State Attorney, Florida's Seventh Judicial Circuit

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.”

𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐈𝐅𝐄 The Volusia County Grand Jury heard the case against Epifanio Gaminde this week. The defendant is accused of murdering his wife in late December 2023 and attempting to cover up her disappearance by making it appear she had moved overseas and was still alive. The indictment was handed down on Monday. The defendant was charged with First-Degree Murder. Detectives were executing a search warrant at Gaminde’s home Tuesday afternoon as Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood announced his arrest at a press conference. “𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣,” State Attorney R.J. Larizza said during the press conference. “𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙚’𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙩.” The case was investigated by the @VolusiaSheriff with assistance from State Attorney Investigators, @FBIJacksonville and several international partners in Japan and the Philippines. Assistant State Attorney Andrew Urbanak is the prosecutor assigned to the case.

𝐉𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐅𝐄 Defendant Jermaine Williams Sr. was sentenced to death during a hearing on Monday. In July, a Flagler County jury voted 11-1 in favor of the death penalty for Williams for the First-Degree Murder of his wife. On Aug. 2, 2024, Williams stabbed his wife in the street outside of their Bunnell home. The victim’s 14-year-old son witnessed the stabbing and tried to intervene. The defendant’s father, who lives nearby, happened upon the scene and held Williams at gunpoint until he stepped away from the victim. The victim was stabbed 19-20 times. She was taken to the hospital, where she died from her injuries. Surveillance video captured the defendant going inside the home and returning with an eight-inch chef’s knife before attacking the victim. After his arrest, Williams admitted he retrieved the knife from the kitchen and stabbed his wife multiple times. He told detectives a comment she made “pushed him over the edge.” “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙗𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙛𝙚 20 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 14-𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧-𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙,” State Attorney R.J. Larizza said about the case. “𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙩’𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 - 𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙜𝙪𝙣 - 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧, 𝙣𝙤 𝙨𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚.” Chief of Homicide Jason Lewis and Assistant State Attorney Helen Schwartz successfully argued for the death penalty for the state. The Honorable Dawn Nichols heard the case and imposed sentence.

𝐏𝐔𝐓𝐍𝐀𝐌 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐄𝐗𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐘 After a three-day trial and only 30 minutes of deliberation, a Putnam County jury found defendant Gilberto Del Castillo-Espana guilty as charged of Sexual Battery on person less than 12 years of age. Immediately following the verdict, he was sentenced to mandatory life in prison for the conviction. “𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙚 - 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙚,” State Attorney R.J. Larizza said. “𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙢𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙤 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚. 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙚𝙭𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨.” @PutnamCountySO investigated the case. Assistant State Attorneys Deborah Rothenberg and Andy Rippeon successfully tried the case for the State of Florida. The Honorable Alicia Washington heard the case and imposed sentence.

Assistant State Attorney Amy Moore and Investigator Lily Efird attended Domestic Abuse Council of Volusia's Day of Unity Breakfast on Thursday. The Office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza is proud to stand alongside community partners to raise awareness about domestic violence, support survivors and work together to make our communities safer throughout the 7th Circuit. #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth

After a two-day trial, St Johns County defendant John Snowden was found guilty as charged of Driving Under the Influence (Second Offense) and Prior Refusal to Submit to Testing. He was then sentenced to two years of probation, with the first 30 days to be served in jail. Snowden's prior convictions include DUI, Reckless Driving, Possession of Paraphernalia and Possession of Alcohol under the age of 21. @TeamSJSO investigated the case. Assistant State Attorneys Grecia Diaz and Jessica Flye successfully tried the case for the State of Florida. The Honorable Alexander Christine heard the case and imposed sentence.

The 7th Circuit is seeing pink! 💗 Our offices wore pink today to help raise awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

A home run of a night! ⚾️ We loved connecting with our Daytona Beach community at National Night Out.

🌶️🌶️ Things got spicy at our Daytona Beach office’s annual chili cook-off on Friday! Congratulations to our winner and runner-ups: First Place - Assistant State Attorney Ashley Terwilleger Second Place - Clerical Specialist Jackie Snow Third Place - Managing Assistant State Attorney Erica Kane

Pastries, coffee and a big thank you. Happy Boss’s Day from our DeLand office!

Our staff participated in Purple Thursday to show our support for Domestic Violence Awareness Month and stand with survivors. The Office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza is committed to prosecuting domestic violence offenses, holding offenders accountable and pursuing justice for survivors in an effort to make our communities safer throughout the 7th Circuit. #PurpleThursday #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth

𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐗-𝐁𝐎𝐘𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃, 𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘 𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐅𝐀𝐑𝐌 After a three-day trial, a Putnam County jury found defendant Caylen Deller guilty as charged of First-Degree Murder (Firearm), Tampering with Physical Evidence and Failure to Report a Death of a Person. Immediately following the verdict, she was sentenced to mandatory life in prison for the first-degree murder conviction. On Sept. 15, 2024, Chad Mullen was reported missing to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives spent weeks investigating the case, piecing together tips and evidence that ultimately led to the discovery of Mullen’s body in a shallow grave on a Hastings farm on Oct. 28, 2024. The Medical Examiner determined that the victim died from two gunshot wounds to the chest. The investigation revealed that the defendant lured Mullen to her horse stables in San Mateo on Sept. 9, 2024, and shot him. Deller then used her horse to drag the victim’s body to a nearby pond with help from her co-defendant, Tina Marie Lee-Ellis. When the body resurfaced several days later, they moved it to the farm in Hastings and buried it using an excavator. “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙧𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨,” State Attorney R.J. Larizza said. “𝘼 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙. 𝙐𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙢 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡. 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮'𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣.” @PutnamCountySO investigated the case with assistance from @ccsofl, @TeamSJSO and @fdlepio. Managing Assistant State Attorney Mike Willard and Chief of Homicide Jason Lewis successfully tried the case for the State of Florida. The Honorable Alicia Washington heard the case and imposed sentence. Lee-Ellis’ charges related to this case are still pending.

𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐀 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐁𝐎𝐗 𝐂𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐊 During a hearing on Thursday, Volusia County defendant Jermaine Long entered no contest pleas to Aggravated Battery and Attempted Second-Degree Murder, along with six additional charges in three other cases. He was then sentenced to a total of 45 years in prison, including 30 years as a Prison Releasee Reoffender. On Feb. 14, 2026, a 13-year-old boy was slashed across the neck with a box cutter near the Daytona Beach Boardwalk. The victim was taken to the hospital, where he received 13 stitches. Surveillance footage captured Long circling behind the victim before attacking him and running away. Officers located the defendant nearby shortly after and took him into custody. Two edged weapons, a box cutter and a knife, were found on him. “𝘼𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 45 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨,” State Attorney R.J. Larizza said about the case. “𝙃𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.” The case was investigated by @DaytonaBchPD. Assistant State Attorney Ashley Terwilleger successfully prosecuted the case for the State of Florida. The Honorable Christian Miller heard the case and imposed sentence.

𝐌𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇-𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐎𝐘𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃 After a two-day trial, a Flagler County jury found defendant Leigha Mumby guilty as charged of Vehicular Homicide and Reckless Driving with Serious Bodily Injury. On Feb. 9, 2025, Mumby was arguing with her boyfriend, Daniel Waterman, while driving recklessly on Interstate 95 at over 100 mph. The defendant was driving 94 mph when she suddenly turned the steering wheel to the left, causing the vehicle to veer off the highway and crash into several trees. Waterman suffered a broken neck and was paralyzed from the neck down. He later died of pneumonia on Oct. 8, 2025. “𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧,” State Attorney R.J. Larizza said. “𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 - 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙨, 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨.” @FHPJacksonville investigated the case. Assistant State Attorney Melissa Clark successfully tried the case for the State of Florida. The Honorable Dawn Nichols heard the case and will impose sentence at a later date. Mumby faces 20 years in prison for the convictions.

𝐏𝐔𝐓𝐍𝐀𝐌 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐄𝐗-𝐁𝐎𝐘𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃’𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 During a hearing on Friday, Putnam County defendant Regena Daniels was sentenced to 15 years in prison. In August, she entered a no contest plea to Manslaughter with a Weapon. On Aug. 21, 2023, Palatka police officers responded to a home on E. Oak Hill Drive after receiving reports of gunshots. Detectives learned that a verbal argument had escalated into a physical fight in the backyard involving Daniels, her daughter and another woman who had been brought to the home by Daniels’ ex-boyfriend. Daniels’ ex-boyfriend was in the backyard but was not involved in the fight. He pulled Daniels away from the other women, and she went inside the home and grabbed a gun before returning outside. Daniels fired two shots at her ex-boyfriend but missed. He then moved around the back of the home in an attempt to get away. Daniels went around the front of the home, cutting off his path, and fired a third shot, which struck him. The victim died from his injuries at the hospital. Daniels admitted to detectives that she shot her ex-boyfriend and was arrested. @PalatkaPD investigated the case. Assistant State Attorney Alexander Gilewicz and Managing Assistant State Attorney Mark Lewis successfully prosecuted the case for the State of Florida. The Honorable Alicia Washington heard the case and imposed sentence.

𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄-𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐇 During a hearing on Wednesday, Volusia County defendant Scott March was sentenced to 47 years in prison. In August, he entered no contest pleas to two counts of Vehicular Homicide and two counts of DUI Manslaughter. On Nov. 1, 2025, March was driving recklessly on State Road A1A in Volusia County. He was going 147 mph just seconds before the crash and 110 mph when he attempted to pass another vehicle in a designated no-passing zone. March hit the rear of the vehicle, causing it to overturn. The driver of the vehicle died at the scene. The passenger died from her injuries at the hospital. The toxicology report showed that the defendant had a blood alcohol level of approximately 0.13% at the time of the deadly crash, well above the legal limit of 0.08%. “𝙏𝙬𝙤 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚,” State Attorney R.J. Larizza said about the case. “𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙮-𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙠 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙖𝙮 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨.” The Florida Highway Patrol and State Attorney Investigators investigated the case. Assistant State Attorney Ashley Terwilleger successfully prosecuted the case for the State of Florida. The Honorable Christian Miller heard the case and imposed sentence.