Larik Cholak testified today in the trial of Alex Shevgert, who is accused of orchestrating attacks on his in-laws in New York and Sarasota because they stopped giving him money after they funded a series of failed businesses and bought him a house. ...more

November 6, 2008

Court officials expect to meet in January to set a trial date for Eric James Tate, accused of and raping and fatally injuring his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter while he was babysitting on Aug 16, 2006. ...more

October 31, 2008

Highlands County Sheriff Susan Benton compared past issues with evidence handling to "a tidal wave that drowned us." ...more

October 22, 2008

A man the government says directed a Gambino crew that muscled into Tampa is emerging as a key figure in the case against a Tampa man accused of being part of the notorious organized crime family. ...more

October 21, 2008

A capital murder trial will be put off at least until November so doctors can determine whether the defendant is psychologically competent to face a jury. ...more

October 14, 2008

Judge orders psychiatric assessment. ...more

October 14, 2008

It is the policy of The Tampa Tribune to correct all errors of fact. To report an error, call (813) 259-7600 or e-mail news@tampatrib.com. ...more

October 11, 2008

The judge's indignant remarks came a day after a jury acquitted a man of charges he had struck two Gulfport police officers. ...more

October 11, 2008

Pinellas Judge rejects a prosecutors demands for restituition in a case where Gulfport police beat and tasered a man in what began as a trespassing case. ...more

October 10, 2008

A Latin Kings gang member who attorneys say turned his life around and helped prosecutors go after other members of the gang was sentenced Friday to six years in federal prison for racketeering conspiracy, a sharply reduced term because of his cooperation. ...more

October 4, 2008