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September 15, 2010

Sarasota Battery Arrest – Substitute Teacher Charged With Lewd Behavior And Battery In Wal-Mart

A 28-year-old substitute teacher from Sarasota is under arrest for performing lewd behavior and the result of that behavior was the basis for a Sarasota battery arrest. The story is now making national headlines due to the suspect’s use of a Sports Illustrated magazine and the fact that the lewd act took place in the aisle of a Sarasota, Florida Wal-Mart. Deadspin has sent it out on Twitter and several national sports commentators have picked up on the Tweet as well.

The Herald Tribune first reported the story of William Tyler Black. The story is that Black was in a Sarasota Wal-Mart when he apparently saw some “hot girls”. At that point he decided to perform a lewd act on himself. He went off to an aisle where toys were sold and took a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. He allegedly spent a few minutes in the toy section and left the magazine and his bodily fluids behind.

The charges for performing the lewd behavior are obvious if the alleged story is true but many have asked where did the battery charge come from? WTSP.com is reporting Black was charged with battery due to the fact he left his bodily fluids in a place where a child may come into harmful contact with said fluids. Those two charges have landed the substitute teacher in Sarasota County Jail.

According to WTSP Black subbed a few times at a Lakewood Ranch school called Imagine School. When contacted about Black’s employment, Imagine School’s Leader said that Black went through all the required background checks before he was hired as a substitute teacher. He also stated that the man had only worked at the school on three occasions. His employment has been terminated once the school learned of the arrest. There were no complaints lodged against Black during his time at the Imagine School.

July 12, 2010

Tampa Criminal News – Brawl In Ybor City Leads To Seven Arrests Including Battery And Resisting Arrest

Tampa Criminal Lawyers

According to a story on TBO.com, a brawl in Ybor City early Sunday morning led to seven arrests including a woman from Tampa charged with battery. The Tampa Tribune story does not mention what started the fight but it did include one interesting side note that a man who was watching the fight, but not part of the brawl, was arrested for slapping a police horse.

The brawl took place on Seventh Avenue and 18th Street with the first arrest coming at approximately 2:30 a.m. The first person charged was a Massachusetts woman. The 30-year-old was charged with affray. Another Massachusetts woman was arrested on charges of battery, affray, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest without violence.

The fight, which seemed to be between the two women at the start, drew a crowd and eventually more people got involved and more arrests followed. Two Tampa men and another man from Winter Haven were charged with affray. An 18-year-old man from Port Charlotte was arrested for resisting an officer without violence while standing in the middle of the street. He allegedly refused to move when asked to do so by the police.

The oddest part of the whole story was the arrest of a 23-year-old Bradenton man. The Tampa Tribune is reporting Calvin Esaw was not part of the street fight but he slapped a police horse when mounted units arrived on the scene to help break-up the altercation.

The story did not report what type of battery was charged in the case but typically a simple battery charge could carry a Florida jail sentence of up to one year in county and up to a $1000 fine. If the battery is a felony jail sentences can start out at five years. The main distinction between a misdemeanor battery and a felony battery charge is the amount of harm inflicted on the victim.

June 28, 2010

Sarasota Arrest Warrant – Man Wanted For Probation Violation Leads Sarasota Sheriff’s On Three High-Speed Chases

Sarasota Lawyer

Sarasota County Sheriff’s deputies needed three high speed chases to catch a man who had a Florida arrest warrant for a probation violation in connection with a domestic violence charge. Issa M. Alyan led police on three chases in a two-day span after they originally found the 54-year-old off a secluded road with a woman Friday night. Deputies asked for his driver’s license and while they were investigating Alyan took off leading police on a high-speed chase that was called off by a supervisor. An hour later the same thing happened again when Alyan’s Jeep was spotted once again.

Police were still in possession of the man’s ID so they ran his information and discovered he had a Florida arrest warrant in his name. At this point police found the man’s Jeep once again near Alyan’s home and once again he led sheriffs on a high-speed chase through the streets of Sarasota. He led deputies along Bee Ridge Road and State Road 72. He eventually drove into a gated community crashing through the mechanical gates that protect the entrance.

Alyan headed to the Heritage Oaks Country Club and drove through resident’s yards before being forced off the road. Once he was apprehended Alyan complained of chest pains and was taken to the hospital in Sarasota. A Sheriff’s deputy was injured as well and taken to the hospital. There were no details in the TBO.com story concerning how the deputy suffered his injuries.

On top of his arrest warrant for the violation of probation on the domestic violence charge, Alayn is now facing charges of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and three counts of fleeing and eluding.

April 21, 2010

Collier Deputy Fired After Charges Of Molestation

Allegations that a deputy molested a 15-year-old boy while on duty was enough to cost a Collier County law enforcement officer his job. Chuck Bullock allegedly preformed sexual acts on the 15-year-old boy twice in the past month and also threatened him if he told anyone. Bullock has been fired and charged with official misconduct and lewd and lascivious battery.

According to reports and a story from the Naples News Daily, an investigation into Bullock was launched in February after a bathroom disturbance in a Naples mall. Officers questioned a boy found with Bullock and at that point the teen leveled the allegations against Bullock. Bullock’s Florida Criminal Defense Attorney told the paper that his client denied all the charges filed against him. 

April 21, 2010

Aggravated Domestic Battery Charges Filed Against Pasco Teen

An 18-year-old Pasco County teenager has been charged with domestic aggravated battery charges after allegedly stabbing his half brother with a pair of scissors. The incident took place at their home in Holiday, Florida and began after an argument between the half brothers.

Florida Criminal Lawyers

Shirone Turner was found with stab wounds around his neck and back when deputies arrived on the scene around 10:30 p.m. Turner was airlifted to St. Pete’s Bayfront Medical Center and is expected to survive. Turner is 27-years-old and the teen accused of stabbing him, Stanley Jones, Jr., is 18-years-old. There is no mention on the amount of bail or bond set for his aggravated battery charges.

March 17, 2010

Spring Break In Daytona Beach Off To A Disturbing Start

Daytona Beach has been the spring
break capitol of Florida for a long time but a disturbing report by the
Associated Press today has to have some wondering if it is a safe
environment. According to the AP in just the first week of spring break
in Daytona Beach six rapes have been reported. Four of the alleged
sexual assaults took place behind the same beachfront restaurant.

Of the six reported rapes, two took place at a resort and spa and
the other four, as mentioned above, behind a popular restaurant. So far
just one person has been arrested in connection with a
rape. According to
police the number of rapes reported usually rises in the month of March
due to the amount of spring breakers in town. The AP reports there were
41 sexual assaults last year.

March 17, 2010

St Pete Sexual Battery Charges Filed In Nursing Home Bathroom Assault

A man who resides at the Heartland nursing home in St Pete is under arrest and has been charged with sexual battery. According to TBO.com Timothy Edward Julian was booked into
Pinellas County Jail after it was reported to police that he sexually assaulted a female resident in a bathroom at the St. Petersburg nursing home.

The incident took place earlier this week and according to reports Julian hit the 30-year-old woman on the head while she was using a bathroom at the nursing home. The assault was reported about an hour and a half later. Police found the alleged perpetrator in his room at Heartland when they arrived on the scene. He was being held on $20,000 bail.

March 12, 2010

Drunk Bradenton Man Arrested For Battery After Fight With Neighbor And Cops

A
Bradenton man was arrested on charges of
criminal mischief,
resisting arrest and
battery following a fight with his neighbor and then the police officers who tried to
arrest him. According to the Sarasota Herald Tribune, police believe Carlos Olivas was “extremely
intoxicated” when he started a
fight with his neighbor around 3:00 a.m.

Police reports have Olivas smashing a window at his neighbor’s
home, threatening him, attempting to hit him and grabbing him. At that
point the neighbor called Sheriff’s deputies who had to Taser the man and use
pepper spray after he broke away and tried to run and also fought with the officers. There is no mention in the story of a
Bradenton Defense Lawyer representing Olivas.

March 11, 2010

Sexual Battery Charges May Have Caused Spring Hill Man To Flee Brooksville

A 31-year-old Spring Hill man may be on the run after learning he was wanted on 10 counts of
sexual battery with a child under 18. Javier Ramos-Roldan allegedly
sexually assaulted a teenage girl he worked with on numerous occasions. According to TBO.com the victim was 16 when the
assaults began and continued until she turned 17.

Ramos-Roldan is not a U.S. citizen and has family in Georgia.
Police report that he has no driver’s license or social security
information. He whereabouts are currently unknown. The police also
report that all his sexual assaults came against the same girl and some happened at their place of work. They also have said the
sex was not consensual.

March 10, 2010

Domestic Battery Charges Reduced To Criminal Mischief For Former Gator Football Player

Woody Pierre-Louis, who was
arrested on charges of
domestic battery, had his
battery charges reduced
to criminal mischief in Gainesville Wednesday. The former Gator
football player was originally arrested on January 17 and faced
numerous charges including burglary,
domestic battery by strangulation and
kidnapping.

The
reduced charges cover damage Pierre-Louis caused to a door and cell phone. He was given one year
probation for the
criminal mischief
charges. Reading the story originally published by Florida Today it
seems the Gainesville state attorney may have overcharged the former
Gator or his Florida criminal defense attorney did an excellent job in representing him or maybe both. 

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