News by Year: 2024

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that a Duval County jury found Fredrick Parker guilty of Trafficking in Substituted Cathinone; Trafficking in Cocaine; two counts of Lease or Rent for the Purpose of Trafficking in a Controlled Substance; Possession of Controlled Substance Paraphernalia; and Possession of More Than Twenty Grams of Cannabis.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Adell Johnson pleaded guilty during trial to two counts of Sale, Manufacture, Deliver Cocaine within 1,000 Feet of a Church.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that a Duval County jury found Christopher Rawls guilty of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

Davis previously pleaded guilty to the court Sept. 26, 2023, for the hit-and-run crash that killed 23-year-old Cassidy Mongeon.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that a Clay County jury found Shaquan Finn guilty of Armed Burglary, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Grand Theft.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Pamela Cabrera pleaded guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter of a Child and Aggravated Felony Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Causing Death for the death of her 5-year-old daughter.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that a Duval County jury found Leephor Hills guilty of Trafficking in Cocaine, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, and Resisting an Officer without Violence to His or Her Person.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces the promotion of Assistant State Attorneys Mark Caliel and Adair Newman to chief assistant state attorneys, bringing close to 45 years of prosecutorial experience to the key leadership roles for the Fourth Judicial Circuit.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that a Duval County jury found Ron Cason guilty of Aggravated Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer. With the verdict, Cason faces up to 30 years in Florida State Prison.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces Tommy Leggett Jr. pleaded guilty during trial to Trafficking in Substituted Cathinones while Armed with a Firearm; Possession of More Than 20 Grams of Cannabis while Armed; Possession of a Controlled Substance Paraphernalia; and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.