Ocala FL

An Ocala man with a prior battery conviction was arrested for allegedly attacking his wife inside their home after she refused to go to Chili’s for dinner. On Friday, October 3, the female victim contacted the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and advised that her husband, 56-year-old Jerome Shannon Valila, had battered...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Fort Lauderdale man is accused of an armed carjacking in Central Florida. Volusia County deputies say 34-year-old Grant Hagood-James ordered a victim out of his car at gunpoint Monday night, and then took off with the car. The carjacking led to a chase, and...

A Lady Lake man was arrested after a deputy found marijuana in his vehicle during a traffic stop in The Villages. A deputy saw 22-year-old Tyler Matthew Mcree, who lives in the Parker at East Village apartments near BJ’s Wholesale, in a black Hyundai passenger car headed east toward Buena Vista Boulevard around 9:20...

An unwelcome visitor was arrested after he was caught on surveillance at a church in Leesburg. A deputy responded to Midway Baptist Church, located at 32707 Blossom Lane, Leesburg, regarding a trespass complaint around 10:25 a.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The 352’s annual cavalcade of pet-related fun, Ocala Pet Palooza, returns for a third year of tricks, tails, costumes and edutainment to the World Equestrian Center’s Expo Center 2 this weekend. This year’s Pet Palooza, whose apt slogan is “Play. Shop. Learn. Adopt.,”...

I am ashamed of what Ocala has come to. Ocala was once a beautiful small town. Living in the southwest part of the county has outgrown it’s infrastructure. Sitting in traffic waiting through three to four light cycles before you finally get through. Ocala used to be very affordable....

Roaches and bad eggs forced the closure of a restaurant in The Villages. An inspector ordered the closure this past Friday of Perkins Restaurant and Bakery at La Plaza Grande. During an inspection of the restaurant at 905 Bichara Blvd., live roaches and additional roach activity were found, according to a report on...

A 24-year-old Marion County man was arrested following a drunken argument with his fiancée after he allegedly struck her with his car. On Friday, October 3, an eyewitness contacted the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and advised that two individuals – a man and a female victim – were arguing inside a car on E Highway...

Patrick Lendell Green, 49, and Shawanna Latisha Williams, 47, have been charged with drug trafficking after they reportedly referred to drugs in jail phone conversations. The post Hawthorne pair arrested for dealing drugs after allegedly referring to drugs in jail phone conversations appeared first on Alachua...

UMATILLA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man accused of sexually battering a teenage girl after she reported the incident to school officials. According to the arrest report for Donald Gates, 43, the investigation began after the victim brought a note to school sharing the details of the...