Ryan Watson Jr. has been found guilty of murder in the fatal shooting at the DeSoto County Fair in 2023, the Arcadia Police ...

An inmate who escaped from the DeSoto County courthouse last week walked out in shower shoes and asked a stranger for a ride, the county’s sheriff said Wednesday. An inmate who escaped from the ...

DeSoto County District Attorney’s Office announced 46 felony convictions across a range of criminal offenses as part of ...

A recent report by the Florida Legislature's research arm found that taxpayers pay $47 million for pretrial diversion programs that serve 69,000 offenders. These programs administered by county ...

Ryan Watson Jr., who shot and killed 17-year-old Daniel Rodriguez Lopez at the DeSoto County Fair in 2023, will spend at least 25 years in prison.