Previously incarcerated Floridians kept from unemployment benefits
Many unemployed Floridians who have been arrested in the past said they had a hold placed on their benefits. Author: Josslyn Howard Updated: 5:03 PM EST March 11, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Many unemployed Floridians who have been arrested in the past said they randomly had a hold placed on their benefits.
People in First Coast News’ Facebook group, Navigating Florida’s Unemployment Maze, are calling this the “incarceration hold.”
“It’s my past that’s haunting me,” said Tara Sandlin, who served a few months in jail eight years ago. “I’ve been in recovery. It’s been seven years, I’ve been clean. It was me partying and being wild in my 20s.”
2nd arrest made in Friday Montgomery homicide Montgomery police have arrested and charged two people in connection to a Friday afternoon homicide on Highland Avenue. By WSFA Staff | February 25, 2021 at 12:00 PM CST - Updated February 25 at 12:26 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A second person has been arrested in connection to a Friday afternoon homicide in Montgomery, according to court documents.
Samantha Renee Lopez, 37, of Hope Hull, has been arrested by the Montgomery Police Department and charged with murder in for the death of Terry Dugruise, 49.
The Montgomery Police Department
Court documents indicate Dugruise died around 4 p.m. Friday in the 2400 block of Highland Avenue as a result of blunt force trauma. A motive was not immediately clear.