TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida issued the following news release: Miranda Marie Stafford, 57, of Perry, Florida, was sentenced to 300 months in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of over 500 grams of methamphetamine, distribution of over 50 grams of methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine. The s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: A former U.S. soldier was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for the murder of a pregnant, 19-year-old fellow soldier on a U.S. Army base in Germany over 22 years ago. On May 7, a jury in Pensacola, Florida, found Shannon L. Wilkerson, 44, guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Amanda Gonzales. According to court documents, Wilkerson beat and strangled Amanda Gonzales to death   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aubrey Stueven NAS JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The "Tridents" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 departed for a scheduled deployment to Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella early October. The squadron flies the P-8A Poseidon to conduct its main mission of anti-submarine warfare (ASW). They relieved VP-45 from its six-month deployment in the 6th Fleet area of operations. The VP  more