Judge rejects plea agreement
STARKE—A judge rejected a plea agreement between an accused drug dealer and prosecutors, offering a longer sentence for the defendant followed by probation, which the accused accepted. Bradford deputi…
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Judge gives offender one last chance
STARKE—Joshua Lee Hall was first sentenced to five years’ drug offender probation after pleading to child neglect. According to an arrest report, witnesses saw Hall’s two young children running around…
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Paid for others to steal microwave
STARKE—A 33-year-old Lawtey man was sentenced to four years in prison after admitting to paying another person to steal a microwave oven from Starke’s Walmart and then selling drugs the same day as th…
Read MoreMisdemeanor charges for 8 go away
STARKE—The State Attorney’s Office dropped criminal traffic charges against eight defendants. James Randall Carlton II, 34, Ernesto Hernandez Regaldo, 22, Levi William Stanley, 23, Brianna Raycine Den…
Read MoreStole from retailer, hit daughter
STARKE—A 52-year-old Lake Butler woman was sentenced to drug offender probation for five years after pleading to felony battery and theft. Katrina McSpadden was accused of stealing a towel from a Hamp…
Read More12 years for Lawtey Fast Track shooting
STARKE—A 19-year-old Lawtey man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after admitting to shooting a 29-year-old victim at Lawtey’s Fast Track convenience store in 2022. Blake C. Wyckoff pleaded to attem…
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10 years in prison for dirt bike deal gone bad
STARKE— A 20-year-old Waldo man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after admitting to robbing two people at gunpoint during a dirt bike sale. Aaron Tyler Higgins pleaded to two counts of robbery with…
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Santa Fe expands technical training
STARKE—Santa Fe College has expanded its certification training program. This program allows unemployed and underemployed people to gain industry certification skills in high-demand jobs. “The idea is…
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Patient had no pulse, paramedics and EMTs save life
P atient had no pulse, paramedics and EMTs save life STARKE—Bradford County Fire Rescue said six of its members saved a patient's life after they found the patient in cardiac arrest with no pulse. The…
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