Grand jury in police shooting: What you need to know | Commentary

There are still a lot of questions about the case where Osceola County deputies shot and killed a teenager accused of shoplifting from Target last year. The department says 19-year-old Jayden Baez used his car to try to escape and ram the officers’ vehicle. But Baez’s family has questioned the office’s version of events...

Federal lawsuit filed against Osceola County sheriff, deputies in 2022 Target shooting

Attorneys have officially filed a federal lawsuit against Osceola County’s sheriff and two deputies in connection with the 2022 encounter and shooting outside a Target store in Kissimmee in which one person was killed and two others were hurt. Attorneys Mark NeJame and Albert Yonfa...

Attorneys for young men shot by deputies file lawsuit Osceola County sheriff, deputies

The attorneys for the young men shot by Osceola County deputies last year are now taking Sheriff Marcos Lopez and those deputies to federal court. In April 2022, deputies were conducting a training exercise near Target on U.S. 192 in Kissimmee when they were called about a theft at the store...

Osceola County Sheriff accused of violating constitution in new lawsuit

Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez is being accused of establishing a violent policing culture. That’s alleged in a lawsuit just filed against him and two sheriff’s deputies after a deadly encounter at a Target last year. The lawsuit is in response to one particular incident, but in it, Sheriff Lopez is accused of fostering...

Osceola sheriff, deputies face civil rights lawsuit in killing of Jayden Baez

Lawyers for the family of Jayden Baez filed a civil rights lawsuit against Osceola County Sheriff Marcos López and two deputies accused of excessive force in killing the 20-year-old and injuring two others in a Target parking lot last year while trying to apprehend them for suspected shoplifting. The federal lawsuit claimed the deputies who were practicing “dynamic vehicle takedowns” as part of training exercises near...

Lawsuit filed against Osceola County sheriff after deadly Target shooting

Surveillance video from the night of an officer-involved shooting at a Target in Kissimmee in April of last year shows what happened before 20-year-old Jayden Baez was shot and killed and three other men with him, Ian Joi, Joseph Lowe, and Michael Gomez were injured. The group is accused of stealing Pokémon cards and a pizza from the store...

Kissimmee Target shooting going to grand jury as Bain announces new use-of-force policy

The decision of whether to charge Osceola County deputy sheriffs who shot and killed 19-year-old Jayden Baez in a Target store parking lot in Kissimmee will be made by a grand jury, Orange-Osceola State Attorney Andrew Bain told reporters Thursday. The move is part of a new policy announced by Bain in which uses of force by cops...

Worrell confirms she was investigating Osceola deputies before suspension

Suspended State Attorney Monique Worrell confirmed the existence of an investigation into the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office’s handling of several cases, sparked by discrepancies in reports filed after a 2022 shooting that killed a 19-year-old at a Target store parking lot. In remarks published by The Daily Beast on Monday, Worrell said that her investigation was in its final stages...

Worrell case shows DeSantis’ true colors

Gov. Ron DeSantis is a genuine threat to America and to our Constitution. These words are neither hyperbole or sensational. They are extreme words which accurately describe an extremist who presents a clear and present danger to Floridians and to our country. The suspension of Orange/Osceola County State Attorney Monique...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspends another Democratic state attorney

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) suspended the Orlando-area state attorney Wednesday, saying she was “clearly and fundamentally derelict” in her duty. DeSantis removed Monique Worrell, a Democrat, from her job as the chief prosecutor for Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit Court...

Victoria Snooks Triece Instagram: A Florida OnlyFans Mom’s Legal Battle

Victoria Snooks Triece Instagram is a captivating space where she fearlessly embraces body positivity. Moreover, she empowers her followers with her unapologetic journey. Victoria Snooks Triece, a 31-year-old mother-of-two from Florida...

Seminole County officials discuss concerns about compound in water

The Seminole County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday afternoon to discuss concerns about a compound in the water for an old industrial site in Lake Mary. There are three utilities involved: Seminole County, Lake Mary and Sanford. Despite a potential link between the chemical and cancer, each utility says the water we drink...

Woman accuses Orlando-area rapper Tyla Yaweh of sexual battery when she was 15, lawsuit says

Rapper Tyla Yaweh, who grew up in Central Florida, is being accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old more than a decade ago, according to a recently-filed civil lawsuit in Seminole County. The plaintiff, Alyssia Jones, now 26, alleges that the rapper, whose real name is Tyler Jamal Brown, sexually battered her while she was...

Florida deputy charged after stun gun turned man covered with fuel into 'human fireball'

A Florida deputy accused of recklessly deploying a stun gun on a man who was covered in gasoline and became "a human fireball" has been charged in the incident at a gas station last year. Osceola County Deputy David Crawford was charged this week with one count of culpable negligence with personal injury, a first-degree ...

Charge filed against Osceola deputy suspected of igniting gas-soaked motorcyclist with Taser

An Osceola County sheriff's deputy who used a Taser on a dirt bike rider -- setting him on fire at a gas station last year -- has been charged with a misdemeanor. Deputy David Crawford faces the charge of culpable negligence with personal injury. The Sheriff's Office placed him on administrative leave following...

Osceola sheriff, deputies facing lawsuit over deadly Target shooting

In April 2022, deputies in unmarked vehicles participating in a nearby training exercise converged on the car driven by Baez after reports of shoplifting involving about $46 worth of pizza and trading cards. Deputies opened fire as Baez tried to flee, killing Baez and injuring two passengers. Charges against the two passengers...

Tied together through tragedy: 2 families of Pine Hills shooting victims meet

The families of two victims killed in a series of shootings in Pine Hills last week met for the first time on Tuesday after hiring the same attorney. Attorney Mark NeJame said relatives of Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons and nine-year-old T'yonna Major embraced amid tears. "Saw each other and started crying on each other's...