At 1:00 p.m. today, Historic City News has learned that 29-year-old James Patrick Tadros, who resides at 1104 Hideaway Drive North in Fruit Cove, will face a judge in Duval County and be arraigned on charges of attempted murder, false imprisonment and criminal mischief; after an incident last night that sent police to Best Buy on Southside Boulevard near the Avenues Mall — strobe lights flashing and sirens blaring.
A budget request to spend almost $2.9 million of over $8 million collected in local option tourist development tax, for cultural heritage and cultural arts programs including historic reenactments, museum programs and performing and visual arts programs, will come before the Tourist Development Council on Monday afternoon.
In the Wendler vs City of St Augustine legal case, the Supreme Court of the State of Florida has declined “to accept jurisdiction” and denied the appeal of the City of St Augustine in its attempt to have the case dismissed.
Wednesday evening was busy for a St Augustine man and his wife; the husband had just been released from the St Johns County Detention Facility at 4:15 p.m. and returned to his home on Bernard Street to fix dinner for himself. Twice the police would be called to the residence that night; and, by 11:00 p.m., they would take a trip back to jail, this time with the wife.
A 31-year-old Lincolnville man called the St Augustine Police Department yesterday at about 11:15 a.m., claiming to be the victim of an attack at the scene of a political function being held by Republican Congressman, Ron DeSantis.
Laurie Sanderson reported the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.
St Augustine Lifesaving Association President, Jeremy Watkins, has asked Historic City News readers to participate in an upcoming yard sale event to benefit 21-year-old Johnny McClure; a member of the US Lifeguard Association, St Augustine Lifesaving Association, Marine Rescue Team, and participant on the St Johns County Lifeguard Competition team.
About ten minutes ago, Florida Highway Patrol Sergeant Dylan Bryan advised local Historic City News reporters that traffic in all lanes of US-1, north and south, have reopened after having been closed for more than 3 hours this morning while officers investigated a fatal vehicle-vs-pedestrian crash.
