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How deportations can lead to the 'dead docket' and crimes going unprosecuted
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Ricardo Brito of Gainesville is wanted by authorities in connection with the seizure of $6 million worth of cocaine and heroin.
Nick Watson
The Times
Updated: Feb 24, 2020, 4:07 PM
Published: Feb 23, 2020, 4:31 AM
The Pascual-Britos share a similar story to seven other defendants who had their cases moved to the “dead docket” after being deported or taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s custody last year, meaning prosecution will be postponed indefinitely but may be reactivated at a later date.
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Gainesville man accused of shooting toward daughter, two adults sentenced
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Michael Shockley enters Hall County Magistrate Court Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, for a bond hearing. Shockley is accused of shooting toward a man driving a pickup truck that came Friday, Jan. 10, to his home on Tribble Gap Road, according to authorities. - photo by Scott Rogers
Nick Watson
The Times
Updated: Apr 2, 2025, 5:25 PM
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An Alto man accused of shooting toward three people, including his daughter, was sentenced to probation as part of a plea deal, according to court documents.
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