According to Sheriff Scott Sawyer, inmate Levi Poor was in jail for domestic battery, and has a warrant out in Oklahoma for possession of a firearm by a felon.

Marshall Drake, an inmate at John E. Polk Correctional Facility in Oviedo, was found dead in his cell on Thursday.

A 54-year-old Lakeland woman is in custody this weekend after Polk County deputies tracked her down on an outstanding warrant ...

The suspected driver accused of hitting two young children outside a church Wednesday evening, killing an 8-year-old boy and ...

She’s eating humble pie now. A jailhouse kitchen worker in Florida was busted for carrying on an “inappropriate relationship” with an inmate assigned to work with her. Kelly Jo Johnson, 56, was hit ...

After a forensic analysis of 47-year-old Steven Gugel's cell phone, Polk County Sheriff's Cyber Crime detectives have filed 16 new felonies against Gugel while he remains in the Polk County Jail from ...

A kitchen worker at the Walton County Jail is now sitting on the other side of the cell doors after authorities uncovered an illegal relationship with an inmate. Kelly Jo Johnson, a 56-year-old ...

An 18-year-old Lakeland woman ended up in handcuffs earlier yesterday after what deputies describe as a late-night confrontation inside Duff Park, which was closed to the public at the time. A routine ...

Authorities in Florida say an inmate is facing a new felony charge after allegedly leaving his assigned duties at a county jail event and disappearing for several minutes during the gathering.

An Indian River County Jail inmate trusty, who was working at the annual sheriff's barbeque to benefit Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, faces a felony escape charge for leaving his workstation to meet ...

Victoria Johnson made her first court appearance on Friday via video conference when she made the outburst after the crash on ...