Judge orders mental health evaluation for teen charged as adult in real estate broker’s murder
Lewis is facing charges of second-degree murder and armed robbery in the adult system. He has been so troubled that he was first charged with an armed robbery when he was 12 years old. The maximum term of residential treatment available in the juvenile justice system is 36 months prior to release. Barbosa didn’t fight back when Lewis ordered him to get back in his BMW, police said. Lewis ordered him to make two $500 withdrawals about 4:40 p.m. from a Bank of America ATM on Sistrunk Boulevard and Northwest Sixth Avenue, records show.
Girl kidnapped in Tennessee found barefoot, lost in Miami-Dade
BISCAYNE PARK, Fla. Officers found a lost girl in Miami-Dade County more than 1,000 miles away from the foster home she had vanished from late last year in Tennessee. The 13-year-old girl, who was 12 years old when she vanished, told them she had hurt her foot while running away. Sandra Bates was barefoot when the officers found her on Tuesday walking in the street, Commander Nick Wollschlager, a spokesman for the Biscayne Park Police Department, said on Thursday night. Wollschlager said the girl told the officers that she was worried about her little sister, Sara Jones, who she had left behind. Detectives found the house at 1312 NE 150 St. Officers with Miami-Dade and Biscayne Park police departments showed up about 12:20 p.m., on Wednesday.
Food stamp recipients in Florida can now purchase groceries online
MIAMI – The Florida Department of Children and Families announced Tuesday food stamp recipients will be able to buy groceries online from Walmart or Amazon. U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients will be able to use their Electronic Benefits Transfer card to pay for groceries online starting April 21st. DCF is working with the USDA and the Florida Retail Federation to expand the network. Lorena Holley, the Florida Retail Federation vice president and general counsel, said retailers were grateful DCF was removing bureaucracy. Beverly Cole, Walmart’s senior director of payment acceptance, said more than 250 stores in Florida have curbside pick-up options.
Marathon man arrested after threatening to cut off teen's tongue
MARATHON, Fla. - A Florida Keys was arrested after he allegedly threatened to cut out the tongue of a teenage girl. Antonio Solis, 47, was charged with aggravated assault and battery after he was interviewed Monday by Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputies. Officials say Solis was not happy with the 16-year-old girl's dating choices. Solis grabbed the girl's hair Saturday and threatened to cut her tongue with a steak knife if she refused to say whom she was dating. The Florida Department of Children and Families was notified of the incident.