
Benjamin David Raser Found Guilty of DUI Manslaughter – Assistant State Attorney, Leah Glisson
July 29, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Okaloosa County, Florida), On July 28, 2026, after a two-day trial, Benjamin David Raser was found guilty as charged of
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July 29, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Okaloosa County, Florida), On July 28, 2026, after a two-day trial, Benjamin David Raser was found guilty as charged of

July 27, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Santa Rosa County, Florida) Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announces on July 27,

July 27, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Santa Rosa County, Florida) Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announces that on July

PRESS RELEASE On July 16, 2026, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed the denial of Tina Lasonya Brown’s successive post-conviction motion, ending her latest effort to

July 16, 2026 PRESS RELEASE State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announced that on July 16, 2026, a jury found 16-year-old Remington Crumbs guilty of Second

July 9, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Escambia County, Florida) On July 9, 2026, Circuit Judge John Simon sentenced Terriny Krepps to a total of 18 years

June 22, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Santa Rosa County, Florida) Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announces that on June

April 10, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Escambia County, Florida) On April 8, 2026, Circuit Court Judge John Miller sentenced Dominique Fountain to thirty-one years in state