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State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces a Duval County jury found Christopher Neloms guilty of Attempted Manslaughter.

An officer who did not know how to swim but saved a drowning baby. A brave K9 shot in the line of duty. And numerous criminals taken off the streets through great investigations. Those were just a few of the efforts honored during the State Attorney’s Office 5th Annual Daniel E. Watts Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer Awards.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces a Clay County jury found Christopher Lutgens guilty of Attempted Manslaughter with a Firearm and Aggravated Assault.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Reginald Perry pleaded guilty to the court of two counts of First-Degree Murder.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Jerry Lee Jackson III was found guilty by a Clay County jury of Armed Robbery and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Enrique Carranza III was found guilty by a jury of Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Requirements.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that a Duval County grand jury has returned indictments charging three defendants with First-Degree Murder.

Through the diligent work of several law enforcement agencies, State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Mario Fernandez-Saldana was arrested and indicted by a Duval County grand jury for First-Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit First-Degree Murder, Solicitation to Commit a Capital Felony, and Child Abuse.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Patrick McDowell pleaded guilty to the court to First-Degree Murder, Injuring a Police Dog, and eight counts of Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer related to the 2021 murder of Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Joshua Moyers.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Michael Linkenauger was found guilty by a jury of four counts of Sexual Battery, Attempted Sexual Battery, and two counts of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation.