March 28, 2025Alleged gunmen arrested in slaying of 7-year-old boyThe two 17-year-olds are the last of six people arrested in the slaying of Breon Allen Jr. in January.…By Dan Scanlan
March 7, 2025Documents contradict prosecutor’s statements in Bridegan murder caseA witness’s claims of innocence were never disclosed to defendants, new documents show.…By Anne Schindler
February 7, 2025Prosecutors say they discussed ‘nothing’ with witness after he alleged ‘false testimony’Prosecutors say nothing came of a meeting with a witness who said he gave “false testimony” in the Bridegan murder…By Anne Schindler
February 6, 2025Star witness recants testimony in Bridegan murder caseHenry Tennon stated during a court hearing that he wanted to recant his testimony in the high-profile slaying of Jared…By Anne Schindler
January 2, 2025Jacksonville ends 2024 with record low homicidesMurders, manslaughters and justifiable homicides fell by more than half last year, records show.…By Dan Scanlan
December 19, 2024Babysitter gets 17 years for infant’s death in hot carBaker County babysitter Rhonda Jewell said she forgot she left the 10-month-old girl in her car until five hours later.…By Dan Scanlan
December 17, 2024Jury recommends life sentence for husband in murder plotJerry Burns was convicted of plotting the slaying of his wife, who was stabbed 39 times.…By Dan Scanlan
December 13, 2024Husband convicted in wife’s murder-for-hire killingJerry Burns faces the death penalty after he was convicted of arranging his wife’s murder.…By Marcela Camargo - News4Jax and Tarik Minor - News4Jax
December 10, 2024Arrest made in 39-year-old Camden County murdersA Camden County church deacon and his wife were shot to death during a Bible study class. The wrong man…By Dan Scanlan
October 17, 2024Jury recommends life sentence for Clay County contractorContractor Corey Binderim was convicted of killing Susan Mauldin of Fleming Island in October 2019.…By Dan Scanlan
July 15, 2024Police reopen 34-year-old case of skeleton found in woodsCold case detectives say the man was never identified and there was no evidence of who killed him,.…By Dan Scanlan
May 20, 2024Sheriff Office reexamines teenage girls’ slayingsNo leads ever emerged in the shootings of Jazmine Shelton, 13, and Megan Simmons, 14, on Aug. 10, 2013.…By Dan Scanlan
April 8, 2024ICARE lays murder toll at sheriff’s doorstepICARE again implored Sheriff T.K. Waters to adopt the Group Violence Intervention program to stem murders in Jacksonville.…By Dan Scanlan
November 16, 2023Defense wants prosecutors removed in Bridegan murderDefense attorneys say prosecutors violated attorney-client privilege for two people accused of plotting Jared Bridegan’s slaying.…By Dan Scanlan