A Leesburg man has been sentenced to 12 years last week after being found guilty of several battery and drug charges in a 2022 case.
In a Lake County courtroom last week, 36-year-old Jettzel Jomar Felix-Marcano was found guilty on all charges related to his 2022 arrest. He was convicted of aggravated battery with great bodily harm, battery, possession with the intent to sell, manufacture or deliver cannabis, and possession of paraphernalia. He was sentenced to 12 years in the Florida Department of Corrections.
On May 18, 2022, Deputy Sullivan responded to the Leesburg Police Department for a previous battery that occurred within the Lake County Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction. Officers from the LPD originally spoke with the victim, who entered their lobby to report being continuously battered by Felix-Marcano.
When asked by Deputy Sullivan, the victim disclosed additional abuse by Felix-Marcano, from forcefully placing a hand on a burning stove to beatings with a belt…