Barricaded suspect taken into custody after SWAT standoff in Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale police and SWAT officers responded Friday afternoon to a barricaded man believed to be inside a business after authorities say entered an unauthorized area and refused to leave.
Bryan Pata’s family members sat and watched a motion hearing Monday with their loved ones’ alleged killer, Rashaun Jones, just feet away in an orange jump suit.
The retrial of Rashaun Jones will not happen later in May as planned. It is now reset for Sept. 14.
Attorneys for the man accused of killing a University of Miami football player say the lead detective testifying during his February murder trial was also posting anonymous social media comments during and about the proceedings ― possibly violating a court order.
Jurors heard from the lead Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office detective on Tuesday in the murder trial of former University of Miami football player Rashaun Jones, who's accused of killing teammate Bryan Pata on Nov. 7, 2006.
A key witness took the stand Monday in the murder trial of Rashaun Jones, the 40-year-old former University of Miami football player accused of killing teammate Bryan Pata nearly two decades ago.
Defense attorneys for Rashaun Jones dropped a bombshell Tuesday morning before opening statements were set to get underway in his trial for the murder of former Miami Hurricanes football player Bryan Pata.
A Miami-Dade judge ruled Monday that prosecutors can use prior testimony from a key witness in the Bryan Pata murder case, despite the recent discovery that the man — once believed to be dead — is still alive.