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Brooksville, FL – Hernando County Crime Stoppers, Inc. is pleased to announce the first Crime Stoppers Art Contest. The contest is open from September 28 through November 30, 2019. Contest guidelines and entry form are available at
HernandoCountyCrimeStoppers.com.
On 09-25-19, the Honorable Judge Stephen Toner sentenced Joshua Daniel Carroll to 24 years in the Department of Corrections, followed by 10 years of probation for the 11/22/17 homicide at 15013 Old Stage Coach Road in Brooksville of Janet J. Carroll W/F DOB 09/04/1985
Joshua Daniel Carroll pleaded guilty on August 14th, 2019 to second-degree murder, not premeditated.in connection with the murder of his wife
The medical examiner listed the cause of death as traumatic asphyxia.
On 09-25-19 just after 10 a.m., during a training exercise, a deputy was injured.
During the training exercise, a law enforcement deputy accidentally discharged his weapon during the “un-holstering” process. The deputy sustained a gunshot wound to the leg as a result of the accidental discharge. No other persons were injured.
Fire Rescue was requested, and other deputies on the scene immediately began administering first aid to the injured deputy. It should be noted the injured deputy was alert and talking immediately following the injury.
Early Monday morning school personnel at J.D. Floyd Elementary school located at 3139 Dumont Avenue in Spring Hill, found that several classrooms were burglarized over the weekend.
The Sheriff's Office says patrol deputies received the initial call prior to the School Resource Officer arriving on campus at his normal, designated time.
On 09-20-19 at 11:40 a.m., Deputy Glen Hickey, a School Resource Officer at Central High School, was notified of a 16-year-old student who was choking in a nearby classroom.
When Deputy Hickey arrived, he found the student sitting in a desk being tended to by the school nurse and a teacher.
Hickey observed the student struggling to breathe and starting to lose color in the face.
The teacher advised the student was possibly choking on a piece of chocolate.
WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. – Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested John Blake Hawthorne, 48, of Weeki Wachee on 25 counts of transmission of child pornography and 25 counts of possession of child pornography.
By LISA MACNEIL
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At a press conference held on Sept. 6, 2019, HCSO Sheriff Al Nienhuis, together with School Superintendent John Stratton and Major Crimes Detectives had additional information on the series of events that led to the lockdown of several schools on Sept. 5, 2019.
No students were threatened, and no shots were fired during the incident.
All 5 male suspects are juveniles, and students at Hernando High School.
On 08-31-19 just after 6 a.m., Hernando County deputies were dispatched to a residence in Weeki Wachee (Glen Lakes) regarding a Home Invasion.
A person inside the residence called 9-1-1 to summon help. The caller told the 9-1-1 operator that someone had made entry into the home and that shots were being fired. The caller and at least one other person hid in a closet throughout the incident and until the arrival of law enforcement.
Upon arrival, deputies observed broken glass at the front door. Deputies quickly made a tactical entry into the residence.
