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West Palm Man Charged With Child Pornography

September 12th, 2011

A 61-year-old West Palm Beach man, William Kenneth Stewart, was arrested on Thursday and charged with possessing and transmitting child pornography. He is also facing more than 50 counts punishable by up to 15 years in prison per count. Detectives uncovered at least 100 child pornography pictures and videos on Stewart’s computers. Stewart’s bond was [...]

Man Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Restaurant Cook

September 6th, 2011

Bloody evidence that provided a DNA match along with witness information about the suspect have led to the arrest of Luke Roger Chamberlain, 32, in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Pembroke Pines restaurant worker. At a hearing on Friday, judge Hurley ordered that he be held without bail. Chamberlain is charged with the [...]

Man Charged with Armed Robbery of his High School Classmate

September 4th, 2011

A member of the Outwest Gang Carlos Dennard, 18, has been arrested after he allegedly held his former high school classmate at gunpoint and stole his cell phone and shoes last week. Dennard is being held at the Palm Beach County Jail with a $30,000 bond. He is charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault with [...]

Rothstein’s Law Partner Gets 2 Years in Prison

September 3rd, 2011

Howard Kusnick, a longtime friend of Scott Rothstein’s and former law partner was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for his role in one of the notorious Ponzi schemes. Kusnick, 59, of Tamarac was one of Rothstein’s oldest associates, long before Kusnick joined the meteoric Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler firm in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Kusnick [...]