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Corrections Officer Obbie Johnson was on shift at the Community Transition Center when an inmate alerted him: a woman had jumped off a bridge into the water. Corrections Officer Johnson rushed to the pond and found the woman floating face down. Corrections Officer Johnson didn’t

On Thursday, September 25, 2025, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) and the State Attorney’s Office announced the arrest of 52-year-old Michael Ziegler for the 1994 killing of Tina Heins.

Allen Washington, 25, is now facing a murder charge after he killed 36-year-old Carlos Oyenarte last month.

Since October 2023, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) received tips about the illegal activity at a house on East 45th Street in the Panama Park area. Detectives launched an investigation working to build a solid case.

The northbound lanes of the Main Street Bridge, heading into Downtown Jacksonville, are closed while the crew repairs the damage caused by a ship hitting the bridge last month. This means routes to EverBank Stadium for Sunday's Jaguars game may be impacted.

On Thursday, September 18, 2025, Sheriff T.K. Waters, Attorney General James Uthmeier, and Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Commissioner Wilton Simpson discussed the results of a statewide crackdown on kratom.

Detectives arrested 41-year-old William Bell Jr. after he killed a 50-year-old man nearly two years ago.

This Saturday, September 20, 2025, Sheriff T.K. Waters, members of his staff, and community partners are scheduled to walk in the Jacksonville Beach area.

Dontay Taylor, 24, is now facing a murder charge after he shot his girlfriend’s father last month.

Keyon Byrd, 14, turned himself in yesterday after he shot 18-year-old Marlon Lane earlier this week.