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
Danielle Nicole Burch, 47, of Starke, was arrested by Bradford deputies on November 27 for a probation violation and resisting an officer.
Jamar Alvon Carter, 33, of Starke, was arrested by Bradford deputies on November 24 for withholding support.
Travis Tyrone Desue, 36, of Starke, was arrested by Bradford deputies on November 24 for possession of drug equipment and cocaine possession.
Donald Levi Evans, 71, of Starke, was arrested by Bradford deputies on November 24 for battery.
Clayton Maurrice Glosson, 48, of Starke, was arrested by Bradford deputies on November 23 for an out-of-county warrant.
Women on video seen slapping, biting, pulling hair
Susan Diane Green, 61, of Hampton, was arrested by Bradford deputies on November 28 for battery.
According to the arrest report, a fight broke out when another woman in the home returned and began arguing with Green. The situation quickly escalated: both women admitted to throwing objects at each other, pulling hair, slapping, and biting.
Cell phone video provided to deputies showed items being thrown in both directions, one woman slapping the other, and a prolonged struggle in which hair was pulled, and one woman bit the other’s arm. A man who tried to intervene also received a scratch on his wrist.
Green told deputies she bit the other woman because she “couldn’t breathe and was fighting for her life.” The other woman had visible scratches, a bite mark near her elbow, and redness on her arms, shoulder, chest, neck, and face. Green had redness behind her ear, on her mouth, and a scratch on her hand.
Both declined medical treatment.
Deputies noted that Green has a prior battery conviction from 2021, elevating the new charge to a felony.
Man trespassed from neighbor’s land, retaliates by cutting fence
Daniel Austin Lilly, 30, of Lawtey, was arrested by Bradford deputies on November 26 for criminal mischief.
According to the arrest report, the incident began when a neighbor called deputies because Lilly had pulled his vehicle into the neighbor’s driveway, then sped away.
Deputy Paul King responded, located Lilly, and issued him a formal trespass warning prohibiting him from returning to the property.
Shortly after the deputy left, neighbors told investigators they watched Lilly walk to the back property line carrying a tool, heard the sound of wire being cut, and saw him return a few minutes later to cut the fence several more times.
In all, 13 separate cuts were made to the barbed-wire fence, causing an estimated $120 in damage.
The victim provided deputies with cellphone video that clearly showed Lilly cutting the fence. Both eyewitnesses gave sworn written statements.
Choked mother, threatened to burn down house
Jason Joseph Olive, 51, of Starke, was arrested by Bradford deputies on November 23 for battery, simple assault, and obstructing justice.
According to the arrest report, the incident began when Olive argued with his mother, over “random people” being on the property. Witnesses told deputies the argument quickly turned physical.
The mother said her son charged at her and wrapped his hands around her throat, choking her until she couldn’t breathe. She admitted putting her hands around his throat in self-defense.
A stepdaughter said she saw Olive strangling her grandmother and tried to call 911. Olive allegedly struck her in the chest, took her phone, and continued the attack.
The defendant’s wife told deputies the mother struck Olive first but confirmed he then choked his mother and became violent toward her and the stepdaughter when they tried to call for help.
Both mother and stepdaughter had visible redness on their necks and chests consistent with being choked and struck. Olive also allegedly threatened to return and burn the house down.
After the stepdaughter escaped and called 911, Olive fled on foot into the woods wearing a red shirt and black shorts. When deputies returned after he came back to the property, they tracked him into the tree line and found him hiding under a tree holding a lighter.
Olive admitted to deputies that he put his hands around his mother’s throat after she “got in his face and hit him.”
Zachary Wayne Perkins, 21, of Hampton, was arrested by Bradford deputies on November 27 for a probation violation.
Jeremiah Pridgen-Rosier, 34, of Starke, was arrested by Bradford deputies on November 24 for hit and run and a moving traffic violation.
Man claims video exonerates him, deputies disagree
Tracy Dean Pruitt, 60, of Starke, was arrested by Bradford deputies on November 26 for aggravated battery.
According to an arrest report, violence erupted around 9 p.m. on November 25 at a home shared or frequented by both the victim and defendant. Witnesses told deputies that Pruitt and the victim, a 58-year-old male, were arguing when Pruitt began taunting the victim and hurling racial slurs.
Cellphone video recorded by Pruitt himself captured the escalating confrontation. In the footage, the two men are seen inches from each other’s faces. Moments later, the sound of a glass bowl shattering is clearly heard. Deputies later located blood-stained glass shards near the stairs.
The victim was found inside the home with significant facial injuries and a trail of blood leading from the steps to the bathroom. He initially claimed he had simply fallen, but one witness told deputies Pruitt struck the victim with the bowl, causing him to fall down the stairs. Another neighbor reported hearing the commotion and glass breaking.
When questioned, Pruitt denied hitting the 58-year-old and insisted the video would prove his innocence. Instead, investigators say the recording, along with the physical evidence and witness statements, directly contradicted his claim.
Karl Davis Staton, 45, of Lawtey, was arrested by Bradford deputies on November 25 for possession of obscene material and public order crimes.
Robert Earl Terrell, 56, of Starke, was arrested by Bradford deputies on November 26 for a moving traffic violation.
Union
Jessica Marie Scott, 29, of Lake Butler, was arrested by Union deputies on November 28 for battery.
Sunday Valeria Hunter, 27, of Gainesville, was arrested by Union deputies on November 30 for a probation violation.
Clay
Richard Soren Vey, 58, of Keystone Heights, was arrested by Clay deputies on November 24 for resisting an officer.
