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Articles from the December 11, 2023 edition


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  • Convicted Child Sex Predator Charged Again While Serving Probation

    Tom Lemons, December 14, 2023|Updated Dec 17, 2023

    SPRING HILL – A convicted child sex predator is behind bars again, after serving only 2 years of probation for possession of child pornography and aggravated stalking. According to a Hernando County Sheriff's Office report, Manatee County Sheriff's detectives contacted Hernando County regarding sexual cyber harassment that was occurring in Spring Hill. Investigators determined that 24-year-old William Michael Isoldi "took over" the victim's Snapchat account (posing as the vict...

  • Man Could Face Death Penalty for Allegedly Raping Child

    Tom Lemons|Updated Dec 15, 2023

    BROOKSVILLE – A Spring Hill man could face the death penalty after being charged with sexual battery on a young child. The full details of what occurred have not been released by officials but according to court documents, 35-year-old Eric Michael Myers was arrested on Wednesday, after he allegedly raped a child under 12 years old at least four times over the summer. During a First Appearance hearing in front of Judge Kurt Hitzemann, the State Attorney advised that despite M...

  • Detective's Brash Comment Sends Mixed Messages to Grief-Stricken Parents of Slain Teen

    Tom Lemons, December 12, 2023|Updated Dec 14, 2023

    SPRING HILL – As the second anniversary of 18-year-old Ariana Ptarcinski's murder draws near, the victim's parents Eddie and Judy Ptarcinski are still grieving their beloved daughter's death and are losing hope that Ariana's killer will ever be brought to justice. CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY Media coverage has been sparse since the 2021 Christmas Eve murder, and the Ptarcinski family is starting to believe that may have been design. At the onset of the investigation, Eddie a...

  • State Law Enforcement Officials Warn of Possible Anti-Semitic Violence

    Tom Lemons, December 11, 2023|Updated Dec 12, 2023

    TALLAHASSEE – Amid growing tensions around the country over the conflict between Israel and the Hamas terror organization, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is issuing a warning to all Florida residents to be aware of their surroundings over the holidays. According to the FDLE, since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, anti-Semitic incidents have been on the rise, and racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists (RMVE) may target Hanukkah c...

  • Elderly Booze Bandits Caught Red-Handed Stealing Liquor

    Tom Lemons, December 11, 2023|Updated Dec 11, 2023

    SPRING HILL – Two elderly St. Petersburg men are charged with Grand Theft after allegedly committing a string of liquor store thefts in Hernando County. According to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, 64-year-old Michael Terrance Brinson and 70-year-old Johnnie Ray Magee stole several large bottles of liquor from the Walmart Liquor Store on Commercial Way and then fled in a white Mercedes. Deputies responding to the area recalled three active theft investigations i...