Month: April 2013

Barber denied new trial for murder of his wife

In October 2006, Judge Edward Hedstrom overruled the 8-4 jury recommendation that Justin Mertis Barber should be executed; imposing a lesser sentence of life in prison, without parole, for the 2002 murder of his wife, April — but, today, a different judge refused his motion to be granted a new trial.

Public Safety

Marriage Licenses Applications – 4/21/2013

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Community

Final Judgments through 4/21/2013

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Business

Assistant Police Chief arrested in Saturday morning crash

A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief was arrested and taken to jail in St Johns County early Saturday morning after he crashed his 2005 Mercedes 4 door sedan into a tractor trailer on the I-95 exit ramp at SR-206 at about 12:48 a.m., according to a report received by Historic City News today.

Public Safety