A Sarasota judge has ruled that law enforcement officials violated former Florida Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler’s rights during their investigation into an alleged sexual battery and video voyeurism. In a 46-page order posted early Monday morning, Sarasota County Circuit Court Judge Hunter Carroll declared that search warrants that allowed investigators to comb through Ziegler’s […]
The state attorney’s office investigating allegations against Christian Ziegler said on Wednesday that it would not bring charges against the former Republican Party of Florida chairman. Sarasota police began investigating Ziegler over a rape allegation in October, but dropped that case in January after determining that a sexual encounter between Ziegler and his accuser was […]
A masked man robbing multiple Florida pharmacies at gunpoint turned out to be a former state highway patrol trooper, federal prosecutors said. A few weeks before the first robbery, Jesse Rance Moore, 46, of Bell, searched on Google what medications get stolen from pharmacies and looked up pharmacy store hours, according to the U.S. Attorney’s […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former Republican Party of Florida Chairman Christian Ziegler will not face sexual battery charges, but prosecutors will consider whether to charge him with video voyeurism stemming from a months-long investigation, according to a statement from the Sarasota Police Department. The investigation started after an Oct. 2 sexual encounter between Ziegler and an […]
Police investigating an allegation of rape against former Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler say they now believe the sex was “likely consensual,” but that he could face a felony charge over a video he took of the encounter. Sarasota Police said that detectives had insufficient evidence to charge Ziegler with sexual battery after a longtime […]