State Attorney, Florida's 7th Judicial Circuit
@SAO7FL
Official account of the Office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza
𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐔𝐍𝐒 𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐉𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐎𝐀𝐋 State Attorney R.J. Larizza led the launch of 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐮𝐧𝐬 in 2022 to address the increase in violent gun crime among juveniles and young adults. One of the tools our local law…
BREAKING: This morning, FBI Jacksonville partnered with @VolusiaSheriff and @SAO7FL to target violent criminal offenders across Florida. Multiple subjects are in custody. This is a developing investigation and additional details will be announced later today.
𝐒𝐓. 𝐉𝐎𝐇𝐍𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐗 After a two-day trial, a St. Johns County jury found defendant Joshua Blackwelder guilty as charged of Soliciting a Child or a Person Believed to be a Child…
𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐔𝐍𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐋𝐄𝐅𝐓 𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐌 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐃 During a hearing this morning, Young Guns defendant Haresh Barlow was sentenced to life in prison. He pleaded no…
𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓-𝐃𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐌𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 After a four-day trial, a Volusia County jury found defendant Danitto Simpson guilty as charged of First-Degree Murder (Firearm). Immediately following the verdict, he was…
Our office's Summer 2025 newsletter issue went out to the community today! State Attorney R.J. Larizza's on camera message focuses on our new 365 Labs case management system, which he believes will be revolutionary. You can download a copy of the full issue here:…
During a hearing this morning, defendant Anthony Grey was sentenced to 15 years in prison. A St. Johns County jury in February found Young Guns defendant Anthony Grey guilty of two counts of Aggravated Assault (Firearm), Improper Exhibition of a Dangerous Weapon, Tampering with…
𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐔𝐍𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝟗𝟓 𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐃 𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 After a two-day trial, a St. Johns County jury found Young Guns defendant Anthony Grey guilty of two counts of Aggravated Assault (Firearm), Improper…
𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐆𝐋𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐘 After a two-day trial, a Flagler County jury found defendant Qwinntavus Jordan guilty as charged of Robbery with a Firearm. Immediately following the verdict, he was sentenced to…
𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐁-𝐂𝐔 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 After a two-day trial, a Volusia County jury found defendant William Phillips guilty of Attempted First-Degree Murder, Attempted Second-Degree…
𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐉𝐔𝐑𝐘 The Volusia County Grand Jury was convened this week to hear two cases. The first case was that of Gregory Harris. The defendant is accused of committing multiple child sexual…
#ICYMI The press conference announcing Operation Mongolian Beef. "𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚'𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 [𝙣𝙤𝙬] 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙚'𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨... 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙜𝙪𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨…
Proud to support Sheriff Chitwood and State Attorney Larizza in the major takedown of a criminal gang network following a dangerous altercation and gunshots in Volusia County—28 arrests have already been made. Florida’s law enforcement will never stop working to keep our…
𝐃𝐎𝐙𝐄𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐅 Twenty-eight members of the Mongols motorcycle gang were taken into custody today in a joint operation between the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, Federal Bureau of…
This morning, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office partnered with @FBIJacksonville and @SAO7FL to apprehend about 30 subjects in connection with the shootout in New Smyrna Beach during Bike Week between rival biker gangs. Stay tuned for details of the operation!
All of our offices (in Bunnell, Daytona Beach, DeLand, Palatka and St. Augustine) will also be closed Friday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.
Courthouses in Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, and Volusia counties will be closed Friday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Regular operations will resume Monday, July 7.
𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐘 After a three-day trial, a Volusia County jury found defendant Perry Stanley guilty as charged of First-Degree Murder and Possession of Firearm by Convicted…
