A woman visiting the Florida Keys from out-of-state with her husband to meet with a "possible employer" landed in jail after downing half a bottle of liquor in five minutes, crashing into a combination bar-liquor store and then fighting with sheriff's deputies, authorities said. Her husband wound up in jail, too. According to a Monroe County Sheriff's Office arrest report, Kimberly Marie Robins, 47, and Charles Fronefield Lambert, 41, both of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, were in Big Pine Key Monday morning to meet with that employer. The report states that Lambert told deputies that they drove to Coconuts Bar & Liquor Store, and Robins "went into the bar, purchased a bottle of Crown Royal and drank approximately half of the bottle in about (five) minutes," leading to a spat over her drinking. Deputies said Robins got in their pickup truck to "get away" from him, "then drove the truck into the side of the building, causing damage," just after 7:30 a.m.
A 46-year-old man's approach to selling methamphetamines at a Florida Keys strip mall landed him in jail Wednesday, according to sheriff's deputies. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, deputies were sent to the Tavernier Towne Center, located at 91200 Overseas Highway, at around 6:20 p.m. after receiving reports that a man, later identified as Steven Dexter Bennett, was "yelling at shoppers and trying to sell meth to them." Bennett, of Key West, also "threw a beer bottle at one man," MCSO spokesperson Adam Linhardt said in a news release. Linhardt said no one was seriously hurt. He said deputies found nearly 15 grams of meth on Bennett, along with a scale, pipes and a machete after taking him into custody.
A Florida judge on Tuesday sentenced a 30-year-old man to death for the random 2019 killings of two Southwest Florida women. Wade Steven Wilson, reportedly tied to a white supremist gang, was found guilty this summer of charges including first-degree murder in the slayings of Kristine Melton, 35, and Diane Ruiz, 43, of Cape Coral. A 12-member Lee County jury previously recommended he receive the death penalty for his crimes. In Florida, juries recommend whether a convict should receive the death sentence, but the decision is ultimately up to a judge. On June 25, 10 of the 12 jurors voted Wilson should be executed for killing Ruiz. Jurors voted nine to three in favor of the death penalty for Melton's slaying. Until April 2023, Florida juries were required to unanimously vote for a death sentence recommendation. Last year Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill allowing the jury to recommend death with as few as eight votes. read more
GREENACRES, Fla. (CBS12) " New details were released in the attempted robbery and stabbing that left an off-duty deputy seriously injured in Greenacres on Tuesday evening, with PBSO noting a possible policy violation for the deputy leaving his car unattended while off duty. According to the arrest report, the violent incident unfolded at the Cost-Less Cleaners at 4180 South Jog Road and Lake Worth Road. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO) responded to a distress call reporting a stabbing and attempted robbery at the business. At around 8:40 p.m., deputies arrived at the scene to find two victims, according to the affidavit. The first victim, an off-duty PBSO deputy Willie Hanks, had sustained stab wounds to the left hand and torso. The second victim, an employee at the dry cleaners, recounted the harrowing events leading up to the attack.
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