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Palm Coast Man Accused of Shooting Into a Neighbor’s House Wants to Go Home. Judge Swiftly Says No.

August 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Jamal Nejame in 2011, when he was riding high as a candidate for office in Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

The swiftness of Circuit Judge Terence Perkins’s decision, paired with the brief but wrenching testimony of one of the victims, was a passing illustration of how the casualness of gun wielding in a county where almost a fifth of adult residents have a concealed weapon permit at times results in severe consequences–and potentially deadly incidents, with continuing ramifications for all involved. 

Man Who Killed Flagler Sheriff’s Deputy Chuck Sease in 2003 Wants Clemency, Half-Way of 35-Year Prison Sentence

August 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Deputy Charles Sease's name is one of five law enforcement officers' names engraved on the Flagler County Sheriff's memorial to the fallen, and the last officer to die from a hostile act in Flagler, in 2003. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly and State Attorney R.J. Larizza have written the state clemency board stern letters opposing any commutation of sentence for Bruce Grove, the now-46-year-old former Palm Coast resident serving 35 years in prison for the killing of Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy Charles “Chuck” Sease in 2003 as Grove was eluding other deputies in a chase.

Judge Will Weigh DeSantis Order Banning Mask Mandates in Schools

August 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A Leon County circuit judge has scheduled a hearing Friday in a lawsuit filed by parents challenging an executive order by Gov. Ron DeSantis that seeks to prevent school districts from requiring students to wear masks during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Flagler Commissioners Want to Cut Tax Rate, Give Sheriff 15 Deputies And Force Staff to Cut $2 Million in County Services

August 9, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

County Administrator Heidi Petito tried to defend her budget today. Some of the commissioners want it to subsidize the budgets of the sheriff, of the clerk of court and other constitutional officers.

A majority of Flagler county commissioners ignored their administrator’s and finance director’s numbers and proposals today and told their staff to find ways to cut $2 million from the county’s own budget while ensuring that the sheriff and other constitutional officers, such as the clerk of court and supervisor of elections, get all the budget increases they’re asking for.

A Trip Between ‘Friends’ Through Palm Coast Turns Into a Carjacking, and an Arrest on 1st Degree Felony Charge

August 9, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Stephen Morel on the side of I-95 during a traffic stop with Flagler County Sheriff's deputies. (FCSO)

Stephen Morel, 36, was driving with a friend through Palm Coast when the car overheated, and Morel got upset that the driver pulled over, so Morel allegedly carjacked the vehicle, and was soon afteward arrested at the Flagler-St. Johns County line.

A Flagler Beach Man Is Accused of Statutory Rape of a Minor Visiting Flagler

August 6, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Justin Wallace

Justin M. Wallace, a 21-year-old new Flagler resident, from Massachusetts, faces three second-degree felony counts involving a minor who’d been visiting Flagler Beach with her parents.

Flagler County Fire Rescue Lt. Andrew Keppler of Storied Local Family of Firefighters Retires

August 6, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Andrew and John Keppler III. (Flagler County)

Fire Rescue Lt. Andrew Keppler recently retired after a 28-year career that began in 1993 with the St. John’s Park Volunteer Fire Department, which is now Flagler County Station 71.

Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Locating Fugitive in Grand Theft Case

August 5, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The suspect is identified as Eugenio Gonzalez-Merlo.

The FCSO General Assignment Unit obtained an arrest warrant for Gonzalez-Merlo. Gonzalez- Merlo has a criminal history in Duval County. He’s been previously charged with Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle and Resisting Officer Without Violence.

Robert Batie, Accused Rapist of 16-Year-Old Patient, Was Employed By Practice Working With Flagler Schools

August 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Robert Batie. (Volusia County Branch Jail)

Therapist Robert Batie was arrested on four charges of molesting and raping a 16-year-old patient at his office on Hargrove Grade in Palm Coast. He had worked with Palm Coast Counseling, engaged by Flagler schools since 2020 to provide mental health services to students at the practice or elsewhere.

James Harris of Jimmy’s Hang 10 Will Remain in Jail Pending Trial as Judge Denies Motion for Bond

August 3, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

James Harris appearing by video link from the county jail in a bond hearing this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

Circuit Judge Terence Perkins this afternoon denied a motion by James Harris’s attorney to release Harris from jail, on bond, pending trial on three charges of molestation involving his stepdaughter over what she says is a period of five years. She is 14. Harris is the 61-year-old owner of Jimmy’s Hang 10, the Flagler Beach restaurant, who was arrested on July 2.

A Man Is Killed in 2-Car Crash on Royal Palms Parkway at Point Pleasant Drive

August 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The Accura flipped on Royal Palms Parkway just past Point Pleasant Drive at midday Monday. (© FlaglerLive)

A two-vehicle crash just past midday at Royal Palms Parkway and Point Pleasant Drive in Palm Coast resulted in the death of one of the drivers, according to authorities. The Palm Coast Fire Police shut down Royal Palms Parkway at Belle Terre Parkway to the west and Town Center Boulevard to the east.

Crisis at the Border: Sheriff Staly’s On-the-Ground Report on a ‘Failed Immigration Policy’ Affecting All Communities

August 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 55 Comments

Migrants that have crossed the Rio Grande surrender to U.S. Border Patrol near an area known as Rincon. From here they will be transported to a processing center. (CBP)

Earlier this month Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly took part in a fact-finding trip along the Texas side of the border with Mexico with several other law enforcement officials and U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla. “The border crisis,” he argues, “is coming to you whether you like it or not.”

Changing Crime Reporting Practices to Do Less Harm

July 31, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The reporting of crime stories can be unnecessarily harmful when highlighting a passing arrest that has few ramifications or follow-ups. (© FlaglerLive)

Acknowledging that journalism can inflict wounds unnecessarily, AP will no longer name those arrested for minor crimes when the news service is unlikely to cover the story’s subsequent developments. Often, such stories’ publication hinges on an odd or entertaining quirk, and the names are irrelevant. Yet, the ramifications can loom large and be long-lasting for the persons named.

Sheriff’s K-9 Unit Named Trailing Team of the Year For 2nd Year in a Row

July 31, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

K9 Holmes. (FCSO)

K-9 Holmes joined the FCSO in April of 2018 and began working with Commander Gimbel. The K-9 Unit made national news after FCSO requested the help of the community in naming the first bloodhound the Agency has had in decades.

63-Year-Old Palm Coast Man Dies in 2-Vehicle Crash at West Hampton Drive and Pine Lakes Parkway

July 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The crash took place at the intersection of Pine Lakes Parkway and West Hampton Drive in palm Coast Wednesday afternoon. (Google)

A 63-year-old Palm Coast resident died in a two-vehicle car crash at West Hampton Drive and Pine Lakes Parkway just past 3 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The death, however, appears to have been the result of a heart attack.

17 Cats and Dogs Rescued from Near-Death in U-Haul Truck; Two Owners Face Animal Cruelty Charges

July 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

One of the rescued dogs. (FCSO)

Jason Donellan-Sparks, 29, and Shawna Doud, 23, were traveling in a U-Haul from Tennessee when they parked in Palm Coast Wednesday morning and a witness noticed the condition of the animals in back of the truck, alerting sheriff’s deputies.

Seminole Woods Man, 26, Arrested on Aggravated Domestic Violence Charge After Beating and Terrorizing Mom

July 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Oleksandr Podolskyy complied only reluctantly when deputies showed up with an arrest warrant on Wednesday. (© FlaglerLive via FCSO video)

Oleksandr Podolskyy, a 26-year-old resident of Seminole Woods in Palm Coast, is at the Flagler County jail on two felony counts, including aggravated domestic assault, following a violent ordeal through which he allegedly humiliated, threatened and repeatedly beat his mother, days after firing off weapons in his yard.

Domestic Violence 911 Calls Increased During Lockdown, but Police Reports and Arrests Declined

July 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Bullying and abusive words are domestic violence. (Jane Fox)

Stay-at-home orders disrupted traditional abuse-detection processes and support systems. A real increase in domestic violence indicates that this disruption occurred at a particularly damaging time. Better measures need to be put in place in order to protect victims during future outbreaks and keep everyone safe during lockdowns.

Year-Long Cabal of Claims Against Holland Comes Down to Wrist-Slap Over 2 Errant Emails as Ethics Commission Rules

July 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Milissa Holland in her last public appearance as mayor outside of a council meeting, on May 14, at the opening of the splash pad at the park named after her father. (© FlaglerLive)

A 15-month drumbeat of sound and fury over allegations of corruption, cover-ups, cabals and criminal acts, a drumbeat that influenced two elections, a city manager’s career and the mayor’s own, among others, tarnishing the reputation of a leading private company in the county, came down to a minor rebuke over an email misuse Holland long ago acknowledged and apologized for. Nothing else.

Florida Sheriffs Task Force “Operation Breaking Chains” Nets 363 Arrests in 16 Counties

July 27, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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“Amplifying the safety on our roads and waterways is crucial for all Floridians, including our children, and those who visit the Sunshine State,” said FSA President and Gilchrist County Sheriff Bobby Schultz. “The dedicated enforcement of state laws that deal with businesses suspected of human trafficking and online operations will help to keep us all safe.”

Same Suicidal Teen Who Teetered on Palm Coast Parkway Overpass in June Tries Again, and Is Again Stopped

July 26, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The girl's rescue, for the second time in five weeks. (FCSO)

The 17-year-old girl who caught Palm Coast’s attention on June 20 when she walked outside the grille of the Palm Coast Parkway overpass above I-95 and threatened to jump was again on the overpass just past noon today, and was again rescued by firefighters and law enforcement after a 45-minute ordeal.

Flagler Records 99 Covid Infections Sunday, County Jail Outbreak Hits 37, AdventHealth Palm Coast Has 45 Hospitalized

July 26, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Empty beds in Florida hospitals are becoming a rare sight as Covid's delta variant continues to hospitalize patients in record numbers, including 45 today at AdventHospital Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

The numbers across the community continue to point toward more gravity than relief, with infections still on the upswing, with few people and fewer organizations–including governments–returning to safety protocols essential to slowing the spread, such as masking and social distancing.

As Flagler Beach Grapples with Tawdry Pro-Trump Gatherings, City’s Wink to Surveillance Cameras Raises Questions

July 23, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 108 Comments

The weekly demonstrators are giving Flagler Beach a black eye. (© FlaglerLive via Facebook)

The weekly pro-Trump demonstrations featuring profane language in the heart of Flagler Beach has city commissioners concerned about the city’s image and the administration and police eying surveillance cameras they insist will not target the demonstrators, but be used as a tool in case of criminal activity. Others see a Pandora’s box.

Jamal Nejame, Ex-Flagler Beach Candidate, Arrested on Felony Charge of Shooting Into House With Children

July 23, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Jamal K. Nejame.

Jamal K. Nejame, 72, a three-time candidate for mayor and city commission in Flagler Beach, where he was known as Jamie, was arrested on a felony charge of shooting into a dwelling. It is the third time Nejame has been charged criminally in Flagler in the last 12 years.

17-Year-Old Lifeguard in Flagler Beach Is Seriously Injured in Diving Accident While Training

July 21, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Lifeguards routinely train in Flagler Beach. The above is a file photo. (© FlaglerLive)

A 17-year-old lifeguard was seriously injured during training on the beach around 2nd Street South in Flagler Beach Monday morning, injuring his spine. The lifeguards were practicing dolphin dives into the surf, running in from the beach, a routine exercise. 

Former Florida Chief Justice Kogan: Why Florida Should Abolish the Death Penalty

July 19, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

gerald kogan death penalty

In a compelling new interview conducted by attorney and filmmaker Ted Corless, the late Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald Kogan lists the numerous reasons why he believed Florida’s death penalty should be abolished.

Contrary to Viral Posts, Head Injury to 13-Year-Old Boy in Palm Coast’s R-Section Attributed to a Fall

July 17, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

The picture that accompanied the viral social media posts about the boy reportedly injuried in a fall in Palm Coast's R-Section Friday afternoon. It isn't clear who took the picture, though one of the posts attributes it to a 'charge nurse,' which would be unusual.

A social media post that went viral about a 13-year-old boy getting severely hurt near Rymfire Elementary Friday was traced to an injury to Jacob D. Pelton, a resident of Palm Coast’s P Section, who told authorities he fell off his bike, but in murky circumstances.

FPC’s Shauntiana Stafford, 17, Killed Herself in 2019. Her Mother is Suing Flagler Schools, Charging Wrongful Death

July 15, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Shauntiana Autrice Stafford was a student at Flagler Palm Coast High School. She was 17. (Facebook)

Seemingly the first such lawsuit in recent decades in Flagler, the case opens a rare window into bullying issues behind normally restrictive student privacy laws, potentially revealing in detail the psychological and mental context of a student in the weeks and months leading up to her death, her relationship with school staffers, and the district’s responses in all its intricacies.

Their Boat Sank in Minutes 10 Miles Offshore of Flagler Beach: How 4 Men and 2 Boys Kept Their Cool Until Rescued

July 14, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

They floated for 15 to 20 minutes before another fishing boat spotted them. The sixth member of the group is in the water, not visible. (Jason Arnett)

A group of six Palm Coast boaters off on a snapper fishing trip Saturday (July 10) rapidly sank two hours into their trip, 10 miles offshore. Quick action, level heads and a series of fortunate events led to their rescue by another fishing boat, then the Coast Guard. here’s their story.

Palm Coast’s Joseph Carroll, 42, Indicted on 1st Degree Murder in Overdose Death of Michael Burnett Jr.

July 14, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Joseph Carroll, 42, and Allyson Bennett, 39, are accused of selling the drugs that killed Michael Burnett Jr. in 2018. Bennett this week pleaded to manslaughter, and faces up to 15 years in prison. Carroll was indicted on the first-degree murder charge, a capital felony, on Tuesday.

Michael Burnett Jr. was 31 when he overdosed on drugs allegedly sold to him by Joseph Carroll, 42, and Allyson Bennett, 39, in 2018. Bennett this week pleaded to manslaughter, and faces up to 15 years in prison. Carroll was indicted on the first-degree murder charge, a capital felony, on Tuesday.

Palm Coast Fire Department and Mayor Recognize Firefighters who Saved Teen

July 13, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Members of the Palm Coast Fire Department who took part in the rescue on June 20. (Palm Coast)

The Palm Coast Fire Department (PCFD) recently recognized the efforts of firefighters for their actions in helping to save the life of a juvenile who had climbed onto the overpass of Palm Coast Parkway & I-95 bridge on Father’s Day. The teen was having a mental health crisis and was a threat to herself.

Sheriff Requests 10 Additional Deputies for Palm Coast, a 28% Policing Budget Increase Posing Dilemma for City

July 13, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

The sheriff's appearance before the Palm Coast City Council this morning. (Palm Coast)

The Sheriff is asking for 10 deputies from Palm Coast and 15 from the county in line with a staffing analysis he commissioned last year. But Palm Coast’s budget for next year includes other costly priorities and assumes a slight tax increase as it is. The Sheriff’s request is complicating the city’s math and council members’ already strained dynamics.

When It Absolutely, Positively Doesn’t Have to Lead to This: Gun-Toting Road Rage Incident Lands Man in Jail

July 12, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Derek Wilson. (FCSO)

A 32-year-old delivery driver for FedEx was making deliveries in Palm Coast Thursday afternoon when, passing by the Brass Tap in the Island Walk shopping center, his way was blocked by another vehicle idled in the middle of the road. The man blocking his way then allegedly flashed a gun.

As Condo Tower Death Toll Reaches 90, Renner Says No Need for Immediate Changes to Building Codes

July 12, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Rep. Paul Renner. (© FlaglerLive)

Rep. Paul Renner, a Palm Coast Republican set to take over as House speaker following the 2022 elections, pointed to the inability of the Champlain Towers South condo association to quickly address safety and structural repairs needed for the once 12-story building.

Councilman Barbosa Under Federal Investigation Following Allegation of Kidnapping and Extortion; Sheriff’s Investigation Deems Him a Fugitive

July 9, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 132 Comments

Victor Barbosa was elected to the Palm Coast City Council last year and is running for the County Commission in 2022. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast City Council member Victor Barbosa may be a fugitive from justice in Costa Rica, where he has been “considered armed and dangerous on the charge of Kidnapping,” according to Flagler County Sheriff Chief Dan Engert, who has requested that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigate the matter.

James Harris, Accused of Molesting Girl For 5 Years, Is Seeking Bond Waiver and Release from Jail

July 9, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

James Edwin Harris.

James Edwin Harris, the 61-year-old owner of Jimmy’s Hang Ten restaurant arrested a week ago on charges that he’d been molesting his step-daughter, has filed for a motion to be released from jail without a bond.

Flagler Sheriff’s Deputy Lentino Suspended Pending Investigation into Dating Violence Involving 21-Year-Old Woman

July 8, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff's deputy Robert Lentino started with the agency in February 2018. Shoirtly afterward, he appeared in a brief video profile issued by the agency.

Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy Robert Lentino, 26, who has been with the agency three years, was relieved of duty–with pay–just before noon today pending an investigation of an allegation of dating violence against his 21-year-old girlfriend.

Florida Supreme Court Will Not Hear Constitutional Challenge to Mask Mandate

July 6, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Florida Supreme Court declined to take up a constitutional challenge to Palm Beach County’s decision last year to require people to wear masks during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jimmy’s Hang Ten Restaurant Owner Jim Harris Charged With Molesting 14-Year-Old Girl

July 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 53 Comments

James Edwin Harris.

James “Jimmy” Edwin Harris, the 61-year-old owner of Jimmy’s Hang Ten, the restaurant in Flagler Beach, was arrested on late Friday night on two counts of molesting an under-age girl. He’s being held at the Flagler County jail on no bond. 

Life in Prison for Leon Wiley for Attempting to ‘Erase’ Step-Daughter Through 6 Years of Depraved Abuse and Sadism

July 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Leon Norman Wiley today at his sentencing. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. (© FlaglerLive)

55-year-old Leon Norman Wiley Jr.’s three-hour sentencing hearing today included victim impact statements of shattering details from the step-daughter he’d raped, impregnated and pimped out since she was 12, from her mother, and even from Wiley’s own parents, who had no illusions about the crimes he’d committed, though they asked for some mercy.

13-Year-Old Soccer Player Files Suit Against Florida’s Just-Enacted Ban on Transgender Girl Athletes

June 30, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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A 13-year-old Broward County soccer player and her parents are challenging a a new state law that bans transgender female athletes from participating on girls’ and women’s sports teams, arguing that it is unconstitutional and “ignores basic medical science” about trans students.

William Kitts, Troubled Man With Arrest on Grave Charge, and a Few Lenient Breaks, Arrested Again

June 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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William Kitts had a charge of raping an incapacitated underage girl reduced to child abuse and was recently rearrested over a confrontation at a Flagler Beach restaurant. On Monday, he admitted to stealing a car from a 7-Eleven, where the owner had run in to get a drink.

Leon Wiley Admits He Raped His Minor Step-Daughter for Years But Says Jury Was Wrong to Convict Him

June 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Leon Norman Wiley in court this afternoon. The judge denied a motion for a new trial. (© FlaglerLive)

Leon Norman Wiley Jr., 54, was found guilty by a jury of raping his stepdaughter since she was 12, but he argued today that he was owed a new trial because none of the abuse took place in Flagler County. The judge rejected the argument. Wiley is to be sentenced Friday to what may amount to life in prison.

86-Year-Old Woman Refuses to Sign Over Deed to Her House, so Granddaughter Abandons Her in Palm Coast

June 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Amber Lynn Dodd in court on April 11, 2022. (© FlaglerLive)

Amber Lynn Dodd, a 26-year-old Deltona woman who abandoned her 86-year-old grandmother at a Palm Coast gas station late Saturday night and drove on, is now facing a felony elderly neglect charge, though she has not been arrested.

Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 22 1/2 Years in Prison for Murder of George Floyd

June 25, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A crowd outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on April 20, less than two hours before the Chauvin verdict was announced. (Chad Davis)

The sentencing marks a significant milestone in the effort to get justice for Floyd, who died begging for his life under Chauvin’s knee for more than 9 minutes on Memorial Day 2020. Three other officers present also face charges in Floyd’s death, with trials scheduled for next year.

County Administrator May Have to Pay Sheriff’s Lunch Back as Operations Center Is Again Delayed, Almost a Year

June 24, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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The opening of the 51,000-square-foot facility is now seen no earlier than the end of 2022, instead of next November. By then, the sheriff will have been exiled from the former Sheriff’s Operations Center on State Road 100 for almost four and a half years–longer than a full term in office.

Veni Vidi Vinci: Flagler Beach Detective Is Named Officer of the Year by Florida Police Chiefs Association

June 24, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Flagler Beach Police detective Rosanne Vinci (Flagler Beach PD)

Flagler Beach Police detective Rosanna Vinci, on the job at the city for seven years, is the Florida Police Chiefs Association winner of the Lee McGehee Award for small Law Enforcement agencies statewide. The Flagler Beach City Commission will recognize Vinci at its meeting this evening, at 5:30 p.m., the association will do so next week.

Three 14-Year-Old Boys Arrested on Grand Theft Charge; Car Owner Had Left Key in Glove Box

June 23, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

The three boys, likely seeking a familiar place, drove the car into Holland Park after spotting a sheriff's patrol car nearby. (© FlaglerLive)

Three 14-year-old Palm Coast boys were arrested early Monday morning at Holland Park and charged with grand theft auto, a felony, after they admitted to stealing a car from a Cole Place driveway. The owner of the car had left the key in the glovebox.

Florida Prisons Want to Ban Most ‘Routine’ Mail, Replacing It with Communal Email. Families Are Outraged.

June 23, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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Florida prison officials’ plan to replace prisoners’ “routine” mail with digitized versions viewed on tablet computers or communal kiosks has sparked an outcry among inmates’ families and advocates, who argue that preserving bonds with loved ones while prisoners are locked up dramatically increases later chances of success on the outside.

No Acquittal This Time for For L’Darius Smith as Jury Convicts Him of Aggravated Assault in Race-Tinged Confrontation

June 23, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

L'Darius Smith after the verdict with his attorney, Assistant Public Defender Regina Nunnally, and Greg Weston, a sheriff's deputy. (© FlaglerLive)

Two brothers, 63 and 59, had allegedly called L’Darius Smith the N word in a confrontation that began with one of the men complimenting him for his Batman jacket. He picked up a baseball bat–and a conviction for aggravated assault that may now send him to prison. Four years ago he was acquitted of charges of molesting his sisters when they were young children. He still faces a burglary charge.

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