Office Of The State Attorney
R.J. Larizza, 7th Judicial Circuit

Office Of The State Attorney
R.J. Larizza, 7th Judicial Circuit

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Press Release | August 19, 2025
The Putnam County Grand Jury heard the case of Logan Bangart today. The defendant is accused of sexually abusing a child vic…
Press Release | August 15, 2025
Volusia County Defendant Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder…
Press Release | July 31, 2025
During a hearing this morning, defendant Walter Russell was sentenced to 50 years in prison. He pleaded no contest in March …
Press Release | July 24, 2025
After a three-day trial, a Putnam County jury found defendant John Hudson guilty as charged of three counts of Sexual Batter…
Press Release | July 22, 2025
After a two-day trial, a St. Johns County jury found defendant Joshua Blackwelder guilty as charged of Soliciting a Child or…

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State of Florida v. Lawrence Achille Lacourse

After a two-day trial and only 26 minutes of deliberation, a Putnam County jury found defendant Lawrence Lacourse guilty as

State of Florida v. Kenneth Ricardo Ross Jr.

After a two-day trial, a Volusia County jury found defendant Kenneth Ross guilty of Trafficking in Fentanyl, Possession of O

Three Volusia County Defendants Indicted by the Grand Jury

State Attorney R.J. Larizza filed the notice of intent to seek the death penalty against defendant Eduardo Labrada Machado t