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Former Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair drop his bid for re-election in exchange for dropped charges from the State Attorney's Office.
Read More »Blair Drops Out of Sheriff’s Race, Strikes Deal With State Attorney
Judge Calls Marion County Case A “True Tragedy” As He Sentences Former Deputies to Prison
Four former Marion County sheriff's deputies were sentenced Wednesday at the U.S. District Courthouse in Ocala for the beating of Derrick Price.
Read More »Jesse Terrell Found Not Guilty
Jesse Terrell was found not guilty in his trial for the use of excessive force in the arrest of Derrick Price with a unanimous jury decision this afternoon in Senior U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges' courtroom at the U.S .District Courthouse in Ocala.
Read More »Ex-deputies Fitzgerald and Crawford Testify in Terrell Trial
Two of the Marion County deputies involved in August 2014 beating of Derrick Price testified yesterday that they did not feel as if they were in danger or believe that Price had a firearm in his possession as they were arresting him. On top of that the deputies, Trevor Fitzgerald and Adam …
Read More »Prosecution Wants Bigger Juror Pool In Ex-Deputy Terrell Trial
Charles Hollman, Terrell’s defense attorney, said he understood wanting to expand the radius of potential jurors.
Read More »Former Marion County Sheriff Deputy Pleads Not Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
Jesse Alan Terrell pleaded not guilty yesterday after being charged with a civil rights violation, concerning the 2014 arrest of Derek Price.
Read More »Sheriff Says Race Not Involved In Derrick Price Arrest
Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair says that the incident involving five officers had nothing to do with race.
Read More »Former Marion County Sheriff Deputy Indicted By U.S. Department Of Justice
A former Marion County Sheriff's Office deputy indicted on civil rights violations is now terminated from the agency.
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