BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Union County Sheriff’s Office said its deputies, along with personnel from other agencies, apprehended a 23-year-old Columbia County man after a nine-hour manhunt. Brandon Matthew Miller was arrested on seven felony warrants, including domestic battery, kidnapping, criminal mischief, and multiple sex offender registration violations. According to the office, it received … Read more
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 Roger … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A 39-year-old Lake Butler man was arrested for grand theft, burglary, and dealing in stolen property after a Newberry woman accused him of stealing Louis Vuitton and Gucci purses from her home. According to a complaint, Dustin Earl Parrish was hired by the Alachua County woman in May to work on … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Department of Corrections executed a man convicted of murdering a Florida State University student in 1994 and raping his sister while the siblings were camping in the Ocala National Forest. Loran Cole died by lethal injection on Thursday, August 29, at Florida State Prison. According to press accounts, John Edwards, … Read more
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, … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A 38-year-old Lawtey woman was adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity and was committed to the custody of Florida’s Department of Children and Families for treatment. Judge James Colaw ruled that when Vera Washington Thompson threw an ax at a vehicle, tried to shoot a motorist with a Glock 27, … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] After being sentenced to five years in prison for driving with a suspended license, failure to appear, and possession of cocaine, a Starke man was arrested and sent to Gainesville to face domestic battery and other charges in Alachua County. Malcolm Jamal Newby, 38, pleaded to possession of cocaine and to … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A 34-year-old Starke mother was sentenced to 13 months in prison after pleading to leaving her child with a stranger after a traffic crash. Kassie Leighana Gilliam pleaded to unlawful desertion of a child. According to an arrest report, on September 22, 2023, a witness located on State Road 100 between … Read more
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 Jonathan Tyrone … Read more
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 Miguel Alvarado, … Read more
