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Articles from the October 17, 2022 edition


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  • Spring Hill Man Faces Murder Charge after 3-hour Standoff

    Tom Lemons|Updated Nov 19, 2022

    SPRING HILL – Around 4:00 p.m. yesterday, deputies with the Hernando County Sheriff's Office attempted to execute an arrest warrant at 8051 Canterbury Street. Inside the residence, a woman, child, and murder suspect 29-year-old Jimmy Veloso Nguyen, aka Jordan Ortiz. When deputies tried to make contact with Nguyen, he barricaded himself inside the home, but allowed the woman and child to leave. CLICK HERE for video from the scene. Around 4:00 p.m., numerous deputies began arriv...

  • Second Suspect in Local Murder Investigation Arrested in Putnam County

    Tom Lemons|Updated Nov 1, 2022

    PUTNAM COUNTY – A second suspect in a Hernando County homicide investigation has been taken into custody, after a tip led investigators to a residence in Pomona Park, Florida. According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, 25-year-old Reynol Mariscal Gonzalez was arrested on Tuesday, after Hernando County Sheriff's Office investigators provided information on his whereabouts. Deputies converged on in the area of Robin Road, where they believed Gonzalez was hiding and l...

  • Bond Increased on Suspect Charged in "Beat Down" Death of Fellow Gang Member

    Tom Lemons|Updated Nov 1, 2022

    BROOKSVILLE – Two men face charges in connection with the 2021 death of a fellow gang member and at least three additional suspects may face charges. On Tuesday, R News broke the news of a standoff on Canterbury Street with suspected murderer 29-year-old Jimmy Veloso Nguyen. After nearly 3-hours, Nguyen surrendered to deputies and was booked into the Hernando County Jail on charges of Homicide and 2-counts of Aggravated Battery. On the same day, Putnam County Sheriff's D...