FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erin Maloney, Communications Director Office of the State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit (813) 557-3366 | [email protected] TAMPA, FL (September 17, 2025) — A Hillsborough County jury has found all five defendants guilty in the tragic shooting death of 4-year-old Suni Bell. Quandarious Hammond, Zvante Sampson,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erin Maloney, Communications Director Office of the State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit (813) 557-3366 | [email protected] TAMPA, FL (August 1, 2025) — The Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office is proud to announce the launch of its official new website and email domain: HillsboroughSAO.gov, replacing the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erin Maloney, Communications Director Office of the State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit TAMPA, FL (June 27, 2025) — A Hillsborough County jury recommended a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for defendant Ronny Walker. He was convicted earlier this week of
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erin Maloney, Communications Director Office of the State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit (813) 557-3366 | [email protected] TAMPA, FL (June 24, 2025) — A jury found 47-year-old Ronny Walker guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 14-year-old girl. Because the State Attorney’s Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erin Maloney, Communications Director Office of the State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit (813) 557-3366 | [email protected] TAMPA, FL (June 20, 2025) — A jury found 25-year-old Kristopher Chandler guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of his neighbor. He was sentenced to life in
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erin Maloney, Communications Director Office of the State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit (813) 557-3366 | [email protected] TAMPA, FL (April 30, 2025) — Former Green Bay Packers linebacker Mike Neal will remain behind bars on sexual battery charges until trial after prosecutors argued he remains
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erin Maloney, Communications Director Office of the State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit (813) 557-3366 | [email protected] TAMPA, FL (April 7, 2025) — State Attorney Suzy Lopez has launched a new online Victim Toolkit designed as a one-stop-shop for crime victims to find support, guidance, and
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erin Maloney, Communications Director Office of the State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit (813) 557-3366 | [email protected] TALLAHASSEE, FL (March 26, 2025) — State Attorney Suzy Lopez appeared in front of the Florida Commission on Offender Review (FCOR) in Tallahassee today and successfully argued against the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erin Maloney, Communications Director Office of the State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit (813) 557-3366 | [email protected] TAMPA, FL (March 25, 2025) — The defendant responsible for the murder of HCSO Sgt. Brian LaVigne was sentenced to 45 years in Florida State Prison today. Travis Garrett, who
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erin Maloney, Communications Director Office of the State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit (813) 557-3366 | [email protected] TAMPA, FL (March 10, 2025) — Moments before his trial was slated to begin today, Victor Rodriguez pleaded guilty to stealing homes from three homeowners in Hillsborough County with his codefendant and wife, Michelle