BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— A woman arrested for child neglect and a man caught by a deputy with methamphetamine signed pre-trial intervention agreements, allowing them to avoid prosecution if they adhere to the terms of their contracts. Erin Leigh Fipps, 34, of Starke was arrested on Jan. 25 for child neglect. According … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— A Bradford County man told a judge he would rather spend over a year in jail than spend 90 days behind bars, go to a drug treatment program and serve out one year on drug-offender probation. Thomas Fred Borland, 41, was first arrested for possession of drugs and … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— Police and deputies from Bradford and Alachua Counties arrested a 25-year-old Starke woman after she was accused of shooting a motorist near Waldo. O’livia Williene Davis was arrested on Saturday, May 6 for three counts of attempted murder, five counts of child cruelty and one count of discharging … 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 Asia Bernae … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— A Bradford County man apologized for growing marijuana in his home after being sentenced to two years’ drug offender probation. Harry James Donaldson III, 57, pleaded to cultivating cannabis and to renting or owning a structure known to keep or sell drugs. The state dropped an additional charge … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— A circuit judge told a 34-year-old pregnant woman that if having a life growing inside of her was not enough motivation to stop her from using drugs, he was powerless to stop her. Judge James M. Colaw sentenced Angela Maria Dawn Maddix to 90 days in jail for … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Leaders within the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said the agency is stepping up patrols on the Palatka-to-Lake Butler State Trail after a woman said she was threatened on the pathway by two men, one with a knife. An audience member participating in a Sheriff’s NET meeting at … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— A Jacksonville Beach man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting to starting a fire at Lawtey’s Economy Inn in 2021, making a bomb threat that prevented firefighters from extinguishing the blaze and attacking law enforcement officers that were trying to interview him. In April, Christian … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— Bradford deputies arrested a 37-year-old Hampton man after a child he cared for was diagnosed with head trauma and put into a medically induced coma due to her injuries. Calvin Holbert Carter, 37, was arrested on April 24 for child abuse with great bodily harm and for a … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— Bradford deputies arrested a 39-year-old Brooker man after he fought his girlfriend over a child. Chace Jeremy Beville was arrested on April 23 for domestic battery. According to an arrest report, the victim told Deputy Sheriff Anthony Drew that she and the defendant were involved in a verbal … Read more
