Gloria Gomez
FOX 13 Tampa Bay
Tampa, FL, United States
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Michael Keetley trial: Survivor recalls Thanksgiving Day ambush that killed 2, injured 4
Ramon Galan, Junior, recalls drinking beer with buddies 12 years ago when gunfire abruptly ended the fun. → Read More
Lakeland Jan. 6 riot suspects will let judge, not jury, decide their fate
Polk County resident, Joshua Doolin and two of his co-conspirators, Olivia Pollock and Michael Perkins will soon have their day in court. All three are accused of rioting and storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. However, the trio just decided to skip a jury trial and try their luck with a bench trial. → Read More
Case against Lutz man accused of killing, dismembering woman’s body hit legal roadblock
The case against a Lutz man accused of killing a Pennsylvania woman more than a year ago has hit a legal roadblock. → Read More
Man accused of killing neighbor near New Tampa community lake ordered to provide DNA to prosecutors
A man accused of killing his next-door neighbor in New Tampa will now have to provide his DNA to prosecutors. → Read More
Tampa man accused in deadly crash to remain in jail until trial after Pinellas arrest on assault charges
A Tampa man accused in a deadly crash that killed a mother of two in 2021 is in more legal trouble. → Read More
Psychic accused of defrauding young wife out of rich husband's money may have had family help, lawyer says
The winding tale of a young wife, her rich husband, and a psychic who allegedly conned them into giving her loads of cash has taken several turns, but now the psychic's lawyer says the rich man's son was an acquaintance of one of the psychic's family members. → Read More
Fake police officer convicted of raping woman he pulled over in Tampa
A Tampa man has been convicted to impersonating a police officer and raping a woman he detained. → Read More
Trial for self-proclaimed psychic pushed back after it's revealed victim's son knows man arrested in scam
As a self-proclaimed psychic prepares for trial, it was revealed that the victim's son knows one of the men recently arrested in the elaborate scam. The defense thinks it's shady and not a coincidence, but prosecutors disagree, saying there is nothing there. → Read More
Dover man accused of plotting wife’s murder, trying to frame man killed in staged suicide, wants out of jail
Cornelio Negrete is accused of playing a major role in the plan to kill his wife because he thought she was cheating on him. When he appeared in court Thursday in an effort to get released on bond, he had some surprising people vouching for him: his murdered wife's family. → Read More
Accused Polk County Capitol rioters want evidence concealed from jury
Four Polk County residents accused of attacking Capitol police officers during the January 6, 2021 riot want evidence suppressed from a jury when they head to trial in March — asking for any images or testimony about weapons, ammunition, or body armor to be thrown out because they say it will inflame or prejudice jurors. → Read More
Accused Seminole Heights murderer Howell Trae Donaldson doesn’t want to be called a serial killer
The man dubbed the "Seminole Heights serial killer" doesn’t want the moniker used during his trial. → Read More
Ex-girlfriend says man accused of stabbing girlfriend to death was once jailed for stabbing her, too
Deputies found Matthew Terry hiding in the bushes back in May. Investigators said Terry and his girlfriend, Kay Baker argued before she was found stabbed to death. His trial starts Monday, but a judge has to decide if the jury will also hear about Terry's past conviction for stabbing his ex-girlfriend. → Read More
Man acquitted of killing wife's lover, later accused of killing her, not healthy enough for trial: attorney
A jury believed Ralph Wald when he said he thought he was saving his wife, Johnna Flores, from a rapist back in 2013, when he shot and killed Walter Conley, who was later revealed to be Flores' lover. Now, three years after she died from a gunshot, allegedly from the same gun, the 80-year-old's attorney says Wald is too ill to stand trial. → Read More
Who is Susan Lopez? Ron DeSantis appoints acting Hillsborough State Attorney after suspending Andrew Warren
A seismic shake-up took place Thursday at the Hillsborough State Attorney's Office. → Read More
Tampa man convicted of killing girlfriend, 10-year-old to be sentenced by judge
Last November, a jury convicted a man on two counts of murder in the death of his live-in girlfriend and her 10-year-old son. That same jury recommended a death sentence, but a Tampa judge will have the final say on whether the defendant gets life or death. → Read More
Tampa woman pleads guilty to Hyde Park murder; sentenced to 30 years in prison
A Tampa woman will spend the next 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to luring a stranger into her car in Ybor City four years ago. Prosecutors said she robbed, stabbed and shot him, then drove him to Hyde Park and left him to die. Home surveillance videos showed him banging on doors and begging for help before he succumbed to his injuries. → Read More
Hillsborough State Attorney pledges not to press charges against abortion patients, doctors
The State Attorney in Hillsborough County, Andrew Warren, has pledged not to press charges against those receiving an abortion or their doctors. This comes in the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned by the Supreme Court, handing the power down to the states on how to handle abortion laws. → Read More
Husband of Tampa attorney found dead in her home says he's desperate for answers
Tampa attorney Lisa Westberry was found dead in her Ruskin home on the evening of June 4, and investigators have still not figured out what killed her. Lisa's husband says he and their two children are devastated over her sudden death and are desperate for answers. → Read More
Doctors say Tampa man accused of killing father as a teen is faking mental illness
Years after Ismael Ali was arrested for killing his father, doctors say he is mentally competent to stand trial. → Read More
Accused police impersonator pleads not guilty in elaborate armed crime spree
One of four men arrested on federal robbery charges wants to clear his name. → Read More