On Jan. 7 of this year, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) responded to a medical emergency involving a three-month-old infant. Upon arrival, deputies observed the victim’s father, 24-year-old Andrew Lynn Martin of Inverness, attempting to perform CPR. Emergency Medical Services transported the victim to Citrus Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. Detective Brian Casalvieri, with the CCSO Major...

A Dunnellon man, who is a registered sex offender, has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 4-year-old boy. Arrested was Tommy Glenn Dees, 52, of Dunnellon. On Oct. 9, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) was contacted in reference to an alleged sexual assault of a juvenile victim. The complainant told responding deputies the 4-year-old had disclosed that...

Members of the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO)  and U.S. Marshals on Thursday took David Jerome Lemon Jr. into custody as a person of interest in the murder of Tyler Hopkins. Lemon is being held at the Citrus County Detention Facility on no bond for charges of Possession of Ammunition by a Convicted Felon. On Feb. 20, Hopkins was shot...

The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) on Thursday said that two Inverness residents were arrested on Wednesday on drug charges after an extensive, yearlong joint investigation on the “dark web.” Arrested under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) were 53-year-old Benjamin Burdick and 29-year-old Catilynkyrie Burdick of Inverness. They are being held in the Citrus County Detention Facility...

At approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) received reports of an armed suspect, William Poole, 62, who deputies said was barricaded inside of a home with shots fired near the intersection of Highway 41 and Van Ness Road in Hernando. Deputies immediately responded to the scene and began securing the area. The Citrus County Sheriff’s...

Citrus County Sheriff’s Office’s Detective Barry with the Special Victims Unit on Friday arrested 36-year-old Jessica Figueroa of Merritt Island for the death of 3-month-old David Figueroa-Philip. “As I said in Figueroa’s initial arrest, it is never easy for our office to work cases of this nature,” Citrus County Sheriff Mike Prendergast. “It becomes even more challenging when the precious...

Citrus County Sheriff’s Office officials today arrested 32-year-old, Demare Barnes of Crystal River on attempted murder charges stemming from a shooting that occurred in the early morning hours this past weekend. “Barnes is no stranger to violence; his extensive criminal history makes that evident,” said Citrus County Sheriff Mike Prendergast. “Despite being sentenced in 2016 and serving four years in...

After a juvenile was struck by a stray bullet on July 4, Citrus County deputies today arrested and charged a 75-year-old woman today in connection with the incident. The parents of the victim said that on the 4th of July, they had been outside setting off fireworks when the victim fell to the ground screaming.  Family members saw the victim...

Two people were arrested on drug trafficking charges following the execution of a search warrant in Floral City. The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office said that Tommie Durell Neal Jr. and Rebecca Ann Carter were taken into custody after the home at 10915 E. Trails End Road was searched during the early morning hours today. The CCSO’s Tactical Impact Unit (TIU)...