Cherish Perrywinkle

Donald James Smith was sentenced to death for raping and strangling the child and leaving her body in a creek.

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld the conviction and death sentence of Donald James Smith, who raped and murdered 8-year-old…

More than seven years after an 8-year-old girl was abducted from a Jacksonville Walmart, raped and murdered, the Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments…

The trial for Donald Smith, the 61-year-old man who is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and sexual battery in the death of an 8-year-old…

Lawyers for accused Jacksonville child murderer Donald Smith are trying to block the death penalty in his case in light of Tuesday’s Supreme Court…

The trial of the man accused of murdering 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle has been set for early April.Donald Smith is accused of kidnapping Perrywinkle…

Kevin Daniels, Rayne Perrywinkle and climate change are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories…

Steve Roberts, Cherish Perrywinkle, and Johnny Manziel are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of…

Internet cafes, Angela Corey, and Jameis Winston are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories…

Florida lawmakers want to toughen the state’s sexual predator laws and they’ve said the reforms will be the centerpiece of this year’s legislative…