Tavernier man who allegedly dragged girlfriend with truck arrested again, now faces attempted murder charge
A 41-year-old Tavernier man who was charged with multiple felony and misdemeanor counts after he allegedly dragged his girlfriend over 1,000 feet with his pickup truck and fled the scene has been arrested again and will now face attempted murder and aggravated battery charges.
Man charged for allegedly dragging 28-year-old girlfriend over 1,000 feet with pickup truck
A Florida man has been arrested and charged with multiple felony and misdemeanor counts after he allegedly dragged his girlfriend’s body over 1,000 feet with his pickup truck during an argument and fled the scene.
Coast Guard called after snorkeler unresponsive on dive boat
The Coast Guard was called after a report of an unconscious and unresponsive snorkeler aboard the commercial dive boat, Lost Continent. The Coast Guard boat crew vessel escorted the Lost Continent to Casa Mar Village near Tavernier Creek. A Coast Guard Station Islamorada small boat crew transfers an unconscious snorkeler to awaiting EMS near Tavernier Creek, Florida, Nov. 15, 2020. Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders received notification from the Lost Continent crew, reporting a snorkeler unconscious and unresponsive. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Wilfredo Lugo) (Coast Guard)The Coast Guard did not release the name of the man or what caused him to become unconscious.
Keys man punches woman with pacemaker, she has heart attack, deputies report
KEY LARGO, Fla. – A Key Largo man was arrested Friday night after a fight in which deputies said he punched a 60-year-old woman in the chest. The victim told Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies that she believed the punch damaged her pacemaker. Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Captain Jax Mobile Home park in the 103000 block of the Overseas Highway at 6:43 p.m. Friday after reports of a fight. While speaking with Deputy Richard Rodriguez, the report said the woman started having a medical emergency and the deputy began performing CPR on her. Costa was taken to jail, according to sheriff’s deputies.
8-year-old Florida Keys boy hospitalized with illness caused by COVID
SOUTHWEST MIAMI DADE, Fla. – An 8-year-old Florida keys boy never showed any symptoms of COVID-19, according to his mother, but now he is in Miami at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital fighting for his life. Doctors say Zane Wampler of Tavernier has multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), an illness associated with having COVID-19. After days of no improvement, convulsions, and delusions, Wampler said the family then rushed Zane to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. ”In Miami-Dade, 301 cases of COVID-19 cases and 218 cases of COVID-19 cases in Broward county were counted in patients 18 and younger on Friday. Doctors at Nicklaus Children's Hospital said it is very common for kids to have COVID-19, but to not have any symptoms at all.
Hammer attack on neighbor lands man in jail
TAVERNIER, Fla. – A man in Key Largo was arrested Saturday night after sheriff’s deputies said he hit his neighbor in the face with a hammer. Monroe County Sheriff’s Office charged Timothy Lee Burton, 33, of Tavernier with aggravated battery. The 26-year-old victim and other people on the road waved for the driver to slow down. That’s when, according to witnesses, Burton got out of his vehicle and began arguing with the victim, eventually striking him in the face with a hammer. The victim was airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center with severe injuries to his face.
Third man arrested in fight leaving 4 injured in Monroe County, deputies say
KEY LARGO, Fla. – Deputies are still investigating a Christmas Day morning bloody melee in the Florida Keys. And on Wednesday, they arrested the 48-year-old man who was accused of chasing women with a rock until another man threatened him with a broken beer bottle. Deputies arrested Javier E. Rivera, 19, left, and German Rivera, 25 on Christmas Day in the Florida Keys. Deputies arrested Rivera and German Rivera, 25, and seized the machete on Christmas Day. Both Javier and German Rivera, of Homestead, are each facing charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and burglary with an assault or battery.
Case solved: Man didn't steal hurricane relief donations, but failed to identify himself
K Shylon Martin / FacebookTAVERNIER, Fla. - A serious misunderstanding led to a search for a man who allegedly stole all the hurricane relief donations from a trailer in the Florida Keys. Thursday morning, a man allegedly walked up to a trailer in the parking lot of the Tavernier Towne Shopping Center and took everything inside. The man only took seven cases of water, but volunteers were minutes away from bringing loaded carts full of donations to the trailer. As the volunteers were approaching the vehicle, they saw the man drive away in a gray Ford F150 pickup truck. He hadn't told anyone on site that he was collecting the donations from various sites and bringing them back to one centralized location.
Thief steals Florida Keys donations for Hurricane Dorian relief
K Shylon Martin / FacebookTAVERNIER, Fla. - While most of South Florida has come together to help the Hurricane Dorian survivors who lost everything in the Bahamas, one person has gone in a different direction. Thursday morning, a man allegedly walked up to a trailer being used to collect donations in the Florida Keys and stole everything inside. The trailer had been sitting in the parking lot of the Tavernier Towne Shopping Center as part of relief efforts. Thankfully, the man was only able to grab seven cases of water, but volunteers were minutes away from bringing loaded carts full of donations to the trailer. As the volunteers were approaching the vehicle, they saw the man drive away in a gray Ford F150 pickup truck.
Florida Keys air ambulance catches fire during landing
TAVERNIER, Fla. – An air ambulance caught fire Friday morning as it was landing for a rescue in the Florida Keys. The helicopter was en route to Coral Shores High School when it caught fire during landing about 7 a.m., Monroe County spokeswoman Cammy Clark said. The patient on board was taken by ambulance to nearby Mariners Hospital and airlifted by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to a mainland hospital. Clark said the fire caused substantial damage to the 35-year-old Trauma Star helicopter, which is the oldest in Monroe County's fleet. She said the backup helicopter, which had just undergone its annual maintenance as required by the Federal Aviation Administration, was being used because the second helicopter was out of service.