Mike DeForest, News4JAX

Mike DeForest

News4JAX

Orlando, FL, United States

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  • News4JAX
  • News 6 WKMG
  • KPRC 2 Houston
  • KSAT 12

Past articles by Mike:

‘Serial con man’ opens new Florida business after stint in prison

A convicted felon whom federal prosecutors once called a “serial con man” recently opened a new company in Florida that advertised accounting and legal services, News4JAX sister station WKMG News 6 learned. → Read More

‘This is sketchy:’ Video shows manhunt for trespasser on Disney World island

More than a dozen Orange County sheriff’s deputies swarmed a shuttered Walt Disney World theme park in April trying to locate a trespasser, video obtained by News 6 reveals. → Read More

Massive crowds expected again at popular rocket launch viewing area in Titusville

Shortly before SpaceX scrubbed Wednesday’s scheduled launch of two astronauts, hundreds of spectators gathered close together on the A. Max Brewer Bridge hoping to witness space history. → Read More

Investigation: Videos show YouTuber among trespassers who sneak into Disney, Universal after hours

Law enforcement is investigating a series of videos posted on social media that appear to show trespassers sneaking into Central Florida theme parks after-hours and taking unauthorized walking tours of the attractions, News 6 has learned. → Read More

Gun store's security system malfunctions after meter replacement

The owner of a gun store says his business' surveillance cameras and alarm system abruptly stopped working at the same time contractors working on behalf of Duke Energy replaced the building's electric meter. → Read More

Private SUV resembles Osceola law enforcement vehicle, motorists claim

The Jeep's owner insists he never intended for his SUV to resemble an official law enforcement vehicle. → Read More

News 6 reporter targeted in phone scheme

A News 6 reported was recently targeted in an over-the-phone scheme. → Read More

Oviedo Mall general manager says residential adult community could save business

Hipes says he has been pleased to see the public's apparent interest in the proposal. → Read More

Florida couple says midwife missed birth

A Florida couple says their midwife didn't show up for their son's birth. → Read More

SeaWorld exec admits he did not tell the truth about 'Blackfish'

A former SeaWorld executive admitted under oath that he did not tell the public the truth about how the documentary Blackfish was impacting the company, newly released court records show. → Read More

Central Florida man receives $80,000 after mistaken arrest

A Central Florida man who spent three nights in jail after being mistakenly arrested by the Osceola County Sheriff's Office has received a settlement payment from the agency's insurance provider, records show. → Read More

Cell providers stage response crews as hurricane moves toward Florida

As Hurricane Dorian approaches Central Florida people are charging up their mobile devices as cellular providers are staging response crews outside the projected path of the storm in case service is interrupted. → Read More

Longwood greyhound racetrack being sold

The Sanford Orlando Kennel Club is in the process of being sold, News 6 has learned. → Read More

How SpaceX plans to move Starship from Cocoa site to Kennedy Space Center

How does SpaceX plan to move its 16-story tall interplanetary rocket? On the highway and the river. → Read More

Driver claims she did not realize Oviedo police were stopping her

If Adriana Irizarry had immediately stopped her car when an Oviedo police officer tried to pull her over for a broken headlight in December, she may have only received a citation for a traffic infraction. → Read More

1 billion opioid pills flooded Central Florida, federal database reveals

Seminole County received an average of 21 million pain pills per year between 2006 and 2012. → Read More

Man's DNA test helped police arrest his relative for UCF student's death

A man who submitted his DNA to a genealogy website in hopes of learning more about his ancestry ended up leading police to a murder suspect. → Read More

Driver avoids sentence 3 years after causing deadly crash

Three years after a judge ordered Daniel Lloyd Lightsey to perform community service for causing a deadly crash by driving carelessly, court officials have seen no evidence the driver has completed any of his sentence. → Read More

Push for tougher gun laws presses forward 1 year after Parkland

Several state lawmakers were joined by advocacy groups and survivors of mass shootings Tuesday to discuss a new agenda that they say will cut down on gun violence. → Read More

Unlicensed Lake County contractor arrested for grand theft

An unlicensed contractor who is the subject of numerous customer complaints, was arrested Friday. → Read More