UPDATE: May 26, 2023 Leah Kirsten Jenness ( 11-07-2004) Two individuals have been charged in relation to the home invasion on Beverly Ave. Additional charges are expected. Saleef Stevenson (1-30-2006) (photo not being released due to age) Home Invasion Robbery with a Firearm or Deadly Weapon Leah Kirsten Jenness ( 11-07-2004) Accessory after the fact... Continue Reading →
On May 18, 2023, the Charlotte County Jail underwent its annual Florida Model Jail Standards Inspection. The Florida Model Jail Standards are minimum standards that jails across Florida must meet to ensure the constitutional rights of those incarcerated are upheld. Prior to 1996, the Florida Department of Corrections was responsible for the standards and inspection... Continue Reading →
Tallahassee, Fla. (May 19, 2023) - Sheriff deputies and personnel representing 34 Florida sheriffs’ offices graduated from the Florida Sheriffs Association’s (FSA) prestigious Commanders Academy. The Commanders Academy is an exceptionally informative and educational experience that is vital for public safety leaders of the next generation. The Commanders Academy has become recognized as the premier... Continue Reading →
May 12, 2023 - Charlotte County, FL CCSO Professional Compliance Manager, Terry Cochran, Jr., was officially sworn in as an attorney on May 2, 2023. Sgt. Cochran began his law enforcement career in 2003, noting that his reason for joining law enforcement actually stemmed from his service in the US Air Force. He valued the... Continue Reading →
Charlotte County, FL - May 11, 2023 A civilian Jail Laundry Clerk has been arrested on multiple charges after engaging in an inappropriate sexual relationship with an inmate at the Charlotte County Jail. On May 10, detention staff observed unusual behavior from a jail laundry clerk, identified as Amy L. Dice, who attempted to contact... Continue Reading →
May 11, 2023 - Charlotte County, FL Shannon Guay (09/07/1973) In cooperation with the Kent County Sheriff's Office (Michigan), detectives arrested a 49-year-old Florida man on multiple counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct involving minors. Shannon Guay (09/07/1973) was arrested by CCSO and Kent County Sheriff’s Office detectives in Punta Gorda, Florida at his home located... Continue Reading →
May 8, 2023 - Port Charlotte, FL A Port Charlotte man was arrested after allegedly attempting to lure two children into his vehicle. At approximately 3:30pm on Friday, May 5, two children were walking home from school in the area of Sunnybrook Rd. and Broadpoint Dr. when a black pickup truck approached them. The occupants... Continue Reading →
April 29, 2023 - Punta Gorda, Florida At approximately 8:55pm on Friday, April 28, detention deputies discovered an inmate unresponsive in his cell. Lifesaving measures were initiated by medical and correctional personnel without success, and he was pronounced deceased from what appears to be a self-inflicted injury in his cell. Despite the individual being housed... Continue Reading →
Charlotte County, FL - April 14, 2023 Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Detectives visit Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina in search of answers in the 1988 cold case murder of Robert Hecht. On Saturday night, 11/26/1988, Charlotte County, Florida resident Robert Hecht, a 58-year-old, non-married, retired US Army officer, originally from New York, was... Continue Reading →
Port Charlotte, FL - April 13, 2023 Three juveniles were caught pulling on door handles in a Port Charlotte neighborhood while wearing hoodies and face coverings. On the night of April 11th, three juveniles were observed by a neighbor checking vehicles for unlocked doors in the area of Hayworth Road in Port Charlotte. The observant... Continue Reading →