The following felony cases have either been tried in a court of law or have been settled without trial and are considered closed.

• Angela Duff was sentenced to one month in county jail followed by two years probation on April 13 after he entered a no contest plea to possession of methamphetamine, possession of cannabis, tampering with evidence and resisting an officer without violence. Duff was arrested in August 2022.
• Heather Ellsworth was sentenced on March 16 to five months in county jail after pleading no contest to possession of methamphetamine and possession of synthetic cannabinoid. A DUI charge was dropped. Ellsworth was arrested in March 2021.
• Ryan Keels was sentenced on March 16 on March 16 to four months in county jail followed by three years probation after pleading no contest to possession of a short-barreled rifle or machine gun. Keels was arrested in December 2022 during an operation by the Okeechobee Narcotics Task Force.
• Austin Bussey was sentenced on March 14 to state prison for one year and five months after pleading no contest to possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and carrying a concealed weapon. Bussey was arrested in September 2022 after a complaint from a store manager regarding trespass.
• Jeffrey Carter was sentenced on April 13 to two years and six months in state prison after pleading no contest to lewd and lascivious molestation of a child between the ages of 12 and 16. He was arrested in March of 2021.
• Anthony Bormuth was sentenced on March 14 to six months in county jail followed by one year probation after pleading no contest to possession of methamphetamine and driving without a license. Bormuth was arrested in May 2022.
• Austin Smith was sentenced on March 15 to possession of marijuana with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia. Smith was arrested in August 2022 during an operation by the Okeechobee Narcotics Task Force.
• Joshua Grossman was sentenced on March 15 to one year in county jail followed by two years probation after pleading no contest to charges of battery, burglary and violation of a pre-trial release agreement. Grossman was arrested in August 2022.
• Armando Rodriguez was sentenced on Feb. 16 to two years probation after pleading no contest to two counts dealing in stolen property. Rodriguez was arrested in August 2020.
• Nathan Starcher was sentenced on March 15 to three years and three months in state prison after pleading no contest to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, sale of methamphetamine, sale of methamphetamine and possession with intent to sell. Starcher was arrested in Feb. 2022.
• Robert Collins was sentenced on March 30 to two years probation after pleading no contest to possession of LSD and possession of psilocybin. Collins was arrested in November 2022.

A no contest plea does not mean the defendant admits guilt. It means he/she chooses not to fight the charges for one reason or another. The effect of the plea is virtually identical to that of a guilty plea. 

Withheld adjudication generally refers to a decision by a judge to put a person on probation without an adjudication of guilt. It means an individual is not found guilty legally by the court. If the person successfully completes the terms of probation and has no subsequent offenses, no further action will be taken on the case, and the offense for which adjudication was withheld is typically not considered a prior conviction for purposes of habitual offender sentencing.