KEYS MAN SENTENCED FOLLOWING 2024 TRAFFIC STOP THAT LED TO METHAMPHETAMINE DISCOVERY

The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office announced that Adam Thomas Montgomery was sentenced following a plea of no contest to possession of methamphetamine with...

NAPLES TEEN FACING CHARGES AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY THREATENED JUVENILE’S LIFE

A 13-year-old from Naples was arrested on March 20 after he allegedly sent another juvenile an image of a rifle on TikTok while threatening...

FORMER DEPUTY SENTENCED FOR RECORDING EX-GIRLFRIEND AND BOYFRIEND, MISUSING COMPUTER

The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office announced that Alexander Morales, 27, was sentenced after entering a plea resolving charges stemming from an April 2024...

WASHINGTON WOMAN FACING CHARGES FOLLOWING PURSUIT IN THE LOWER KEYS

A 44-year-old Spokane, Washington woman was arrested on March 14 after she allegedly fled from the Monroe County sheriff’s office on U.S. 1.   Just before...

DEPUTIES ARREST THREE AFTER WOMAN REMOVES UNDERWEAR, MEN BECOME BELLIGERENT AT RESORT

Three unpaying guests at a Key Largo Resort were arrested during the early morning of March 7 after they reportedly caused a scene. Monroe County...

JURY CONVICTS MIAMI MAN IN VIOLENT HUMAN SMUGGLING SCHEME FROM CUBA TO KEY LARGO

A federal jury in Miami convicted 32-year-old Victor Rafael Arcia Albeja, of Miami, on Feb. 20 for his role in a violent human smuggling...

DISPUTE BETWEEN MOM AND SWORD-WIELDING SON ON STOCK ISLAND LEADS TO ARRESTS

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said one of the most wanted drug offenders in the Keys was arrested Monday. It all began when a 911...

FORMER FIREFIGHTER GETS 18-MONTH PRISON SENTENCE

Former Key West firefighter Vincent Vega was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to felony charges of possessing an illegal...

STOCK ISLAND MAN CONVICTED OF BEATING GIRLFRIEND TO DEATH

A Key West jury last week convicted Stock Island resident Delmon Washington, 48, of second-degree murder, ruling that Washington had beaten his girlfriend, Latisha...

TALLAHASSEE MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY CLONING CREDIT CARDS, STEALING MONEY FROM SEVEN LOCAL RESIDENTS

An investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office into stolen credit cards in multiple Florida counties led to the arrest of a 46-year-old Tallahassee...