Katie Jeffries

1 week ago | firstcoastnews.com | Katie Jeffries

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It was 1998. Ricardo Tilman Jr. was a man who needed no introduction on the campus of Jacksonville University. He was a star on the university's inaugural football team and beloved by his teammates and friends. Tilman ran in the first touchdown in the school's history, a perfect spiral from quarterback Gary Cooper, right into his hands. "I see him running down the field and threw it up for him and he caught it and ran it in for the touchdown," said Cooper.

Feb 13, 2025 | firstcoastnews.com | Katie Jeffries

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — New documents reveal jailhouse violations in regards to first-degree murder suspect Shanna Gardner, charged in the death of her ex-husband Jared Bridegan. Gardner is currently behind bars and awaiting trial on first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges in what investigators have called a "murder-for-hire" in Bridegan's death. The first violation occurred April 29, 2024.

Feb 7, 2025 | firstcoastnews.com | Katie Jeffries

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Rose Devoe lights up when she talks about her son Gabriel. "I would hear the door open and I would run down the stairs and would say, 'there is my brand new baby boy!' He would bear hug me and pick me up and say, "Hey pretty lady! Hey mom!" she recalled. Before he was the college student who could pick her up off her feet, he was her little boy. She calls Gabriel her "miracle baby" because at 10 weeks pregnant she was told by doctors there was no heartbeat.

Dec 9, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Katie Jeffries

A new round of documents released Monday in what police have described as a murder-for-hire plot to kill Jared Bridegan center around the bank accounts of Henry Tenon, Mario Fernandez and Shanna Gardner, as well as the trust fund agreement for Gardner. Tenon has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and admitted to being the man who pulled the trigger in the fatal ambush in February of 2022.

Sep 5, 2024 | firstcoastnews.com | Katie Jeffries

LIVE OAK, Fla. — On Sept. 14, bestselling author Aphrodite Jones will be in Live Oak. Jones will be speaking at the Hope and Justice Dinner for Suwannee Valley Unsolved. The organization was formed to shed light on cold cases in the Suwannee Valley region. Money from the Hope and Justice Dinner will be used for its Unsolved Victim Advocate Program.