Melissa E. Holsman, TCPalm

Melissa E. Holsman

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Stuart, FL, United States

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Past:
  • TCPalm
  • Gainesville.com
  • Providence Journal
  • Tallahassee Democrat
  • USA TODAY
  • The News-Press
  • Naples Daily News

Past articles by Melissa:

Public Defender Office hosting Gideon Week to mark major 1963 U.S. Supreme Court ruling

Public Defender offices were created after the 1963 Gideon opinion to provide a lawyer for indigent defendants facing criminal charges → Read More

Killer of woman in Palm City home enters plea, ordered to prison

Lorri Summer Wright, 49, was found June 21, 2022 strangled and wrapped in a blanket in a Palm City home in the 4400 block of Southwest Honey Terrace. → Read More

MCSO: 78 undocumented Haitians on a yacht intercepted Wednesday night at St. Lucie Inlet

Sheriff William Snyder, noted it’s “the largest number of migrants on a single vessel intercepted in Martin County waterways in the county’s history.” → Read More

Man driving car during 2018 shoot out with St. Lucie County deputies ordered to prison

Eduardo Ramirez, 25, was driving a Honda Civic as Jose Nava, 24, used an automatic rifle to fire at sheriff’s vehicles while fleeing a traffic stop. → Read More

Man found guilty of driving car during 2018 shoot out with St. Lucie County deputies

Sheriff Ken Mascara called the Nov. 16, 2018 shooting incident “one of the most egregious attacks on law enforcement that I've witnessed as Sheriff.” → Read More

Austin Harrouff to be treated at Florida State Hospital

Austin Harrouff, 26, begins a new period of civil confinement to receive mental health treatment at Florida State Hospital, in Chattahoochee. → Read More

Woman dies after being shot at MLK Day car show in Fort Pierce, sheriff confirms

St. Lucie sheriff's officials say a woman has died and seven were injured during a shooting dispute between rival gangs at Ilous Ellis Park. → Read More

Asbury Lee Perkins ordered to serve life in prison for 2015 murder of Cynthia Betts

Asbury Perkins, 64, was ordered to serve life in prison for killing his former wife, Cynthia Betts on Nov. 2, 2015. → Read More

Judge rules Austin Harrouff not guilty by reason of insanity in murder of Tequesta couple

Austin Harrouff will be involuntarily placed in a secured mental health facility after being acquitted of two murders by reason of insanity. → Read More

Jury convicts Asbury Perkins of 2015 shooting death of Cynthia Betts, of Vero Beach

At sentencing, Asbury lee Perkins, 64, faces a mandatory prison term of life in prison without the possibility of parole. → Read More

James Easling Jr ordered to prison after jury convicts him of two counts of first-degree murder

Judge Dan Vaughn ordered James Easling Jr. to serve the two life terms one at a time, 'because senseless murders warrant it' → Read More

Seven circuit and county judges automatically reelected Friday without opposition

Incumbent judges and qualified candidates who are unopposed are considered automatically elected under state election laws. → Read More

Jury finds Port St. Lucie man not guilty of vehicular manslaughter

Kyle Gunter, 24, was granted his freedom in the courtroom following his acquittal Monday evening following a trial that began April 20. → Read More

Killer of Vero Beach waitress in 2001 spared a death sentence, ordered back to prison for life

Appearing in court Monday chained at the arms, waist and legs, Richard Johnson, appeared unfazed as a judge ordered him to return to prison for life → Read More

Port Salerno man who fatally shot pregnant wife believing her to be an intruder spared prison

Alex Rupp, 34, shot his pregnant wife in the head thinking she was an intruder at their Port Salerno home on Southeast Bollard Avenue on Nov. 4, 2020 → Read More

Former Stuart Middle School teacher faces possible life term in sexual battery conviction

Jeffrey Tomasulo was arrested in 2018 related to accusations that a female student performed sexual acts on him in a Stuart Middle School classroom → Read More

Vero Beach man convicted Thursday in 2011 double shooting that killed a woman, injured another

Jurors were told both women were shot outside the Orangewood Park Apartments in Gifford during a fit of domestic rage on Dec. 14, 2011. → Read More

Access to affordable medical, dental care has 'major impact' for families struggling to get by

To meet the medical needs of low-income residents, Treasure Coast counties have discounted and free care provided by dedicated medical professionals → Read More

Coast Guard ends search for survivors of capsized boat in suspected 'human smuggling' case

Ocean search ends after one survivor and 5 bodies were found of 40 people reported to have been on a capsized boat 40 miles off the Fort Pierce Inlet → Read More

Federal judge orders Vero Beach man to prison for 30 years in child pornography case

Nicholas Antonio Zamudio-Hernandez, 19, of Vero Beach, admitted to video recording himself sexually abusing a minor child, court records show. → Read More