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

• Edwin Santos was sentenced in January to three months in county jail followed by two years probation after pleading no contest to grand theft of a firearm and carrying a concealed firearm. Adjudication was withheld. Santos was arrested March 2023 during a traffic stop.
• Charges of reckless driving causing bodily injury were dismissed against Danny Cerrato Alvarado. He was arrested in June 2022. Cerrato Alvarado reportedly crashed his car while attempting to make a right hand turn at 50 mph. A passenger in his vehicle complained of injuries to one arm which was later determined to be broken.
• James Martin was sentenced in February to eight months in county jail after pleading no contest to resisting an officer and possession of drug paraphernalia. Charges of giving a false name to law enforcement, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and possession of synthetic cannabinoid were dropped. Martin was arrested November 2022 after he was found lying in the road on U.S. 441 Southeast.
• Michelle Perez was sentenced on March 14 to three years in state prison after pleading no contest to drug trafficking. She was arrested in July 2021 during an undercover operation by the narcotics task force.
• Christine Smoak was sentenced in January to one year probation after pleading no contest to possession of marijuana over 20 grams and introduction of contraband into a detention facility. Adjudication was withheld. Smoak was arrested in November 2022 as she attempted to visit an inmate at the Okeechobee Correctional Institution.
• Michael Yearty was sentenced in January to four months in county jail after pleading no contest to possession of methamphetamine and two counts attempt to tamper with evidence. Yearty was arrested in April 2023 during a traffic stop.
• Adam Schoeneck was sentenced to three years in state prison in March after pleading no contest to possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. He was arrested in February 2022 by an FWC officer when he was found target shooting in the Kissimmee State Park.
• Wister Ullona was sentenced in January to 18 months probation after pleading no contest to grand theft. Adjudication was withheld. He was arrested in September 2021 for reportedly stealing more than 600 gallons of gas.

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.