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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 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 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 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 announces today that Brian Eugene Fogarty, 41, of Middleburg, pleaded guilty to a nine count information involving three counts of Kidnapping, two counts of Sexual Battery, one count of Home Invasion Robbery, one count of Grand Theft Auto, and two counts of Armed Robbery.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson today announces that the Honorable Linda F. McCallum sentenced Sion Khadeem Henry, 26, of Jacksonville to life in prison for two counts of Sexual Battery and one count Robbery following a sentencing hearing that took place March 31, 2017.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson today announces the filing of an information charging Ronnie Leon Hyde, 60, of Jacksonville Beach, with murder and multiple counts of possessing images depicting sexual conduct by children. If convicted on all counts, Hyde faces a maximum sentence of life plus 180 years.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Courtney Lamar Davis, 31, of Jacksonville, was found guilty by a jury of Second-Degree Murder, Abuse of a Dead Human Body, and Tampering with Evidence. Davis now faces a maximum of life in Florida State Prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled before the Honorable Angela M. Cox on April 10, 2017.