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Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Yahoo
Jacksonville man arrested, accused of making online threat to run over ICE protesters
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that it arrested a man accused of threatening to run over people protesting against ICE. JSO said it received a tip about the social media threat on Tuesday, which its Intelligence Unit linked back to 26-year-old Zachary Degross. Detectives visited Degross's home Wednesday, where JSO said he willingly submitted to an interview about the post, in which the writer threatened to 'grab my buddies tow truck and plow through' groups of protesters. Below is a screenshot of the threat, provided by JSO: 'It is your constitutional right to peacefully protest. What you do not have the right to do is threaten others,' said JSO on Wednesday. Degross was arrested and booked into the Duval County jail on a second-degree felony charge, Sending Written Threats to Conduct an Act of Terrorism. 'If you are making threats online to harm others, even if you don't intend to follow through with that action, we will arrest you,' said JSO. 'We are monitoring protests nationwide, and we will continue to work hard to protect everyone in Jacksonville.' Anyone who sees a threat online about harming others is encouraged to report it to law enforcement. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks]
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Report details Southside domestic incident where husband's accused of shooting wife 5 times
A Jacksonville police arrest report gives more insight to what took place at a Southside apartment Sunday before a woman was shot multiple times. Her husband, Emmanuel Alexander, 47, is charged with attempted murder in the domestic incident that occurred at about 2:30 p.m. in the 7700 block of Southside Boulevard. His wife, who was shot five times, was taken to the hospital and was listed in critical, but stable condition Sunday. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< The victim and her daughter had just returned from church before the shooting, the arrest report states. The daughter heard Alexander and his wife having a conversation and told police, 'it did not appear to be an argument, and they had normal tones,' the report states. The daughter went to her bedroom and later her mother came in and handed her two sets of keys, requesting she hold on to them. The daughter told investigators, 'this is normal when [victim] does not want Emmanuel driving the vehicles,' the report states. About 10 minutes later, the daughter reported hearing gunshots followed by the victim running out of the apartment, the report states. The daughter locked her door, called 911, and climbed out the bedroom window to assist her mother, the report states. As she tried to help her mother, Alexander exited the apartment and began demanding the car keys and the daughter complied. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] Officers arrived to find the victim suffering from gunshot wounds and she was rushed to the hospital. Witnesses reported seeing the suspect running from the apartment into nearby woods, the report states. A Jacksonville police K9 later located a firearm in the woods, the report states. When officers entered the apartment, they observed blood and shell casings. A witness told police the suspect believed his wife was cheating on him, the report states. Officers arrested Alexander and booked him into Duval County jail where he remained Tuesday on no bond facing charges of attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and child neglect, according to jail records. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
Florida man survives gator attack swimming across lake, gets shot, killed by deputies
A man is dead after he was shot to death by Polk County deputies Monday. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Timothy Schultz, 42, was acting erratic when he charged at deputies while holding a pair of garden shears. A clerk at a Racetrack convenience store on Highway 37 called 911 to report Schultz who was in the store acting 'bizarre,' Judd said at a news conference Monday. Deputies searched for the man for over 40 minutes before getting another call from two people about a man swimming in an alligator infested lake, the sheriff said. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< One of the witnesses said she tried to throw Schultz a life preserver. Another witness said he asked Schultz if he needed help and Schultz 'growled' at him. Deputies then received a call from people in a nearby gated community on the other side of the lake reporting a man was trying to break out a car window with a brick, Judd said. Deputies confronted the man, who the sheriff said also tried to enter a patrol car to access a rifle. Judd said deputies tried Tasing Schultz, but it didn't have any effect on him Witnesses also reported the man charged at the deputies with the garden shears before they shot him, Judd said. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] When asked how Schultz got into the gated community, Judd responded, 'he swam across the lake. ... He swam a long way across this lake and the fact that he was bitten by an alligator, significantly, and continued this rampage is shocking. 'This is crazy stuff. You can't make it up,' Judd said. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Yahoo
Three arrested in 2024 murder at Jacksonville Wendy's restaurant
Three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 22-year-old man at a Wendy's on Jacksonville's Northside on Dec. 22, 2024. Jacksonville police responded to a call for a shooting that day at a Wendy's in the 9000 block of New Kings Road. Officers arrived to find the victim, Dave Joseph, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to the hospital where he died days later. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< Jacksonville police identified multiple suspects. Police on Tuesday announced the arrests of three men: Daveron Reed, 29, arrested in late December on an accessory to murder charge. Leon Williams, 29, arrested in February facing a murder charge. Riheam Anderson, 29, arrested in April in Waycross, Ga., facing a murder charge. The day of the shooting, police said it appeared the victim went to the Wendy's to meet one of the suspects when others arrived and began firing shots. Multiple businesses in the area had to close after the shooting and residents were urged to lockdown in their homes during the initial manhunt for the shooters. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Traffic Alert: Congestion expected as construction on King Street in St. Augustine begins
Traffic congestion in St. Augustine is expected to increase as construction at one of its busiest stretches of road begins. Work on the King Street water main improvement project is scheduled to start on Monday, May 5th, near the intersection of US-1 and as far east as Riberia Street. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] At least one lane closure is expected, and signs will be posted to assist with traffic flow in the area. The project will be completed by the city's contractor, TB Landmark. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< The upcoming construction is separate from the Florida Department of Transportation's King Street bridge replacement project, expected to begin in late 2025. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
