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Woman sentenced to life in prison in Leesburg fentanyl death

TAVARES, Fla. — A Umatilla woman was sentenced to life in prison last week for selling fentanyl that killed a Leesburg man in June 2021. Eleven days after his death, the woman’s 2-year-old daughter also died from fentanyl toxicity. A Lake County jury found Jalynn Nichole Davis, 41, guilty Thursday of death caused by the unlawful distribution of fentanyl. She was sentenced the same day to life in state prison with credit for 1,892 days served, court records show. The case stemmed from the June 2, 2021, death of Wesley Brown. Brown bought $20 worth of what he believed was

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Inside Scoop, Leesburg, Umatilla, Unincorporated Lake / By / September 22, 2026

Eustis, Leesburg men killed in separate out-of-county crashes

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Two Lake County men were killed Friday in separate crashes in Marion and Hillsborough counties, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Around 6 a.m., a 42-year-old Eustis man was driving a pickup truck southbound on Interstate 75 when he drifted across all three lanes and struck a guardrail near mile marker 366 in Marion County, FHP said. The pickup overturned, ejecting the driver into the northbound lanes. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. In a separate crash shortly before 11 p.m. Friday in Hillsborough County, a 42-year-old Leesburg man was struck and killed while attempting

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Eustis, Inside Scoop, Leesburg / By / August 3, 2026

Head-on crash kills 1, injures 3 overnight in Marion County

MARION COUNTY, Fla. —The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating head-on crash that killed a Belleview man and sent his passenger and two Lake County residents to the hospital early Saturday. Shortly before 2:45 a.m., a 29-year-old Altoona woman was driving a pickup truck eastbound on County Road 42 near Southeast 160th Avenue Road when she crossed the center line and slammed into a sedan being driven by a 40-year-old Belleview man. The Belleview man was killed and his passenger, who has not been identified, was transported to HCA Florida Ocala Hospital in critical condition, FHP said. The Altoona woman and

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Clermont, Inside Scoop / By / October 11, 2025

Umatilla woman killed in early morning Marion County crash

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story misidentified the crash victim’s gender due to incorrect information released by the Florida Highway Patrol. The story has been updated with the correct information.  MARION COUNTY, Fla.—The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that killed a 41-year-old Umatilla woman Friday morning. Shortly before 2:45 a.m. the woman was driving eastbound on County Road 42 when she failed to negotiate a curve near Southeast 258th Avenue Road in the Umatilla area of Marion County. The car left the roadway and struck a sign, a fence and a tree on the south shoulder.

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Inside Scoop, Umatilla / By / June 28, 2025

Fruitland Park woman arrested for DUI manslaughter in bicyclist’s death

BELLEVIEW, Fla. — A Fruitland Park woman is being held in the Marion County Jail on no bond, accused of killing a bicyclist early Saturday morning. Shortly before 2 a.m., Janice Schwarz, 34, of Fruitland Park was driving a sedan westbound on State Road 25 just past the intersection of Southeast 80th Court near Belleview, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. She struck a bicyclist from behind who was riding westbound on the north shoulder, killing the man, FHP said. The bicyclist, a 37-year-old Ocala man, was pronounced deceased on the scene by Marion County Fire Rescue. Schwarz was arrested

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Fruitland Park, Inside Scoop / By / June 8, 2025

Lady Lake Woman Killed Monday after Crashing into Tree in Marion County

MARION COUNTY, Fla.—A Lady Lake woman was killed Monday morning after losing control of an SUV and crashing into a tree, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The 49-year-old woman was southbound on Southeast 47th Avenue north of Southeast Highway 42 when she lost control for an unknown reason, traveled into the northbound land and struck a tree off the west shoulder around 9 a.m. Monday, FHP Lt. P.V. Riordan said. She was pronounced deceased on the scene and was not wearing a seatbelt, Riordan said.

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Inside Scoop, Lady Lake / By / February 5, 2024

Villager, 76, Killed in Marion County Crash Saturday

MARION COUNTY, Fla.—A 76-year-old woman of The Villages was killed Saturday morning after she pulled out in front of a pickup truck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The woman was driving an SUV east on Northwest 85th Loop at U.S. Highway 441 and attempted to make a lefthand turn onto U.S. Highway 441, around 9:30 a.m. She pulled out in front of a pickup truck traveling in the outside southbound lane and the front of the truck collided with the left side of the SUV. FHP said. The woman was transported to HCA Ocala Hospital, where she later died

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Inside Scoop / By / December 24, 2023

Marion County Teen Suspected of Killing 3 Taken Into Custody near Groveland Saturday Night

GROVELAND, Florida—The teen wanted in connection with the murders of three teenagers last month in Marion County was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Saturday, south of Groveland, according to a Facebook post by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Inside Lake was tipped off Tahj Brewton, 16, was in custody, but LCSO was “unable to confirm,” shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday. On Friday Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods announced Brewton was wanted and two other juveniles had been arrested in the murders of Layla Silvernail and Camille Quarles, both 16. A 17-year-old boy was

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Groveland, Inside Scoop, Unincorporated Lake / By / April 9, 2023

Marion County Man Accused of Child Sex Crimes in Eustis

TAVARES, Florida—A Marion County man taken into custody by U.S. Marshals last week in Marion County on a warrant for sex crimes against a young child in Eustis has been transferred to the Lake County Jail. William Grady Keel, 26, was picked up by U.S. Marshals on a warrant for sexual battery on a child under 12 and lewd or lascivious molestation on a child under 12 on Thursday, Eustis Police Department Capt. Dave Carney told Inside Lake. According to the address listed for Keel on LCJ’s online booking records, Keel lives in the Umatilla area of Marion County. The

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Eustis, Inside Scoop, Tavares, Umatilla / By / April 3, 2023

FHP Searching for Witnesses to Fiery Triple Fatality on I75 Wednesday

MARION COUNTY, Florida—The Florida Highway Patrol continues to investigate a fiery crash that killed three people Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 75 in Marion County and is searching for witnesses to the crash. According to preliminary information, around 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, a 2017 Subaru sedan and a dump truck were traveling southbound on Interstate 75 and at some point, came into contact, FHP Lt. P.V. Riordan said in a press release. Both vehicles traveled southeast through the center median guardrail and into the northbound lanes and a series of collisions occurred between the vehicles and a 2021 Dodge Ram 3500 pulling

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Inside Scoop / By / October 27, 2022

Missing Man Found Dead in Marion County, “Maniac” Arrested and Held on No Bond

LEESBURG, Florida—A man reported missing Wednesday has been found dead in Marion County and a Wildwood man has been arrested in his death, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. On Wednesday, a friend of Casey Dean’s told LCSO they heard Dean had been killed and was last seen with Matthew Luke “Maniac” Allen, 26, on Sunday riding with Allen and unidentified person in a red 2015 Dodge Ram. Deputies went to a home on Misty Meadows Drive in attempt to find Dean, Allen or the truck and were unsuccessful. They found the door to the guest house on the

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Inside Scoop, Leesburg, Unincorporated Lake / By / September 3, 2022

Man Shot in the Head in the Middle of the Road by a Man he Stopped to Greet; Suspect Flees and is Arrested at Marion County Bar

LEESBURG, Florida—A man was shot in the head and left on the side of the road in unincorporated Leesburg Wednesday, and the suspect fled to a Marion County bar, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Fred Jones. At 2:50 p.m., the 26-year-old victim and a witness were driving down Whitney Road near State Road 44, when the victim recognized James Carlton’s vehicle. The two vehicles stopped, and the victim got out to greet Carlton and had a short conversation with him, the witness told LCSO. Inside Lake After the brief conversation, Carlton 57, shot the victim and fled the

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Fruitland Park, Inside Scoop, Leesburg, Unincorporated Lake / By / June 23, 2022
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