Before her death this week, Jennifer Denise Johnson imagined owning her own hair salon and sharing a family with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Vincent "Bud" Brown Jr. ...more

November 22, 2008

Before her death this week, Jennifer Denise Johnson imagined owning her own hair salon and sharing a family with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Vincent "Bud" Brown Jr. Police in Lakeland and Tampa continue to investigate Johnson's slaying. ...more

November 21, 2008

Jennifer Johnson, the 31-year-old mother found slain in a vacant house in Lakeland this week, called 911 for help from the trunk of a car, according to her family and police. ...more

November 20, 2008

Two-year-old Janice Johnson pedaled a three-wheeler on the sidewalk outside her apartment Wednesday, waving at relatives. ...more

November 20, 2008

AVON PARK Five people are facing a number of drug charges following their arrest Friday in a "reverse sting operation" orchestrated by deputies with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. ...more

November 20, 2008

Relatives of a Tampa woman grieved today, recalling how they had learned late Tuesday that her body had been found in a vacant house in Lakeland. Jennifer Denise Johnson, 31, was reported missing Saturday evening after family members became concerned when she did not appear in time for her 2-year-old daughter's birthday party. The family scrapped the party, anxious and worried. ...more

November 19, 2008

Family and friends of Jennifer Denise Johnson spent Tuesday evening putting up fliers about the missing woman's disappearance. ...more

November 19, 2008

Family and friends of Jennifer Denise Johnson spent this evening putting up fliers about the missing woman's disappearance. ...more

November 18, 2008

A prosecutor this morning identified the boyfriend of a missing woman as "a suspect in a murder case," even though police do not classify him that way. Jennifer Denise Johnson, 31, was reported missing at 7:55 p.m. Saturday after relatives became concerned when she was not at home for her 2-year-old daughter's birthday party. ...more

November 18, 2008

A 23-year-old Tampa man has been charged in a carjacking Tuesday in West Tampa. Police believe George Legrande, of 1802 E. 29th Ave., asked a 54-year-old Tampa man for a ride about 3:40 a.m., and the man agreed, an arrest report states. Legrande and the man walked to the man's gold 1988 Toyota Camry near Spruce Street and Willow Avenue, and the man opened his driver's side door and put a he key in the ignition. ...more

November 12, 2008