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What happened on May 8, 2020 According to a probable cause affidavit from Marion County Sheriffs Detective Daniel Pinder, deputies went to the 14400 block of Northwest 21st Court in Citra on May 8, 2020, to investigate the shooting of an 11-year-old boy. That day, the boy and a man, who had been together in a vehicle, were taken to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville. Deputies said the child had been shot in the jaw and had sustained other injuries. The man had injuries to his arm tha...

One of the deceased inmates brothers isnt satisfied with what he has learned. "I feel its negligence. They couldve saved him. The job of the guard is to sit there and watch that camera and they didnt do that," Kevin Benedetto said. It started with an arrest on Jan. 17 Mark Benedetto was arrested at 12:31 p.m. on Jan. 17. The charges: grand theft of a motor vehicle and possession of marijuana less than 20 grams. Benedetto was booked into the jail at 12:57 p.m. An internal affairs probe at the ...

Defense wants evidence thrown out in Ocala murder case A judge said he needs to review transcripts, videos and testimony before deciding whether to suppress key evidence in a pending murder case.  Last week, Assistant State Attorney Amy Berndt and defense lawyer Jason Wise questioned four Marion County Sheriffs Office deputies about their roles involving the grizzly discovery of a womans body in a camper in early December 2018.  Was the search legal? At issue for Circuit Judge Steven Rog...

The Marion County Sheriffs Office on Thursday said it knows of two suspects involved in the killing of a young mother last month. The agency released a short video clip that shows one of the people, and detectives ask that anyone who can identify the person contact them immediately. On Feb. 28, Melissa Marie Nease was found deceased in her residence at 68 Guava Pass Drive in Ocklawaha. Nease lived at the home with her three children, ages 2-10; their father; and his 11-year-old son. The man a...