Florida pastors have written a letter to the Jacksonville, Fl. Attorney’s Office to persuade them to offer Marissa Alexander, the woman who received a 20-year sentence for firing a warning shot, a plea deal. In addition, they are urging Alexander to take that deal. A similar plea that would have landed her in jail for […]
Today in “Stories From Florida” we have a woman who was forced by police to defecate in her own lawn, lawmakers who are trying to restrict media access to Stand Your Ground case records and a man who told police he was on his way to kill his friend. And yes, all of this is really […]
Today in “Stories From Florida,” we have a questionable sketch of a suspect who keeps peeing on women, another Florida man arrested for raping a dog, and a man so pissed about his boss taking a picture of him, that he stabbed him to death. Welcome to the Sunshine State. Possibly The Worst Sketch Ever: […]
Today in “Stories from Florida,” we have a retired cop who went above and beyond to protect the identity of a tipster and a shocking fact about the justice system in the Sunshine State that proves racism is alive and well. Above The Call Of Duty: Retired Police Chief Richard Masten knows the importance of […]
Today in “Stories From Florida,” we have a married father who decided to solicit prostitutes with his toddler in the car and a student who tried to poison his teacher with hand sanitizer. Sex Couldn’t Wait: A Daytona Beach man was arrested after he tried to pick up a prostitute, who was really an undercover […]
Today in “Stories From Florida” we have a Florida city so corrupt that state officials are trying to abolish it (I mean, the mayor was just recently arrested for selling oxycodone) and a proposed bill that would jail bullies for a year, but leave the George Zimmerman’s of the world free. The Little Corrupt City […]
Today in “Stories From Florida,” we have a man who threw a toaster at his wife because she wouldn’t have sex with him, a Palm Bay High teacher who was arrested after forcing a minor girl to undress in front of men and consume alcohol, and a prominent dolphin researcher who put a sick bottlenose […]
Today in “Stories From Florida,” we have a mother who was too drunk to mother, a man who enjoys peeing on strangers, and a Floridian who was caught having sex with a pit bull in his front yard. We can’t make this stuff up. Mommy’s Drunk: A 35-year-old woman who went to pick up her […]
Today in “Stories From Florida,” we have two vehicular tales that are both too ridiculous to believe and an absurd KKK membership sign. Oh Florida. First up, Michael Moore, a 61-year-old Floridian who was pulled over for a DUI last month (and also for speeding 18 miles over the limit on U.S. 1). When cops […]
Say what you will, but this lady, who was arrested in Miami for marijuana possession, is right about a lot of things. Drugs just don’t happen to be one of them. Gerrine Garrett, 48, was arrested on Saturday for possession, as well as tampering with evidence. Marijuana, bad idea. But her earrings, the fashion statement […]
On Tuesday, members of The Dream Defenders, an organization directed by black and brown youth who combat systemic inequality, gathered to confront Florida lawmakers at the Capitol, expressing their concerns over the hyper-incarceration of minorities and laws, like the controversial Stand Your Ground measure, that begets legal violence against these groups. On the first day of […]
The woman who was sentenced to 20 years in jail for firing a warning shot to scare off her estranged husband during an altercation could be going to jail for 60 years. Marissa Alexander may face the extended sentence when her aggravated assault case is retried this summer, according to the Office of State Attorney Angela […]
