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News from the State Attorney's Office for Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit
July 6, 2023
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Zakariya Clarke pleaded guilty to Attempted First-Degree Murder and four counts of Coerce Commercial Sexual Activity for Human Trafficking.
June 27, 2023
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Roderick Fields pleaded guilty in open court to Second-Degree Murder with a Weapon, Arson, Burglary, and Grand Theft Auto.
June 22, 2023
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces the returns by a Duval County grand jury today of indictments charging two defendants with First-Degree Murder and one defendant with Murder by Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance.
June 22, 2023
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that a Duval County jury found Austin Walker guilty of Attempted First-Degree Murder, Armed Burglary with Assault or Battery, and Aggravated Assault.
June 21, 2023
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Danny Beard has pleaded guilty to Second-Degree Murder in the 2018 killing of Andrea Washington.
June 15, 2023
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that a Duval County jury found Edward Culbertson guilty of two counts of Capital Sexual Battery, one count of Attempted Capital Sexual Battery, one count of Lewd/Lascivious Molestation, one count of Lewd/Lascivious Conduct, one count of Lewd/Lascivious Exhibition, and one count of Showing Obscene Material to a Minor.
June 14, 2023
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that a Duval County jury has found George Prince Jr. guilty of two counts of First-Degree Murder for the October 2019 murder of Iyana McGraw and her baby.
June 9, 2023
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that a Duval County jury found Greggory James guilty of First-Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm by a Juvenile Delinquent. With the verdict, James faces a mandatory sentence of life in Florida State Prison. The Honorable Judge London Kite will formally sentence James at a future hearing.
May 31, 2023
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Chase Robison, Tarek Randolph, and Sydney Buhl pleaded guilty to multiple charges stemming from a deadly May 2022 shooting.
May 25, 2023
State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Honorable Judge Jeb Branham sentenced North Pridgen to 30 years in Florida State Prison for the murder of Teresa Gorczyca. Pridgen previously pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder at a Feb. 6, 2023, hearing.
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