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 Bernard … 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 Keleb Evan-Franklin … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A former employee for the City of Lake Butler was arrested on July 23 after the Department of Corrections accused him of taking bribes to supply inmates with tobacco. Corey Joseph Sweat, 25, of Starke, was arrested by Union deputies for smuggling contraband into a prison and bribery. According to an … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A former employee for the City of Lake Butler was arrested on July 23 after the Department of Corrections accused him of taking bribes to supply inmates with tobacco. Corey Joseph Sweat, 25, of Starke, was arrested by Union deputies for smuggling contraband into a prison and bribery. According to an … Read more
A Bradford County jury acquitted a 27-year-old Crawfordville man on charges that he beat a woman who was seven-and-a-half months pregnant. On July 17, the six-member panel found Nicholas Dakota Spangler not guilty of aggravated battery on a pregnant female. According to an arrest report, on November 11, 2023, motorists called 911, reporting that they … 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 Clarence Rudolph … Read more
The former director of the Bradford County Library was sentenced to one year in prison and five years’ probation for stealing from a nonprofit that supports the library. Robert Eugene Perone, 61, of Starke, pleaded to grand theft and fraudulent use of a credit card. In April, Bradford detectives wrote in a sworn complaint … Read more
A Silver Springs man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading to a 2021 Lawtey burglary. John Francis Thomas, 59, pleaded to burglary, grand theft, and criminal mischief with property damage. According to a sworn complaint, on December 21, 2021, a couple arrived at their home north of Lawtey from a doctor’s … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Former Bradford County Commissioner Eddie Lewis pleaded to theft charges associated with claims he stole harvested trees from a customer and sold the timber to a Lawtey-based sawmill. In a Gainesville courtroom, Judge James M. Colaw withheld adjudication from the 70-year-old and sentenced him to three years’ probation. The defendant’s … 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 Amberly Alan, … Read more
