Recent Posts in Violent Crimes Posted By Law Offices of Robert Stepniak 11-Nov-2019 Common Holiday Crimes in Florida Not only are the holidays a merry time of the year, but it is also the season that experiences an increase in criminal activity every year. While many people are attending festive events or buying gifts, others are making mistakes that result in ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 25-Feb-2019 Hate Crimes in Florida According to a report released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in November, there have been 7,175 reported hate crimes in 2017 compared to 6,121 in 2016, which is the third year in a row a spike in hate crimes has occurred. The Southern ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 16-Apr-2018 Florida Mandatory Minimum Sentences For certain criminal offenses, mandatory minimum sentences apply. This law is considered to be a “one size fits all” approach and does not allow judges to use their discretion upon sentencing. The amount of time for each sentence is based ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 6-Jul-2015 Florida Woman Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Fatal Wrong-Way DUI Crash She was facing up to 30 years in prison, but a Florida woman received a prison sentence of 24 years for driving drunk and killing two women in a wrong-way collision. Part of her sentence also included a permanent license revocation, meaning that even ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 9-Feb-2015 Juvenile Appeals 112-Year Sentence The Ohio Supreme Court is using precedent established in Florida in their decision as to whether or not they can constitutionally send an individual to prison for life for a crime committed as a juvenile. In the 2010 case tried in Florida, the United ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 29-Dec-2014 Volusia County Domestic Violence Cases Increase The Daytona Beach News-Journal recently reported that domestic violence cases increased across Volusia County over the previous four years although incidents in Flagler and the overall state of Florida ultimately declined. Experts in the field are ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 17-Jun-2013 Kissimmee Bank Robbery Suspects Arrested A bank in Kissimmee was robbed by two suspects on Monday afternoon. Kissimmee police detectives report the First Southern Bank at 910 West Vine Street was robbed when two men entered the bank, with one man handing a teller a note demanding money ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 12-May-2013 Man beats Girlfriend and Is Charged with Child Abuse Port Orange police report that an 18-year-old man was charged with child abuse along with other charges in the beating of his 17-year-old girlfriend. Dillon Buckinham-Settle and his unnamed girlfriend have been in a relationship for two years, a ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 31-Mar-2013 Pregnant Woman Stabbed More than 30 Times in Ocala Ocala police responded to a 911 call on March 7, and found a pregnant woman stabbed more than thirty times by her husband’s uncle. Jill Feingold, the stabbing victim, told the 911 dispatcher her husband’s uncle, Samuel Clone II, had ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 17-Mar-2013 Tyrone Mosby Trial Continues Tyrone Mosby was arrested in August 2012 and accused of pulling the trigger in a shootout that hit a high-school girl leaving her with severe brain damage. Testimony in his trial began Tuesday and whether or not Mosby is sentenced to life in prison, ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 14-Jan-2013 Man Charged After Girlfriend Found Strangled to Death A relationship that lasted for a year ended in death for an abused woman. Sgt. Frank Chisari of the Orlando Police Department said that Asmick Rousseau has been arrested for the strangling death of his girlfriend, Kendall Keith. Rousseau murdered ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 2-Dec-2012 Nationally Reported Child Abuse Case Couple Arrested in Orlando Universal Studios in Orlando is a dream vacation destination for many people from the United States and other countries, as well. One favorite activity of many park visitors is Universal’s Super Star parade, which features such popular ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 5-Nov-2012 Man Recently Release from Prison Indicted on Murder Charge On labor day weekend, Palm Bay residents called police to report hearing gunfire in their neighborhood. When police arrived on the scene, they found 22-year-old Brandon Jones behind a house on Northview Street. Jones, who had been shot, died soon ... Continue Reading
