Shared ex’s private photos

  • November 7, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

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

10 years after breaking into truck

  • November 7, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

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…

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Girlfriend sneaks fentanyl to inmate

  • November 7, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

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

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

  • October 31, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

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

Inmate loses appeal

  • October 31, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

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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Son to Mom: I ought to blow your brains out

Son to Mom: I ought to blow your brains out

  • October 31, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

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 por…

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Probation for throwing rock at c-store

Probation for throwing rock at c-store

  • October 31, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

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 ar…

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Made ‘animal noises’ while trying to break in

Made ‘animal noises’ while trying to break in

  • October 25, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

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…

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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

  • October 25, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

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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