Suzie Schottelkotte
The Ledger
Bartow, FL, United States
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Bartow man in custody stemming from Sunday morning shooting death of his girlfriend
One woman is dead, another injured and a Bartow man is in custody after early morning shooting in Bartow. → Read More
Police: Polk man stole bulldozer, dug up yards to destroy Biden campaign signs
James Blight, 26, is accused of taking Biden signs from Haines City resident's yard, then tearing down the chain-link fence with a bulldozer → Read More
Bartow commissioner clearing debris from property following code violations
CIty Commissioner James Clements said he's already corrected several of the problems, but city officials said more work needs to be done. → Read More
Citrus grower and cattle rancher Ben Hill Griffin III dies at 78
Griffin was a staunch supporter of education. He donated an estimated 1,000 acres to the state for Florida Gulf Coast University near Fort Myers. → Read More
Frostproof triple homicide arrests: 'This is evil in the flesh'
Polk Sheriff Grady Judd announces three arrests in the gruesome Frostproof killings of longtime friends Brandon Rollins, Damion Tillman and Keven → Read More
Frostproof triple homicide arrests: 'This is evil in the flesh'
Polk Sheriff Grady Judd announces three arrests in the gruesome Frostproof killings of longtime friends Brandon Rollins, Damion Tillman and Keven → Read More
Frostproof triple homicide arrests: 'This is evil in the flesh'
Polk Sheriff Grady Judd announces three arrests in the gruesome Frostproof killings of longtime friends Brandon Rollins, Damion Tillman and Keven → Read More
Frostproof triple homicide arrests: 'This is evil in the flesh'
Polk Sheriff Grady Judd announces three arrests in the gruesome Frostproof killings of longtime friends Brandon Rollins, Damion Tillman and Keven → Read More
'Evil in the flesh': Convicted felon arrested in 'massacre' of 3 Florida friends on fishing trip
BARTOW, Fla. — A chance meeting at a dollar store last Friday night led to the shooting deaths minutes later of three friends who’d met to go fishing and the arrest of a Florida man for the killings, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Wednesday. → Read More
Florida community mourns three friends killed in 'massacre' on fishing trip
Loved ones have constructed a roadside memorial for three friends killed on a fishing trip in Florida over the weekend. → Read More
Convicted Polk contractor for fraud/grand theft gets 10 years for probation violation
A jury found Christopher John Jones of Auburndale guilty of defrauding Polk County homeowners and subcontractors out of nearly $200,000 and he served four → Read More
Lakeland murder defendant's confession allowed in court
Polk County Sheriff's Office says Heather Tyler admitted shooting Joseph Witherington twice in the head last year. → Read More
Murder defendant’s confession allowed in court
Sheriff’s Department says Heather Tyler admitted shooting Joseph Witherington twice in the head last year. → Read More
Mother charged in death of son denied bail reduction
Shannon Short of Davenport faces multiple felonies including aggravated manslaughter in death of her 2-year-old son. → Read More
Auburndale woman faces up to 30 years for hit-and-run death
Lisa Johnsey Rockefeller has pleaded no contest to leaving the scene of a crash that killed Eduardo Valle-Sanchez in January 2018 along U.S. 92. → Read More
Florida lawyer named Florida’s Prosecutor of the Year
Polk County's Assistant State Attorney Paul Wallace and director of the homicide division for the Bartow-based 10th Judicial Circuit, has been named Prosecutor of the Year by the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association. → Read More
Lake Wales man get 10 years in estranged wife's death
Sister of Beverly Smith Stephens: “He's the monster,” Kristy Smith said of Travis Stephens. “They say he's not, but I have seen him be mean to my sister. He is a monster.” → Read More
Winter Haven man gets 30 years for 2015 shooting
Emotional Darius Lewis sentenced for shooting Brady Livingston four times outside his Lakeland apartment. → Read More
16 lawyers seeking to fill Polk county judge vacancy
Four prosecutors, a public defender and a court magistrate are among the 16 lawyers seeking to fill the county judge vacancy left by Sharon Franklin. → Read More
16 lawyers seeking to fill Polk county judge vacancy
Four prosecutors, a public defender and a court magistrate are among the 16 lawyers seeking to fill the county judge vacancy left by Sharon Franklin. → Read More