Duval County Jury Finds Coring Guilty of Armed Robbery of Gas Station
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News from the State Attorney's Office for Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit
A key tool in the fight against violent crime marks its 10th anniversary this year, and the office was honored to help commemorate the milestone with the first onsite meeting of the Crime Gun Intelligence Board.
The City of Jacksonville’s Victim Assistance Advisory Council honored Assistant State Attorney Caitlin Messinger and Pearline Watkins, the surviving victim in a murder case prosecuted by the office in 2025.
Skinner is an alumnus of the school and is in its Hall of Fame.
The ruling and fee award comes after a day-long hearing and success at the trial and appellate court levels.
The State Attorney’s Office hosted the 7th Annual Daniel E. Watts Outstanding Law Enforcement Officers (OLEO) Awards, a recognition of exceptional law enforcement work in agencies throughout Clay, Duval, and Nassau counties.
Two SAO4 prosecutors, Octavius Holliday and Marcus Isom, have been honored by The Florida Bar in two prestigious government award categories.
The State Attorney’s Office hosted the 6th annual Daniel E. Watts Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer (OLEO) Awards, a recognition of exceptional law enforcement work in agencies throughout Clay, Duval, and Nassau counties.
The Jacksonville Mayor’s Victim Assistance Advisory Council recognized outstanding individuals and organizations who went “above and beyond their daily responsibilities on behalf of crime victims and victims’ rights.”
Adair Newman was named Chief Assistant for the State Attorney’s Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit in 2024.
State Attorney Melissa Nelson is proud to announce the successful launch of the office’s enhanced victim notification pilot program, becoming just the second prosecutor’s office in the United States to utilize this innovative Versaterm SPIDR Tech system.
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