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Office of the State Attorney for Florida's Seventh Judicial Circuit, led by R.J. Larizza. Serving Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns and Volusia Counties. R.J.

Larizza is a native of Jacksonville, FL, where he graduated from Bishop Kenny High School. He attended Troy State University and obtained his BS degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in English. Upon graduation he entered the workforce with the Florida Department of Corrections, working with young probationers and parolees. He stayed with the Florida Department of Corrections for almost 13 years and attained the rank of Supervisor II at the time of his departure from the Department in 1993. Most of his tenure with the Florida Department of Corrections (10 years) was spent in the St. Augustine / St. Johns County Office. In the summer of 1993 at the age of 35, R.J. left the Florida Department of Corrections to pursue a law degree at Mercer University’s Walter F. George, School of Law in Macon, Georgia and graduated in the top one third of his class in May of 1996. While a student at the University, R.J. also worked as a Law Clerk for the Houston County District Attorney’s Office in Perry, Georgia. As a Law Student, R.J. was on the Moot Court Board and Law Review for Mercer University in addition to maintaining his rank in the class and also served as Student Prosecutor during his law school career. Upon graduation from The Walter F. George, School of Law, R.J. returned to St. Augustine where he worked as an Assistant State Attorney with the State Attorney’s Office of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida. In January 2003 after 61/2 years R.J. left the State Attorney’s Office to pursue a private practice career. Following his successful private practice endeavor, R.J. successfully ran for the office of State Attorney for the Seventh Judicial Circuit, the Office which he currently holds.

10/22/2026

Assistant State Attorney Amy Moore and Investigator Lily Efird attended Domestic Abuse Council of Volusia's Day of Unity Breakfast on Thursday.

The Office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza is proud to stand alongside community partners to raise awareness about domestic violence, support survivors and work together to make our communities safer throughout the 7th Circuit.

10/22/2026

After a two-day trial, St Johns County defendant John Snowden was found guilty as charged of Driving Under the Influence (Second Offense) and Prior Refusal to Submit to Testing. He was then sentenced to two years of probation, with the first 30 days to be served in jail.

Snowden's prior convictions include DUI, Reckless Driving, Possession of Paraphernalia and Possession of Alcohol under the age of 21.

The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office investigated the case. Assistant State Attorneys Grecia Diaz and Jessica Flye successfully tried the case for the State of Florida. The Honorable Alexander Christine heard the case and imposed sentence.

10/21/2026

The 7th Circuit is seeing pink! 💗

Our offices wore pink today to help raise awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

10/21/2026

A home run of a night! ⚾️

We loved connecting with our Daytona Beach community at National Night Out.

10/19/2026

🌶️🌶️ Things got spicy at our Daytona Beach office’s annual chili cook-off on Friday!

Congratulations to our winner and runner-ups:

First Place - Assistant State Attorney Ashley Terwilleger
Second Place - Clerical Specialist Jackie Snow
Third Place - Managing Assistant State Attorney Erica Kane

10/16/2026

Pastries, coffee and a big thank you. Happy Boss’s Day from our DeLand office!

10/16/2026

Our staff participated in Purple Thursday to show our support for Domestic Violence Awareness Month and stand with survivors.

The Office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza is committed to prosecuting domestic violence offenses, holding offenders accountable and pursuing justice for survivors in an effort to make our communities safer throughout the 7th Circuit.

10/15/2026

𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐗-𝐁𝐎𝐘𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃, 𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘 𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐅𝐀𝐑𝐌

After a three-day trial, a Putnam County jury found defendant Caylen Deller guilty as charged of First-Degree Murder (Fi***rm), Tampering with Physical Evidence and Failure to Report a Death of a Person. Immediately following the verdict, she was sentenced to mandatory life in prison for the first-degree murder conviction.

On Sept. 15, 2024, Chad Mullen was reported missing to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.

Detectives spent weeks investigating the case, piecing together tips and evidence that ultimately led to the discovery of Mullen’s body in a shallow grave on a Hastings farm on Oct. 28, 2024.

The Medical Examiner determined that the victim died from two gunshot wounds to the chest.

The investigation revealed that the defendant lured Mullen to her horse stables in San Mateo on Sept. 9, 2024, and shot him.

Deller then used her horse to drag the victim’s body to a nearby pond with help from her co-defendant, Tina Marie Lee-Ellis. When the body resurfaced several days later, they moved it to the farm in Hastings and buried it using an excavator.

“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙧𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨,” State Attorney R.J. Larizza said. “𝘼 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙. 𝙐𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙢 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡. 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮'𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣.”

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office investigated the case with assistance from the Clay County Sheriff's Office, St. Johns County Sheriff's Office and FDLE. Managing Assistant State Attorney Mike Willard and Chief of Homicide Jason Lewis successfully tried the case for the State of Florida. The Honorable Alicia Washington heard the case and imposed sentence.

Lee-Ellis’ charges related to this case are still pending.

10/15/2026

𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐀 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐁𝐎𝐗 𝐂𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐊

During a hearing on Thursday, Volusia County defendant Jermaine Long entered no contest pleas to Aggravated Battery and Attempted Second-Degree Murder, along with six additional charges in three other cases. He was then sentenced to a total of 45 years in prison, including 30 years as a Prison Releasee Reoffender.

On Feb. 14, 2026, a 13-year-old boy was slashed across the neck with a box cutter near the Daytona Beach Boardwalk.

The victim was taken to the hospital, where he received 13 stitches.

Surveillance footage captured Long circling behind the victim before attacking him and running away.

Officers located the defendant nearby shortly after and took him into custody. Two edged weapons, a box cutter and a knife, were found on him.

“𝘼𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 45 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨,” State Attorney R.J. Larizza said about the case. “𝙃𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.”

The case was investigated by the Daytona Beach Police Department. Assistant State Attorney Ashley Terwilleger successfully prosecuted the case for the State of Florida. The Honorable Christian Miller heard the case and imposed sentence.

10/14/2026

𝐌𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇-𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐎𝐘𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃

After a two-day trial, a Flagler County jury found defendant Leigha Mumby guilty as charged of Vehicular Homicide and Reckless Driving with Serious Bodily Injury.

On Feb. 9, 2025, Mumby was arguing with her boyfriend, Daniel Waterman, while driving recklessly on Interstate 95 at over 100 mph.

The defendant was driving 94 mph when she suddenly turned the steering wheel to the left, causing the vehicle to veer off the highway and crash into several trees.

Waterman suffered a broken neck and was paralyzed from the neck down. He later died of pneumonia on Oct. 8, 2025.

“𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧,” State Attorney R.J. Larizza said. “𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 - 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙨, 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨.”

The Florida Highway Patrol investigated the case. Assistant State Attorney Melissa Clark successfully tried the case for the State of Florida. The Honorable Dawn Nichols heard the case and will impose sentence at a later date. Mumby faces 20 years in prison for the convictions.

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