Construction punches land two men in jail
Two Marathon construction workers were arrested and charged with battery after they attacked a foreman on the job site. Juan Miguel Torna Rojas, 35, and William Padron Perez, 48, were both charged with...
View ArticleKey Largo man arrested for cocaine, paraphernalia
An investigation into a suspicious vehicle on Aug. 4 led to the arrest of a Key Largo man for possession of cocaine on Tuesday. Jeffrey Paul Schultz, 36, was charged with possession of paraphernalia...
View ArticleDrunk, but honest, at supermarket
After telling a cashier that he was drunk and then going back to his vehicle, a Marathon man was arrested for DUI on Tuesday. Rodger Eric Evans, 39, was charged with DUI and resisting an officer by...
View ArticleUnprovoked punch lands man in jail
A Big Pine Key man was arrested on Wednesday after he punched an acquaintance for seemingly no reason, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Kurt Daniel Shufelt, 51, was charged with felony...
View ArticleMan vandalizes former business partner’s property
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 73-year-old Key West man on Wednesday for vandalizing the property of a former business partner in August. Wesley Howard Sizemore was charged with damaging...
View ArticleMiami man bitten for staying out late
The Key West Police Department arrested a Miami woman on Sunday after she bit her husband and pushed over his motorcycle. Kathleen Margaret Ryan, 41, was charged with battery and damaging property over...
View ArticleKey West man arrested for shoplifting in Marathon
A Key West man was doing a lot of shopping, but no actual buying, when he was arrested Monday night in Marathon. Kevin Parks Skinner, 56, faces changes of grand theft, possession of stolen property and...
View ArticleStock Island man arrested for sexual battery
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Stock Island man on Saturday for sexual battery after the victim reported he forcibly had sex with her. Oscar Danilo Acevedo, 49, was charged with sexual...
View ArticleMan, 50, arrested for giving false ID
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Hialeah man on Saturday after he gave deputies a fake ID. Alvaro Humberto Espinosa, 50, was charged with operating a motorcycle without a license, driving...
View ArticleMan arrested for DUI, drug possession
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on Sunday for DUI and possession of marijuana after a concerned citizen reported that he crashed into a bridge. Steven Allwood, 33, who recently moved...
View ArticleMan didn’t click it, then got a ticket and a DUI
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Jacksonville, Florida, man on Wednesday on a variety of charges, including driving under the influence, after they spotted him driving without a seat belt....
View ArticleSpeeding with weed results in man’s arrest
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Pompano Beach man on Wednesday for possession of drugs after they clocked him speeding in Big Pine Key. Evans Dieuveille, 27, was charged with possession...
View ArticleMan arrested for pot, cocaine possession
A 32-year-old Miami man was arrested for possessing more than 13 grams of cocaine and more than twice that amount of marijuana. Mervin Terentius Jackson was charged with possession of cocaine and...
View ArticleTraffic stop reveals man’s 3 warrants
The Key Colony Beach Police Department arrested a man with several outstanding warrants on Saturday, after he initially gave them a fake ID. Jorge Jose Portillo, 48, was charged with providing a false...
View ArticleMan, 42, arrested for DUI, battery
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Ramrod Key man on Monday for DUI and resisting arrest after a call came in about a reckless driver. Joshua Klastow, 42, was charged with DUI, driving...
View ArticleSpeeding leads to DUI, marijuana charges
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Ellicott City, Maryland man on Monday for DUI and drug possession after spotting him speeding on U.S. 1. Dennis W. Wright, 54, was charged with DUI,...
View ArticleMan rams car, then attacks it with bat
A Key West man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly rammed a car at an intersection, hit the car with a bat and then fled the scene. Lucas Cody Overcast, 39, was charged with aggravated...
View ArticleMan charged with aggravated assault
A Jensen Beach, Florida, man is facing charges after he allegedly threatened another man with a samurai sword on Friday. Steven Randall Solstad, 29, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly...
View ArticleWoman facing DUI, child-abuse charges
A Key West woman is facing DUI and child-abuse charges after she almost struck a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office patrol car. Chantel Merlene Hallenbeck, 43, was charged with DUI, driving with a...
View ArticleMan ignores deputy’s warning, drives drunk
A Key Largo man refused to heed a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy who saw him stumbling toward his car with a beer in his hand and landed himself with DUI charges on Monday. Melvin Terral Dean,...
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