A Key West couple is in police custody and facing criminal charges after they reportedly kidnapped a man and stole his car while holding him hostage at knifepoint for hours.
Steven Randell Solstad, 31, and Madison Ambria Megerle, 22, both face charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault, robbery, grand theft and grand theft of a motor vehicle, according to Monroe County Sheriffâs Office spokesman Adam Linhardt.
The pair was arrested by Palm Beach County Sheriffâs Office last month. Megerle was moved from Palm Beach County to the Monroe County Detention Center on Stock Island early Friday morning, Linhardt said. Solstad remained in Palm Beach County on Monday where he is facing charges of possession of a stolen vehicle. He also has drug-related warrants out of Key West. Solstad will be moved to the jail in Monroe County when his case in Palm Beach County is resolved, Linhardt said.
Boca Raton Man Used Messenger Applications to Produce Child Pornography of Toddler and Other Minors
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Miami, Florida – A Boca Raton man pleaded guilty today in West Palm Beach federal court to producing, distributing, and possessing child sexual abuse material.
As part of his guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks, Robert Solove, 29, admitted to using social networking applications on his phone to communicate with children and to solicit and distribute child sexual abuse material. Solove admitted during the hearing that he created illegal photos and videos of an 18-month-old child in his care and shared them in his smartphone social networking application’s chat rooms and with other individuals. Solove also developed an online relationship with a middle school-aged girl in a different state. He directed the middle schooler to take pornographic photographs and videos of herself and send them to Solove through a second smartphone application. In addi