Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay
The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights-area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted in a court or until pleading guilty or no contest. Information in this report is from law enforcement agencies and court documents, which are public records.
Bradford
Bruce Allen, 51, of Ocala, was arrested by Bradford deputies on July 29 for a probation violation.
Shelley Byrne, 62, of DeLand, was arrested by Bradford deputies on July 30 for a probation violation.
Ted Curtis, 45, of Brooker, was arrested by Bradford deputies on July 27 for DUI.
Robert Godwin, 60, of Keystone Heights, was arrested by Bradford deputies on July 27 for a probation violation.
Morgan Griffis, 31, of Lake Butler, was arrested by Bradford deputies on July 26 for aggravated assault.
Gregory Allen, 34, of Lawtey, was arrested by Bradford deputies on July 29 for trespassing.
Robert Jackson, 42, of Lawtey, was arrested by Bradford deputies on August 1 for battery.
Charity Johnson, 24, of Starke, was arrested by Bradford deputies on July 29 for a probation violation.
Courtney Kelly, 26, of Starke, was arrested by Bradford deputies on July 30 for driving with a suspended or revoked license.
Brittney McCrimager, 32, of Apex, North Carolina, was arrested by Bradford deputies on July 27 for driving with a suspended or revoked license and resisting an officer.
Kevin Parker, 46, of Starke, was arrested by Bradford deputies on July 26 for withholding support and out-of-county warrants.
James Pennington, 33, of Keystone Heights, was arrested on August 1 for failure to appear.
Got bloody nose after battery
Adam Rosier, 53, of Lawtey, was arrested by Bradford deputies on July 26 for battery.
According to an arrest report, the victim told a deputy that Rosier hit her in the arm and pulled a chair from underneath her during an argument.
The deputy reported that after the battery, “Adam then approached (redacted) in an aggressive manner. at which time (redacted) punched him in the face.”
The deputy wrote in the report that Rosier continued aggressive movements toward the victim, prompting a visitor to punch him in the nose.
“Adam received a bloody nose as a result of the incident,” wrote the deputy in the report. “It should be noted that Adam was extremely intoxicated.”
Nathaniel Soto, 31, of Interlachen, was arrested by Bradford deputies on August 1 for possession of cocaine, resisting an officer, destroying evidence and possession of drug equipment.
Taylor Wheeler, 34, of Lawtey, was arrested by Bradford deputies on July 29 for failure to appear and fraud-impersonation.
Punched victim over missing cell phone
Christopher Willingham, 52, of Starke, was arrested by Bradford deputies on July 28 for battery.
According to an arrest report, the victim told a deputy that Willingham punched him in the face after accusing the victim of stealing his cell phone.
A witness in the home told the deputy that the victim was cleaning the kitchen when the defendant began screaming at the victim, accusing him of stealing his phone.
Union
Dana Bacon, 38, of Lake Butler, was arrested by Union deputies on August 1 for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Travis Benton, 42, of Lake Butler, was arrested by Union deputies on August 1 for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Arrested for indecent exposure
Ronald Bishop, 74, of Lake Butler, was arrested by Union deputies on August 3 for indecent exposure.
According to an arrest report, the victim told a deputy she was pulling into her driveway at a Lake Butler RV Park when she saw the defendant “messing with his penis.”
“She got out of her vehicle and yelled at Ronald, asking him, ‘Hey, what are you doing?’”, according to the deputy who wrote the report. “According to (the victim), in response to this, Ronald turned towards her, acknowledged her, and then began to mess with his penis again before pulling his pants up and going inside.”
The victim added that her daughter was in the vehicle with her and witnessed the incident.
The defendant told the officer he had a medical condition, could not control his bladder, and was urinating outside of his residence.
“The defendant) claimed that he did not ‘mean’ for anyone to see him,” wrote the deputy. “It should be noted that Ronald has previously been arrested in Alachua County for having inappropriate communication with a minor.”
Morgan Griffis, 31, of Lake Butler, was arrested by Union deputies on July 30 for a probation violation.
Cory Harp, 37, of Lake Butler, was arrested by Union deputies on July 31 for failure to appear.
Sean Morgan, 37, of Raiford, was arrested by Union deputies on July 28 for a probation violation.
Allan Padgett, 57, of Hampton, was arrested by Union deputies on July 28 for possession of drugs, possession of drug equipment, failure to register a motor vehicle, resisting an officer, driving with a suspended or revoked license, and attaching a registration plate not assigned.
Brandy Snyder, 39, of Lake Butler, was arrested by Union deputies on July 28 for failure to appear.
Carolann White, 47, of Lake Butler, was arrested by Union deputies on July 28 for possession of drugs, possession of drug equipment and resisting an officer.
Claude Whitehead, 63, of Lake Butler, was arrested by Union deputies on August 2 for possession of cocaine and possession of drug equipment.
Clay
Prints found on food packaging
Justin Harris, 34, of Keystone Heights, was arrested by Clay deputies on July 31 for unarmed burglary of a dwelling.
According to a January 18, 2020, affidavit for an arrest warrant, the victim told deputies that his Polaris ATV, valued at $15,000, had been stolen from an attached garage.
“The side door of the garage had been pried open, and the keys for the Polaris were taken from (the victim’s) bedroom,” wrote an investigator. “A plastic gun box was also reported missing, and several food items had been taken from his kitchen pantry, which were found in his garage on the floor where the side-by-side had been.”
Two days later, deputies responded to a call on Silver Sands Circle about an overturned ATV with the driver of the vehicle fleeing on foot.
“The side-by-side was confirmed by the victim as being his, and it appeared that someone had recently painted it white, as the paint was still wet,” wrote the responding deputy.
The complainant, Justin Buchler, told deputies that he could not identify the rider, who he said was painting the side-by-side white with a shirt wrapped over his face.
However, on February 26, 2020, both Buchler and Harris were arrested in Putnam County for burglary.
“Buchler was interviewed at the Putnam County Jail, to which he admitted that the masked person he saw in his yard painting the side by side was Harris,” wrote a deputy. “He stated that Harris was high on drugs and driving the side-by-side erratically, and that was why he crashed it on the road. Buchler stated that he did not want to get Harris in trouble over the burglary, and that was why he initially denied knowing the masked person. Buchler denied any involvement with the burglary or theft.”
A Clay detective also reported that an FDLE crime lab matched prints found on a cheddar pretzel bag and a Cosmic Brownies box that were taken from the victim’s kitchen as belonging to the defendant.
Mom said son punched her
Julius Padron, 19, of Keystone Heights, was arrested by Clay deputies on July 31 for domestic battery.
According to an arrest report, the defendant’s mother told a deputy the 19-year-old punched her during an argument over the son’s use of her car.
A neighbor told the officer that after he heard the woman scream, he went outside and saw Padron push the mother in the chest.
The defendant told the deputy that his mother pushed him first, and he pushed her back in retaliation.
James Pennington, 33, of Keystone Heights, was arrested by Clay deputies on July 29 for failure to appear.
Awoke with defendant straddling her
Dustin Wright, 37, of Keystone Heights, was arrested by Clay deputies on July 30 for assault and battery during a burglary and trespassing an occupied structure.
The victim told deputies that she had been in a sexual relationship with the defendant for 10 months, but had separated at the end of July and that the couple never resided together.
“(The victim) advised the following:” wrote a deputy. “She was sleeping in the shed, with the door unlocked, and woke to the defendant straddling her. He then opened a beer, took a sip, then poured some into her mouth.”
The victim added that Wright then grabbed her by her hair and drug her to the couch, approximately two feet from the bed. He began yelling at her about his battery chargers being missing.
“He grabbed her by the throat, screaming and asking where the batteries were,” the reporting officer wrote “A car horn beeped from the front of the residence, and he released her, and she ran from the shed towards the front of the property.”
The victim said Wright then dragged her outside and toward the road when a motorist pulled over to intervene. Wright then ran into the woods. Deputies later found him at another home in the neighborhood.
