Chad Chronister
Coverage of Chad Chronister in the Nexus archive.
- 2 Hillsborough County deputies hospitalized, suspect dead after shooting in Ruskin
Two Hillsborough County deputies were hospitalized and a suspect died after a shootout during a domestic violence call in Ruskin. Deputies Sopharmony Moon and Colton Daniels were injured but are expected to recover, while suspect Chris Dmuchowski was shot and killed by Sergeant Harrison Bashner.
- Suspect who held woman hostage with zip ties ambushes, shoots deputies during arrest
A suspect restrained a woman with zip ties and held her hostage before ambushing and shooting two Florida deputies during an arrest attempt. The suspect, Chris Machowski, was killed by a third deputy, while the injured deputies remain hospitalized.
- Florida deputies solve cold case murder after new DNA evidence and witnesses emerge, police say
Florida deputies solved a decade-old murder case of Saadyar 'Sy' Johnson, who was shot in 2016, using new DNA evidence and previously unknown witnesses. Marqui Newton, 34, was charged with first-degree murder and robbery with a firearm in 2026 after years of investigative work by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit.