Duval County Jury Finds Burns Guilty of Murder-for-Hire of his Wife
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December 13, 2024
A Duval County jury found Jerry Burns guilty of First-Degree Murder for the murder-for-hire of his wife Velvet Burns (pictured).
December 12, 2024
A Duval County jury found Dana Smith guilty of Second-Degree Murder; Tampering with Evidence; and Dealing in Stolen Property for a 2022 shooting.
December 11, 2024
A Duval County jury found Lionel Zecaja guilty of Armed Burglary; five counts of Attempted Second-Degree Murder; Aggravated Battery; and Shooting or Throwing Deadly Missiles for a 2020 shooting.
December 6, 2024
A Clay County jury found Derek Fletcher guilty of Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer; Driving Under the Influence; and Resisting an Officer Without Violence.
December 6, 2024
A Duval County jury found Giovanni Johnson guilty of Armed Burglary; Kidnapping with a Firearm; and two counts of Sexual Battery for a 2021 home invasion and rape of a University of North Florida student.
December 4, 2024
A Duval County jury found Carla Hill guilty of Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon for a 2024 shooting.
December 4, 2024
A Duval County jury found Matthew Gilchrist guilty of a 2020 Armed Robbery at a Jacksonville store.
December 3, 2024
A Duval County jury found Gary Lucas guilty of one count of Retail Theft and six counts of Petit Theft for stealing more than 49 bottles of liquor from multiple stores.
November 25, 2024
Ariel Monteagudo pleaded guilty to Vehicular Homicide for a wrong way crash that caused the death of 18-year-old Trenton Stewart (pictured).
November 21, 2024
A Clay County jury found William Burroughs guilty of Manslaughter with a Weapon; Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon; and Battery (Domestic).
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