5 years for child abuse

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A Keystone Heights woman was sentenced to five years in state prison after pleading no contest to child abuse and neglect charges stemming from videos that showed her repeatedly striking, threatening, and berating her minor children. Elani Mae Harris, 29, entered her plea Feb. 25 in Bradford County Circuit Court before … Read more

Bradford woman sentenced to 34 months in stabbing after jury deadlocks

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A Starke woman who stabbed another woman in the back during a domestic dispute last summer was sentenced to 34 months in state prison after a jury deadlocked at trial and she subsequently entered a no-contest plea. Carla Patrice Cray, 39, of Florida Street, was sentenced Feb. 25 by Bradford County … Read more

Lawtey officer awarded for detaining carjacking suspect

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the Lawtey Police Department honored a Lawtey police officer for apprehending a defendant in a carjacking incident. Cesar Rodriguez, an off-duty Lawtey officer, was riding a motorcycle in the Argyle Forest area of Jacksonville on Aug. 3 when he saw a traffic crash and was told by witnesses that one … Read more

Former sheriff not guilty on all charges

A jury acquitted former Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels of all charges Thursday night after a three-day trial in Green Cove Springs. Prosecutors claimed that while sheriff in 2019, Daniels ordered deputies to arrest his mistress: Cierra Smith, for stalking him. He was charged with lying to law enforcement about the circumstances surrounding Smith’s arrest … Read more