A jury has acquitted Amos Mequel Busby of charges he grabbed a woman off a South Tampa street and beat and raped her for three hours, even though DNA testimony linked him to the woman. ...more

December 18, 2008

Two people were caught with marijuana in a Wal-Mart parking lot after a shopper flagged down a deputy and pointed them out. ...more

December 18, 2008

TAMPA A jury has acquitted Amos Mequel Busby of charges he grabbed a woman off a South Tampa street and repeatedly raped her for three hours, even though testimony indicates his DNA was found on her. The jury deliberated for about 3 hours before acquitting Busby on all charges. He had been charged with kidnapping and seven counts of sexual battery the morning of Aug. 11, 2005. ...more

December 17, 2008

TAMPA - Prosecutors called a parade of police officers and crime scene investigators to the witness stand this morning, hoping to establish the forensic foundation to convict Amos Mequel Busby of kidnapping a woman and repeatedly raping her for three hours. ...more

December 16, 2008

A woman repeatedly raped after friends left her at a South Tampa bar in 2005 admitted today from the witness stand that details of the night are still sketchy. ...more

December 15, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG -- A man on probation for fondling a girl was arrested this morning on charges he sexually assaulted a mentally challenged teenager who is the daughter of a friend, police said. enjamin Levy, 57, of St. Petersburg, was charged with sexual battery and committing a lewd and lascivious act on a disabled person, according to Pinellas County Jail records. ...more

December 12, 2008