State Attorney 18th Circuit FL

Palm Bay man, RONNIE DAVIS, sentenced to life in prison for sexually battering a female relative. Why prosecutors Andrew Joy and Christine Babb say the victim's brave testimony made the difference: bit.ly/3PLIwtG #BrevardCounty #PalmBay #Cocoa #crime #courts

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Seminole Grand Jury indicts three men for assassinating the younger brother of a gang member who had testified against another member in a 2025 murder trial. Why one, DAMARIOUS COFIELD, now faces the death penalty: bit.ly/4s1gPeI #Sanford #SeminoleSO #SanfordPolice #SeminoleCounty

This State Attorney’s Office takes school violence seriously and will prosecute those who threaten it in Seminole and Brevard counties. Exhibit A: the case of two students charged with attempted murder for plotting to kill a classmate in a “blood ritual” at Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs. At a hearing Wednesday, Seminole County prosecutors moved successfully to keep Isabelle Valdez, 15, and Lois Lippert, 14, in jail without bond until trial. Assistant State Attorney Domenick Leo argued that the defendants are charged with a dangerous crime and that “there are no conditions of release reasonably sufficient to protect the community from the risk of physical harm." In February, our team charged Valdez and Lippert as adults to give the justice system more options to incarcerate and control the defendants long-term than are available in the juvenile justice system. As evidence of the threat they pose, Leo showed Circuit Judge Melanie Chase video from inside a police vehicle after Valdez and Lippert's arrest in late January. It shows them laughing while discussing bringing a knife and other supplies to school to carry out the murder in a restroom where they sharpened and tested the knife. It also confirmed their fascination with Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter Adam Lanza and Columbine High School shooters Dylan Kleibold and Eric Harris. Their plot was only thwarted because a student who heard something from the pair reported it to school officials and police, who promptly investigated and detained the girls. Because that concerned student heard something and said something, as the saying goes, our prosecutors can now work to keep the community safer. youtube.com/shorts/oSkK3Bh… via @YouTube

Brevard prosecutors convict man for destructive carjacking spree in Titusville in 2020. How ASAs Jennifer Mostert and Sara Flenniken got JANORRIS HABERSHAM sentenced to 30 years in prison: bit.ly/4cDEZY5

Brevard jury convicts KENDALL BRITT of first-degree murder for shooting his friend in a west Cocoa home where they stayed in 2022. How prosecutors Kerri Fowler and Shane Williams secured the verdict that got Britt sentenced to life: bit.ly/4cvVhCi #Cocoa #CrimeNews #LawAndOrder #Brevard

Violent career criminal DAMIROQUAN McGILL faces life sentence thanks to targeted efforts by Seminole Co. prosecutors and sheriff’s detectives. How prosecutors Anna Valentini and Jennie Hayes worked with special sheriff's unit to convict him on gun charge: bit.ly/47afjyv @SeminoleSO #Sanford #crime

Longwood man sentenced to 20 years for beating and hospitalizing an Uber driver who asked him to exit the vehicle after a ride. How prosecutors Domenick Leo and Martine McCarthy got the jury, judge to maximize MARQUIS DELCAMPO's sentence. bit.ly/3OLhiTz

Former Lake Mary High teacher RICHARD C. COLON sentenced to more than 27 years for a sexual relationship with a student. How prosecutor Anna Valentini says the 'power dynamic' abused parents' trust in teachers: bit.ly/4azBbUL

Brevard jury finds DANIEL K. DIEMER guilty of murder for shooting his brother-in-law, who came to check on him, in Port St. John. What prosecutors Samantha Barrett and Trevor Personaire showed jurors to clinch the conviction: bit.ly/4aCEN8A

LATAVIOUS JOHNSON, 45, killed a woman with one shot through a minivan window outside a South Melbourne restaurant and tax-prep office. Then he barged inside and shot her husband twice as he played an arcade machine. How prosecutor Mike Doyle sent him to prison for 45 years: bit.ly/4ttcB0t #MelbournePolice #Melbourne

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TEVARIS HOLMES, 37, seduced and impregnated a 15-year-old Merritt Island girl soon after his release from prison. Now he’ll spend 30 more years in lockup after prosecutors convicted him of a sex crime. What he told the girl's mom, as agents listened in: bit.ly/4aqw21B #BrevardSheriff #MerrittIsland #Florida

MARQUIS A. DELCAMPO of Longwood faces 15-30 years in prison for beating up and hospitalizing an Uber driver who asked him to exit his vehicle after a ride. How prosecutors Domenick Leo and Martine McCarthy made the case for a maximum sentence:: bit.ly/3Z30XvA #SeminoleSO #Casselberry #Longwood