15 dogs are dead after a Florida man allegedly turned his own home into a death trap ... with authorities saying the man admitted to soaking the place in gasoline and setting it ablaze while the animals were still inside.
Cops say Terrance Banks told them he poured gas across the floors of his Geneva home Monday, lit a piece of paper, and used it to ignite the fuel -- with the fire starting in the kitchen.
The ugliest part ... investigators say some of the dogs were locked in crates and had no shot at escaping the flames or smoke.
A Florida mom charged with trying to kill her two adult sons with autism by overdosing them on drugs told cops she was trying to put them out of their misery and send them to heaven ... this according to her arrest warrant.
According to the documents, obtained by TMZ, 68-year-old Marilyn Therrell confessed to police that she administered significantly higher-than-prescribed doses of their medication because she wanted to free them of their "disabilities and suffering."
Cops say she told officers she ground up a bunch of Valium and Clonidine pills ... in hopes the drug cocktail would kill them all.
The Florida mother charged with incest, Christina Clemens, is out of jail as she awaits trial ... and a judge ordered her to have absolutely no contact with her son, Shane, who she allegedly had sex with around 100 times.
According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, a Florida judge released 46-year-old Christina from custody but specifically barred her from having any direct or indirect contact with her 22-year-old son.
Shane was released from custody on Thursday, according to jail records ... so they're both fresh out.
The Florida mom who told cops she engaged in sex with her son about 100 times used sex toys during the disgusting acts ... according to an arrest report.
The police report, obtained by TMZ, lays out all the dirty little details of Shane Clemens' incestual relationship with his mom, Christina Clemens, before they were arrested back in August after police were called to the home during a heated argument between the two.
According to cops, Shane told officers he was tired of having sex with his mom in various rooms inside their Polk County, Florida, house.
A woman who has allegedly been seducing wealthy men and drugging them to steal their expensive watches is now behind bars.
Lynda Mae Crouse was busted Friday in connection with stealing a $100,000 Rolex from a man she met at the Carousel Club in Hallandale Beach on April 12, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by TMZ. She was then booked in the Broward County jail for robbery and grand theft.
According to the affidavit, Crouse traded phone numbers with the man before she left the club and went home. Later that night, the man sent an Uber to pick up Crouse and bring her back to his place, where they had drinks.
A Florida dad allegedly took running from the cops to a horrifying new level ... stumbling through a swamp with his baby and toddler and repeatedly dropping them into the water.
Police in Lakeland say Isaac Kinsey crashed his car early Wednesday after blowing through a road closure and into a construction area. When officers arrived, Kinsey was gone ... but two empty car seats inside the wreck immediately set off alarm bells.
Cops launched a search, and about 30 minutes later, a drone spotted the 27-year-old deep in a dark, swampy area carrying his 2-year-old toddler and 10-month-old infant.
Marvel's Black Widow apparently isn't the only one with the moniker in Orlando, Florida ... because while the costumed character might be running around Disney World, a woman from the city may be taking several men for a ride.
Here's the deal ... Samantha Adams -- a 39-year-old woman from Orlando -- was arrested last week at a shopping mall in Davenport, FL.
According to authorities, she allegedly mixed Benzodiazepine into a 69-year-old man's drink while at his home ... which resulted in the man's hospitalization.
