On May 27, 2026, Lorenzo Lee Crawford, 57, was transferred into the custody of the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) to begin serving time in prison.
Crawford faced a plethora charges ranging from
Wednesday afternoon, Ronald Pate Newman, 27, was sentenced to 35 years in prison followed by a lifetime of federal supervision at the Gainesville Federal Courthouse after grooming and sexually abusing a child on
On August 24, Thomas James Akins, 49, was convicted of sexual battery and sentenced to eight years in prison.
Facing a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison, Akins reached a plea agreement
Prosecutors formally granted Christina Marie Moody Waldeck a pretrial diversion for obstruction charges at the Gainesville Federal Courthouse this morning.
Ms. Waldeck was accused of tampering with a witness or victim and obstructing
PENSACOLA - On July 28, Jose Ramiro Vasquez was convicted of abusive sexual contact and sentenced to three years in prison, his maximum prison sentence after federal prosecutors signed a plea deal reducing the
