Rene Stutzman

Case of man charged in shooting death moves

A Geneva man charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of his live-in girlfriend, an assistant public defender in Seminole County, will be tried by the chief judge in the 9th Judicial Circuit, which comprises Orange and...

Sanford man's guilty plea draws 12 years

A 25-year-old Sanford man with a history of mental illness has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for stabbing a 63-year-old man to death during a fight. Nevin Lee Conquest was sentenced last week to 12 years in prison. He...

Judge says man who stabbed wife should die

Amy L. Edwards and Rene Stutzman | Sentinel Staff Writers SANFORD - A Vietnamese immigrant who stabbed his estranged wife to death in front of her teenage daughter was sentenced to death Friday by a Seminole County judge. Tai...

Estranged wife's killer gets death

Amy L. Edwards and Rene Stutzman | Sentinel Staff Writers SANFORD - A Vietnamese immigrant who stabbed his estranged wife to death in front of her teenage daughter was sentenced to death Friday by a Seminole County judge. Tai...

Killer rapist from Sanford gets life term

Rene Stutzman | Sentinel Staff Writer SANFORD - Serial rapist Jerry Lee Williams Jr., whom authorities accuse of attacking six women and killing two, is going to prison for life. In a surprise plea hearing last week, Williams,...

Walsh's bills: $255M; his estate: $6M or less

Rene Stutzman | Sentinel Staff Writer developer Steve Walsh owes banks and investors $255 million, his creditors claim, but the lawyer for Walsh's estate says they likely will never see a penny of it. Charles Stark, Walsh's...

Turner to be Orange-Osceola judge; Lydia Gardner cruises to new term as clerk of courts

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer Voters wanted attorney Jim Turner as the next Orange-Osceola circuit-court judge and retained Lydia Gardner as Orange County clerk of courts. Turner beat out Fred Schott to take the bench...

Driver in crash that killed teen gets probation

A St. Augustine man on Monday pleaded no contest to reckless driving and was sentenced to five years probation for a crash two years ago that killed a Sanford teenager. Cristina Nicole Jones was a back-seat passenger in the car...

Family feud: Son sues to evict his 88-year-old mother

Rene Stutzman | Sentinel Staff Writer Julian McCoy is suing to evict his 88-year-old mother from the home where she has lived for 30 years. Napier, a retired postal worker, bought the modest four-bedroom house, near State Road...

Grand jury indicts 5 companies owned by Frank Amodeo

Rene Stutzman | Sentinel Staff Writer Frank L. Amodeo attends a mental competency hearing Tuesday in front of Orange-Osceola Chief Judge Belvin Perry. (Red Huber, Orlando Sentinel / June 10, 2008) Federal authorities unsealed...

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