In the News

A Duval County jury found Jerry Burns guilty of First-Degree Murder for the murder-for-hire of his wife Velvet Burns (pictured).

A Duval County jury found Dana Smith guilty of Second-Degree Murder; Tampering with Evidence; and Dealing in Stolen Property for a 2022 shooting.

A Duval County jury found Lionel Zecaja guilty of Armed Burglary; five counts of Attempted Second-Degree Murder; Aggravated Battery; and Shooting or Throwing Deadly Missiles for a 2020 shooting.

A Duval County jury found Giovanni Johnson guilty of Armed Burglary; Kidnapping with a Firearm; and two counts of Sexual Battery for a 2021 home invasion and rape of a University of North Florida student.

A Duval County jury found Matthew Gilchrist guilty of a 2020 Armed Robbery at a Jacksonville store.

A Clay County jury found William Burroughs guilty of Manslaughter with a Weapon; Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon; and Battery (Domestic).

A Duval County jury found Issac Partridge guilty of Attempted Second-Degree Murder and Shooting or Throwing Deadly Missiles for a 2022 road rage incident.

A jury found Michael Holdiness guilty of a 2020 murder where he shot and killed a man over an argument about cigarettes.

A Duval County jury found Alvin Gathers guilty of Aggravated Battery and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon for a 2023 shooting.

Omar Lewis was sentenced to life in Florida State Prison for the 2018 murder of 30-year-old Jessie Sumlar (pictured).