Tom’s Fruits and Gifts at 1812 A1A South was the scene of an armed robbery late Wednesday afternoon according to a report received by the St. Augustine local news desk at Historic City News.
In the case of United States of America vs Thomas G. Manuel, the former St. Johns County Commission Chairman entered a guilty plea and today he received his sentence — 21 months in federal prison followed by 16 months of home detention.
Historic City News will be on hand tomorrow for the scheduled sentencing in the bribery trial of suspended St. Johns County Commissioner Thomas G. Manuel before U.S. District Judge Timothy Corrigan.
Yesterday marked a very dark day in St. Augustine’s history — the 36th anniversary of the yet unsolved murder of Athalia Ponsell Lindsley as well as a study of the crime published by Historic City News Editor, Michael Gold.
The St. Johns County local news desk has learned that 18 year-old Misty Janette Cummings and her 23 year-old brother Hank Thomas Croslin were arrested last night and booked locally on drug charges just before midnight.
The St. Augustine local news desk learned that police responded to Sangrias, located at 35 Hypolita Street, after receiving a call that there was a man lying on the sidewalk, bleeding from his head, on Saturday, 01/16/2010 about 1:13 a.m.
Jasmin Osmanovic, a man who had no prior criminal record, entered a “guilty” plea to extortion charges yesterday as part of a late night agreement struck with the State Attorney’s Office in exchange for a sentencing range of between five and ten years probation.
The local St. Johns County news desk of Historic City News has received word from SJSO Sgt. Chuck Mulligan that the Traffic Section and Youth Resource deputies will be conducting a countywide DUI enforcement patrol this weekend.
