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Jessica Mcfadyen

Jessica Mcfadyen is a journalist for independent news and media organizations in the United States. Mcfadyen primarily spends her time scouting social media for the latest Local, US and World News for The Published Reporter®. She also contributes to a variety of publications through involvement in the Society of Professional Journalists.

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Crime

19 Year-Old Arrested For Murder After Plan to Pull Armed Robbery on Drug Dealer Goes Wrong

Jessica Mcfadyen Sep 13, 2022

According to authorities, 19 year-old Jordan Matthew Neal, along with an accomplice, executed a plan to rob two individuals at gunpoint during a pre-arranged drug buy, He was charged with second degree murder and robbery with a firearm. He…

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COPS: Investigation Shows 25-Year-Old Ocala Man Severed Toddler’s Spine And She Bled To Death;…

Jessica Mcfadyen Sep 9, 2022

According to authorities, Travis Ray Thompson, 25, of Ocala, was placed under arrest and transported to the Marion County Jail, where he is held without bond. Thompson is also on misdemeanor probation for failure to comply with an…

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Hernando County Man Beat, Stomped And “Body Slammed” Victim Into Critical Condition At Spring Hill…

Jessica Mcfadyen Sep 9, 2022

According to authorities, 26 year-old Rohan Blackwood, charged with aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability. Hernando County Sheriff's Office SPRING HILL, FL - On September 8, 2022, at approximately 4 p.m., Hernando County…

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Punta Gorda Woman Advised 911 Operators She Just Shot A Man Multiple Times, Then Shot Herself; Shot…

Jessica Mcfadyen Sep 8, 2022

The victim will not be identified due to Marsy’s Law. The female was identified as 59 year-old Laura K. Sergeant. PUNTA GORDA, FL – A Punta Gorda woman made a 9-1-1 call advising she had just shot a man in a residence multiple times and…

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HARD TIME: Punta Gorda Man Sentenced To 29 Years In Prison for Sexual Battery of Minor, Production…

Jessica Mcfadyen Sep 8, 2022

According to authorities, Robert William Sanchez, 36, was sentenced to 29 years with the Federal Bureau of Prison followed by lifetime supervised release. Sanchez is awaiting State sentencing. PUNTA GORDA, FL - On November 9, 2020, the…

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Two Hernando County Men Arrested After Detectives Find Illegal Narcotics, Firearms, and Cash

Jessica Mcfadyen Sep 8, 2022

According to detectives, 35 year-old Shane McKinney was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. 31 year-old Johnathan Griffin, who is a convicted felon with…

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DETECTIVES: Father And Son Sought After Severe Beating of Man At Lake Helen Wedding Reception

Jessica Mcfadyen Sep 7, 2022

According to authorities, Joel O’Grady, 38, and his son Julian Falkinburg, 21, both of Sanford, are wanted on charges of aggravated battery in a fight that occurred Saturday night. UPDATE SEPTEMBER 10, 2022, 2:03 PM: Joel…

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Volusia Detectives Charge DeBary Man With 21 Counts of Possession of Child Porn

Jessica Mcfadyen Sep 7, 2022

According to authorities, 53-year-old Saul Oliver, of Magnolia Drive, in DeBary, was arrested and transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail on a warrant following a four-month long investigation. DEBARY, FL - A 53-year-old DeBary…

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Ocala Couple Charged With Torturing Horses Into Malnutrition; One Immediately Euthanized, Another…

Jessica Mcfadyen Sep 7, 2022

According to authorities, 24 year-old Mercedees Cox and 27 year-old Tyler Hanners were arrested and charged with two counts each of aggravated animal cruelty. Marion County Sheriff’s Office MARION COUNTY, FL - Marion County Sheriff’s…

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VIDEO: Deputies Arrest Deltona Man Accused of Aggravated Stalking 6-Year-Old Girl – “I’m Going…

Jessica Mcfadyen Sep 4, 2022

Mark Greenburg, 55 of Deltona, was charged with aggravated stalking of a 6-year-old girl after her father and neighbors reported a long pattern of his harassing behavior toward her and others. Photo: Volusia County Sheriff's Office. …

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Port Charlotte Man, 40, Charged With Child Pornography After Reports by Google, National Center for…

Jessica Mcfadyen Sep 2, 2022

According to authorities, 40 year-old Jeffrey E. Fontenot of Port Charlotte was located and placed under arrest for compiling or transmitting computer pornography involving a minor, possession of child pornography, 10 or more images or any…

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82-Year-Old Ocklawaha Man Charged With Wife’s Murder

Jessica Mcfadyen Sep 2, 2022

According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, 82 year-old Ronald Vince Foreman was charged with second-degree murder while in custody at the Marion County Jail for numerous battery offenses where he remains without bond. MARION…

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COPS: Deltona Teen Who Killed His Father, Fled From Officers, Crashed His Vehicle and Had Shootout…

Jessica Mcfadyen Sep 1, 2022

According to authorities, Juan Santiago. 18, of Deltona, is facing second degree murder in the killing of his father, as well as several other felony charges, including three counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, fleeing…

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Grand Jury indicts 20-Year-Old Ocala Man For First-Degree Murder In Fentanyl Overdose Death; Drug…

Jessica Mcfadyen Aug 30, 2022

According to authorities, Major Crimes Detectives arrested Marquis Rosado, 20, after a Grand Jury indicted him for Murder in the First Degree, based upon his unlawful distribution of fentanyl causing the 2021 death of an Ocala man. …

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Charlotte County Man Charged with Child Porn; Sheriff’s Office and FBI Task Force Investigate

Jessica Mcfadyen Aug 24, 2022

According to authorities, Robert Woodrow Wills, 65, was placed under arrest for one count of compiling or transmitting computer pornography involving a minor, one count of possession of child pornography, 10 or more certain images or any…

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Volusia Detectives Charge Two Miami Men In Weeklong Series of Vehicle Burglaries

Jessica Mcfadyen Aug 19, 2022

According to authorities, Colombian nationals Daniel Rodriguez, 25 and Jose Rodriguez, 53, both of Miami, were charged with eight counts of burglary of a conveyance, four counts of grand theft, illegal use of credit cards and eight counts…

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“Operation Cyber Scumbag” Nets Three Men In Volusia County Traveling To Meet Children For Sex; Met…

Jessica Mcfadyen Aug 16, 2022

According to authorities, William Baldwin, 30 of New Smyrna Beach, MarcAnthony Fernandez, 26 of Deltona and Christopher Geske, 32, of Port Orange, was charged with using a computer to seduce/solicit/lure a child, traveling to…

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COPS: Suspect Who Fled Oakland Park Hit-and-Run of Two Year Old Caught on Surveillance Checking for…

Jessica Mcfadyen Aug 16, 2022

The new surveillance video shows the driver pulling into a parking lot about a half mile from where the hit-and-run occurred. The individual can be seen exiting a burgundy 2018-2022 Ford Edge and walking around the vehicle. The subject…

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Six Pounds of Meth, Fentanyl, Oxycodone, and More Located in Port Charlotte Home

Jessica Mcfadyen Aug 9, 2022

According to authorities, 56 year-old John Alton Knight, Jr. and 39 year-old Rebecca Mary Knight are being held at the Charlotte County Jail after six pounds of meth, fentanyl, oxycodone, and more was located in their Port Charlotte home. …

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Naked Suspect In Armed Robbery Attempt Arrested At DeLand Gas Station

Jessica Mcfadyen Aug 9, 2022

Brandon Wright, 34, shown in a 2021 booking photo, was charged with attempted robbery with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and transported to the Volusia County Branch…

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Eight Arrested After Illegal Cockfighting Operation Is Busted in Ocala by Unified Drug Enforcement…

Jessica Mcfadyen Aug 1, 2022

During a search of the location, 34 roosters were located. 28 roosters were found deceased in piles scattered across the property, three were severely injured, and three were located in a vehicle, alive and unharmed. File photo: Patarapong…

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Debary Man Under Risk Protection Order Attempts To Enter Courthouse With Dagger Hidden In Shoe;…

Jessica Mcfadyen Jul 29, 2022

According to authorities, 26-year-old Austin W. Irvine of DeBary told deputies he didn’t know the knife was in his shoe, and that the shoes weren’t even his. He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon into the courthouse, a…

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Wire Fraud Investigation Results In First-Ever Cryptocurrency Seizure By Volusia Sheriff’s Office;…

Jessica Mcfadyen Jul 21, 2022

After a four-month investigation, Bernadette Poorman, 61, of Daytona Beach, 33-year-old Adrienne Hyche of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and 60-year-old Richard Pira of San Francisco have been arrested in connection to the theft of hundreds of…

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Central Florida Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled With Arrest of Ex-Prison Guard;…

Jessica Mcfadyen Jul 19, 2022

According to authorities, ex-Florida Department of Corrections Prison Guard Christina Guess, 44, was responsible for distributing kilogram amounts of methamphetamine in Volusia County and Lake County on a monthly basis. It's believed her…

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VIDEO: North Lauderdale Taxicab Ride Ends In Gunpoint

Jessica Mcfadyen Jul 18, 2022

Surveillance video inside the taxicab shows the driver calling for a second cab and asking the subject to wait outside. The passenger refuses to leave and demands that the driver returns to the original pickup location. UPDATE…

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17-Year Employee of Marion County Sheriff’s Office Arrested For Domestic Battery; Placed On Unpaid…

Jessica Mcfadyen Jul 15, 2022

Joshua Sones, 45, a 17-year employee of the Marion Sheriff’s Office who is currently assigned as a Master Sergeant in the Detention Bureau has been placed on unpaid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation. File photo:…

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Gainesville Man Arrested For Stabbing Elderly Victim During Robbery At Gas Station in Ocala

Jessica Mcfadyen Jul 15, 2022

Marcus Roessner, 27, of Gainesville was arrested for robbery with a weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, burglary of a structure, and resisting without violence. Roessner is being held at Marion County Jail without bond. …

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Three Men Arrested After Vehicle Chase Near Daytona Beach, Loaded AR-15-Style Rifle, Cocaine…

Jessica Mcfadyen Jul 15, 2022

According to authorities, as Volusia deputies approached with a K-9, 27 year-old Lee Chappell, 35 year-old Marcus Williams and 21 year-old Trayvone Addison announced themselves, put their hands in the air and were taken into custody…

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Husband And Wife In Custody After Several Hour Standoff With Deputies In Brooksville; DCF Responds…

Jessica Mcfadyen Jul 13, 2022

According to authorities, Deputies gave numerous commands for 45 year-old Londell Ramon Anderson to exit his residence peacefully, to which he refused. Deputies said Anderson was becoming increasingly agitated and heard him tell his wife,…

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Detectives Investigating Reported Home Invasion In Brooksville Involving Four Armed Males Dressed In…

Jessica Mcfadyen Jul 12, 2022

After demanding money and jewelry, the four masked and armed suspects escorted the victim to the front door of the residence, unlocked the door and entered the residence. During this time, the suspects took various things from inside the…

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