There is a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrests of Kevarius Green, 30, and Demarius Wilson, 22.
Category: Crime / Justice
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Manhunt: Lakeland Police Seek Surviving Suspect in Shooting That Killed Two, Including a 3-Year-Old
The shooting took place in the parking lot of the Cambridge Cove Apartments on Mall Hill Road around 6:30 p.m. Monday.
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Polk Agencies Join Forces To Help Inmates’ Behavioral Health
The program continues after they leave incarceration as Polk County combats a mental health crisis.
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Jury Votes 11-1 for Death Penalty in Brutal Stabbing of Prominent Lakeland Couple
Jurors recommended that Marcelle Jerrill Waldon, 39, be put to death for murdering David and Edie Henderson in 2020.
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Waldon Won’t Let Lawyers Mount Defense Against the Death Penalty
David and Edie Henderson’s killer waived his right to present evidence that might spare his life.
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Political Consultant Convicted of Spreading Lies About School Board Member Lisa Miller
James Dunn was placed on probation and ordered to pay court and investigative costs.
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Life or Death: Penalty Phase for Lakeland Commissioner’s Killer Set To Begin Monday
Marcelle Jerill Waldon, 39, was convicted Wednesday of murdering David and Edie Yates Henderson in their Lake Morton home.
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Spate of Violent Juvenile Gang Crimes Shocked Lakeland in 2023
The judicial circuit that handles Polk County cases is the toughest in the state for prosecuting juveniles.
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Contractor Michael Folsom Sentenced to Prison for Failing to Pay $1.4M to Subcontractors
The Ruthvens company paid some or all of what was owed so no one would go out of business.
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Henderson Murder Trial Opens With Emotional Testimony and Previously Undisclosed Evidence
Prosecutor reveals that Waldon’s cellphone had pictures of the couple tied up and there was DNA evidence on his backpack.