Most Wanted Wednesday: Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 8, 2024Man at center of WINK News investigation now charged with drugging, molesting child
Southwest Florida Most Wanted Wednesday: Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 8, 2024 Here are some of Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 8, 2024.
San Carlos Park Man at center of WINK News investigation now charged with drugging, molesting child After a years long WINK investigation, Dwayne Staron was arrested and convicted of grand theft. Now he and his wife, Theresa Staron, are both behind bars.
FORT MYERS Police: Man caught at Clemente Park with AR pistol, ski mask and black latex gloves A 19-year-old man has been arrested after officers found an AR pistol, all-black clothing, a ski mask and black latex gloves in his backpack.
PUNTA GORDA FHP investigating hit-and-run with injuries after crash at mm 170 on I-75 Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run crash with injuries on Interstate 75 southbound at mile marker 170 in Punta Gorda.
ALVA Department of Health warns of blue-green algae in Alva canal If you live on Sebastian Court along the canal in Alva, the Florida Department of Health in Lee County wants you to remain cautious. A blue-green algae bloom has been spotted there.
SAN CARLOS PARK Couple accused of drugging and molesting girl make court appearance A San Carlos Park couple accused of drugging and molesting a girl while covering it up for two years appeared in court.
FORT MYERS Lee County Schools receives over $2M in Juul settlement The Lee County School District has received over $2 million in a settlement with Juul, and now, it’s putting that money to use.
JERUSALEM (AP) Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after a rocket attack but the UN says no aid has entered The Israeli military said Wednesday that it has reopened its Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza after days of closure, but the U.N. said no humanitarian aid has yet entered and there is no one to receive it on the Palestinian side after workers fled during Israel’s military incursion in the area.
ATLANTA (AP) Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON (AP) Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at DC campus as mayor’s hearing is canceled Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University early Wednesday and arrested demonstrators.
2 Collier County men arrested for street racing Collier County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested two men after catching them street racing.
CLEWISTON Lewis Boulevard in Clewiston closed after semi-trailer carrying palm trees loses load Lewis Boulevard in Clewiston from U.S. 27 to 13th Street is closed this morning while crews remove trees from the roadway.
ARCADIA Juvenile and 18-year-old arrested for stealing, burglarizing multiple cars in DeSoto County A juvenile and an 18-year-old have been arrested after allegedly stealing several cars and burglarizing them in DeSoto County.
IMMOKALEE Immokalee man arrested for child porn possession An Immokalee man has been arrested and charged on ten felony counts after allegedly being in possession of child pornography.
ESTERO Caught on Camera: Alligator chases after teen’s catch while fishing in Estero A 15-year-old teenager from Estero bit off more than he could chew while fishing for Peacock Bass as a hungry alligator chased after the fish and him.
Southwest Florida Most Wanted Wednesday: Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 8, 2024 Here are some of Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 8, 2024.
San Carlos Park Man at center of WINK News investigation now charged with drugging, molesting child After a years long WINK investigation, Dwayne Staron was arrested and convicted of grand theft. Now he and his wife, Theresa Staron, are both behind bars.
FORT MYERS Police: Man caught at Clemente Park with AR pistol, ski mask and black latex gloves A 19-year-old man has been arrested after officers found an AR pistol, all-black clothing, a ski mask and black latex gloves in his backpack.
PUNTA GORDA FHP investigating hit-and-run with injuries after crash at mm 170 on I-75 Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run crash with injuries on Interstate 75 southbound at mile marker 170 in Punta Gorda.
ALVA Department of Health warns of blue-green algae in Alva canal If you live on Sebastian Court along the canal in Alva, the Florida Department of Health in Lee County wants you to remain cautious. A blue-green algae bloom has been spotted there.
SAN CARLOS PARK Couple accused of drugging and molesting girl make court appearance A San Carlos Park couple accused of drugging and molesting a girl while covering it up for two years appeared in court.
FORT MYERS Lee County Schools receives over $2M in Juul settlement The Lee County School District has received over $2 million in a settlement with Juul, and now, it’s putting that money to use.
JERUSALEM (AP) Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after a rocket attack but the UN says no aid has entered The Israeli military said Wednesday that it has reopened its Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza after days of closure, but the U.N. said no humanitarian aid has yet entered and there is no one to receive it on the Palestinian side after workers fled during Israel’s military incursion in the area.
ATLANTA (AP) Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON (AP) Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at DC campus as mayor’s hearing is canceled Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University early Wednesday and arrested demonstrators.
2 Collier County men arrested for street racing Collier County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested two men after catching them street racing.
CLEWISTON Lewis Boulevard in Clewiston closed after semi-trailer carrying palm trees loses load Lewis Boulevard in Clewiston from U.S. 27 to 13th Street is closed this morning while crews remove trees from the roadway.
ARCADIA Juvenile and 18-year-old arrested for stealing, burglarizing multiple cars in DeSoto County A juvenile and an 18-year-old have been arrested after allegedly stealing several cars and burglarizing them in DeSoto County.
IMMOKALEE Immokalee man arrested for child porn possession An Immokalee man has been arrested and charged on ten felony counts after allegedly being in possession of child pornography.
ESTERO Caught on Camera: Alligator chases after teen’s catch while fishing in Estero A 15-year-old teenager from Estero bit off more than he could chew while fishing for Peacock Bass as a hungry alligator chased after the fish and him.
Jeovanni Hildebrand Hechavarria in court on Jan. 9, 2020 (WINK News) It was quite the eventful start to the second day of trial for Jeovanni Hildebrand Hechavarria, an ex-nurse accused of raping three patients at Cape Coral Hospital. Both the State and the defense made requests Thursday morning, which was met with much-heated discussion. The State requested that the definition of “physically helpless” be amended for the second time in this trial, this time, based on the victim’s testimony. The defense said being well into the trial, it was a “crazy” request, saying, “Can they change it after closing arguments?” The defense believed it was too late for them to go back. The state is asking to change the definition again of “physically helpless” based off of the victims testimony. The defense says they’re well into the trial. Attorney says “that’s crazy,” “can they change it after closing arguments?” “It’s too late to go back” @winknews pic.twitter.com/uxdI6wzuad — Morgan Rynor (@Morgan_Rynor) January 9, 2020 The State argued that they are allowed to change the language for jury instructions as new evidence arises in the trial. The defense says they would have done “so many more things differently.” The defense attorney said, “This is wrong. This is the fourth amended information.” After the judge allowed the defense 30 minutes to look over the new changes, they called for a mistrial. Their reason: The other two victims were called by the State to talk about being on Dilaudid—a pain medication. One of the victims said Wednesday she was not on it at the time of the rape, thus, the defense says she should not have testified. They argued that the two witnesses’ testimonies have to support this victim’s testimony. “It doesn’t. It’s not even similar. She should not have been allowed to testify. The MO was different.” In the end, the judge denied the request for a mistrial and also denied the State’s request to change the definitions in the charge. “That’s the one we started the trial on, so that’s the one you are going to have to move forward on,” he said. After several hours, the first witness of the day took the stand. Several nurses that worked at the Cape Coral Hospital at the time of the alleged rape took the stand. The defense and State went back and forth on questioning the nurses, asking if the night shift is busy and could they administer pain medication to the victim without her asking. They cannot. Following a lunch break, Hechavarria’s ex-wife was called to the stand. The questions she was asked were very personal and had to with Hechavarria’s supposed vasectomy. The defense claims the scars she remembers are not scars typically associated with that procedure. This is an important piece of information because the victim claims when she was being raped, Hechavarria told her not to worry because he “was fixed.” Additionally, the court brought out the white towel, which examiners say had the DNA of Hachavarria on it. This is the only piece of evidence that is linked to him and the defense says the evidence bag was opened multiple times. STATE: “So you did find bodily fluid with the alternate light source?” EXAMINER: “Well, areas of fluorescence.” STATE: “Sorry, areas of fluorescence that would indicate body fluid other than blood? EXAMINER: “That’s correct.” The forensic technician with Cape Coral Police highlighted the area on the towel where she found bodily fluid. However, she said she cannot confirm where it came from, who it came from, how long it’s been there or that it is, in fact, semen. She sent the towel to FDLE to test for DNA but that FDLE witness is not available until Friday. CONTINUING COVERAGE Arrest made in 2016 Cape Coral Hospital rape case Victim allegedly raped by ex-nurse files lawsuit against Lee Health Ex-Cape nurse accused of raping woman in hospital bed Third victim accuses ex Cape Coral hospital nurse of sexual assault Woman says she was victimized by nurse inside Cape Coral hospital Jury selected for trial of Cape Coral ex-nurse accused of raping patients Day 1 of trial begins for Cape Coral ex-nurse accused of raping patients