As the Markeith Loyd death penalty trial got underway this week, Spectrum News 13 turned to Orlando defense attorney Jonathan Rose for his expert opinion on Loyd’s defense strategy. Click here to watch video interview. Loyd’s attorneys are trying to make the case that his…
Kevin Christopher Torres, 41, was arrested and faces 18 charges, including three counts of murder, in connection with the deaths of Justin Atkinson, 43, his son 16-year-old Calvin Atkinson, and Anthony “Bubby” Mull, 25, authorities said. Other charges included home invasion with a firearm, burglary,…
Under both Florida and federal law, it is illegal to pay or receive kickbacks for referring patients to another physician or other health care provider or facility. The Florida Patient Brokering Act makes it illegal for health care providers to offer, pay, solicit, or receive…
(Photo courtesy of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office) Hal Uhrig was arrested on Monday. He is accused of telling a girl who was allegedly raped to lie and say it did not happen, according to Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez. Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez…
After his recent arrest in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, former Windermere police officer Kevin Tuck has begun posting incendiary videos on YouTube, spouting contempt for the Republican party and the federal agencies investigating the pro-Trump rioters and calling for others to…
Arguments in a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis, and a number of Florida school districts, are expected to be heard on Monday in a Tallahassee courtroom. The lawsuit, filed by parents of Florida students, alleges that DeSantis violated Florida’s state constitution in several ways by…
More than 30 people have been arrested and charged under the state racketeering and conspiracy statute. That means investigators believe the gangs were running a criminal enterprise. The report provides documented proof that at least six people allegedly created limited liability companies, or LLCs, solicited people through…
The wildly popular Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) may have ended in May, 2021, but the fall-out from its quick implementation and lack of stringent oversight is just beginning to be played out in federal courts across the country. To date, the PPP and Economic Injury…
Just as Florida’s healthcare system felt like it was getting a much-deserved respite, the corona virus Delta variant has once again ravaged Florida’s citizenry, this time by attacking the unvaccinated in our state. Florida is averaging 6,500 new cases per day, a figure that has…
An Orlando rapper who investigators said sparked a gang war in Orange County last year is now one of at least eight people in the Orange County jail facing RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) charges as part of a major investigation. “RICO charges in…
