Two Summerfield men arrested after violent struggle with deputies
A pair of Summerfield men with criminal records were arrested when one stole a body cam while the other resisted deputies. Deputies got a call about 27-year-old Patrick Dale Ortwein on a black motorcycle at 9625 SE 160th Pl., Summerfield, at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Marion County...
Summerfield woman charged in alleged attack on lady cellmate
A Summerfield woman has been charged in an alleged attack on a lady cellmate at the Sumter County Detention Center. Lisa Marie Polito, 36, continued to be held this weekend at the jail following the attack earlier this month. Polito began arguing with her cellmate on Oct. 17, according to...
Smoking device and meth fall out of driver’s boot during traffic stop
A Leesburg man was arrested on drug charges after a smoking device and meth fell out of his shoe during a search. A deputy observed 31-year-old Melvin Daniel Angle driving a white Ford truck without its headlights on in inclement weather in Leesburg at 5:50 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, according to an arrest report from the...
Central Florida Woman Convicted of Killing Father of Her Child
A Central Florida woman was convicted of killing the father of her child. After a full-week trial and six hours of deliberation, a Volusia County jury recently found defendant Jasmoray Baugh guilty of Manslaughter with a Firearm. Baugh sent the father of her child a text message threatening to put...
Driver arrested after ditching suspicious container near Walmart in The Villages
A Fruitland Park man was arrested after ditching a suspicious container while driving near a Walmart in The Villages. A deputy observed 25-year-old Teryl J’Mari Robinson driving a white Ford passenger eastbound on County Road 466A around 11:55 p.m. Thursday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County...
Homeless man receiving treatment at behavioral center allegedly attacks fellow patient
A homeless man was arrested for battery after taking his frustration out on another patient at Lifestream Behavioral Center. Officers responded to Lifestream Behavioral Center, located at 2020 Tally Road, regarding a battery around 1:20 p.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police...
Bond revoked for Il Villagio owner accused of ripping off elderly gamblers
Bond has been revoked for the owner of Il Villagio, who has been accused of ripping off elderly gamblers. Rima Ray, 44, of St. Augustine, was being held without bond this weekend at the Sumter County Detention Center. She is accused of extracting millions of dollars through the illegal gambling establishment on U.S....
Florida families line up for free meals as government shutdown drags on
The parking lot filled early Saturday as 600 families in Central Florida waited for something many of them had never needed before: free food. Osceola County Commissioner Brandon Arrington watched cars snake through the holiday food drive this busy weekend, knowing each one held a story of struggle made worse by the...
White Chevrolet truck seen leaving fatal hit-and-run in Ocala
Law enforcement authorities are asking the public for help in identifying the owner of a 2011 Chevrolet truck who was responsible for fatally striking a pedestrian near Interstate 75 in Ocala on Thursday evening. In an update on the case published by the Ocala Police Department, authorities say that the...
Suspected drunk driver found passed out in AT&T parking lot
A Leesburg man was arrested for driving under the influence after being found unconscious in an AT&T parking lot. An officer spotted 68-year-old Charles Mario Foster in a white 2010 Toyota Prius sitting in the middle of the AT&T parking lot, located at 610 N 14th St., around 3:10 a.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest...
