Stand Your Ground

A three-judge panel of the 2nd District Court rejected a series of arguments raised by Michael Drejka, who was convicted of manslaughter in the July 2018 shooting of Markeis McGlockton.

Trevor Dooley, 80, pleaded guilty and was convicted of manslaughter with a weapon in the fatal shooting on a basketball court 11 years ago. He was sentenced to probation.

The trial for a former Tampa police captain who fatally shot a man inside a Pasco County movie theater six years ago has been suspended due to the…

A trial date has been set for a retired Tampa police captain who shot a man to death inside a Pasco County movie theater in 2014.A judge ruled Wednesday…

Former Port Richey Mayor Dale Massad is attempting to file a stand your ground motion in his attempted murder case.The Tampa Bay Times reports that…

Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman is suing the parents of slain teenager Trayvon Martin and others.Zimmerman was acquitted of Martin’s 2012…

Michael Drejka was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for the fatal shooting of Markeis McGlockton over a handicapped parking spot in Clearwater…

The Pinellas County man who fatally shot an unarmed black man during a dispute over a handicapped-accessible parking space told detectives he fired…

A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that a white Florida man who fatally shot an unarmed black man during a dispute over a parking space in a Clearwater…

Jurors and alternates have been sworn in for a manslaughter trial of a white man who fatally shot an unarmed black man during a dispute over a parking…

A Pinellas County manslaughter trial starting Monday could shape how courts - and state residents - understand Florida's Stand Your Ground law.Michael…

A year ago today, a man walked into a convenience store in Clearwater to buy snacks, not knowing he would never leave the parking lot.Markeis McGlockton,…