Herbert Swilley, a 55-year-old Florida man, was arrested last Friday in connection to the death of his husband, Timothy Smith. An investigation found Smith had an excessive amount of diphenhydramine in his system, as well as blunt force trauma and a ligature mark on his neck. Swilley had also raised thousands of dollars on a GoFundMe page following Smith's death and was charged with murder and evidence-tampering.
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Susan Louise Lorincz, a 58-year-old white woman from Florida, has been charged with first-degree murder after shooting and killing her Black neighbor. In the months leading up to the incident, Lorincz had been calling the victim's children racial slurs. The victim's family attorney, Ben Crump, has released a statement expressing his condolences and calling for justice. The case is still under investigation.
A 35-year-old single mother of four, Ajike “AJ” Owens, was fatally shot through a door in Ocala, Florida on Friday night. Susan Louise Lorincz has been arrested and charged with manslaughter with a firearm and other charges. Neighbors have come forward to say that Lorincz has a history of harassing area children and using racial slurs. The incident has sparked outrage in the community, with many calling for Lorincz to be held accountable for her actions.
A 58-year-old white woman has been arrested and charged with manslaughter with a firearm and other offenses, after fatally shooting her 35-year-old Black neighbor in Ocala, Florida. The incident has put Florida's divisive "stand your ground law" back in the spotlight, and has become the latest flashpoint over race and gun violence in the United States. About three dozen mostly Black protesters gathered outside the Marion County Judicial Center to demand that the shooter be arrested. Lorincz is currently being held in the Marion County Jail.
A missing woman was found alive inside a submerged Jeep in East Texas on Friday, two days after she was reported missing. The Marion County Sheriff's Office and a fisherman responded quickly to the sighting, and two men were able to rescue the woman from the vehicle. The investigation is ongoing, but the incident serves as a reminder of the importance of reporting suspicious activity to the authorities.
U.S. Marshals and the Lake County Sheriff's Office have arrested 16-year-old Tahj Brewton in connection with the shooting deaths of three teenagers in Central Florida. Brewton was taken into custody on Saturday in Groveland, Florida and was wanted on outstanding warrants for carjacking with a firearm, aggravated assault, grand theft of a motor vehicle, fleeing or attempt to elude a law enforcement officer, and tampering with an electronic monitoring device. The Marion County Sheriff's Office had offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to Brewton's capture.