Kelly Rose

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. – Kelly Diane Rose, 49, pleaded guilty this week to the Armed Robbery and Attempted Murder of her mother, Diane Knapper.

In October 2012, police were called to the victim’s home after one of her daughters was not able to contact her. The 70-year-old woman was found lying on the floor and severely beaten. Knapper had skull fractures and multiple areas where sections of her scalp were torn from her head. Knapper survived the attack and was able to tell police that her daughter, Kelly Rose, beat her with a hammer.

After the attack, Rose went through her mother’s personal belongings and stole her credit cards and check book. Surveillance video shows Rose used the victim’s credit cards just after the incident took place.

As part of the plea, Rose will spend 30 years in prison. She will be sentenced the week of July 15th.

Assistant State Attorney James Colaw prosecuted the case.

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Gail Rivers

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Gail Lucinder Rivers, 46, was recently sentenced to ten years in prison for her conviction on multiple counts of Fraud. A jury convicted Rivers in March on charges of Defrauding a Financial Institution by Schemes/False/Fraudulent Pretenses/Promises/Representation, Criminal Use of Personal Information, and Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card.

In 2009, Rivers accessed the victim’s information by intercepting mail which contained the victim’s credit card account information. Rivers used the information to make several large purchases, including furniture. Surveillance videos and store receipts led investigators to Rivers, who also happened to have the same items that were purchased in her house.

Rivers has also pleaded guilty to an unrelated case – Exploitation of a Disabled Adult. She was sentenced to ten years in state prison in this case. The sentence runs concurrently with the fraud sentence.

In the exploitation case, Rivers was employed as a caretaker for two elderly and disabled women. She took one of the victims to Vystar Credit Union to close out the victim’s account. Rivers then placed the money in two separate accounts with Wachovia that she could access. The total of the two accounts equaled the amount withdrawn from the victim’s account. Rivers has been ordered to pay $56,000 in restitution to the victim.

Assistant State Attorney Joe Licandro prosecuted the cases.

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Shaheim Lomax

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Shaheim Hassan Lomax, 21, was convicted Thursday evening in the 2010 murder of Spencer Winkfield. Lomax was found guilty on charges of Murder in the Second Degree and Possession of a Firearm by a Juvenile Delinquent Found to have Committed a Felony Act.

In September 2010, Winkfield, 20, and his friends were hanging out near the intersection of Liberty Street Blvd. and East 45th Street when Lomax approached them in a vehicle. Lomax then pointed a handgun at the victims and shot several times. Winkfield was struck twice – once in the foot and once in the back. The victim was immediately transported to the hospital, where he died two days later.

Two months after the murder, Lomax was pulled over in a traffic stop by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. A loaded pistol was located under the seat inside of his vehicle, and Lomax was arrested. Upon investigation, the gun in Lomax’s car was analyzed and was found to be the same gun used in the murder of Winkfield. Witnesses were also able to identify that Lomax was, in fact, the shooter that night.

Lomax faces 25 years minimum mandatory up to life in prison. He will be sentenced the week of July 15, 2013. Assistant State Attorneys David Thompson and Katie Deal prosecuted the case.

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Enrico Rhodes

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Enrico Theodious Rhodes, 21, was convicted this week on three counts of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, three counts of Armed Robbery, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Aggravated Fleeing or Attempting to Elude an Officer.

In July 2012, Rhodes approached three Olive Garden employees while they were getting off of work. While pointing a handgun at the victims, he demanded that they hand over their keys and phones and even made two of the victims remove their pants. Rhodes then jumped into one of the victim’s cars before fleeing the scene.

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officers were able to locate the stolen vehicle with the help of a victim’s stolen cell phone, which was enabled with GPS tracking. Rhodes refused to stop the vehicle for police and shot at the JSO officers. JSO was forced to use an immobilization technique to stop the defendant from driving. Rhodes attempted to flee on foot, but failed after being tracked down by K-9 units.

Rhodes, a felony re-offender, faces life in prison. He will be sentenced the week of July 15, 2013.

Assistant State Attorneys Brittany Mauerberger and Jonathan Sacks prosecuted the case.

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Mr. de la Rionda will be presented with the AGACL award on July 24, 2013, in Washington D.C. during the “Best of the Best” presentation at the 34th Annual AGACL Summer Conference.
“We are thrilled that Bernie has been recognized with this prestigious award. Bernie’s reputation as a tenacious prosecutor is legendary. He approaches every case with firm resolve and hard work and achieves great success as a result. He is totally devoted to seeking justice for victims,” said State Attorney Angela Corey.

Mr. de la Rionda has been an Assistant State Attorney in the Fourth Judicial Circuit since 1983. He has been a member of the office’s Homicide Unit since June of 1986. He has previously been Director of the Homicide Division, Director of Circuit Court, Director of Repeat Offender Court, Division Chief of Nassau County and the Public Corruption Unit as well as a trial attorney in the Felony, Sexual Assault and County Divisions.

Mr. de la Rionda won the State Attorney’s Office First Annual Distinguished Service Award in 1991 and Fourth Annual Jury Trial Award in 1993. Mr. de la Rionda has tried over 250 jury trials, including 68 murder cases (29 death penalty). Mr. de la Rionda was successful in obtaining a death penalty recommendation and sentence on 18 of those cases.

The AGACL is an active, full-time non-profit Association with a membership of over two hundred different government agencies and officers. Their purpose is to provide information regarding capital punishment cases. For more information regarding the AGACL, you can visit their website at www.agacl.com.

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