A witness tried to throw the man a preserver. Another witness said the man growled at them when they tried to help.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Timothy Schultz, 42, charged at his deputies holding a pair of garden shears after ...

A 42-year-old man recently released from jail was bitten by an alligator before being shot and killed by Polk County deputies ...

Before Monday's fatal event, Timothy Schultz was arrested in April and had been released from jail less than a week ago, ...

LAKELAND, FLORIDA — A career criminal somehow survived an alligator attack, then died in a hail of bullets by deputies ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WWSB) - A man Polk County sheriff’s deputies said was exhibiting “bizarre” behavior was shot and killed on ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies shot Timothy Shultz, 42, after a gator attacked him, assaulted a deputy with garden shears, broke into a patrol car, and attempted to steal a gun.

A Florida man was bitten by an alligator before he was shot and killed by deputies on Memorial Day, according to the sheriff’s office.

A Charlotte County woman was arrested after allegedly attacking a child with a knife. Gwendolyn Girard is in the Lee County Jail after deputies say she stabbed a 12-year-old child in the face and neck ...