Man arrested for shooting hunting dogs
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager LAKE BUTLER— Florida wildlife officers arrested a 22-year-old Lake Butler man after he was accused of shooting three hunting dogs, killing two. Lance Anthony Thornton…
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Facing sexual assault trial, man pleads to witness tampering
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager A 41-year-old Starke man on the verge of standing trial for sexual assault, aggravated battery, and felony battery pleaded to witness tampering and was sentenced to th…
Read MoreRecent 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 i…
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Bond revoked for Lawtey road rage defendant
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager A judge revoked the bond of a Lake City man who was accused in July of shooting at a driver north of Lawtey. On July 17, Christopher Mark Nicklas, 33, was arrested for…
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Pleads to 3 Walmart thefts
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager A 33-year-old Starke man is spending 90 days in jail after pleading to shoplifting from Walmart on three separate occasions. Walter Shane Davis pleaded to three counts…
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10 years for damaging child’s brian
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager A 37-year-old Hampton man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading to shaking a child so hard that swelling in the girl’s head caused her brain to shift 10 m…
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Woman pleads to abducting Hampton child
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager A woman accused of driving the getaway car in a Hampton child abduction was sentenced to three years’ probation after agreeing to testify against her co-defendant. Le…
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5 years for probation violation
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager A Lawtey man sentenced to probation earlier this year was sent to the Department of Corrections for five years after he tested positive for cocaine and was accused of…
Read MoreStole man’s wallet, inflicted brain injuries
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager A Lake Butler man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading to stealing a man’s wallet and striking him in the head during the robbery, leaving the victim wit…
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