Haley Harrison

𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝐉𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀 𝐋𝐀𝐖 Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 156, the Officer Jason Raynor Act, into law on Tuesday morning. The law establishes a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole for defendants convicted of killing a law enforcement officer in the State of Florida. In 2021, Raynor made the ultimate sacrifice. The Daytona Beach Police Officer was shot in the line of duty and later died from his injuries. Our office charged the defendant, Othal Wallace, with First-Degree Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer, for which he could be sentenced to death. However, in 2023, a Clay County jury found him guilty of the lesser charge of Manslaughter. Wallace was then sentenced to 30 years in prison, the maximum he could receive for the conviction. The new law serves as a lasting tribute to Officer Raynor and strengthens protections for law enforcement officers. It ensures that defendants who attack, injure, or kill officers face the toughest penalties available under Florida law. State Attorney R.J. Larizza and members of our executive team have spent the past three years advocating for the Officer Jason Raynor Act in Tallahassee, with support from Florida Senator Tom Leek and Representative Jessica Baker. We were proud to attend the bill signing in Polk County alongside Officer Raynor’s family and our partners at the Daytona Beach Police Department. “𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙖𝙮𝙣𝙤𝙧’𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙚𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨,” State Attorney Larizza said after the bill was signed. “𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙚𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙖𝙮𝙣𝙤𝙧.”

The 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 is impacting communities across the 7th Judicial Circuit. It is 𝐍𝐎𝐓 a harmless prank. The consequences are real: criminal charges—or worse. Parents, have the conversation. Make sure your children understand the serious risks of taking part in this illegal and dangerous “challenge.”

State Attorney R.J. Larizza honored the legacy of the four former State Attorneys who served Florida’s Seventh Judicial Circuit by hanging their portraits at the S. James Foxman Justice Center in Daytona Beach. We welcomed former State Attorneys John Tanner (1989-1992, 1997-2008) and Steve Alexander (1993-1996), as well as the families of former State Attorneys Dan Warren (1962-1968) and Stephen Boyles (1969-1988), to our office on Friday to unveil the portraits. Also in attendance were several Seventh Judicial Circuit Judges, along with other local and state leaders. "𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙟𝙤𝙗 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙭𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙚𝙨... 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙟𝙤𝙗 𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙮. 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙡. 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙚𝙙 ... 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜," Larizza said during the portrait dedication ceremony. "𝙄'𝙢 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝. 𝙄'𝙢 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄'𝙢 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙."

ICYMI: Our office assisted @TeamSJSO in the arrest of 36 offenders during dual operations in September, which targeted those who use the internet to prey on children and registered sexual offenders/predators who are not in compliance with statutory guidelines. "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙛 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙚𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩," Chief Assistant State Attorney John Reid said at a press conference on Monday. "𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘼𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮'𝙨 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙨. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡'𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚'𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩." More Information: sjso.org/%f0%9d%9f%91%f0%9d%…

ICYMI: State Attorney R.J. Larizza filed the notice of intent to seek the death penalty in Edgewater Police Officer David Jewell's murder. "𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩, 𝙞𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙮, 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙥𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩," Larizza told news partners during a press conference on Monday. More information: sao7.com/.../three-volusia-c…

State Attorney R.J. Larizza met with @volusiaschools principals at their workshop this week. He enjoyed the opportunity to share about our latest "Safety First, Success Always" initiative efforts. Larizza and our office also want to congratulate @SuptBalgobinVCS on being named 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 by the National Association of School Superintendents! What a tremendous, well-deserved accomplishment! We are extremely proud of our partnership with Dr. Balgobin and the three other exceptional superintendents who lead @FlaglerSchools, @PutnamSchoolsFL and @SJCSD. These close working relationships formed through our initiative are invaluable to our top priority: keeping our communities in the Seventh Circuit safe.

Parents, listen up! If you don't want to cash out for a fake threat, talk to your children about the gravity of making threats and the importance of responsible online and interpersonal behavior. Before the new school year, State Attorney R.J. Larizza offers more tips to you in this "Safety First, Success Always", 𝐅𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 public service announcement focused on restitution.

Even if you're a juvenile, Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge Joan Anthony says your words could put you in handcuffs. This upcoming school year, do not say, write, post or message a fake threat. To hear more from Judge Anthony, watch 𝐅𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, a "Safety First, Success Always" public service announcement: sao7.com/psa/fake-threats-re…

It's NOT a joke. Written or Electronic Threats to Kill is a Second-Degree Felony in Florida, which is punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a $10,000 fine in adult criminal court. Before the new school year, learn why your words matter by watching 𝐅𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, a "Safety First, Success Always" public service announcement: sao7.com/psa/fake-threats-re…

#ICYMI The press conference announcing Operation Mongolian Beef. "𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚'𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 [𝙣𝙤𝙬] 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙚'𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨... 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙜𝙪𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡... 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩," State Attorney R.J. Larizza said.

𝐃𝐎𝐙𝐄𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐅 Twenty-eight members of the Mongols motorcycle gang were taken into custody today in a joint operation between the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Seventh Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office. In addition, arrest warrants have been issued for three additional Mongols gang members and their arrests are pending. The following individuals have been charged with Aggravated Rioting related to the gas station shooting that occurred in New Smyrna Beach during Bike Week on March 8, 2025. 1. Tyler Maxamillian Araya 2. Max Martin Bastuardo 3. Gary Robert Bedsaul (Arrest still pending) 4. John Paul Bertrand 5. Christopher Allen Boyd 6. Peri John Butler 7. Pablo Jorge Cardoza Baptista 8. Jarrad Bryce Cawley 9. Francis G. Gomez 10. Daniel Hernandez 11. Sean Jeffery Hoholik 12. Trevor Frank Kopp (Arrest still pending) 13. Kevin Koul 14. Matthew David Limperatos 15. Daniel William Macumber 16. Robert Brandon Maness 17. Shawn Anthony Marshall 18. Steve Patino-Rangel 19. Justin Ballard Perry 20. Chadwick Lee Price 21. Michael Angel Rodriguez 22. Mario Silvestri (Arrest still pending) 23. Spencer Ryan Skipworth 24. Timothy Adam Stephens 25. Joseph Harry James Summerhill 26. Anthony Christopher Trimboli 27. Jacob Rolando Velez 28. Clinton Neal Walker (Previously arrested and charged related to this shooting) 29. Douglas Ray White 30. Kash Williams 31. Gaige Alexander Wilson Aggravated Rioting (Florida Statute 870.01 3) is when a person participates in a riot of 25 or more other people. It is a Second-Degree Felony and punishable by up to 15 years in prison. There were also 14 search warrants executed this morning, including at the Mongols Clubhouse in Edgewater, four homes in Volusia County, three homes in Brevard County, two homes in Miami-Dade County, one home in Chesterfield County, VA, one home in Palm Beach County, and two homes in Polk County. This joint operation was carried out by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, FBI Jacksonville, FBI Tampa, FBI Miami, FBI Richmond, FBI Newark, FBI Columbia, FBI Charlotte, with assistance from the State Attorney’s Office for the Seventh Judicial Circuit, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S Marshals, FBI Safe Streets Task Force, the sheriff’s offices of Brevard, Broward, Collier, Escambia, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Polk, and the police departments of Boca Raton, DeLand, Lakeland, New Smyrna Beach, Palm Bay, Orange City, Orlando, Rockledge and Titusville. The investigation is ongoing and other charges could be added.

State Attorney R.J. Larizza was proud to take the mic as the keynote speaker at this year's law enforcement memorial service at Daytona Memorial Park. @GovRonDeSantis also joined us this morning to help honor the 39 law enforcement officers and K9s from Volusia and Flagler Counties who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Every year, our office takes this opportunity to stand united with our community to remember the fallen officers and give support to the loved ones they have left behind. "𝙈𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙪𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 [𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨] 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙛, 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢," Larizza said during his address. "𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚, 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚, 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚."

It's #NationalPoliceWeek and Peace Officers Memorial Day. The Office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza thanks those serving and protecting our communities in the 7th Judicial Circuit. We also stand alongside our partner agencies to honor and remember the law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

𝐉𝐔𝐑𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐎 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐒 𝐌𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 After a week and a half resentencing hearing, a Volusia County jury voted in favor of the death penalty on all counts for Troy Victorino and Jerone Hunter for the deadliest mass murder in Volusia County history. Victorino and Hunter, now 48 and 38, were convicted and originally sentenced to death in 2006 for breaking into a Deltona home, stabbing and beating six people and a dog to death with baseball bats in 2004. Their two co-defendants, Michael Salas and Robert Cannon, were sentenced to life in prison. While Victorino and Hunter’s convictions stood, their death sentences were nullified in 2018 after Florida Courts began requiring unanimous jury recommendations in death penalty cases. On April 20, 2023, a jury was seated for the resentencing of the defendants. However, on the very same day, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill authorizing a new non-unanimous sentencing standard of 8-4 in capital cases, which caused a mistrial. Last month, a new jury was seated for this resentencing and proceeded under the new law. Although the jury makes this recommendation, the final sentencing decision will be up to the judge. The Honorable Dawn Nichols will pronounce sentence after another hearing at a later date. “𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨,” State Attorney R.J. Larizza said about the case. Assistant State Attorneys Heatha Trigones and Andrew Urbanak successfully argued for the death penalty for the state.

Parents, listen up! Drugs are 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚 than they used to be. Drugs are more 𝙩𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙘 than they used to be. Drugs are more 𝙪𝙣𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 than they used to be. To hear more from @CountyOfVolusia Chief Medical Examiner Dr. James Fulcher, watch 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠, a "Safety First, Success Always" public service announcement: youtu.be/tKjPAtxcDdU

What's the WORST that can happen when you start vaping? County of Volusia Chief Medical Examiner Dr. James Fulcher can tell you. He has seen firsthand the harm vapes can cause. To learn more from him, watch 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠, a "Safety First, Success Always" public service announcement: youtu.be/tKjPAtxcDdU