident where Taylor and Nicholas Duane Warren, 23, broke into a home and beat a man with a crowbar. Taylor and Warren tried to shoot Matthew Longhway, but the gun jammed.
A jury previously convicted Warren, who faces life in prison.
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