Florida Sentinel Bulletin

TYVON LEVIT               These drugs, gun and ammunition were seized after the student was taken into custody.   The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a tenth grade student at Spoto High School. He has been charged with bringing a weapon, ammunition, and marijuana on campus. On Friday, September 1, 2023, a School Resource…

EDUARDO CASTRO    A 24-year-old man has been charged with driving while under the influence after being involved in a traffic accident. The accident took place after he struck a marked Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office vehicle. The accident took place on August 31, 2023, at 3:51 a. m., on U. S. Highway 41. According to police,…

JOSE TAPIA   The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 7-Eleven, 810 Brandon Boulevard in reference to a violent armed robbery last Thursday. Through investigative means, detectives gathered enough evidence to arrest José Cruz Tapia, 33, for the armed robbery. He faces the following charges: aggravated battery deadly weapon; armed false imprisonment; robbery deadly…

MATTHEW GALHOUSE    Pasco Sheriff’s Office arrested a softball coach for the Lady Hawks Club Softball Team for several crimes related to sex with minors. Matthew Galhouse, 40, was arrested on Sunday. He was charged with sexual battery with a victim between 12 and 18, sexual activity with a suspect over 24 and a victim…

BRANDY HUTCHINS                      Polk County detectives are investigating what appears to be a double murder-suicide. The incident took place Sunday evening.                   According to police, Ms. Brandy Hutchins, 43, was involved in a custody dispute with her ex-husband over their 10-year-old son. She was reportedly court-ordered to surrender the child to his father who…

STEPHANIE VAUGHAN        Detectives are currently investigating the death of 49-year-old inmate. Stephanie Vaughan was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on August 25, 2023, at approximately 12:36 a.         m.      She was arrested by the Clearwater Police Department for an open alcohol container.      According to detectives, at around 1:37 p. m. on…

DAVID HENNING   Detectives have arrested a Seminole man and charged him with voyeurism and 2 counts of burglary. An investigation began on August 23, 2023, after a victim reported that a man entered her backyard and watched her through her bathroom window as she was getting ready for work. Throughout the course of the…

PHILLIP STAPLETON    The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has made a significant breakthrough in a 2021 homicide investigation. On Saturday, June 12, 2021, at approximately 6:30 a. m., deputies were dispatched to the report of a body on the side of the road. The case was ruled a homicide, and detectives continued to follow up…

 MARK JORDAN   Detectives have arrested a custodian at a charter school after finding several images of child pornography in his possession. On August 21, 2023, detectives received information that led them to a residence in the Riverview area where they made contact with 44-year-old Mark Jordan.  Jordan admitted to creating and possessing numerous computer-generated child pornography images….