A 39-year-old Lake Butler man was sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading to sharing his ex-girlfriend’s private photos on social media and threatening to print the images and “place them all over town.” T.J. Waters pleaded to sexual cyberharassment. In September, the victim told deputies she had ended a domestic relationship with the … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager LAKE BUTLER—After serving two years in prison, a man on five years’ probation was sentenced to an additional 10 years behind bars after a judge found him guilty of violating probation. Ira L. Holmes Jr., 41, of Lake Butler, was first sentenced after pleading to a 2021 burglary in which … Read more
The girlfriend of a Union Correctional Work Camp inmate was sentenced to a two-year suspended sentence and three years’ probation, while her boyfriend earned an additional four years in state custody after the couple pleaded to smuggling contraband into a correctional facility. Crystal Monique Garcia, 29, of Lake Butler, and the inmate Troy Aaron, 26, … 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 Jeffrey Warren … Read more
A Florida State Prison inmate convicted in 2022 of stabbing a cellmate lost an appeal before Florida’s First District Court of Appeal. Zeth Thomas Trawick had appealed the sentence issued by Judge James M. Colaw after a Bradford County jury found the 40-year-old guilty of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and possession of contraband … Read more
Bradford deputies arrested a 50-year-old Hampton man after he threatened to kill his mother and attacked her by spitting in her face, choking her, and pushing her onto a railing on her home’s back porch. Ronnie C. Norman was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and battery on a person aged 65 or … Read more
County Judge D. Tatum Davis sentenced a 46-year-old Hampton man to 12 months’ probation for throwing a rock at a convenience store near the defendant’s home. During his first appearance after being arrested for criminal mischief with between $200 and $1,000 in property damage on October 23, Tommy Morris pleaded to the charge. According to … Read more
Bradford deputies arrested a 36-year-old Gainesville man after he tried to break into a County Road 229 residence while making animal noises and gestures with his hands according to the victim. Bryce Daryl Bolinger was arrested for burglary, loitering, and threatening a public servant. According to an arrest report, the victim told 911 operators that … 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 Andrew D. … Read more
The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida said a federal judge sentenced Connor Lee Austin, 31, of Starke to 18 months in federal prison and Maranda Ann Stewart, 26, of Starke to 6 months for theft of mail. The court ordered the pair to pay restitution to the victims in the case. Stewart … Read more
