MARSY'S LAW

The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about whether the identities of law-enforcement officers should be shielded to bolster crime victims’ rights.

Volusia County Sheriff Michael Chitwood received approval Monday from the Florida Supreme Court to file a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” should not apply to law-enforcement officers.

Sheriff's officials say a woman killed her two young sons before fatally shooting herself after an argument with the children’s father.

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A legal battle about whether a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” can shield the identities of police officers went to the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Siding with a union that represents law-enforcement officers, a state appeals court on Tuesday unanimously decided that a constitutional amendment expanding victims’ rights can shield the identities of police officers who were threatened in use-of-force incidents.

SPRING HILL, Fla. – A young child who had been locked in a boarded up room set a mattress on fire Monday afternoon in an attempt to escape, sheriff’s officials in Florida said. Kelley Lynne Davis, 36, and Daniel Andrew Davis, 37, were arrested on aggravated child abuse charges, arrest reports said. They told Hernando County Sheriff's investigators that they have kept the child locked in the room for 11 or 12 hours every night, plus whenever the child misbehaved, since March. The ceiling fan in the room was broken and electricity was cut off in the room. The report didn't explain how the child started the fire.