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02.04.2021 / 01:57

Gregory Edwards’ widow was debating about pool fence minutes before child drowned, deputies say

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Minutes before Kathleen Edwards’ son drowned in her backyard swimming pool, she and her mother were having a conversation about whether it was necessary to have a fence around the pool to prevent the children from falling in, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

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Gregory Edwards’ widow arrested; facing charges in son’s drowning death, prosecutors say

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Kathleen Edwards — the widow of Gregory Edwards — was arrested on Wednesday in Volusia County, following the death of her 18-month-old son last July.

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Gregory Edwards’ family sues West Melbourne officers who arrested combat veteran before his death

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The family of Gregory Edwards filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking punitive damages against the West Melbourne police officers who arrested the combat veteran leading up to his death in the Brevard County Jail.The City of West Melbourne is also listed as a defendant in the civil suit.Margarita Rodriguez-Bonilla is listed as the successor and personal representative of Edwards’ estate, according to court documents. She is being represented by notable civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who previously represented the family of George Floyd and Trayvon Martin.[TRENDING: This woman received the first COVID-19 vaccine | Judge scolds theme park trespasser | Chuck Yeager dies at 97]Edwards, a U.S.

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‘He was dead on that jail floor:’ Gregory Edwards’ brother reacts to release of arrest video

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The two hours of Brevard County jail security footage made public Friday revealed to Peter Douglas for the first time the moment that his little brother Gregory Edwards lost consciousness, News 6 partner Florida Today reported.It was the first time that Douglas, 47, a former manager at Home Depot, understood the full story of what happened to his brother in the jail on Dec. 9, 2018, before he was put in an ambulance and taken to a local hospital where he died the next day.

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Man who brought BB gun to Disney pretended to be DEA agent, deputies say

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An 18-year-old man who brought a BB gun to Disney Springs presented a fake badge and claimed to be a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies said Nathaniel Godfrey Smith showed up at Disney property Friday evening and was stopped when he set off the metal detectors in the security area.[TRENDING: Gregory Edwards video released | SpaceX Crew-1 launch delayed until Sunday | Fatal Orange County crash]Records show security personnel asked a deputy to respond because they believed Smith had a concealed weapon and when the deputy questioned Smith, he presented a gold badge and said he was a DEA agent out of Georgia.Smith claimed he forgot his DEA-issued photo

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Garbage, duck feces and continued water woes for flooded South Florida

MIRAMAR, Fla. – Nearly a week after Tropical Storm Eta soaked South Florida, many communities are still dealing with flooding issues, News 6 partner Local 10 reported.And with coastal cities spending hundreds of millions of dollars trying to mitigate sea-level rise and flooding, many in western neighborhoods are wondering what upgrades will help them.In the Country Club Ranches community in Miramar, neighbors desperately pump water out of their flooded yards, into already overflowing canals.[TRENDING: Gregory Edwards video released | SpaceX Crew-1 launch delayed until Sunday | Fatal Orange County crash]“We’ve been stuck back there since, what, Sunday, Monday morning? Today was the first day I was able to get out,” resident Rafael Peralta

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Sen. Rick Scott quarantines again after contact with COVID-19 patient

announced on Twitter Saturday afternoon that he would be entering self-quarantine because he learned that he recently came into contact with someone who has since tested positive for COVID-19.Scott said he was in contact with the person Friday night after arriving in Florida and later learned that person was infected. [TRENDING: Gregory Edwards video released | SpaceX Crew-1 launch delayed until Sunday | Fatal Orange County crash]The former governor said he took a coronavirus test Saturday morning that came back negative.

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As vaccine talks ramp up, Florida reports 4,544 new coronavirus cases

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – President Donald Trump spoke Friday evening, insisted once again that a COVID-19 vaccine will be available for roll out before the year is up.A vaccine is an essential step in gaining control of the pandemic that has gripped the nation, especially as cases spike in certain parts of the country, prompting near-lockdowns in Oregon and New Mexico this week.[TRENDING: Gregory Edwards video released | SpaceX Crew-1 launch delayed until Sunday | Fatal Orange County crash]Talks of a possible nationwide lockdown next year have swirled and President-elect Joe Biden will have the tough decision of enacting one, which could create backlash and animosity in an already heavily divided nation, or risk losing more Americans to the

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Drunk driver plows through crime scene, hits patrol vehicle, troopers say

ORLANDO, Fla. – A drunk driver who was four times the legal limit drove right through a crime scene connected with a fatal crash, striking a patrol vehicle in the process, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Troopers said they were investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash on Hoffner Avenue near Conway Road Friday around 9:50 p.m.

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We’re really needed:′ Ocoee food bank prepares for Thanksgiving meal giveaway

OCOEE, Fla. – Food banks and food pantries are an essential resource, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Thousands of invasive pythons removed from Everglades

reported that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Southwest Florida Water Management District removed nearly 2,000 invasive pythons in the first eight months of 2020, surpassing 2019 totals. As of mid-October, the teams removed nearly 4,000 snakes bringing the total snakes removed since the program’s inception in 2017 to 6,278.[TRENDING: Gregory Edwards video released | SpaceX Crew-1 launch delayed until Sunday | Fatal Orange County crash]“That’s also bad news by the way, I just want to point out that there’s that many snakes,” said FWC Executive Director Eric Sutton, during a recent meeting.Invasive Burmese pythons pose a great risk for small mammal populations in the Everglades.

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Florida man brings child with him during crimes to ‘toughen him up,’ deputies say

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man brought an 8-year-old boy with him as he committed a series of crimes because he wanted to “toughen him up” so the child wouldn’t become “soft,” according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies said the first crime occurred on Nov. 7 when 36-year-old Ernest McKnight III stole an idling red Hyundai that was parked alongside State Road 60 and Central Avenue in Lake Wales as the driver was outside the car doing surveying for construction.[TRENDING: Gregory Edwards video released | SpaceX Crew-1 launch delayed until Sunday | Fatal Orange County crash]On Thursday, McKnight was caught rummaging through a Chevrolet HHR alongside County Road 653 as the owner was walking his dog, records show.

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Entrapped manatees rescued in Merritt Island after Tropical Storm Eta

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – A pair of manatees that got stuck in culverts after Tropical Storm Eta brought rain to the area have since been rescued and are now being monitored.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said higher than usual water levels caused the two adult sea cows to get stuck in culverts at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.[TRENDING: Gregory Edwards video released | SpaceX Crew-1 launch delayed until Sunday | Fatal Orange County crash]Staff members at the refuge removed boards in order to free the manatees and allow them to swim back into the waterway on Friday.The duo will be monitored in the coming days to determine if they will roam out of the area on their own.

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Florida police officer arrested, accused of hitting suspect with Taser

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A police officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has resigned after five years with the department. He’s accused of striking a suspect with a Taser during an arrest that followed a pursuit, News 6 partner News4Jax reported.Undersheriff Pat Ivey, with the Sheriff’s Office, announced Friday afternoon that Matthew Alimurung is facing a charge of aggravated battery, a second-degree felony.

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This Florida teacher is adding Black cemeteries to history lessons

TAMPA, Fla. – Greeks are credited with the emergence of the Tarpon Springs sponge docks, but Black residents were among the industry’s earliest leaders.As Union soldiers fought to end slavery, there were slaves fighting against them.Neither of those facts are “household knowledge,” said Shannon Peck-Bartle, a social studies teacher at Tampa’s Steinbrenner High School.[TRENDING: Gregory Edwards video released | SpaceX Crew-1 launch delayed until Sunday | Fatal Orange County crash]She is looking to change that.Last school year, Peck-Bartle added the history of Tarpon Springs’ Rose Cemetery to her curriculum.

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CDC: Wearing a mask could keep you from catching virus

NEW YORK – U.S. health officials are taking a new tack to encourage Americans to wear masks: They’re emphasizing recent research that a mask protects the person who wears it.Previously, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised people to wear masks because of evidence that it stops people who are infected with coronavirus — whether they know it or not — from spreading it to others.[TRENDING: Gregory Edwards video released | SpaceX Crew-1 launch delayed until Sunday | Fatal Orange County crash]But this week the CDC posted a new scientific brief discussing recent studies finding that a wearer gets some protection.The agency's guidance didn't change.

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Florida coach lied to get $1M in virus relief, prosecutors say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Florida high school basketball coach fraudulently obtained nearly $1 million in coronavirus relief funds for his consulting company, federal prosecutors said.Terrence Williams, 40, of Tamarac, made his initial appearance Friday in Fort Lauderdale federal court.

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Video shows Gregory Edwards' confrontation with Brevard deputies before his death

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Nearly two years after his death in custody, the public is getting a look at what happened to Gregory Edwards after he was taken to the Brevard County Jail Complex, where he died.[TRENDING: Disney World increasing capacity | 250,000 space fans to drive near Cape for launch | Meteor shower coming soon]Edwards, a U.S. combat veteran, died Dec.

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Video of Gregory Edwards, veteran who died in custody at Brevard jail, to be released

VIERA, Fla. – The Gregory Edwards video will be made public Friday.Brevard County Circuit Judge David Dugan recently signed off on an agreement between News 6 partner Florida Today and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, calling for jail security footage to be released at 12:30 p.m.[TRENDING: Disney World increasing capacity | 250,000 space fans to drive near Cape for launch | Meteor shower coming soon]Edwards, a U.S. combat veteran, died Dec.

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Judge signs order for release of Gregory Edwards video on Friday

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The Gregory Edwards video will be made public, News 6 partner Florida Today reports.Brevard County Circuit Judge David Dugan signed off on an agreement between FLORIDA TODAY and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office this weekend calling for jail security footage showing Edwards to be released at 12:30 p.m. Friday.[TRENDING: Eta drenches Florida | 2 killed in Orange County crash | Biden names COVID-19 task force]Edwards, a U.S. combat veteran, died Dec.

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Public could get to see Gregory Edwards jail video next week

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Next Friday, nearly two years after his death, the public is expected to get a chance to see for themselves what happened to U.S. combat veteran Gregory Edwards, News 6 partner Florida Today reports.Edwards died Dec.

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Brevard jail video of inmate death won’t be released before Election Day

VIERA, Fla. – If the public finally gets to see video of Gregory Edwards beyond his arrest, a judge said it will be under the conditions set by Brevard Sheriff Wayne Ivey to protect privacy concerns inside the county jail, and newspaper Florida Today receives a redacted version of the video that still tells the full story.“They are making a very reasonable argument that the public needs to know what happened at the jail,” Brevard circuit court Judge David Dugan said Friday.Edwards was charged with hitting a charity Santa Claus at a West Melbourne Walmart on Dec. 9, 2018.

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Billboards honor combat veteran Gregory Edwards who died in custody

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Drivers in Brevard County may have noticed billboards around town with the name Gregory Edwards.Edwards was a combat army veteran who died while in law enforcement custody in December 2018.Nearly two years later, there are still questions about his death and a legal battle is brewing to find out more about how he died.[TRENDING: 1 dead in Melbourne triple shooting | Type O blood may mean lower COVID-19 risk | Biketoberfest begins in Daytona Beach]That’s why Don Smith is leading the charge in placing the billboards around the county. There are six of them describing Edwards as military hero.“I’ve lived in Brevard for eight years. I pay attention to the news and I just learned about this three months ago,” Smith

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Criminal defense attorney on why he’s running for Brevard County sheriff

ClickOrlando.com with Justin Warmoth.” “As a public figure it’s important to understand who you answer to and who your bosses are, and those bosses are the taxpayers of Brevard County,” Edmond said. “For whatever reason, our current sheriff has lost track of that, and some would say he’s gotten too big for his britches.”Edmond spoke about his vision for a more transparent sheriff’s office, why he’s qualified to run the agency despite his lack of law enforcement experience and the controversial case of Gregory Edwards.Edwards, a 38-year-old combat veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder, was arrested in West Melbourne in December 2018.

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Report: 1-year-old son of Gregory Edwards pronounced dead

VIERA, Fla. – The 1-year-old son of U.S.

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Church, clergy members walk with protesters in Allentown

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - An Allentown Pastor and other clergy organized a protest against racial injustice to help the healing process. “They’re failure to interrupt it within their churches and they’re owning the fact that there can’t be reconciliation without repentance and you can’t repent unless you acknowledge,” said Pastor Gregory Edwards of Resurrected Life Community Church of Christ. “My white brothers and sisters have told me that they are ready to own their part in the deaths of our sons and daughters.” He continued, “I’m inviting my clergy brothers and sisters from lament, into organizing and into legislation.

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