27 days for stealing cell phone
A 26-year-old Lake Butler man was sentenced to 27 days in jail after pleading to stealing a cell phone, candy, and socks from the town’s CVS. Stacey Deon Smith pleaded to petit theft of less than $10…
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Switched tags at self-checkout
A 39-year-old Starke woman was arrested after Walmart personnel said she switched a tag on clothing and under rang merchandise at the retailer’s self-checkout terminals. Katie Marie Sherwood was arres…
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Woman arrested after Capital One records phone calls
Bradford deputies arrested a 34-year-old Lawtey woman after her family members accused her of making over $16,000 in unauthorized purchases with her aunt’s credit cards. Brandi Fawn Knight was arreste…
Read MoreClaimed Republicans plotted to kill him
An Orange Park man sentenced to a year in jail claimed he was the target of a Republican plot to take his life and criticized Sheriff Brad Whitehead for not calling the FBI to report local corruption.…
Read MoreShared ex’s private photos
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…
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10 years after breaking into truck
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 vio…
Read MoreGirlfriend sneaks fentanyl to inmate
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…
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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 defendants are considered innocent until convicted i…
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Inmate loses appeal
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 Jam…
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