In the News

After a bench trial, the Honorable Lindsay Tygart found Jason Young guilty of three counts of Sexual Battery with Use of Force, False Imprisonment, and Battery by Strangulation for multiple rapes in 2024.

A Duval County jury found Enderson Hernandez Cruz guilty of Aggravated Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Law Enforcement for a 2023 police chase. 

A Clay County jury found Timothy Finley guilty of selling methamphetamine and using his cell phone to set up a drug deal.

A Duval County jury found Byron Holman guilty of Aggravated Battery for shooting his father during a fight.

A Duval County jury found Travarse Levy guilty of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon which stemmed from a traffic stop in 2024.

A Duval County jury found Shawnee Rochester guilty of holding a woman at gunpoint, robbing her, and posting private photos of her online.

The State Attorney’s Office hosted the 7^th 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.

William Broyles pleaded guilty to three counts of First-Degree Murder for the 2021 killing of his family.

A Duval County jury found Phillip Bylock guilty of Sexual Battery, three counts of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation, and Unnatural or Lascivious Act.

A Duval County jury found Carlos Lofton guilty of Aggravated Battery (Discharge of a Firearm Causing Great Bodily Harm) and Attempted Armed Robbery for a 2023 shooting outside a Jacksonville laundromat.