Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Ronald William Brown, 57, pleaded guilty Monday to eight counts of possessing or receiving child pornography, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
Ronald William Brown, who authorities said was conspiring to kidnap young children, torture them and eat them, pleaded guilty Monday to charges of possessing and receiving child pornography, according to a report by the Tampa Bay Times. Brown, 57, was arrested in July 2012. He pleads guilty to eight counts of possessing or receiving child pornography, the Times reported. According to WTSP, last year Brown allegedly chatted online with another man last year about kidnapping and eating children, describing how they would abduct them and cook their body parts on a stove. The Times reported, "five of the eight counts against him carry a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years. Brown's attorney said in …
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Some of the craziest stories of the year across Florida have Largo and Pinellas County ties. What is the craziest story in Largo this year?
Obligatory media end-of-year lists usually include the most important person or top sports stories of the year, but one national website has a more 'insane' twist with some Largo and Pinellas ties. The social media website BuzzFeed released 'The 40 Most Insane Things That Happened in Florida This Year'. While the list of funny, shocking and humiliating incidents reads like it would be a top list for the entire U.S., all are in Florida and three are local stories. Other crazy and insane top stories in Florida this year include a fight over harmonicas, a mom biting her daughter after she tried to turn off her Rihanna CD and, of course, people eating faces in Miami.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
In a surprise twist, a Largo man accused of chatting online about kidnapping and eating a child has rejected a plea deal on lesser charges and opted to go before a jury, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
In a surprise twist, the Largo puppeteer accused of chatting online about kidnapping and eating a child has rejected a plea deal on lesser charges and demanded that his case go before a jury, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Ronald William Brown, 57, has decided not to go forward with a tentative plea deal he signed last week that would see him plead guilty to two charges of possessing child pornography and likely face between five and 10 years in federal prison. Instead, prosecuters now say they will seek additional charges against Brown that "could include conspiring to kidnap a child, an offense carrying a life sentence for which Brown was arrested but ultimately not charged," the Times reports. Want more Largo news and updates? Sign up for…
