In the News

As Northeast Florida continues to rebuild and regroup following Hurricane Irma, law enforcement in Duval, Clay, and Nassau counties are partnering with the Fourth Circuit State Attorney’s Office to enhance efforts to arrest and prosecute individuals who used the storm as a backdrop to commit crimes of opportunity.

The State Attorney’s Office will be open Thursday, Sept. 14, following several days of closure due to the effects of Hurricane Irma.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that 16 new Assistant State Attorneys have joined Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Timothy D. Burroughs, 34, of Jacksonville, was found guilty by a jury of Dealing in Stolen Property and False Verification of Ownership on a Pawnbroker Transaction Form.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces today that Joshua Council, 29, of Jacksonville, was found guilty by a jury of Attempted Murder in the First Degree.

This week marked the start of school for many children in Northeast Florida — and the State Attorney’s Office ensured many kids began the year off right.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces the Honorable James H. Daniel sentenced Quintae Davouris Hudson, 27, of Jacksonville, to Life Without Parole in Florida State Prison for First-Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit First-Degree Murder, three counts of Tampering with a Witness, Directing the Activities of a Gang, and Shooting or Throwing Deadly Missiles.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces the return by a grand jury of indictments charging five defendants with First-Degree Murder. The State is seeking the death penalty on two defendants, both of whom are alleged to have murdered elderly family members.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson announces that Ronald Lee Coleman, 58, of Jacksonville, was found guilty by a jury of two counts of Sexual Battery. Coleman now faces a maximum of Life in Florida State Prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled before the Honorable Linda F. McCallum for the week of Sept. 18, 2017.

State Attorney Melissa Nelson today announces the Honorable Angela M. Cox sentenced Dreshawn Tony Perry, 23, of Jacksonville to 45 years in Florida State Prison for two counts of Attempted Manslaughter with a Firearm, one count of Shooting or Throwing Deadly Missiles, and one count of Possession of a Firearm by an Adjudicated Delinquent.