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Published on: February 19, 2025

Broward County High School Teacher Faces Felony Charge After Student Reports ‘Disturbing Messages.’

A teacher with the Broward County School District is facing felony charges after allegedly soliciting an 11^th grader, police say.

Lem McKinney, 40, of Broward County, was charged with a second-degree felony Tuesday after police said he solicited a student to engage in sexual conduct via social media. If convicted of the charge, penalties could include a fine of up to $10,000 and/or up to 15 years in prison.

McKinney was a social science teacher at J.P. Taravella High School, a public school located in Coral Springs.

Published on: August 30, 2024

Woman faced felony charges Wednesday in fatal Pensacola crash involving U.S. Navy Sailors

By Leesfield & Partners

A 19-year-old woman was charged Wednesday for a crash in June where police say she ran a red light in Pensacola, killing an Uber driver and injuring two U.S. Navy sailors.

The woman was charged with DUI manslaughter, DUI with serious bodily injuries and two counts of DUI, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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Published on: August 19, 2024

Forewarning about dangers of E-Bikes from Leesfield & Partners Founder rings true years later following incident spike

By Leesfield & Partners

Parked along every street corner or perched against the sides of South Miami buildings, taunting drivers sitting in grid-locked traffic on U.S. 1, is a cluster of e-scooters for rent.

The “epidemic,” as Ira Leesfield, the Founder and Managing Partner of Leesfield & Partners, first dubbed it in 2019 has become the cause for concern for councilmembers, politicians and safety advocates across the United States and abroad. Without licensing, insurance or age requirements, the drivers of electric scooters and bikes can go anywhere they please, meaning sidewalks, streets, pedestrian paths and more.

“Being unsightly may not be unforgivable, but landing innocent pedestrians or others in a neurosurgical coma is,” Leesfield said. “Not to mention a slew of other reported serious injuries … Just ask those who work at Hospitals and Emergency rooms or walk-in medical facilities.”