MURDER TRIAL

A juror accused of causing a mistrial at the resentencing of a convicted Central Florida killer now faces contempt charges, after facing a judge Thursday.

A mistrial was declared Wednesday in the resentencing of a convicted Central Florida killer who had already once been spared from a death sentence.

The first witnesses took the stand Thursday in the murder trial of David Tronnes, who stands accused of beating and strangling his wife at their Delaney Park home in 2018.

Jury selection is set to begin in the murder trial of David Tronnes.

A woman who was arrested in March 2019 after driving to Winnie Palmer Hospital and telling law enforcement she had killed the dead 11-year-old girl in the passenger seat, her daughter, was found competent Monday to stand trial in Orange County.

A man now in his 50s was found guilty Wednesday in Brevard County court of beating a woman to death in 2014 whose body was located in the Indian River, according to the State Attorney’s Office for Brevard and Seminole counties.

A jury found a 19-year-old guilty of second-degree murder in the death of a father at a house party in Oak Hill in 2019, who died three years later.

Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has been convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son.

The office of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Monday voluntarily dismissed an appeal meant to block DNA testing for William “Tommy” Zeigler, a 77-year-old man convicted of killing four people in 1975.

Family members from three of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s 17 victims gave heartrending testimony about how their 2018 deaths at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have affected their lives.

The jury adjourned Thursday evening following closing arguments in the murder trial for a woman accused of fatally stabbing her husband in their Winter Park home in January 2019 and are set to return Friday morning.

Anthony Todt, a physical therapist from Connecticut, was found guilty on Thursday of murdering his wife and three children in their Celebration home in January 2020.

Anthony Todt stands trial in the slayings of his family, who were found dead in Celebration.

Opening statements from prosecutors and testimonies were delivered Monday in the trial of Anthony Todt, a physical therapist from Connecticut who is accused of killing his four children and his wife.

The murder trial of a man accused of killing his family in Celebration is underway.

A jury has been seated in the trial of a man accused of killing his family in Celebration in January 2020 set to begin next week

The murder trial for the man accused of killing his family and their dog inside their Celebration home will begin on Monday.

Jury deliberations end in the trial of a man accused of killing a 65-year-old Ocala man at a Cocoa motel in February 2018.

Closing arguments are set to get underway in the trial of a man accused of killing three women in Daytona Beach.

The murder trial of a man accused of killing three women in Daytona Beach is continuing Monday morning.

Opening statements began Friday in the murder trial of Robert Hayes, who’s suspected of killing three women in Daytona Beach.

Markeith Loyd on Wednesday became the latest person to be handed a death penalty recommendation by a jury in Florida, stemming from his guilty verdict in the 2017 murder of Orlando police Lieutenant Debra Clayton.

A jury recommends the death penalty for Markeith Loyd in the murder of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton.

Closing arguments were presented Tuesday in the penalty phase of the Markeith Loyd murder trial and now his life is in the hands of the jury.

Attorneys in the penalty phase of Markeith Loyd’s second murder trial said the decision on whether or not Loyd will be sentenced to death could be in the jury’s hands as early as Tuesday.

The penalty phase of Markeith Loyd’s second murder trial resumed Friday as the judge and jury work to determine a punishment for Loyd following his guilty verdict in the 2017 killing of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton.

The penalty phase of Markeith Loyd’s murder trial for the 2017 killing of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton continues.

The penalty phase of Markeith Loyd’s second murder trial continued Wednesday, following how prosecutors rested their case Tuesday and Loyd’s defense team moved for judgment of acquittal.

The penalty phase continues in the second Markeith Loyd murder trial.

Three men have been convicted of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

Attorneys in the Markeith Loyd trial are due back in court.

The jury is now deliberating in the murder trial of Markeith Loyd as closing arguments came to an end Tuesday and requested to rehear several testimonies Wednesday morning.

Testimony resumed in the murder trial for accused cop killer Markeith Loyd. The jury will be handed the case Tuesday.

The defense begins its case in the Markeith Loyd murder trial.

The state rested its case Thursday in the Markeith Loyd murder trial.

Markeith Loyd stands trial for murder in the death of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton.

After years of delays, the start of jury selection took place for Markeith Loyd’s second murder trial on Friday.

A former Brevard County deputy charged with killing a man is expected to take the stand in his own defense.

A trial is underway for a 61-year-old man facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a U.S. Navy recruit found strangled and dumped in an overgrown Central Florida field.

Convicted killer Markeith Loyd is expected in a courtroom for a hearing in the case involving the shooting death of Orlando Police Lt. Debra Clayton.

Angel Rivera and Christopher Otera-Rivera have been found guilty of murder in Nicole Montalvo’s death.

The trial of two men accused in the 2019 murder and dismembering of Nicole Montalvo continues with more witness testimony.

The trial of two men accused in the 2019 murder and dismembering of Nicole Montalvo continues with more witness testimony.

Authorities say vandals left a pig’s head at the one-time California home of a use-of-force expert who testified on behalf of the officer accused of killing George Floyd.

The trial of two men accused in the 2019 murder and dismembering of Nicole Montalvo will pick up with more witness testimony.

A man and his father stand trial in the slaying and dismemberment of an Osceola County woman.

The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has rested its case without putting Chauvin on the stand, wrapping up after two days of testimony to the prosecution’s two weeks.

The murder trial continues for a man and his father who are accused of killing and dismembering a woman in Osceola County.

George Floyd’s struggle with three police officers trying to arrest him, seen on body-camera video, included Floyd’s panicky cries of “I’m sorry, I’m sorry” and “I’m claustrophobic!” as the officers tried to push Floyd into the back of a police SUV.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The trial of three family members charged in connection with the murder of an Osceola County mother has been postponed. According to court records, the trial of Christopher Otero-Rivera, his father, Angel Rivera, and his mother, Wanda Rivera, has been delayed until September 29. The trial was originally scheduled to begin August 24 in Osceola County. Otero-Rivera and Angel Rivera have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Nicole Montalvo. Wanda Rivera has been charged with being an accessory, evidence tampering and lying to law enforcement.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. The case against convicted killer Markeith Loyd will go before a judge Monday in Orange County. Loyd is currently awaiting trial in the slaying of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton. The trial was scheduled to begin in May but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Loyds attorney is expected to hold a conference call with prosecutors and the judge to discuss a motion involving legal fees. Loyd is serving a life sentence for murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Sade Dixon, in 2016.

ORLANDO, Fla. Attorneys for convicted killer Markeith Loyd have filed a motion in court asking for the removal of prosecutor Ryan Williams from his second murder trial. Loyd is accused of killing Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton in 2017, while investigators were looking for him in connection with the murder of his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Sade Dixon. The motion was filed Monday and cites a conflict of interest between Williams and State Attorney Brad King. Loyd was convicted last year for the murder of Dixon. Loyds trial in the Clayton case was scheduled to begin in May but was postponed.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Convicted killer Markeith Loyd’s murder trial in the shooting death of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a judge order issued Monday. Judge Leticia J. Marques canceled the pre-trial and jury trial, which were scheduled for March 30 and May 1, respectively. “Once the limited trial court proceedings ban has been lifted and court may be rescheduled, an order resetting pre-trial and jury trial will be issued," Marques said. [RELATED: Timeline: How the hunt and capture of Markeith Loyd unfolded | Markeith Loyd found guilty of killing pregnant ex-girlfriend]Loyd was convicted last year of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Sade Dixon. Loyd’s attorneys have said that they plan to argue Loyd was insane when she shot Clayton.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Convicted killer Markeith Loyd is expected back in court Tuesday for a hearing ahead of his upcoming second murder trial. Last year, a jury convicted Loyd of murder in the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend, Sade Dixon. Loyd is awaiting trial in the slaying of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton. The state and defense have filed a series of motions over the past few week, including a brand new request from Loyd’s attorneys, who want to depose and Orlando police lieutenant about the treatment Loyd received following his arrest in Clayton’s death. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.