Death Penalty Decision, Fake Warhols, ISIS Plot Iced: FL Top News

FLORIDA — Topping the news this week, Florida is living up to its derogatory nickname of home of the shysters, swindlers and scammers. While no one's reported purchasing any swamp land from a hustler, Clearwater medics mistakenly declared someone dead, an art dealer pleaded guilty to selling fake Andy Warhol paintings, about half the Tuesday Morning stores in the state are slated to close, a woman walking her dog was killed by an alligator, and a Miami attorney is claiming the fetus of an imprisoned inmate is being illegally detained.

See these stories and more on this week's Florida Patch sites.

• Death Sentence Delivered For Confessed Killer Of 2 Men 20 Years Ago
• FL Art Dealer Pleads Guilty To Selling Fake Warhol Paintings: DOJ
• More than 12 Nabbed In Polk Undercover Child Predator Investigation
• ISIS Member Nearly Carried Out Terrorist Attack In Tampa, Says FBI
• 1 Dead, 2 Critically Injured In Shooting At Home In Poinciana: Video
• Fetus Of Jailed Pregnant Woman 'Illegally Detained', FL Lawyer Argues
• Gator Kills 85-Year-Old FL Woman Walking Her Dog: Report
• Visitor Breaks $42K Jeff Koons Sculpture At South FL Art Festival
• FL Woman Waves Gun At McDonald's Workers Over Free Cookie: Reports
• Tuesday Morning Store Closings Could Affect 24 In Florida

• Russian National Used Malware To Target FL Law Firms: DOJ
• Clearwater Medics Suspended After Mistakenly Declaring Man Dead
• Teacher's Aide Charged With Sexually Assaulting Student: Polk Sheriff
• FL Students Walk Out To Protest DeSantis Policies

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