Deputies assigned to the Patrol Operations Bureau have arrested two brothers on firearm and drug charges. According to investigators, patrol deputies were dispatched to the Holiday Inn Express in Oldsmar after several guests complained of a strong odor of marijuana on their floor. Deputies knocked on the door where the odor was coming from and … Read more
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and terminated the employment of one of its own. During the early morning hours of July 9, 2020 deputies encountered a person near the intersection of North Nebraska Avenue and Annie Street East who was suspected of leaving DACCO Behavioral Health Center after he was inadvertently transported there from … Read more
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a convicted felon for attempted murder. On June 29, 2020, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Jose Manuel Zayas, 30, shot the victim on San Diego Lane in Dover. The victim was shot once and attempted to drive away from the scene of the crime thereafter. Minutes after the shooting, … Read more
On Wednesday, July 1, 2020, 37-year-old Derek Hardison went to the Burlington Coat Factory in Seminole and was seen on surveillance video walking inside. Hardison selected a bottle of lotion, walked around the store with his penis visible then left the store. According to detectives, an 11-year-old child observed Hardison with his penis exposed when … Read more
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a coach at Tampa Bay Technical High School for sexual misconduct. In 2016, Reginald Lawrence, 48, engaged in sexual relations with the victim during six different occasions at his home. The victim was a student at Tampa Bay Tech, located at 6410 Orient Road in Tampa, who has … Read more
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man who punched three courthouse security officers Monday afternoon. At approximately 4:17 p.m. on July 6, 2020, Quantez Ray Nathaniel, 25, entered the secured screening section of the Edgecomb Courthouse, located at 800 East Twiggs Street in Tampa. Since he did not have legitimate business there and … Read more
Man Arrested After Soliciting Sex w/ a Teen Online St. Petersburg Police arrested 32-year-old Sean Peter Brewer, of Clearwater, yesterday for traveling to have sex with a 15-year-old girl. The teenager he was communicating with was in fact an undercover detective. He repeatedly sent “the girl” sexually explicit messages. Brewer drove to St. Petersburg to … Read more
A Wimauma man was arrested by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office for inappropriately communicating with, who he believed, was a 14-year-old girl. Frank Ochoa Jr., 47, was arrested Thursday, July 2, 2020, at 7:08 a.m. in Sun City Center. On April 4, 2020, a decoy social media account was created by Waitlist, Inc. to depict … Read more
Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit have arrested a St. Petersburg man for Possession of Child Pornography. According to detectives, their investigation began in April 2020, after receiving tips from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Through various investigative techniques, detectives were able to identify the suspect as 26-year-old James … Read more
A three-month-long investigation has led the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office to arrest six men on charges of human trafficking and racketeering. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, joined by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, detailed the investigation during a press conference on Tuesday, June 23, at the Falkenburg Road Jail in Tampa. The suspects, dubbed “The Sinful … Read more