Browse past news stories for Marion County Jail in Ocala, FL.

• Men who robbed elderly couple 'tired of being poor' (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 11:32:55 am
  By Austin L. Miller Staff writer Kevin Mapp said Friday that he and his brother were tired of being poor, which is why they decided to rob someone to get money.
• Teen says he robbed because he was tired of being poor (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 10:31:35 pm
  By Austin L. Miller Staff writer OCALA – Kevin Mapp said Friday that he and his brother were tired of being poor, which is why they decided to rob someone to get money. The plan backfired and the 18-year-old and his brother, Eugene Mapp, 19, are in the county jail charged with armed kidnapping, armed carjacking and resisting without violence.
• More than 800 pounds of marijuana found in produce truck (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 06:01:35 pm
  By Austin L. Miller Staff writer OCALA – More than 800 pounds of marijuana nestled among a load of melons was discovered inside a truck Thursday at a Marion County weigh station, according to officials. The truck’s driver, Richard Garfield Coulton, was arrested by Department of Transportation officials and charged with trafficking marijuana.
• Lawsuit alleges abuses by Sheriff's Office (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 11:32:56 am
  By Suevon Lee Staff writer The Ocala man who claims he was battered as he was being booked into the Marion County Jail in August 2007 is now suing the Sheriff's Office and three corrections officers who were involved in the altercation.
• Robber: I needed cash to pay a ransom (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 11:32:30 am
  By Austin L. Miller Staff writer Craig Broughton said he had a very good reason for holding up a bank, a discount supermarket, a jewelry store, a hotel and a convenience store: He needed to send money to Mexico so his goddaughter would be released by her kidnappers. Broughton has told authorities he committed five robberies from Oct. 28 through Nov. 10.
• Brothers arrested in carjacking of 88-year-old's van (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 11:32:14 am
  By Austin L. Miller Staff report A woman helping her husband into their Honda Odyssey Thursday afternoon got a nasty surprise when two men carjacked the minivan and drove away with the man inside. Later, two brothers - one a student at Central Florida Community College, the other a student at Lake Weir High School - were arrested and charged in the carjacking.
• Duo steals van with elderly man inside (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 10:16:34 pm
  By Austin L. Miller Staff writer OCALA - A woman helping her elderly husband into their Honda Odyssey Thursday afternoon got a nasty surprise when two men hijacked the mini van and drove away with the man inside.
• Brothers Arrested In Ocala Elderly Carjacking (WESH 2 Orlando)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 10:00:55 pm
  An elderly Ocala man and his wife were carjacked and kidnapped just before 2 p.m. Thursday, according to the Ocala Police Department.
• Man admits to robberies, says he needed money to free his kidnapped goddaughter (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 09:31:34 pm
  By Austin L. Miller Staff writer OCALA – Craig Broughton said he had a very good reason for holding up a bank, a discount supermarket, a jewelry store, a hotel and a convenience store - he needed to send money to Mexico so his goddaughter would be released by her kidnappers. Broughton has told authorities he committed five robberies from Oct. 28 through Nov. 10.
• Murder suspect has history of psychiatric issues (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 11:33:01 am
  By Jackie Alexander and Austin L. Miller Staff writers Zachary Snyder was in and out of mental health facilities and foster care shelters throughout much of his young life. Then he met Doris Babcock.
• County prepares to move Confederate monument (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 11:32:50 am
  By Bill Thompson Staff writer The Confederate monument that stood guard in front of the Marion County Courthouse for nearly a century, only to be stuck in a corner two years ago as the facility was expanded, is likely moving.
• 6th relative charged in Missouri child sex abuse case (Jefferson City News Tribune)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 07:08:45 am
  LEXINGTON, Mo. (AP) -- A man who had called child sex abuse allegations against his brother and four nephews "repulsive" was charged Friday with raping two children, and Missouri authorities said they expected more charges against the family in the case.
• Police examine murder timeline (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 06:46:35 pm
  By Austin L. Miller Staff writer OCALA - As law enforcement officials continue to investigate the murder of Doris Babcock, detectives said Tuesday they believe they have a solid case against Zachary Snyder, a young man taken in by the woman and who is suspected of killing her. Snyder, 19, is in the Marion County Jail and is being held without bond.
• Murder suspect makes first court appearance (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:46:50 pm
  By Austin L. Miller Staff writer Zachary Snyder, accused of killing a Dunnellon woman who took care of him for years so he wouldn't go into foster care, made his first appearance Tuesday.
• UPDATE 8: Fla. suspect in Missouri child sex case 'devastated' (Columbia Missourian)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 01:42:45 am
  SILVER SPRINGS, Fla. — A sixth member of a family facing multiple child sex abuse charges in western Missouri said he is "devastated" and had "no idea" about the rape allegations against him. Darrel Wayne Mohler, 72, of Silver Springs, made the remarks outside the makeshift courtroom at the Marion County Jail where he made his first appearance in front of a judge Saturday afternoon, The Ocala ...
• 6th suspect in U.S. child sex case 'dumbfounded' by charges (Toronto Sun)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 02:34:31 pm
  A sixth member of a family facing multiple child sex abuse charges said he had “no idea” about the rape allegations against him.
• Florida suspect in Missouri child sex case 'devastated' (The Springfield News-Leader)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 01:13:33 pm
  SILVER SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A sixth member of a family facing multiple child sex abuse charges in western Missouri said he is "devastated" and had "no idea" about the rape allegations against him.
• Suspect in child sex case 'devastated' (WISH-TV Indianapolis)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 04:15:55 am
  A sixth member of a family facing multiple child sex abuse charges in western Missouri said he is "devastated" and had "no idea" about the rape allegations against him. Read more at www.WISHTV.com
• Fla. Suspect in Mo. Child Sex Case 'Devastated' (ABC News)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 03:44:16 am
  Fla. suspect in Mo. child sex case 'devastated' and 'dumbfounded' by child sex abuse charges Sexual abuse - Child abuse - Crime - Children Youth and Family - Sex Offenses
• Florida suspect in Mohler sex case 'devastated,' on suicide watch (Columbia Missourian)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 02:27:42 am
  SILVER SPRINGS, Fla. — A sixth member of a family facing multiple child sex abuse charges in western Missouri said he is "devastated" and had "no idea" about the rape allegations against him. Darrel Wayne Mohler, 72, of Silver Springs, Fla., made the remarks outside the makeshift courtroom at the Marion County Jail where he made his first appearance in front of a judge Saturday afternoon, The ...
• Florida suspect in Missouri child sex case 'devastated' (The News-Press)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 01:59:30 am
  SILVER SPRINGS — A sixth member of a family facing multiple child sex abuse charges in western Missouri said he is "devastated" and had "no idea"...
• Fla. suspect in Mo. child sex case 'devastated' (KXXV Waco)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 01:31:07 am
  A sixthmember of a family facing multiple child sex abuse charges in western Missouri said he is "devastated" and had "no idea" about the rape allegations against him.
• 72-year-old Ocala man charged in child rapes disputes his guilt (The Gainesville Sun)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 11:16:08 am
  By Austin L. Miller Staff writer A 72-year-old Marion County man accused of raping two children in another state made his first appearance in front of a judge Saturday afternoon.
• Georgia inmate brought to Ocala to face murder charge (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 01:16:44 am
  Staff report Antonio “Black” Lyons, the man officials believe might be connected to the shooting death of a 44-year-old Ocala man in October 2008, was transported Saturday night from Georgia to the Marion County Jail, officials said.
• Ocala man involved in high-speed chase still in hospital (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 11:01:35 pm
  Staff report A man who led sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase through Marion County early Friday morning that ended with officials forcing him off the road remains in the hospital, an official said.
• Marion resident linked to Missouri family's child-sex case (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 11:32:50 am
  The Associated Press Darrel Wayne Mohler, 72 - who had called child sex abuse allegations against his brother and four nephews “repulsive” - was arrested at his Ocala National Forest home Friday in connection with charges of raping two children in Missouri.
• 6th Man Charged in Mo. Sex Abuse Case (CBS News)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 05:00:03 am
  Authorities Say 6th Family Member Was Involved in Child Sex Abuse Dating to 1988
• Fla. suspect in Mo. child sex case 'devastated' (MSNBC)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 01:59:15 am
  A sixth member of a family facing multiple child sex abuse charges in western Missouri said he is "devastated" and had "no idea" about the rape allegations against him. Child sexual abuse - Rape - Child - Missouri - Sexual abuse
• 6th Relative Charged in Mo. Child Sex Abuse Case (ABC News)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 12:59:16 am
  6th family member charged with rape in western Missouri child sex abuse case, arrested in Fla. Child sexual abuse - Missouri - Crime - Sexual abuse - Children Youth and Family
• Suspect says he sought shelter (The Ocala Star-Banner)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 11:32:33 am
  By Austin L. Miller Staff writer A man wounded by a police officer Tuesday morning inside a building that has been burglarized multiple times in recent days made his first appearance in front of a judge Wednesday.