LAKE COUNTY, FLA. – A jury Friday convicted a state prison inmate of manslaughter with a weapon following an argument with a fellow inmate over a few dollars’ worth of canteen items. Antonio Carter, 51, was a prisoner at Lake Correctional Institution on June 8, 2017, when he pulled out a concealed homemade knife…
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Trump foreign affairs challenge like a room full of mouse traps
The complexities of foreign affairs faced by President-elect Donald Trump’s administration are akin to walking into a room filled with mouse traps. First, there is the war in the Middle East. President Joe Biden has been worried that the conflict, which started with Hamas attacks and kidnappings on Oct. 7, 2023, could boil over into…
Man found builty of 48 counts of child porn
LAKE COUNTY, FLA. – A jury has found a 65-year-old man to be guilty of 48 counts of possession of child pornography and the more serious charge of promoting a sexual performance by a child. Joseph Greene of Montverde came under investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement after a receiving a cyber tip…
Homeless duo charged with massive littering, trespassing
LAKE COUNTY, FLA. — In an unusual move, sheriff’s deputies have arrested two homeless people on third-degree felony charges for creating a giant litter mess at their campsite. April Campbell, 42, and Jonathan Hill, 36, were arrested last Monday in the area of Quaker Ridge Rod in Sorrento. The arresting deputy noted in the probable…
Homeless pair hit with felony trespassing, littering charges
LAKE COUNTY, FLA. — In an unusual move, sheriff’s deputies have arrested two homeless people on third-degree felony charges for creating a giant litter mess at their campsite. April Campbell, 42, and Jonathan Hill, 36, were arrested Monday in the area of Quaker Ridge Rod in Sorrento. The arresting deputy noted in the probable cause…
Why Harris lost the election
The finger-pointing and blame game is ongoing about why Kamala Harris lost the election. It’s simple really. Here is the list: Anointed candidate in coup without a primary after President Biden’s failed debate. Sided with Biden’s open borders as “Border Czar” while insisting the border is secure. Calling Trump “Hitler” for holding big rally…
Republicans turn out in force for Trump, other candidates
LAKE COUNTY, FLA. – Lake County voters stayed true to their Republican stripe Tuesday, with an 89.6 percent voter turnout from the presidential to down-ticket races. The turnout beat the 80 percent figure rate in the presidential elections of 2020 and 78 percent in 2016. Turnout wasn’t the only factor. Republicans also handily beat Democrats…
Voter turnout strong on Election Day
LAKE COUNTY, FLA. (4:40 p.m. ELECTION DAY) – Voters continue to pour into precincts to cast their ballots in person, this despite a record number participating in early voting. Hundreds lined up outside Graceway Church on Radio Road, for example. No one seemed irritated at the idea having to wait. Many seemed downright cheerful, which…
Early voting records shattered
LAKE COUNTY, FLA. — A judge has sentenced a Lake County, Fl. man to life in prison for committing heinous sex acts on a child and sharing the images on social media. Jesse A. Keifer, 38, of Clermont pleaded no contest to sexual battery of a child younger than 12, five counts of lewd and…