Florida Criminal Defense Attorney Blog

Acting on a tip, Clearwater police discovered 149 marijuana plants growing at the home of John Haring. The Byram Drive resident was charged with cultivation of marijuana following a search of his home, which a story on TampaBay.com says Haring consented to.

The plants were discovered in a large utility shed and upon their discovery Haring was placed under arrest. The story also says that the same man was arrested at this same address for cultivation of marijuana in 2007. There were no further details on what became of Haring after his 2007 arrest.

If you have been charged with a drug crime in St. Petersburg, Clearwater or Pinellas County please do not hesitate to contact Criminal Defense Attorney Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourDrugCrime.com. Also you can contact Stephen via email or by stopping in our Clearwater office located at 4500 140th Ave. North #203.

A Hillsborough County Clerk of Courts employee was apparently bragging about obtaining illegal prescription drugs from Puerto Rico. Now he is under arrest. A story on TampaBay.com details that Edwin Lopez-Valentin was arrested while on the job Tuesday for illegal possession of a prescription drug.

According to the story a co-worker reported Lopez-Valentin to authorities who then arrested the man when he returned to his office. He had more than five pills of the prescription drug Alprazolam on his possession and he allegedly admitted he did not have a prescription for the pills. He was taken to Hillsborough County Jail where he was later released.

If you have been charged with a drug crime in Tampa or Hillsborough County and need qualified legal representation, please do not hesitate to contact Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourDrugCrime.com. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in our Tampa legal office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.

Jessie Driggers was mowed down and killed as the 17-year-old was crossing U.S. Highway 41. Now the Florida Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver that killed the Tampa teenager. While there are two witnesses to the hit-and-run, police have very little to go on according to TampaBay.com.

The two witnesses who were with Driggers said it was too dark to identify the car that ran over the 17-year-old. According to reports all they saw were the tail lights as the car drove away. The only evidence left behind was a hubcap off the vehicle. The accident took place just after 11:30 p.m. on October 18.

If you have been charged with a crime in Tampa or Hillsborough County and need qualified legal representation, please do not hesitate to contact Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourCase.com. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in our Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.

Early Saturday morning a 34-year-old man responded to a knock at the door of his Tampa motel room. At that point three men forced their way in and attacked the man demanding jewelry and money. According to TBO.com the victim suffered serious injuries to his face and lesser injuries to his body.

The attack took place at the Hayes Motel on East Hillsborough Ave. The three men allegedly chocked and punched the victim. He was attacked with a metal pipe according to police reports. The victim was able to escape the hotel room and was chased by two of the three alleged assailants and attacked again. Police have arrested two men they believe were involved and are searching for a third. They were charged with aggravated battery and robbery-home invasion.

If you have been charged with a crime in Tampa or Hillsborough County and need qualified legal representation, please do not hesitate to contact Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourFelony.com. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in our Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.

Jerry Foster, a 59-year-old group home employee, is under arrest for allegedly sending inappropriate, sexual messages via email, cell phone and chat rooms to a 15-year-old Pinellas County teenage girl. In a story on TampaBay.com, deputies from Pinellas and Oviedo coordinated the arrest of Foster who posed as a 20-year-old while communicating with the girl.

Foster works in a group home for teen boys called Laurel Hill and he became the target of an investigation after the teen's mother heard inappropriate voice mails left for her daughter by what sounded to her like an older man. Detectives then discovered explicit chat room logs from Foster to the young girl. At that point they set up a sting and allege they had Foster sending more sexually explicit chat messages to who he thought was the teenager.

If you have been charged with a sex crime in St. Petersburg or Pinellas County please do not hesitate to contact Criminal Defense Attorney Stephen Higgins at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourPinellasArrest.com. Also you can contact Stephen via email or by stopping in our Clearwater office located at 4500 140th Ave. North #203.

A few months ago Tampa Bay Buccaneer cornerback Aqib Talib was involved in an altercation in Pinellas County with a cab driver. Now the State Attorney has decided to charge the Buc with battery. The charge is simple battery and is a misdemeanor according to TBO.com. Talib was expected to be with the team Friday morning when they left to play the New England Patriots in London, England.

The incident that led to the charges took place on I-275 and Gandy after 11:00 p.m. when Talib and two of his teammates were taking the cab from a St. Petersburg nightclub to a Tampa hotel. The Buc corner was originally arrested on battery and resisting arrest charges. He will only face charges on the first-degree misdemeanor charge of battery though.

If you have been charged with a crime in Tampa or Hillsborough County and need qualified legal representation, please do not hesitate to contact Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourBattery.com. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in our Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.

The attorney for former Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputy Raymond Choy told the St. Petersburg Times that his client will plead guilty to charges that he forced a hit-and-run suspect to perform oral sex in exchange for her release. Choy was facing up to 60 years in jail on charges of kidnapping and sexual battery. Instead he will plead to sexual battery and false imprisonment and most likely serve five years in prison when Circuit Judge Wayne Timmerman sentences him in December.

The charges stem from an incident in April of 2007 when Choy was accused of agreeing to release a suspect from custody if she performed oral sex on him while in his patrol car. DNA tests later linked Choy to the victim leading to the charges. The judge in the case was set to allow a second woman to testify Choy also forced her into oral sex.

If you have been charged with a crime in Tampa or Hillsborough County and need qualified legal representation, please do not hesitate to contact Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourCase.com. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in our Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.

A Volusia County beach patrol officer was arrested while on-duty for alleged sexual contact with an underage girl as reported by the Bradenton Herald on their website. Robert Tameris, 44-years-old, is accused of beginning a sexual relationship with a girl who he met while she was sunbathing at the beach. The girl’s age was reported to be 16 at the time they met.

According to reports, the two began a sexual relationship in 2007 and the officer is alleged to have recorded the pair having sex without the girl’s knowledge. Investigators set up a call between Tameris and the girl in which he reportedly acknowledges the sexual relationship. He was charged with unlawful sex with a minor.

If you have been charged with a sex crime in central Florida and need qualified legal representation, please do not hesitate to contact Criminal Defense Attorney Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourFelony.com. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in any of our four central Florida office locations.

The passenger of a car that was pulled over for the driver not wearing his seat belt is now facing 15 drug charges. The charges stem from a routine traffic stop when police noticed the driver of the vehicle was not wearing his seat belt. Following the stop, police asked for and were granted permission to search the vehicle according to a story on the Sarasota Herald-Tribune website.

Police reports state that they searched 39-year-old Wendy Martek’s purse and found 13 yellow pills believed to be ecstasy and one morphine pill. The North Port woman has been charged with 13 counts of felony drug possession for each pill, one count for the morphine and a misdemeanor charge for drug paraphernalia due to a syringe police found in her purse as well. She was taken to Sarasota County Jail with bail of more than $30,000.

If you have been charged with a drug crime in Sarasota, Bradenton or Manatee please do not hesitate to contact Criminal Defense Attorney Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourDrugCrime.com. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in our Sarasota office located at 200 N. Washington Blvd.

A visitor to USF campus is in jail following a bizarre incident early Friday morning according to police reports and a story on TampaBay.com. Coral Springs’ 18-year-old Daniel Boliek was arrested after a disturbing morning in USF’s Beta Hall dorms. Reports say that Boliek was discovered in a dorm room in his boxers at 6:00 a.m. feeling the face of a sleeping girl. He was spotted by the girl’s roommate and then Boliek ran out of the second-floor room.

Things just got weirder at that point as the 18-year-old took off his boxers and made a shooting motion with his fingers towards a female resident assistant. A campus officer tried to approach Boliek and got punched in the face. After which the officer sprayed him with pepper spray with no affect.

At this point Boliek began to fondle himself and ran out of the dorms where he was tackled by officers. He has been charged with a slew of crimes including battery on a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct, burglary of an occupied dwelling with assault or battery, exposure of a sexual organ and battery on a university official.

If you have been charged with a crime in Tampa or Hillsborough County and need qualified legal representation, please do not hesitate to contact Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourCase.com. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in our Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.

Julio Colon is a 29-year-old firefighter in Hillsborough County who was facing charges of exposing himself two times, once to a jogger and the second time in front of a 16-year-old girl. Things are getting even worse now as a female firefighter has come forward claiming Colon sexually harassed her as reported on TBO.com.

The female firefighter, who works at the station on N. Nebraska, did not file a complaint against Colon for the harassment in March but did come forward once the man was charged with exposing himself to two other women. Colon is accused of hoping out of his Chevy Impala naked after getting the attention of the two women who filed complaints.

If you have been charged with a crime in Tampa or Hillsborough County please do not hesitate to contact Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourCase.com. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in our Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.

Citrus County is boasting to have nabbed the biggest fish in a fraudulent prescription drug ring following the arrest of 33-year-old Jeffrey Ware. According to a story on TBO.com Ware was arrested following a months-long investigation and he was taken to Hernando County Jail where bond was set at a staggering $4.2 million.

Ware was charged with 16 counts including trafficking in controlled substances, unlawful attempt to acquire a controlled substance and federal racketeering. Ware’s wife calls the charges outrageous and claims they are bogus. The Citrus County Sheriff’s office claims Ware was involved in a operation that obtained and sold fraudulent prescriptions.

If you have been charged with a drug crime in St. Petersburg or Pinellas County please do not hesitate to contact Criminal Defense Attorney Stephen Higgins at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourDrugCrime.com. Also you can contact Stephen via email.

Christian Knaack was arrested on possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and contributing to the delinquency of a minor on Treasure Island. The 24-year-old made a series of bad choices followed by a long list of poor excuses if police reports and a story on TampaBay.com are accurate.

Knaack reportedly approached a 17-year-old girl at a beach drum circle event. According to police he asked the girl if she had ever done powder. The two then went to his SUV where he supplied cocaine to the young girl. Police came upon his Ford Explorer and witnessed Knaack holding the drug while the unidentified girl snorted it. Knaack offered a couple excuses saying the two went to the car to smoke pot not do cocaine and then he went on to say he thought the girls was at least 23-years-old.

If you have been charged with a drug crime in Tampa or Hillsborough County please do not hesitate to contact Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney Stephen Higgins at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourDrugCrime.com. Also you can contact Stephen via email or by stopping in our Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.

The tragic story of a man that lost his wife of more than 60-years came to an end in a Hillsborough County courtroom on Wednesday when Roger Yeager was found guilty of reckless driving, vehicular homicide and street racing. The St. Petersburg Times reports that Yeager is facing at least 15 years in prison for the car accident that cost 83-year-old Vertis Ryan her life.

Yeager was found guilty of ramming his Nissan 350Z into the Ford Taurus that Vertis Ryan and her husband William were driving that night. It took jurors three hours to come back with the guilty verdicts. William Ryan never got to see justice in the death of his wife as he passed away from heart failure in August. According to the story sheriff’s investigators estimated that Yeager was driving at more than 100 M.P.H. in a 45 zone when he hit the Ryan’s car.

If you have been cited for a traffic violation in Tampa that led to criminal charges and need qualified legal representation, please do not hesitate to contact experienced Defense Attorney Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourCase.com. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in our new Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.

The same 2004 silver Mercedes was the vehicle of choice for two different men arrested in Pinellas County in a 21-hour span according to a story on TampaBay.com. The first arrest took place Sunday evening according to St. Petersburg Police. That driver, Terence Morgan, was charged with driving without a license and he was not the owner of the car. The next day the same officers reported seeing the same car, with a different driver. Just like the previous day the car was once again involved in several traffic infractions.

Officers pulled the car over for the second time but on this stop the driver of the car threw the Mercedes into reverse and rammed an occupied police cruiser. The driver then tried to get away from the police by driving through a backyard fence. His attempt was unsuccessful. Donnell Clark was Tasered twice and then arrested and charged with aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer among several other charges. Clark was not the owner of the Mercedes either.

If you have been charged with a crime in St. Petersburg or Pinellas County please do not hesitate to contact Criminal Defense Attorney Stephen Higgins at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourPinellasArrest.com. Also you can contact Stephen via email or by stopping in our Clearwater office located at 4500 140th Ave. North #203.

Thomas Harris was arrested at his Tampa home Friday and charged with 40 counts of possessing child porn according to Hillsborough County Sheriffs and a story on TampaBay.com. Investigators, acting on a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, led to a raid on the man’s Bryan Road home.

Investigators reported finding images of children in Harris’ home that were pornographic in nature. Following his arrest, the East Tampa man complained of health problems and was taken to the hospital. After being cleared medically, Harris was charged and taken to jail in lieu of a $300,000 bond.

If you have been charged with a internet sex crime in Tampa or Hillsborough County please do not hesitate to contact Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney Stephen Higgins at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourFelony.com. Also you can contact Stephen via email or by stopping in our Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.

A 14-minute police chase took place in Pinellas County this weekend ending with the arrest of a 23-year-old man on multiple charges. In a story reported on TBO.com Dane Bailey was spotted by police officers driving a stolen car. At that point officers pursued the man into a shopping center parking lot where three passengers exited the vehicle and a 14-minute police chase ensued with three police cruisers and a power line being damaged in the process.

Bailey was finally stopped by Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies and taken in to custody. He was charged with DUI, fleeing and eluding, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident and grand theft auto. Bailey and one officer were treated for injuries at Mease Countryside Hospital.

If you have been charged with a DUI or any crime in St. Petersburg, Clearwater or anywhere in Pinellas County, please do not hesitate to contact Pinellas DUI Defense Attorney David Haenel at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) or online at FightYourPinellasArrest.com to discuss the matter. Also you can contact David via email or by stopping in our Pinellas office located at 4500 140th Ave. North #203.

A nine-year veteran of the Broward County sheriff’s department is under investigation for allegedly extorting money from a marijuana grower. As is that wasn’t bad enough, the sheriff’s department believes officer Manuel Silva was not acting alone according to a quote in an Associated Press article run on the Bradenton Herald’s website.

The officer showed up in plain clothes with his badge and gun at the marijuana grower’s house. Silva was arrested after he picked up an unspecified amount of money from the suspect. The man accused of growing pot told a friend about the extortion and that person notified authorities.

If you have been charged with a drug crime in Tampa Bay please do not hesitate to contact Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourDrugCrime.com. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in any of our four Florida Law Offices.

A Santa Barbara, California man has died a week after he was rear-ended while in the backseat of a car stopped at a Clearwater intersection. St. Pete resident Thomas Corbin slammed into the back of the car at speeds of 40 or 50 M.P.H. according to witnesses and a report on TBO.com. The accident is now under investigation for a possible DUI.

Reports say Corbin had alcohol on his breath and bloodshot, watery eyes yet there have been no charges filed against him in relation to the accident. Corbin admitted to having a few drinks at a bar earlier that evening. Investigators now have asked a judge for permission to search Corbin’s truck, which has been in a body shop since the accident.

If you have been charged with a DUI in St. Petersburg, Clearwater or anywhere in Pinellas County, please do not hesitate to contact DUI Defense Attorney David Haenel at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) or online at FightYourPinellasArrest.com to discuss the matter. Also you can contact David via email or by stopping in our Pinellas office located at 4500 140th Ave. North #203.

A Bradenton Police officer was dispatched to investigate a complaint of loud music at 3:00 a.m. Friday morning. According to the Bradenton Herald’s website, the officer arrived on the scene to find Alberto Hernandez-Ortega sitting in a pick-up truck parked in a driveway and according to the officer the man was intoxicated. At that point the 39-year-old man was asked to sit on the tailgate of the truck while the officer went inside the house. At this point things got a bit ugly.

The police officer reported that as he went to enter the home, Hernandez-Ortega approached him. The officer told the man to go back to the truck. Hernandez-Ortega did not comply and walked up to the officer and slapped him. He was placed under arrest for resisting arrest without violence and battery on a law enforcement officer. He was booked into the Manatee County Jail.

If you have been charged with a crime in Sarasota or Manatee County, please do not hesitate to contact a qualified Criminal Defense Attorney. Call Sarasota Defense Lawyer Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) or online at FightYourCase.com to discuss the matter. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in our Sarasota office located at 200 N Washington Blvd.

A man driving erratically in a white Cadillac was arrested earlier this week in Hernando County. In a story reported by Hernando Today, 32-year-old Eric Colon was spotted having a difficult time maintaining a single lane and cut in front of another car. At that point deputies decided to pull over Colon.

Following the traffic stop, police asked if they could search the man’s car and he reportedly consented. Deputies found a bag containing crack cocaine and an aluminum can with holes poked in it. Colon eventually admitted to using the can to smoke the crack. He has been charged with DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony drug possession. He was being held on $21,000 bond.

If you have been stopped by the police for a traffic incident that led to you being charged with a crime in Tampa or Hillsborough County, please do not hesitate to contact Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourCase.com. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in our Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.

Shannon Wiggins, a 35-yar-old Tampa man, died early Wednesday morning when he fled from police who were following him due to his suspicious driving. According to a story on TampaBay.com Wiggins ran a red light at Armenia Avenue and then hit two cars before running into a light pole. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Wiggins led police officers all over Tampa after running a stop sign and refusing to pull over. The 35-year-old drove to the Tampa International Airport, got on the interstate, got off on Spruce Street and headed towards Cypress. At West Shore Blvd. he saw a police car and took off once again. He ran a red light at Dale Mabry and nearly hit another police car with an officer who was unaware the man in the other car was fleeing.

According to records published on the St. Petersburg Times website, Wiggins had been arrested more than 20 times in Hillsborough County. Some of the charges filed against the Tampa man in the past included Marijuana possession, cocaine trafficking, reckless driving, domestic violence, driving without a license and leaving the scene of an accident.

If you have been charged with a crime in Tampa or Hillsborough County please do not hesitate to contact Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourCase.com. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in our Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.

Undercover cops in Clearwater have arrested 26-year-old David Mallet for possession of more than 1,000 prescription drugs. The narcotics unit began an investigation into the Alpine Road resident when they received information Mallet was selling a large numbers of pills from his home. Police ran a sting last night and bought a large quantity of pills from Mallet leading to his arrest according to TampaBay.com.

Police say they purchased over 1,000 pills of Oxycontin and Diazepam from Mallet at about 10:00 p.m. last night. In 2008 Mallet had a drug trafficking charge and he is currently on probation from that arrest. He was charged with violation of probation, drug possession and selling prescription drugs following last night’s sting.

If you have been charged with a drug crime in St. Petersburg or Pinellas County please do not hesitate to contact Criminal Defense Attorney Stephen Higgins at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourPinellasArrest.com. Also you can contact Stephen via email or by stopping in our Clearwater office located at 4500 140th Ave. North #203.

A 30-year-old man brought his children with him to an alleged drug buy at a Tampa motel on Nebraska Avenue according to a story on TampaBay.com. Leroy Filmore allegedly set up a drug buy with a police informant at the Oasis Motel. When he arrived in the parking lot police surrounded his car and Filmore, according to police reports, then attempted to hide 14 grams of cocaine inside his buttocks.

Filmore was arrested on charges of possession with intent to sell and he is currently being held at the Hillsborough County Jail. His children were released to their grandmother. There is an investigation underway by the Separtment of Children and Families.

If you have been charged with a drug crime in Tampa or Hillsborough County please do not hesitate to contact Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney Stephen Higgins at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourDrugCrime.com. Also you can contact Stephen via email or by stopping in our Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.

A Pasco County mother has pled guilty to manslaughter and will receive 10 years in prison following shooting a man she thought was molesting her mentally retarded daughter. Sylvia Neely shot and killed 73-year-old Arthur Danner after he bragged about molesting her daughter and threatening to do it again according to a story on TampaBay.com.

The shooting took place in 1998 in Land O’ Lakes. Neely fired five rounds into Danner and the re-loaded the gun and shot him in the groin. Neely has already served some of her sentence after a 2000 conviction on second-degree murder charges. An appeals court granted her a new trial but she has decided to accept a plea rather than go back to court.

If you have been charged with a crime in Tampa Bay, you need to contact a qualified Criminal Defense Attorney. Call Defense Lawyer Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) or visit us online at FightYourCase.com to discuss the matter. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in our new Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.

A 13-year-old boy who was attacked by two teenagers in a video posted on You Tube. The 54-second clip has set off multiple investigations according to the Bradenton Herald. Police first want to know if the attack was staged for cameras but right now they are asking that battery charges be filed against the two teens responsible for beating the 13-year-old outside the Lakewood Ranch YMCA.

The victim of the attack did not report the incident until he found out the video of the beating had been placed on You Tube. The victim is seen on video being surrounded by a large group of teens. Two teens then attack the younger boy while the whole scene is set to music. The incident sparked another arrest when the father of one of the suspects saw the video and began to punch his son.

If you have been charged with a battery in Sarasota or Manatee County, you need to contact a qualified Criminal Defense Attorney. Call Sarasota Criminal Defense Lawyer Darren Finebloom at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) or online at FightYourBattery.com to discuss the matter. Also you can contact Darren via email or by stopping in our Sarasota office located at 200 N Washington Blvd.

Another traffic stop has led to a Tasering this time in Pinellas County. Earlier this week a man in Bradenton was stopped on his bike and fled police. That man was subdued with a Taser and ended up dying following the Tasering. Yesterday it was a Clearwater woman named Sarah Thomas who tried to get away from police following a traffic stop. Thomas fled, caused an accident and was then Tasered according to a story on TampaBay.com.

The incident took place Thursday afternoon when Thomas was pulled over by a Clearwater officer for reckless driving. After stopping her car, Thomas fled the scene. She tried to pass a car by driving in the grassy median and spun out. She then exited her vehicle and according to police approached them in a threatening manner which led to the officers using a Taser on the 39-year-old woman. She was then arrested and charged with fleeing and eluding, DUI and resisting arrest.

If you have been charged with a DUI in St. Petersburg, Clearwater or anywhere in Pinellas County, please do not hesitate to contact DUI Defense Attorney David Haenel at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) or online at FightYourPinellasArrest.com to discuss the matter. Also you can contact David via email or by stopping in our Pinellas office located at 4500 140th Ave. North #203.

A Tampa Police Officer on foot patrol got a scare early Thursday morning during what seemed to be a routine traffic stop for speeding according to an article published on TBO.com. According to reports the officer observed a Pontiac driving about 15 M.P.H. over the posted speed limit. The officer noticed the windows of the vehicle were down and called for the driver to pull over. At that point 20-year-old Jovenson Emile is accused of attempting to hit a second officer with his car.

Emile was allegedly driving 40 M.P.H. in a 25 M.P.H. zone. At that point an officer attempted to have the 20-year-old pull over. Instead police reports say that Emile swerved his vehicle aggressively towards a second officer. He then took off running a stop sign and heading south on Oregon Avenue. Emile attempted to avoid police by hiding his car in a dark parking lot.He has been charged with aggravated assault on a Law Enforcement Officer.

If you have been involved in a traffic incident in Tampa that has led to your arrest and need qualified legal representation, please do not hesitate to contact Criminal Defense Attorney Stephen Higgins at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1-800-344-4848) to discuss the matter or visit our website FightYourCase.com. Also you can contact Stephen via email or by stopping in our new Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd.