Cheryl Williams, a 46-year-old convicted felon who spent nine years in prison on a drug trafficking conviction, is now charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy Blane Lane, 21.
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Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy, 21, Killed Serving a Warrant
Just before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, four Polk County Sheriff‘s deputies drove up to a weather-beaten mobile home off Foxtown South Road in a rural area west of Polk City with an arrest warrant for 46-year-old Cheryl Williams for failure to appear on felony charges of possession of methamphetamine.
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Police Seek 911 Caller Whose False Claim Triggered a Massive Response to Ford’s Garage
Lakeland police are trying to identify a 911 caller whose false claim of an active shooter triggered a massive response at the Ford’s Garage restaurant in north Lakeland Monday evening. The restaurant’s managing partner told News Channel 8 he was “scared to my core” when the restaurant was suddenly surrounded by first responders. False reports […]
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FBI Doubles Reward for Lakeland Man Wanted in Attack on Officers During Capitol Riot
The FBI has doubled the award for information leading to the arrest of Jonathan Pollock, 23, of Lakeland, who is wanted in connection with the assault of police officers with a weapon during rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The reward is now $30,000. | WFTV report
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SUV Driver Arrested in Fatal Hit & Run Involving a Motorcyclist
A 39-year-old man was arrested after he left and then returned to the scene of a collision that resulted in the death of a 46-year-old motorcyclist on South Florida Avenue, according to the Lakeland Police Department.
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Detectives Search for Man Possibly Connected to Fatal Shooting Sunday
Lakeland Police search for a man they say is possibly connected to a Sunday night shooting in Webster Park that left one person dead. Detectives are attempting to locate 32-year-old Quinton Lakeith Owens. They believe he may have information related to the case. Owens is described as 6’1″ and weighing approximately 250 pounds. Police spokeswoman […]
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Bryan Riley Plans Insanity Defense in Deaths of North Lakeland Family
Lawyers for quadruple murder defendant Bryan James Riley intend to argue that he was insane when he killed four people, including a 3-month-old infant, during a home-invasion attack in north Lakeland last September.
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Judd on Armed Man Who Had Threatened to Kill Wife, Deputies: ‘We Shot Him. A Lot’
A man who had been firing a gun and threatened to kill his wife was shot and killed by Polk County deputies Friday evening at the Ten Rocks Mobile Home Park on North Combee Road, Sheriff Grady Judd said.
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Lakeland Man Charged in Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
Brian Boele, 59, of Lakeland, was arrested by FBI agents today and jailed on charges of felony civil disorder and three misdemeanors involving the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, News Channel 8 reports. An indictment filed last week says Boele and a Clearwater man were part of a group that entered the Capitol […]
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Dozens Wrote Letters Urging Leniency for Former Commissioner Dunn
Forty-nine people including elected officials and a retired FBI special agent submitted letters in support of former Lakeland City Commissioner Michael Dunn, hoping to convince Judge Donald Jacobsen to be lenient while deciding Dunn’s fate.