BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A Bradford County jury convicted a 33-year-old Starke man on two counts of domestic battery at the conclusion of an April 19 trial. The state had been seeking a conviction on felony domestic battery by strangulation against David Thomas Ireland, in addition to a misdemeanor battery charge. However, the jury opted … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Bradford deputies arrested a 68-year-old Hawthorne man after he exposed himself to a server at a Starke barbecue restaurant, then apologized for what he claimed was an accident. Richard Alan Lotzkar was arrested for indecent exposure. According to an arrest report, a server at Blue Line Barbecue told deputies that she … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Bradford deputies arrested a former worker for a Starke convenience store after the ex-employer said she stole cash from the store’s safe and skimmed money from a bank deposit. Talissa Sharay Davis, 31, of Starke, was arrested on April 19 for burglary and larceny. She pleaded not guilty to the charges. … 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 Ivan Dale … 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 Kathryn Kesha … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Bradford deputies arrested a 35-year-old Starke woman after witnesses claimed she harassed patients at a Starke emergency department, refusing to leave and accusing one patient of being a terrorist. Sholeke Lomeke Merriweather was arrested for disorderly conduct, resisting an officer, and making a false report. According to an arrest report, the … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A 40-year-old Starke man called deputies to Starke’s Motel 6, claiming a woman he was in a relationship with downloaded child pornography onto his phone and then banged her head against a towel rack to get him arrested. Travis Marlon Desue was arrested for battery, false imprisonment, evidence tempering, robbery, and … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Bradford deputies arrested an 18-year-old Starke man after his girlfriend claimed he smashed her cell phone, broke her key fob, restrained her by laying on top of her, and trapped her within her vehicle. Cody Alex Drew was arrested for battery and three counts of criminal mischief with property damage. The … 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 Joshua Mitchell … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] A 26-year-old Lake Butler man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading to sexual battery on a victim 18 or older with special circumstances. Randall Fitzhugh Howard was arrested in February 2023 for four counts of the felony. Prosecutors dropped three counts after the defendant pleaded to one count. … Read more
