Tag: Tallahassee Police Department
James Robert Smith, Escape from Custody, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 35-year-old Marianna, Florida man is headed back to prison after a brazen escape from his halfway house in Tallahassee. Trashad Laron Roberts was found hiding in a residence just four hours after fleeing the reentry center on September 2, 2025. The escape wasn’t Roberts’ first run-in with the law. He…
Havana Garcia, Cocaine Trafficking, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 47-year-old Havana man is facing up to 40 years in prison for armed cocaine trafficking after a federal indictment was handed down in the Northern District of Florida. According to the indictment, Marlo G. Davis possessed with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, carried a firearm during a drug-trafficking…
Christy Cody Holgate, Mail Theft, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brazen mail theft ring in Tallahassee has been busted, with two locals facing up to 10 years in the slammer. Christy Cody Holgate, 49, and Kim Demetrius Benson, 52, allegedly conspired to steal mail, with the scheme unfolding in Tallahassee. According to sources, the duo’s mail theft racket was so…
Vertis McNeil Robinson, Attempting to Receive Child Pornography, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 48-year-old Tallahassee man has landed five years in federal prison for trying to meet a minor for sex in exchange for cash. Vertis McNeil Robinson was busted in a joint operation by Homeland Security Investigations and the Tallahassee Police Department targeting online child predators. According to court docs, Robinson thought…
Forrest Alan Price, Armed Meth and Synthetic Cathinone Trafficking, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 31-year-old Tallahassee man is behind bars after being indicted for armed meth and synthetic cathinone trafficking. Forrest Alan Price was caught carrying a gun and large quantities of synthetic cathinone and methamphetamine. According to authorities, Price faces up to 40 years in prison for the drug possession count and up…
Robert Lee Johnson, Child Exploitation, Florida 2020
⏱ 2 min read A 27-year-old Tallahassee man has been accused of spreading child exploitation online. Chandler Brittain Smith allegedly distributed attempted enticement of a minor and attempted transfer of obscene material to minors. According to the US Department of Justice, Smith appeared in federal court for his arraignment on the charges. A jury trial…
Cedrick Campbell, Child Pornography Possession, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Tallahassee man is facing up to 20 years in the slammer for each of two counts of child pornography possession. Cedrick Campbell, 36, pleaded guilty in federal court to the charges. The Tallahassee Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force got wind of Campbell’s illicit activities and launched an…
Etavious J. Milton, Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Tennessee 2023
⏱ 2 min read Etavious J. Milton, 26, is facing serious time after being indicted by a federal grand jury in Tallahassee. The feds allege Milton, already a convicted felon, was busted with a firearm. Details on exactly where and how the gun was found haven’t been released, but the charge carries a hefty penalty.…
