• Former Barron Collier athlete sentenced for battery Published 04/24/2006 at 1:41 p.m.

  A former Barron Collier High School standout football player convicted of breaking the jaw of an off-duty deputy got a break today when a judge imposed a 10-year state prison term and suspended eight years.

• 20 apply for upcoming Collier Circuit judge vacancy Published 11/04/2009 at 1:53 p.m.

  Twenty lawyers have asked to be considered for the seat that will be vacated when Collier Circuit Judge Lawrence Martin retires later this year.

• Court Notebook: Immokalee woman nets prison in fiery robbery attempt Published 11/04/2009 at 1:45 p.m.

  A 29-year-old Immokalee woman who set a deodorant can on fire and threatened to stab a man to death.

• Court Notebook: Homeless man gets 9 1/2 years in rape Published 11/04/2009 at 1:43 p.m.

  A Naples man raped a woman who was sleeping on a couch.

• Court Notebook: Judge throws book at gambling embezzler Published 11/04/2009 at 1:42 p.m.

  Mary Jo Clark stole more than $200,000 from employer, to pay credit card bill.

• Court Notebook: Rage nets Naples man jail term, fine Published 11/04/2009 at 1:38 p.m. 1 Comment

  A Naples man was sentenced to six months in jail after beating a woman whom he thought ran over his baby.

• Court Notebook: Judge allows woman to erase record Published 11/04/2009 at 1:35 p.m. 1 Comment

  Gina Inzitari, 24, of Lehigh Acres, was arrested on Aug. 4, 2008, on charges she was an unlicensed massage therapist and offered to perform a sex act on an undercover Collier County Sheriff’s detective. Her record will be expunged.

• 'Tip of the iceberg' mortgage fraud investigation nets 32 in Lee, Collier Updated 11/03/2009 at 7:49 p.m.

  A nine-month federal investigation into mortgage fraud has netted 32 defendants — many from Collier and Lee counties — including Realtors, brokers, a bank manager, sellers and buyers, federal officials announced Tuesday.

• Former Collier Sheriff’s Office corporal sues sheriff to get job back Published 11/01/2009 at 5:13 p.m.

  In 2008, Collier County Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Pedro Battle was awarded the Gallantry Star for his bravery for persuading an intoxicated armed man to put down his gun. It was the second time he’d won that award that year. Battle, ...

• Woman held in Collier jail for 41 days after charges dropped sues Sheriff Rambosk Published 10/31/2009 at 1:10 p.m.

  Regina Ann Melendez was thrown in the Collier County jail after she was accused of hawking bogus pills as Ecstasy. The State Attorney’s Office filed paperwork on March 20, 2008, dropping the charge and declining to prosecute. Even so, Melendez ...

• Broward woman gets 6 years for fatal DUI crash on Alligator Alley in Collier Published 10/31/2009 at 12:10 p.m.

  The driver, Naples resident Tami Renee Lydle, then 36, who lived in Broward County, was charged with vehicular homicide, DUI with serious injuries, and DUI. Her blood-alcohol content measured 0.15 percent, nearly double the point at which the law presumes ...

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