BY DAN HILDEBRAN
STARKE— A 36-year-old Starke man first sentenced to two years in prison for hit-and-run was sent back to state custody for five more years after violating his probation.
In September 2021, Bjee Martin Fisher pleaded no contest to the April 26, 2021, offense of failing to remain at a crash site involving serious bodily injury.
Hit kids on bikes, caught with drugs
According to a Lawtey police report, Fisher was driving a 1994 Chevrolet Blazer north on Grove Street around 6:30 p.m., approaching the corner of Grove and Martin.
“Fisher veered into the southbound lane while still traveling north,” wrote arresting officer Michael Gillick.
Also traveling north on Grove were two juveniles on bicycles.
“Due to the fact that Fisher was now traveling in the wrong direction, he struck the rear tire of the bicycle of (one of the victims),” wrote Gillick. “As a result, both of the children were thrown from their bikes, landing on the edge of the roadway and ditch.”
According to the report, Fisher stopped his vehicle and said to one of the victims, “You will be ok. You guys are fine.”
He then drove away, stopping briefly to check for damage on his vehicle and fleeing the scene.
Witnesses identified the driver and vehicle.
Both children were transported to an area hospital for treatment.
Also included in Fisher’s two-year sentence were pleas of no contest to the April 29 offenses of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of drug equipment.
According to an arrest report, Bradford Deputy Archie Crews pulled over Fisher’s Blazer after he saw the defendant leave the Circle K at the corner of Southeast 144th Street (Griffis Loop) and SR 100 not wearing a seat belt.
During the traffic stop, “Bjee was asked if he had any illegal narcotics, to which he admitted to having pills in his pocket,” wrote Crews.
The pills were identified as alprazolam and subutex. Fisher claimed that he found the pills in the convenience store.
Crews added that a search of the Blazer yielded additional illegal contraband.
Embarrassed at the gym
After serving his two-year sentence, Fisher was on probation when, on May 18, 2024, he was arrested for domestic battery, resisting an officer without violence, and disorderly intoxication.
According to an arrest report, Martin became upset after the daughter of his girlfriend embarrassed him at the gym and locked him out of the residence.
The defendant responded by kicking in a side garage door, yelling at his girlfriend, pushing her, and fleeing the scene on a bicycle.
The report further indicates that Martin resisted officers and showed signs of intoxication once they detained him on the two-wheeler. Deputies also reported that the defendant beat against cell walls and doors at the Bradford County Jail until deputies subdued him.
