Marion County Man Pleads No Contest To Soliciting A Child After Undercover Operation
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A 57-year-old Marion County man, Richard Logsdon, pleaded no contest Wednesday to a charge of soliciting a child for unlawful sexual conduct using a computer. Representing himself during a jury trial, Logsdon was sentenced by Judge Barbara Kissner-Kwatkosky to five years in the Florida...
Villager sues local church over alleged slip-and-fall on uneven walkway
A Villager who was attending a concert at a local church claims she was permanently injured after she allegedly tripped and fell on an uneven walkway near the parking lot. Attorneys representing Joan P. Arsenault filed the complaint against North Lake Presbyterian Church, Inc., in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of...
Cook at Maryland Fried Chicken in Leesburg arrested for allegedly choking girlfriend
A Leesburg man was arrested for battery after allegedly strangling his girlfriend in front of her apartment complex. Officers responded to the parking lot of Pat’s Sales, located at 1095 N 14th St., regarding a battery around 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police...
Parking Patrol documents Bad Parking at Lake Sumter Landing
A member of the Parking Patrol was on duty when it spotted two instances of Bad Parking at Lake Sumter Landing. Share your Bad Parking photos at [email protected]
Mexican National Indicted For Illegal Reentry By A Previously Deported Alien
Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the return of an indictment charging Rodrigo Trejo-Maldonado (30, Mexico) with illegal reentry by a previously deported alien. If convicted, Trejo-Maldonado faces a maximum penalty of two years in federal prison. According to court records,...
Over development in Ocala is a myth, just drive around
People are constantly complaining about over construction. You need to get out more. I drive 150 miles a day in Marion County. I see how beautiful this area is. The vast majority of the construction is along the State Road 200 corridor, within 2 or 3 miles north or south of it (not all, of course).
Driver with suspended license arrested in Oxford
A Spring Hill man was arrested for driving with a license that had just been suspended on Monday. A deputy observed 28-year-old Alexander Luis Ramos driving a red Dodge sedan with a temporary tag westbound in Oxford around 11:50 p.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office....
Marion man says he was trampled by large, drunk women skipping through Ocala bar
A Marion County man who was watching a concert at a pirate-themed bar in downtown Ocala claims he sustained serious injuries after he was allegedly trampled by two “intoxicated women” who were skipping “arm-in-arm” through the venue and “whose combined weight exceeded several hundred pounds.”
Ocala homeowners accuse D.R. Horton of costly construction deficiencies
An Ocala couple has sued D.R. Horton for a home they purchased in 2023, claiming their property’s value has been reduced dramatically due to the home’s shoddy construction, citing windows, overhangs, and other materials that were not properly installed, as well as a stucco system that is allegedly in violation of...
Newspaper delivery lady seeks refuge at RaceTrac from man with laser-pointing gun
A Lady Lake man was arrested after following a newspaper delivery lady on her route and pointing a gun with a laser at her. Deputies responded to RaceTrac, located at 324 U.S. Hwy. 27, Lady Lake, to meet with a woman who fled from an armed 42-year-old Ronald Lamar Jones around 3:10 a.m. Sunday, according to an arrest...
