Osceola County Officer-Involved Deadly Shooting
(Osceola Co., FL) -- An Osceola County cop is on administrative leave after shooting and killing a suspect. Osceola County Sheriff's Deputy John Stubbs shot and killed a 37-year-old driver during a traffic stop late Saturday on Florida's Turnpike. Osceola County Sheriff Russ Gibson said his cop was justified when the driver became belligerent near mile marker 196. The driver died at the scene and cop was hospitalized for minor injuries. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating.
Eatonville Former Mayor Convicted
(Orlando, FL) -- Former Eatonville Mayor Anthony Grant is awaiting sentencing after he was found guilty of voting fraud. An Orange County jury Friday night convicted the 15-year small town mayor stemming from discrepancies in his 2015 bid for reelection. Jurors agreed Grant played a part in stuffing voting results with ill-gotten absentee ballots and coercing constituent support. He was mayor of Eatonville from 1994 through 2009.