Fort McCoy (WTFF) – A man is facing attempted homicide charges after shooting his neighbor during an argument about their dogs, reportedly. »
Tag: Guns
Florida Man Steals $1,000 worth of Video Games in Armed Robbery
Boca Raton (WTFF) – A repeat offender thief was arrested after stealing $1,000 worth of video games from a GameStop at gunpoint. »
Robbers beat up an old man, shoot him, steal his cellphone and gun
Bartow (WTFF) – A 69-year-old man was severely beaten, robbed, and shot in the leg while taking an early morning walk with his 88-year-old friend. »
Florida Fire Chief Attacks Teen in Road Rage Incident, Steals Phone
A Floridian peacefully stood his ground when Florida Man, an off-duty Charlotte County fire chief battalion attacked him. »
McDonald’s Employees Fight, One Pulls Out a Gun
Cape Coral (WTFF) – A fight broke out between two McDonalds employees in Cape Coral, resulting in one of them pulling out a gun. »
Road Raging Florida Man Points Gun at Another Car
Gainesille (WTFF) – Florida Man was arrested for a road rage incident Monday morning after police say he pulled a gun on a driver then threatened a police officer. »
Florida Man and his Buddy get Busted with Weed, Handgun, and a Grenade
Gainesville (WTFF) – Two men were arrested after a traffic stop revealed a 9mm Taurus handgun, a little weed, and a hand grenade. »
Florida Man on Concealed Carry
North Florida Man Shoots Neighbor Taking Out his Garbage
Gulf Breeze (WTFF) – Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s are investigating a shooting that was reported on Tuesday, January 2. »
Florida Man Tries to Board a Plane with Gun and Ammo
Orlando (WTFF) – A Florida man tried boarding an airplane at Orlando International Airport with a gun and ammunition, causing even more backups at checkpoints during the post-Christmas traveling madness. »
Florida Man Pistol Whips Neighbor after Guns Wouldn’t Fire
Port Richey (WTFF) – A Pasco County man was arrested after pulling out two guns and pistol whipping his neighbor. »
Tampa man tries to rob a pawn shop with two guns, gets shot dead by clerk
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. On a Dec. 21 afternoon, Eric Jerome Norton walked into City Pawn on East Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa. »
Florida Man mistakes firefighters for burglars, shoots at them through door
North Miami (WTFF) – A “good guy with a gun,” who thought he was protecting his apartment from burglars, shot at firefighters responding to a fire. »
Florida bill would allow some felons to have their gun and voting rights restored
Tallahassee (WTFF) A bill proposed by two lawmakers would allow convicted felons to petition the court to restore their voting and gun ownership rights. »
Teen steals an AR-15 from an unlocked Opa-locka police car
Another “responsible gun owner” from Florida made national headlines. This time, the infamous Florida Man is a cop. »
Florida Man Tries to Rob a Floridian at Walgreens
Weston (WTFF) – An armed robbery at Walgreens was thwarted by an employee who simply stared at the gunman until he walked away. »
West Palm Man Punches, Pistol Whips Woman over KFC
West Palm Beach (WTFF) – A man who punched and pistol whipped a woman during an argument that started over KFC was arrested by Palm Beach Sheriff’s deputies. »
Florida Man Arrested for Drawing Violent Chaos on Kid’s Homework
Gulf County (WTFF) – A Florida man who drew an image of school violence onto a homework assignment of a student has been arrested and charged. »
Orlando Man Accidentally Shoots Himself in Road Rage Incident
Orlando (WTFF) – A man who got involved in a road rage incident shot him accidentally, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The two men were stopped near Adela Avenue and Science Drive in Orlando on Sunday. »
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Florida Man in eight-hour standoff was shooting at rats
Palm Harbor (WTFF) – A man was arrested in Pinellas County after shooting his rifle into a neighbor’s house. »
Deltona couple shoot themselves to fake a home invasion
(WTFF) – A husband and wife in Deltona told detectives they were shot during a home invasion, while in reality they had both shot themselves in hopes of collecting insurance money. »
82,000 stolen guns in Florida have never been found
Since 2007, at least 82,000 guns have been reported stolen in Florida and never found. »
13-Year-Old Florida Boy Kidnaps Woman and Steals Car at Gunpoint
Lake City (WTFF) A 13-year-old boy pointed a gun at a 67-year-old woman, stole her car, and drove off with her still in the passenger seat on Halloween. He’s now facing charges of carjacking and abduction. It all started in Lake City when Florida Boy was out trick-or-treating. He came across Joyce Ellis at her […] »
No charges pressed for two men who killed an Everglades fisherman
Ricardo Galvan and Christian Salcedo were out doing what Florida people do all the time: shooting guns. Fifteen or so shots rang out in under a minute. One of the bullets hit and killed Lawrence Ramdass while he was fishing on a boat with his family. »
Fake DEA Agent Handcuffs Prostitute at Gunpoint, Lets Her Escape to Buy Drugs
Trampites are well-known for their wild sexual escapades. Handcuffs are entry-level freaky, and throughout the Tampa Bay area, light bondage is basically as mild as missionary position. Martin P. Smith is a 42-year-old Trampite from St. Petersburg. He predictably got the urge to handcuff a hooker, and drove to the Motel 6 in Sugarloaf Township, […] »
Church members seek cover from military re-enactment gunfire
BELLEVIEW, Fla. (AP) – Sounds of rapid machine gun and cannon fire cut though the Sunday morning quiet, sending members of a nearby Florida church diving for cover as they feared a repeat of the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas. »
Florida Man Shoots his Gun after getting Tackled for Starting Bar Fight
An early Sunday bar fight led to shots fired inside Tracy’s Lounge on Wickham Road when a verbal altercation between two males escalated, according to police. Andre Mouton of Melbourne was taken into custody around 2 a.m. Sunday on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, breach of peace with […] »
George Zimmerman says he’s homeless and suffering from PTSD
George Zimmerman says his problems continue. He told a Spanish language television station he is now homeless, battling post-traumatic stress disorder, more than $2 million in debt and lives in fear for his life. Zimmerman opened up on the Univision television show “Aquí y Ahora” (Here and Now) that will air Sunday on the Spanish […] »
Drunk Florida Man Opens Fire on Target Shooting Neighbors
Guns on top of guns… here’s a story that exemplifies North Florida perfectly… Fountain is a tiny little hick town in Bay County, where quality family time is often spent shooting things. From varmints to cans to hay stacks, there’s a whole slew of exciting objects to practice your marksmanship on while soaking up the […] »
Naked 66-Year-Old Florida Man Drunkenly Discharges Weapons
KEY LARGO, Fla. — Authorities say a naked drunk Florida man wanted to know if his .45-caliber gun and shotgun worked, so he fired them into the air. »
Delray Dealer Invites Police into Home, Exposing $300,000, Drugs, and Guns
DELRAY BEACH – Jovani Alexander Caprio knew that his Delray Beach townhouse was filled with drugs and cash. But when he was asked by members of a Palm Beach County sheriff’s drug task force if they could check the home on the 100 block of Coconut Key Lane despite not having a warrant, Caprio agreed […] »
Ex-Boyfriend and Ex-Best-Friend of Florida Woman Attack Her Over Snapchat Comment
MARCO ISLAND, Fla. – A Marco Island woman said she was attacked and held at gunpoint in her own home – all because of comments she made on Snapchat. Andrew Kelbe, 20, and Kendall Feehan, 18, face charges of armed burglary and assault after Kortni Mirarcki, 18, of Marco Island said they entered her home […] »
Florida Man Uses Air Gun to Protect his Curb Trash from Kids
Saying “I run this street, not the cops,” a Tavernier man threatened two kids with an air rifle Thursday when he saw them walking down his road, police say. James Joyce, 53, reportedly believed the youths, ages 11 and 14, were rummaging through stuff he put to the curb as trash on West Indies Road. […] »
Gun Duel over Sloppy Parking Job ends in One Death – Charges Not Pressed
ASTOR – A shootout that left one man dead and a woman injured Thursday apparently started because of an argument over parking, authorities say. »
Volusia County Man opens fire after mistaking blown transformers for gunshots
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – A Volusia County man is facing charges after firing a gun outside his home because he mistakenly thought someone was shooting at him, according to authorities. »
Florida Man pulls a shotgun on wife and friends for “not having his back” during arrest
A Newberry man was arrested after threatening to kill his wife and their visitors, according to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. This man also beat a Hispanic man in November 2016 while yelling, “This is for Donald Trump!” and “Let’s Trump down!” »
Road-raging Palm Beach Woman pulls out a 9mm threatening to “kill a n*gger”
WEST PALM BEACH – Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputies say a 22-year-old woman in a SUV pulled out a gun, pointed it at another driver in traffic and said she was going to “kill a n*gger” during a road-rage incident this month. »
Good Samaritan fatally shot while helping elderly man in Florida
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — A Broward County gunman fatally shot a good Samaritan who had confronted him for yelling at an elderly man who was cutting the grass. »
Neighborhood Watch Volunteers Pull Guns on Lost Uber Drive
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Two Florida neighborhood watch volunteers are facing charges after deputies say they mistook a lost Uber driver for a burglar, pulled guns on him and fired a shot. »