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2 days ago | 
tampafp.com | Jake Grissom
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Lottery on Tuesday announced that Brittainy Williams of Port Richey is the latest millionaire created by the popular $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR scratch-off game. Williams claimed her $1 million prize at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. Opting for a one-time, lump-sum payment, Williams walked away with a cool $640,000.00. Her winning ticket was purchased at the Winn-Dixie located at 9101 Little Road in New Port Richey.
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2 days ago | 
tampafp.com | Jake Grissom
TAMPA, Fla. – John Alberto Stolard, 48, of Wesley Chapel, has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud involving fraudulent quit claim deeds. U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven handed down the sentence and ordered Stolard to forfeit $747,388.30. Stolard had previously pleaded guilty to the charge on October 3, 2024.
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2 days ago | 
tampafp.com | Jake Grissom
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2 days ago | 
tampafp.com | Jake Grissom
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – The Pasco Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s assistance in locating Jennifer Johns, a 45-year-old woman who has been reported missing. Johns was last seen on May 1st in the US 19 area of New Port Richey. Deputies say she is approximately 5’5″ tall and weighs around 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. The Pasco Sheriff’s Office is urging anyone with information about Jennifer Johns’ whereabouts to come forward.
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2 days ago | 
tampafp.com | Jake Grissom
A former Florida deputy has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for violating an individual’s civil rights and obstructing justice. The sentencing, handed down by United States District Judge Sheri P. Chappell, follows a guilty verdict reached by a federal jury on February 7, 2025.
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3 days ago | 
tampafp.com | Jake Grissom
SEFFNER, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man suspected of stealing an Xbox from a local thrift store last week. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the theft occurred on Friday, May 9, 2025, shortly after 1 p.m. The suspect reportedly entered the Hidden Treasures Thrift Store, located on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd in Seffner, and took an Xbox without paying.
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3 days ago | 
tampafp.com | Jake Grissom
A Florida jury has found Iris Williams guilty on multiple charges, including two counts of Second-Degree Murder, Kidnapping with a Firearm, Tampering with Evidence, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced the verdict, which stems from the deaths of Charles Watkins and Thomas Harris, as well as the kidnapping of their elderly mother, in October 2023. Williams now faces a maximum sentence of life in Florida State Prison.
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3 days ago | 
tampafp.com | Jake Grissom
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Lottery announced Monday that Ruth Cain, of Brooksville, has claimed a $2 million top prize from the TRIPLE JACKPOT Scratch-Off game. Cain received her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment totaling $1,209,700.00 at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. Cain purchased her winning ticket at the RaceTrac located at 30480 Cortez Boulevard in Brooksville. The retailer will receive a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
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4 days ago | 
tampafp.com | Jake Grissom
An Illinois woman was sentenced Friday to 72 months in federal prison for attempting to arrange a murder-for-hire using ‘interstate communications’ and financial services. Autumn Jeanine Carianna Markley, 30, Coal Valley, received the sentence in a federal court connected to the Southern District of Iowa. According to public court documents, while residing in Colorado in late 2023, Markley attempted to facilitate the plot by wiring money through Western Union.
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4 days ago | 
tampafp.com | Jake Grissom
A former elementary school teacher in Gwinnett County is facing serious charges, including a felony count of first-degree child cruelty, following allegations of inappropriate touching involving at least two students. Brandon Hill, 29, who taught at Trip Elementary School in Grayson, was terminated from his position after the accusations surfaced. The alleged incidents occurred throughout the month of March, according to reports from Atlanta’s ABC affiliate, WSB-TV.
