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State of Florida v. Jeffrey Cullen Summers

Press Release | January 14, 2026

After a two-day trial, a Volusia County jury found defendant Jeffrey Summers guilty as charged of Traveling to Meet a Minor,…

State of Florida v. Talia Monique Nelson

Press Release | January 5, 2026

During a hearing this morning, defendant Talia Nelson entered no contest pleas to Aggravated Manslaughter of a Child and Agg…

State of Florida v. Lemar Beasley

Press Release | December 18, 2025

State Attorney R.J. Larizza filed the notice of intent to seek the death penalty against defendant Lemar Beasley today. The …

State of Florida v. Michael Anthony McNeal

Press Release | December 17, 2025

After a three-day trial, a Putnam County jury found defendant Michael McNeal guilty of Aggravated Fleeing or Attempting to E…

State of Florida v. James Tyler Melady

Press Release | December 11, 2025

After a three-day trial, a Flagler County jury found defendant James Melady guilty of Sexual Battery by person 18 years or o…

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Volusia County Defendant Convicted of Two Counts of Capital Sexual Battery

After a two-day trial, a Volusia County jury found defendant Steven Cribb guilty as charged of two counts of Sexual Battery

Officer Jason Raynor Act Signed into Florida Law

Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 156, the Officer Jason Raynor Act, into law on Tuesday morning. The law establishes

State of Florida v. Eric Bartolozzi

During a hearing on Wednesday, defendant Eric Bartolozzi entered a no contest plea to Misappropriation Construction Funds $1

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State Attorney R.J. Larizza honored the legacy of the four former State Attorneys who served Florida’s Seventh Judicial Circuit by hanging their portraits at the S. James Foxman Justice Center in Daytona Beach.

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State Attorney R.J. Larizza filed the notice of intent to seek the death penalty in Edgewater Police Officer David Jewell’s murder.