In the News

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Dreshawn Tony Perry, 23, of Jacksonville, was found guilty by a jury of two counts of Attempted Manslaughter with a Firearm and Shooting or Throwing Deadly Missiles.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Cedric Trevell Williams-Daniels, 19, of Jacksonville, was recently found guilty by a jury of First-Degree Murder and Armed Robbery.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson today announces the arrest of Patrick Lawrence Trottie, 43, of Jacksonville, charged with three counts of Coercion of Commercial Sexual Activity for Human Trafficking.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that David Christopher King, 58, of Jacksonville, was found guilty by a jury of Armed Robbery, False Imprisonment, and Grand Theft Auto.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces the return by a grand jury of an indictment charging Trumaine Devone Muller, 32, of Orange Park, with First-Degree Murder. If convicted on the count, Muller faces a mandatory sentence of Life in Florida State Prison.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Larry Edmond Jordan, 26, of Jacksonville, was found guilty by a jury of Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon (Actual Possession). Jordan now faces a maximum of 15 Years in Florida State Prison with a minimum mandatory of three years. A sentencing hearing is scheduled before the Honorable Linda F. McCallum on June 5, 2017.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson today announces that the Honorable Linda F. McCallum sentenced Anderson Lee Nieves, 35, of Jacksonville, to 40 years in Florida State Prison with a minimum mandatory of 20 years for Second-Degree Murder; 15 years in Florida State Prison for Shooting Deadly Missles; and 15 years in Florida State Prison with a minimum mandatory of 3 years for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces today that Michael Daniel Combs, 23, of Jacksonville, was found guilty by a jury of Grand Theft of Firearm and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces today that Anthony Javon Mincey, 40, of Riverview, was found guilty by a jury of Battery in a Detention Facility. Mincey now faces a maximum of 10 years in Florida State Prison.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson today announces that on April 4, 2017, the Honorable Steven B. Whittington sentenced Betty Heasley Porterfield a/k/a Betty Thomas, 60, of Hinesville, to 20 years in Florida State Prison for two counts of Criminal Use of Personal Identification Information, two counts of Grand Theft, one count of Aggravated Fleeing, and one count of Possession of Cocaine. Additionally, Whittington ordered Porterfield pay $241,000 in restitution.