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March 10, 2010

Tampa Sex Offender Back In Jail For Probation Violation

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David Lovette is back in jail after a probation violation in Tampa. The 50-year-old is charged with violating his probation for a sexual battery by not updating his new address on his driver’s license. Not having an updated address on a driver’s license is a violation of Lovette’s probation and a crime for sexual predators.

According to TampaBay.com Lovette ran when officers tried to arrest him. He allegedly refused an officer’s command to stop and was eventually shot with a Taser. Lovette was taken to Hillsborough County jail and charged with probation violation, failure to register as a sex offender and resisiting arrest without violence. There is no mention of whether he is being represented by a Tampa Criminal Attorney.

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January 19, 2010

High Speed Chase Through Pinellas County Leads To Discovery Of AK-47 And Arrests

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Deputies in Pinellas County conducted a high-speed car chase with speeds reaching nearly 90 MPH early Tuesday morning according to WTSP.com. The chase began when deputies attempted a routine traffic stop for a vehicle with a stolen tag attached. The car failed to stop and the suspects took off running red lights and stop signs. Two men in their 20’s were arrested and charged with multiple crimes including resisting an officer without violence and felon in possession of a firearm.

After deputies stopped the car, they found a ski mask and AK-47 inside. Detectives are unsure if the pair committed a robbery or were planning on that they are also unsure if the car was stolen at the time of the story. A spokesman for the Pinellas County sheriff’s office said if the incident happened at another time of day deputies may not have been able to pursue the suspects in a high-speed chase.

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January 14, 2010

Punishment For Battery On A Police Officer, Wear A Sign Apologizing

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A 24-year-old Alabama woman charged with battery on a law enforcement officer in Orlando entered into an unusual plea agreement. The woman accepted a deal to lesser charges of simple battery and resisting an officer without violence. In return she would wear a sign that said “I battered a police officer. I was wrong. I apologize”. Alexandra Espinosa-Amaya wore the sign for four hours outside the police station.

Espinosa-Amaya is a student at Jacksonville State University and she was at an Orlando bar when she got involved in an altercation with bouncers and then a police officer. The young woman pushed her palm into the face of the cop according to a story on Bradenton.com. On top of wearing the sign, Espinosa-Amaya was ordered t attend anger management, write an apology letter, perform community service and spend two years on probation.

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December 8, 2009

Shoplifter Runs Down Tampa Walmart Employee In Parking Lot

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A Walmart employee was taken to Tampa General Hospital after she was rundown by a fleeing suspect in a pick-up truck. The driver, Algernon Maurice West, was trying to buy a $900 laptop with Eunessa Lawson using stolen checks. West ran out of the store and then ran over the Walmart loss prevention officer who was chasing him. West escaped but Lawson was charged with resisting arrest, grand theft, obstructing or opposing an officer and giving a false name to law enforcement according to TBO.com.

The Walmart employee, whose name is not being released at the moment, was run over by both right side tires as West hit her intentionally with his black Chevy Avalanche according to police. The woman is reportedly in good condition following the incident. Police are still searching for West who is expected to face numerous charges including the possibility of attempted murder.

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