A Highland City man has been charged with DUI manslaughter in connection with a two-car collision at U.S. 98 and County Road 540A last month that resulted in the deaths of the two Lakeland men riding in his pickup truck, the Polk Sheriff’s Office announced today.
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Indictments Issued in Deaths of David and Edie Henderson
The man charged by police in the killings of former City Commissioner Edie Yates Henderson and her husband, David Henderson, has been indicted by a Polk County grand jury in 12 criminal charges in the case.
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Deputies Charge LHS Teacher, Coach with Child Porn Possession
Shawn Fitzgerald, 46, a Lakeland High School special needs teacher and soccer coach, has been charged with 408 counts of possessing child pornography by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, News Channel 8 reports. There is no evidence the files were produced locally, the Sheriff’s Office said. The Polk School district says it is in the […]
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Police Accuse Man of Pawning Jewelry Stolen from David and Edie Henderson
Lakeland police today announced the arrest of a man who they say pawned jewelry that had been stolen from David and Edie Yates Henderson’s house on the day they were murdered last week.
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Edie Yates Henderson, David Henderson Killed in Apparent Random Attack, Police Say; Suspect Arrested
Former City Commissioner Edie Yates Henderson and her husband, David Henderson, were brutally stabbed to death in their Lake Morton home Tuesday morning by an apparently random intruder, Lakeland police said today in announcing an arrest.
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LPD Will Announce Arrest in Deaths of Edie Yates Henderson, David Henderson
The Lakeland Police Department has scheduled a 10 a.m. news conference today at police headquarters to announce an arrest in the deaths of former City Commissioner Edie Yates Henderson and her husband, David Henderson, a commercial real estate developer. An email announcing the news conference included no information identifying the arrested person. The news conference […]
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Police Identify Lake Morton Homicide Victims as Former City Commissioner Edie Yates, Husband David Henderson
Former City Commissioner Edie Yates Henderson and her husband, David Henderson, were the victims of an apparent double homicide in their home at 127 Lake Morton Drive, Lakeland Police confirmed this morning.
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Police Investigating Homicide Near Lake Morton
Two people have died near Lake Morton in an incident being investigated as a homicide, Lakeland police reported tonight. Police said they do not think there is an immediate threat to people in the surrounding area.
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Ex-Boyfriend Arrested in Shooting Death of Young Mother
Lakeland police announced today they have charged an ex-boyfriend with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Jeannairy ‘Jeannie’ Dominguez, a 25-year-old mother of three, in her home near Lakeland High School on July 19. Jacarie Dovontis Moore, 22, was also charged with child abuse, News Channel 8 reports | News conference video Source: News […]
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Homeowner Shoots and Kills Intruder, Ending Rampage on Old Polk City Road
A rampage on Old Polk City Road around 6 a.m. today ended when a homeowner shot and killed a 45-year-old man who crashed through his glass door and threw a piece of glass at him, News Channel 8 reported. The intruder, who reportedly had come to Polk County from Orlando to buy drugs, had begun […]