BY DAN HILDEBRAN
Monitor Editor
STARKE— Bradford deputies arrested two people for living in a Lincoln City home for several days without the owner’s permission.
Lakwanzaa Shanice Griffin, 25, of Lake Butler, and Jamalcom Earl Isler, 28, of Starke were arrested on Oct. 1 for resisting an officer, loitering and burglary.
According to an arrest report, deputies were first called to a Southeast 143rd Terrace residence on Sept. 30. The owner told deputies she noticed someone had been staying in the vacant home, which was being remodeled. The victim added that a smart TV with an estimated value of $800 was missing from the building.
Deputies returned to the home on Oct. 1 after a second call from the victim. This time Deputy Joseph Shiller saw a woman inside the house.
Shiller reported that the woman fled out a back door when he approached the structure.
Later Shiller and two deputies saw the suspect and a man hiding in a nearby shed. As the officers approached the structure, the pair ran. One, Griffin, was immediately caught. The second, Isler, was found after a search.
According to Shiller, Griffin told him she had been staying in the house for a week but didn’t know anything about a missing television.
Isler admitted to living in the house for several days and denied any knowledge of a television in the home. He added that he sought shelter in the residence because of approaching Hurricane Ian.
