Khalil Maycock

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Published: June 20, 2025 at 10:27 AMFERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – A man was captured on surveillance camera setting fire to an outdoor umbrella at Sliders Seaside Grill in Fernandina Beach, police said. The Fernandina Beach Police Department released a portion of the video that shows the man using what appears to be a lighter to ignite an umbrella that is part of a patio set at the popular Fletcher Avenue restaurant. "We are requesting the public’s help with identifying this arson suspect.

1 week ago | news4jax.com | Khalil Maycock

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville mother is pleading for answers after her 23-year-old son, Michael Easter, was shot early Friday morning and later died at the hospital. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, officers found Easter lying behind a car on Norwood Avenue on the city’s Northwest Side around 1:40 a.m. Friday. He’d been shot in the upper torso and was rushed to the hospital, where he later died.

1 week ago | news4jax.com | Khalil Maycock

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Friends are identifying the woman who was shot and killed while sitting in the chair at a block party Friday night as Cassandra Brown. Roderick Dorsey, who said he’s known Brown since they were young said she was in her 60s and was nicknamed “Shorty.”According to JSO, a ShotSpotter alert was activated around 9:30 p.m. Friday night, prompting a nearby patrol officer to respond.

2 weeks ago | news4jax.com | Khalil Maycock

Published: June 13, 2025 at 12:23 PMFERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – More than a dozen people were detained in a raid conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach early Thursday morning, according to the Fernandina Observer. According to the Fernandina Observer’s report, ICE agents were spotted at the Circle K service station next to Ace Hardware on Eighth Street, the Shave Bridge, and near the Omni Hotel.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An 81-year-old woman was hospitalized after she was attacked by her own dog while breaking up a fight between two other dogs she owned Thursday morning. First responders were called to Bennie Byers’ home in the Springtree Village of Jacksonville. Byers’ granddaughter Jasmin confirmed her grandmother was taken to the hospital after she was attacked by her pitbull, “ShaBron,” who is named after her favorite basketball player, LeBron James.