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…
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Stole 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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Probation for church break-in
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager A 34-year-old Alachua man was sentenced to 18 months’ probation for burglarizing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on State Road 238 west of Lake Butler.…
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BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager A Wisconsin man who fled from police in Lake City and was apprehended in Lake Butler was sentenced to 40 days in jail for violating driver's license restrictions. Nich…
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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay
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 defendant…
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Fell asleep at the wheel, sentenced to 3 years
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager STARKE— A judge sentenced a Marion County woman to three-and-a-half years in prison after she pleaded to DUI with serious bodily injury. After her silver Hyundai hit a…
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6 months for trying to cash forged check
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager STARKE—A 38-year-old Jacksonville man was sentenced to six months in jail and one year of probation after pleading to uttering a forged bill. Steven Randall Dodson was…
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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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Walmart evacuated after customer mentions bomb
BY DAN HILDEBRAN General manager Starke police and Bradford deputies evacuated Starke’s Walmart for an hour and a half yesterday after a customer commented about a bomb. Later that day, police arreste…
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