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The Florida Commission on Ethics has dismissed a complaint filed against St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson.

A Port St. Lucie man was arrested Saturday and charged with a list of crimes, accused of riding his dirt bike recklessly through the streets of St. Lucie County.

St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson said his deputy was trying to help the woman when she attacked him.

Leigha Michelle Day, 23, of Fort Pierce, was sentenced to life in prison for the attempted murder of a St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office deputy two years ago.

The woman said she didn’t intend to kill the deputy, only to get away, according to an arrest report.

The woman convicted of stabbing a deputy two years ago will spend the rest of her life behind bars.

Indian River County voters elected Brian Barefoot to their school board. A comedy of errors ensues, and now Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis adds to snafu.

A 6-year-old girl was hit by a car near Fort Pierce and flown to a hospital Wednesday morning, the sheriff's office said.

A six-year-old girl was flown to an area hospital Wednesday morning after being struck by a vehicle at a Fort Pierce intersection, authorities said.

Port St. Lucie SheriffKeith Pearson is set to speak publicly Thursday about the deputy-involved shooting that unfolded in Fort Pierce earlier this week.