PRESS RELASE: Justin Hoover
PRISON FOR UNLICENSED CONTRACTOR WHO STOLE FROM HURRICANE VICTIMS State Attorney Ed Brodsky’s office announced that yesterday Justin Hoover was sentenced to thirty-six counts of Unlicensed Contracting During the State of Emergency, thirty-one counts of Grand Theft from Persons 65 years of Age or Older, six counts of Grand Theft and one misdemeanor count of […]
PRESS RELEASE: Jacques Randell Lamar Allen
State Attorney Ed Brodsky announced today that Jacques Randell Lamar Allen was convicted after jury trial of Murder In The Second Degree With A Firearm and Attempted Murder In The Second Degree With Firearm. The crimes were committed on March 6, 2024 and investigated by Arcadia Police Department. The trial was held at the Desoto […]
PRESS RELEASE: Robert Houston
State Attorney Ed Brodsky’s office announced today that Robert Houston was sentenced to 18 years of prison followed by twelve years of probation. Mr. Houston was found guilty of Scheme to Defraud, Fraudulent Use of Personal Identification Information, Money Laundering and twenty-four counts of Unlawfully Filing False Documents. Circuit Court Judge Dana Moss presided over […]
PRESS RELEASE: Juan Victor Santizhernandez
State Attorney Ed Brodsky announced today that Juan Victor Santizhernandez was convicted after jury trial of Count 1: Driving With No Valid Driver’s License Causing Death; Count 2: Leaving the Scene Of Crash with Death; and Count 3: Tampering with Evidence. The crimes were committed on 09/03/2023 and investigated by the Palmetto Police Department. The […]
PRESS RELEASE: Steven Russell Nichols
State Attorney Ed Brodsky announced today thaton Tuesday, June 17th, 2025, Steven Russell Nicholswas convicted after jury trial of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation of a Child; Lewd or Lascivious Conduct; and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Child. The crimes were committed between June 2022 and February 2023 and investigated by the North Port Police […]
PRESS RELEASE: Douglas Ben Sanders
State Attorney Ed Brodsky’s office announced today that on Thursday June 5, 2025, Circuit Court Judge Thomas W. Krug sentenced Douglas Ben Sanders to just over 44 years in prison on 40 counts of Possession of Child Pornography. After his prison sentence, Sanders will be supervised by the Department of Corrections on sex offender probation […]
PRESS RELEASE: Douglas Mark Selbee
State Attorney Ed Brodsky announced today that Douglas Mark Selbeewas sentenced to life in prison for crimes of child sexual abuse. The Defendant was convicted by a jury on April 11, 2025, of 14 charges: 3 counts of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation of a Child Under 12; 2 counts of Sexual Battery on a Child […]
PRESS RELEASE: Anabel Ossombi
State Attorney Ed Brodsky’s office announced today that Anabel Ossombi was sentenced to seven years Department of Corrections followed by a total of 38 years of probation for theft of multiple checks she obtained while employed by the U.S. Postal Service. Additionally, Annabel Ossombi was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $64,246.79. Annabel […]
PRESS RELEASE: Adrian Noel Castillo
State Attorney Ed Brodsky announced today that Adrian Noel Castillo was convicted after jury trial of Driving While License Cancelled, Suspended Or Revoked and Causing Death. The crime was committed on 02/02/2024 and investigated by Florida Highway Patrol. The trial was held at the Manatee County Courthouse on May 5th and 6th. The defendant is […]
PRESS RELEASE: Andrew Scott Crose
State Attorney Ed Brodsky announced today that Andrew Scott Crose was convicted of one count of Traveling to Seduce, Solicit, or Entice a Child to Commit a Sex Act and one count of Use of a Computer to Seduce, Solicit, or Entice a Child to Commit a Sex Act. The crimes were committed between July […]