Monthly Archives: October 2020
Drug Deal Turns Into Robbery and Shooting
A marijuana deal turned into a robbery and shooting, Palm Beach police say. Two brothers and their father confronted a gunman at their Boynton Beach home. Twenty-year-old Navarri Matthew is charged with attempted murder after putting two rounds into Hugh Geribon. He also faces charges of aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated assault with… Read More »
Ghislaine Maxwell Awaits Charges in Brooklyn
Ghislaine Maxwell is a current resident of a Brooklyn jail cell where she remains in solitary confinement. Meanwhile, federal prosecutors are building a case against Maxwell and others for their roles in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking and child abuse. Prosecutors are currently in the process of handing over documentation detailing their evidence against Maxwell…. Read More »
Police Charge 28-Year-Old in Super 8 Homicide
After Denecia Seward was found shot to death in a Super 8 motel room, police now believe they’ve found the man who killed her. Two days after her body was found, police put an image of Andre Ramirez up with his vehicle and license plate displayed. People who were Facebook friends with Ramirez condemned… Read More »
Police Shooting Results in Settlement, But Victim’s Family Wants Charges
All over the U.S., Americans watching Daniel Chauvin slowly kill George Floyd have left us as a country wondering about accountability for police officers. Typically, police officers who kill in the line of duty are subject to an internal investigation. These shootings are almost always declared “justified” by the State Attorney. Such was the… Read More »
Police Find 16 lbs of Marijuana in Jail Deputy’s Home
A Palm Beach deputy has resigned after she and her husband were caught with 16 lbs. of marijuana in their home. According to an internal affairs memo, Marquita Perez, 35, resigned in February. She had been an employee of the PBSO jail system for six years. In July of 2017, drug police found more… Read More »
Criminal Cases Move too Slowly for Families of Victims
According to a recent news article from Palm Beach Post, about 10% of homicide cases are still making their way through the courts. This has led to a logjam that many find concerning, particularly the families of victims who are still awaiting justice. On the flip side of that argument is the need to… Read More »
Boca Raton Teacher Charged With Possession of Child Pornography
A fourth-grade school teacher at Sandpiper Shores Elementary School has been charged with possession of child pornography according to Palm Beach County police. Thirty-seven-year-old Aleck Ford is facing charges of possessing 10 or more images of child pornography and evidence tampering. Police say they tracked down Ford after he downloaded files from a peer-to-peer… Read More »
Man Who Pulled Gun in Mask Dispute Will Face No Charges
Vincent Scavetta, who pulled a gun on a fellow customer at a Palm Beach County Walmart, will not face charges related to brandishing the weapon. This news comes after the story of Kyle Rittenhouse broke. Rittenhouse is charged with bringing a weapon that was illegal for him to carry at the age of 17… Read More »
