Dr. Steven Tieche of Recharge Clinic in Ocala was placed on one-year probation, fined $7,500, and ordered to complete CME after prescribing unnecessary thyroid medication that led to a patient's heart attack, violating standard care practices.
A 39-year-old man, Albert Shell Jr., has been arrested and charged with premeditated first-degree murder in a targeted shooting at a Florida mall that killed David Nathaniel Barron, 40, and wounded a bystander. The shooting occurred on December 23 at Paddock Mall, causing panic among last-minute Christmas shoppers. Shell was taken into custody after a two-hour negotiation with police at a north Florida home. The police chief indicated that the shooting may have stemmed from a personal dispute between Shell and Barron, possibly related to their previous work together.
Albert Shell Jr., the suspect in the fatal shooting at Paddock Mall in Ocala last month, has been arrested after being on the run since the incident. The Ocala Police Department, along with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service, apprehended Shell with the help of over 100 tips received in the case. Shell faces charges of first-degree murder and attempted premeditated first-degree murder for the shooting that killed a 40-year-old man and injured a woman.
Ocala police have arrested Albert Shell Jr., the suspected gunman in the deadly shooting at Paddock Mall that occurred just before Christmas, resulting in the death of one man and injuring a woman. Shell, 39, was taken into custody with the assistance of the United States Marshals Service. Further details are expected to be revealed in a news conference scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
Albert J. Shell Jr., the suspect in the deadly shooting at Paddock Mall in Ocala, Florida, has been arrested on charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. The shooting, which occurred on December 23, 2023, resulted in the death of a 40-year-old man and left a woman injured. Shell was apprehended by the Ocala Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service, and a $20,000 reward for tips leading to his arrest will be paid out.
Authorities in Florida have increased the reward to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest of Albert Shell Jr., the suspected gunman in the deadly Ocala mall shooting that left one person dead and another wounded. The shooting, which occurred two days before Christmas, is believed to be a targeted act of violence. Law enforcement officials are actively searching for Shell Jr., who is accused of premeditated first-degree murder and attempted premeditated first-degree murder. The Ocala Police Department and the Florida Sheriff’s Association are offering the reward, and are urging potential witnesses to come forward to help bring the case to a successful resolution.
Surveillance video captured the heroic actions of two good Samaritans who helped deputies arrest a man accused of a home invasion and carjacking in The Villages, Florida. Michael Prouty, 39, was apprehended in Ocala after crashing a stolen car and attempting to carjack another vehicle in a Starbucks drive-thru line. The video shows one of the good Samaritans chasing and apprehending Prouty, assisting the police in making the arrest. Prouty now faces multiple charges, including fleeing and eluding, attempted carjacking, and home invasion.
A 16-year-old girl has been arrested for allegedly setting a hotel couch on fire following a fight with her mother, causing guests to be evacuated in Ocala, Florida. The fire, treated as arson, resulted in an estimated couple hundred thousand dollars in damages. The fire was extinguished within seven minutes, and no injuries were reported. The teenager has been charged with arson, and an investigation is ongoing.
Susan Lorincz, an Ocala woman, pleaded not guilty after shooting and killing her neighbor, A.J. Owens, during a month-long feud primarily centered around Owens' children playing in the yard next to Lorincz's house. The incident occurred when Owens confronted Lorincz about yelling at her kids, resulting in Lorincz firing through her front door, fatally striking Owens. Despite the family's push for upgraded charges to murder, Lorincz remains charged with manslaughter with a firearm and assault. She has a $154,000 bond set but has not started the process of posting it.
A restaurant in Ocala, Jugo Cafe Tropical, was badly damaged in an explosion caused by a gas leak. No one was injured as there was no one inside the restaurant at the time of the explosion. The road was temporarily closed but has since reopened.
Constant rain in Marion County has caused another duplex to be deemed unsafe and flooded, with emergency management staff reporting ground depressions in the Dunnellon area. The American Red Cross has been called to assist impacted families, and emergency management crews are on their way to verify the reported holes in Dunnellon.
Residents in an Ocala neighborhood were evacuated after a 30-foot sinkhole opened up a few feet away from a home. The hole was discovered during a flood assessment call, and crews alerted the residents who were safely evacuated. No injuries were reported, but the affected duplex is now deemed dangerous and unsafe to enter.
A 30-foot wide ground depression was discovered by Ocala Fire Rescue during a flood assessment call in the area of SE 28th Place and SE Fifth Terrace, forcing people living in a nearby duplex to evacuate for their own safety. The cause of the depression is unknown, and officials from the city's building department and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection are investigating. No injuries were reported.
Susan Lorincz, an Ocala woman charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of her neighbor AJ Owens, was granted bond of $150,000 for the manslaughter charge and an additional $4,000 bond for misdemeanors. The Owens family attorneys believe second-degree murder charges are applicable. Prosecutors asked for no contact with the victim's children, no firearms, an ankle monitor, and that Lorincz doesn't return to the victim’s residence or anywhere near there.
Susan Louise Lorincz, a 58-year-old woman from Ocala, Florida, was arrested for manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery, and two counts of assault in the death of 35-year-old A.J. Owens. Lorincz claimed that she acted in self-defense and that Owens had been trying to break down her door and that Owens had "come after her in the past." However, detectives were able to establish that Lorincz’s actions were not justifiable under Florida law. The incident began when Lorincz became angry that Owens' children were playing in a field close to her home. She then threw a skate at Owens' 10-year-old son, striking him on the foot. The boy and his 12-year-old brother went to Lorincz's door, and she opened and swung at them with an umbrella. The children went and told their mother, who then approached Lorincz's door, knocking multiple times and demanding Lorincz come outside. Officials say that's when Lorincz fired one shot through the door, striking Owens in her upper chest.