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Leesburg police arrest suspect in Eustis park stabbing, second violent attack

LEESBURG, Fla.— A man accused of stabbing a victim nine times at a Eustis park and later attacking another person in Leesburg has been arrested on multiple felony charges, including attempted murder and aggravated battery, police said. James Edward Thompson, 32, is being held at the Lake County Jail on no bond and is also facing charges of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence.     Eustis incident  Shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, Eustis Police Department received a call in reference to a battery at Ferran Park. An unnamed witness said a man, later identified […]

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Eustis, Inside Scoop, Leesburg / By / February 4, 2026

Man accused of terrorizing Eustis female joggers and attempting to run down cop pleads guilty

TAVARES, Florida—The man accused of attacking three women and trying to run down a Eustis police officer in 2023 will spend the next 15 years of his life in prison – and when he gets out, he will be labeled a sexual predator and serve 15 years of probation, according to Lake County Clerk of Court online records. Jephson Seguin pleaded guilty to attempted sexual battery, attempted murder of a law enforcement officer and fleeing or attempting to elude on Monday. Seguin, of Eustis, is accused of attacking two women in the spring of 2023 and a third woman on

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Eustis, Inside Scoop, Tavares / By / February 26, 2025

Charges Upgraded in Case Against Man Accused of Attacking Woman and Trying to Run Down Eustis Cop

TAVARES, Florida—The Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office (SAO) has upgraded charges against a man suspected in the attacks of three women and trying to run over a Eustis Police officer earlier this year. Late last month, the SAO dropped stalking and resisting an officer with violence charges against Jephson Seguin, 20, and upgraded the charges to attempted sexual battery and attempted first degree murder of a law enforcement officer, according to documents filed in the case by prosecutor Thomas Wieczorek. Seguin, of Eustis, is accused of attacking two women in the spring and a third woman on June 27

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Eustis, Inside Scoop, Tavares / By / August 13, 2023

Man Accused of Attacking Women and Trying To Run Down Cop Released on Bond  

EUSTIS, Florida—Jephson Seguin, the man suspected in the attacks of three women and trying to run over a Eustis Police officer has been released on bond. Seguin, 20, was apprehended Thursday afternoon after his parents called police and he fled out the back door of their home on Marietta Lane in Eustis. He is accused trying to run a police officer over and attacking two women in the spring and a third woman Tuesday night after he followed her on foot and in the black Cadillac Escalade EXT he was driving. When he tried to run the officer over, the

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Eustis, Inside Scoop / By / July 2, 2023

Suspect in Eustis Tuesday Night Attack Believed to be Responsible for April Attacks, Body Cam Released, $5k Reward Offered

EUSTIS, Florida—The man who grabbed a woman, groped her and threw her to the ground before trying to run over a Eustis Police officer is believed to be responsible for two attacks in April, according to EPD Capt. Jon Fahning. Shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday, the suspect, described as a black male, late teens to early 20s, approximately 6 feet tall, with a thin build and wearing a grey hoodie, black pants and a surgical mask, grabbed a woman jogging on Morningview Drive near Eustis High School, groped her and threw her to the ground.  She was not injured and

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Eustis, Inside Scoop / By / June 28, 2023
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