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<p> Brevard County deputies said two men were arrested after concocting a story about a robbery and kidnapping to get money from their mother.</p><p> Deputies said on Feb. 14, around 4 p.m., they were called out to a store at 3800 Fay Blvd. after the victim said he was forced at gun point to drive to a bank and withdraw cash from an ATM.</p><p> The victim told deputies he was forced to drive to a remote area of Port St. John, where the suspect fled on foot, authorities said.</p><p> Deputies said the robbery never happened and the victim, 20-year-old Steven Pruit made up the story to get money from his mother's bank account.</p><p> Pruit was arrested and charged with giving false information to a law enforcement officer and misuse of the 911 system. Deputies said they also arrested 19-year-old Trevor Stillwell who help Pruit come up with the story. Both Pruit and Stillwell are being held at the Brevard County jail.</p>
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:40:40 GMT
<p> A Polk County woman accused of killing her 1-year-old son has been found at a Central Florida airport, authorities said.</p><p> Neha Patel was found Friday afternoon in a parking garage at Tampa International Airport, according to deputies.</p><p> Earlier Friday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said her son, Isham Patel, died from "blunt force trauma."</p><p> Officials said Neha Patel suffers from postpartum depression and she wasn't taking her medication.</p><p> On Thursday, Patel's husband reported that his wife and son were missing. Authorities said she returned home Friday morning with the baby wrapped in a blanket and told her husband that she had killed him.</p><p> Neha Patel said she was also going to kill herself and left the home.</p><p> Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.</p>
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:13:53 GMT
UPDATED DAILY: Here's a look at some of the individuals who have been arrested recently in Central Florida.
Published: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:11:24 GMT
Sometimes Hollywood just doesn't know when to leave well enough alone. With the sequel to "Ghost Rider" roaring into theaters this weekend, here's a look at 25 other sequels nobody asked for.
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:48:12 GMT
<p> Volusia County deputies say an ex-employee at the Deltona Hills Golf and Country Club torched the clubhouse early Friday morning to get back at them for a recent argument.</p><p> Deputies said they found Rodney Grimes, 31, at his home on East Union Circle about a quarter-mile from the country club. He was sitting in his garage with a gash to his forearm and with a gas can nearby, according to the report.</p><p> Deputies were initially dispatched to the country club at 1:35 a.m. in response to a burglar alarm, then the fire alarm was set off.</p><p> One side of the clubhouse was in flames and a window had been smashed out, according to the report.</p><p> Firefighters at the scene determined that the blaze had been intentionally set.</p><p> Grimes, who was fired from his job at the country club several years ago, was ordered off the golf course earlier this week, according to the report. Grimes said he tried to explain that he was looking for a friend’s lost wallet, but said the owner treated him disrespectfully and told him he had been a poor employee.</p><p> When deputies first asked Grimes how he injured his arm, he said he was cut with a knife by a man during an argument over a debt.</p><p> Grimes later admitted to dousing the clubhouse with gasoline and setting it on fire, deputie said.</p><p> Grimes was transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail in Daytona Beach and booked in shortly before 8 a.m. with $7,500 bond. Grimes faces charges of arson and criminal mischief.</p>
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:29:31 GMT
<p> Thousands of comic book, sci-fi and video game enthusiasts are expected to come to Orange County Convention Center this weekend for MegaCon.</p><p> The exact number is 45,000, which is up 7 percent from last year, according to MegaCon owner Beth Widera.</p><p> People were already lined up for tickets Friday.</p><p> "I've always wanted to go to one of these," said Miguel Mendoza, a first-timer at MegaCon. He said his brother, Juan has been going for years.</p><p> "It's just home basically," Juan said. "It really is."</p><p> Convention-goers say MegaCon is as much about the costumes as it is the vendors. People spend thousands of dollars on costumes.</p><p> Juan said his costume cost around $100 but the costume price can go up to thousands.</p><p> "I am dressed as the female pyramid from Silent Hill video game," Amanda Baker said. She said she spent months putting together her costume with foam board, glue and spray paint.</p><p> Vendors are setting up booths inside to sell comics, T-shirts and sculptures.</p><p> Widera says the convention is getting more and more popular.</p><p> "This is a weekend they can put on a costume and be whoever they want to be," Widera said. "You get to be something that you always worshiped."</p><p> This year, Joseph Morgan from the Vampire Diaries will be at the convention, along with Tom Felton, who plays Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies.</p><p> The convention also features speed dating.</p>
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:47:18 GMT
<p> One person was found dead and another seriously injured in a suspicious incident in Oviedo, authorities said.</p><p> The incident happened overnight Thursday at the Mystic Cover Apartments.</p><p> The injured person was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center with serious injuries but is expected to survive, Seminole County sheriff's deputies said.</p><p> The Sheriff's Office issued a release saying no other individuals are believed to have been involved and there is no threat to the public.</p><p> A neighbor told Local 6 News that a couple in their 20s, who have children, live in the apartment. It's not known if they were involved in the incident, however.</p><p> An investigation is ongoing. Deputies said they aren't looking for any other suspects and it's likely this is some kind of domestic dispute.</p><p> No other information has been released.</p><p> Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.</p>
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:10:46 GMT
<p> Attorneys for Zenaida Gonzalez, the woman suing Casey Anthony for defamation, filed a motion asking for Anthony's secret home address for a trial witness subpoena.</p><p> Gonzalez is suing Anthony, 25, for defamation, claiming her life was ruined after Anthony linked her to Caylee Anthony's disappearance in 2008.</p><p> Attorney Matt Morgan said they are also offering Anthony's lawyers the option to agree to accept a trial witness subpoena on her behalf.</p><p> The Orlando Sentinel reports a hearing on Gonzalez's motion for her address is set for March 23.</p><p> Gonzalez's attorneys said Thursday in a meeting called by Judge Lisa Munyon they didn't want to jeopardize Anthony's security by including her address on a subpoena.</p><p> But unless Anthony's attorneys agree to accept it on her behalf, they said they will need to serve her with it at her secret home. Since Anthony is not required to attend civil trial, Gonzalez's team wants to subpoena her to be there and take the stand.</p><p> Munyon set a tentative trial period date of April 9 for the civil lawsuit.</p>
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:29:47 GMT
<p> A man located in Osceola County was arrested on 144 counts of possession of child pornography, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.</p><p> The FDLE said 44-year-old Orville Bullitt was arrested Feb. 13 after the department's Cyber High Tech Crime Squad suspected him of downloading pornographic images depicting children.</p><p> During the undercover investigation, images that had been shared online were tracked back to Bullitt's home computer, agents said. Agents said they conducted a search of Bullitt's Pembroke Pines home and found the images. He was located in Osceola County. Authorities are concerned that there may be other victims who have had contact with Bullitt.</p><p> Anyone with information is asked to call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 800-THE-LOST. Bullitt was booked into the Osceola County Jail on a $1 million bond.</p>
Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:07:37 GMT
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Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:00:51 GMT
As Whitney Houston's family prepares to lay her to rest, take a look back at some of the most memorable celebrity funerals.
Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:16:02 GMT
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