William W. Browning, born October 23, 1957, is serving a 150-year prison sentence for the second-degree beating and stabbing death of 44-year-old state social worker supervisor Judson Clements; but today, he is in the custody of the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office and was formally charged with a second murder that occurred in 1981.

Explaining to Historic City News editor Michael Gold this afternoon, Commander Charles E. Mulligan made clear that continued controversy in the 2010 suicide of 24-year-old Michelle O’Connell has caused Sheriff Shoar to review the entire investigation into the emotional tragedy that touched several members of his agency — however, the suicide investigation has been completed and the case is closed.

Five people were hurt, one seriously in a three vehicle crash that occurred early yesterday evening, according to a report received by Historic City News this afternoon.

Last Friday at about 9:00 p.m., two teenagers entered the Florida Cracker Café located at 81 St George Street in St Augustine. They were greeted by 46-year-old manager, Denise Ferguson, who told them, “the kitchen is closed, but y’all can stay for a couple of rounds”.

Historic City News received word that, last night, St Johns County Fire Rescue and Sheriff’s deputies were able to coordinate the safe recovery of five trapped residents from a multi-family residential structure located at 100 Fairway Park Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach.

Sheriff’s investigators are looking for two black men who stole three televisions and attacked a 61-year-old employee before making their escape from Walmart on US-1 South early this morning.

The St Augustine Police Department informed local Historic City News reporters that their marine rescue unit has been returned to service after receiving a generous grant from the St Augustine Port, Waterway and Beach District.