A Polk County jury, on a 9-3 majority, recommended the death penalty for Joshua Lee Altersberger. ...more

April 2, 2009

Deputies say a woman threw a pair of scissors at her husband Tuesday, causing a bleeding wound on his ear. ...more

April 2, 2009

A psychological evaluation of Joshua Lee Altersberger was the testimony provided by expert witnesses in the beginning of the third day of his penalty trial. ...more

April 1, 2009

Deputies say a woman threw a pair of scissors at her husband Tuesday, causing a bleeding wound on his ear. ...more

April 1, 2009

A Bradenton man punched and choked a sheriff's dog this morning, Manatee County deputies said. ...more

April 1, 2009

Nearly three hours of deliberations today failed to produce a verdict in the federal explosives trial of Youssef Megahed. ...more

March 31, 2009

The mother of Joshua Lee Altersberger described to jurors a family history of abuse and drugs, as the defense presented testimony in day two of the defendant's penalty trial. Altersberger pleaded guilty March 13 to shooting and killing Florida Highway Patrol trooper Nicholas Sottile during a Jan. 12, 2007 traffic stop in Highlands County. A jury was selected last week to hear testimony to help them make a sentencing recommendation. ...more

March 31, 2009

Emotional statements from the family of Sgt. Nicholas Sottile ended the first day of testimony in the penalty trial of Joshua Lee Altersberger. ...more

March 31, 2009

Jury deliberations are expected to begin Tuesday in the federal explosives trial of former University of South Florida student Youssef Megahed. ...more

March 30, 2009

"Ten twenty-four, I've been shot. Ten twenty-four, I've been shot." The call was the second one Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Edward Finneran said he heard from Sgt. Nicholas Sottile on the afternoon of Jan. 12, 2007. ...more

March 30, 2009