Attacked garbage man

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE—A Starke man was sentenced to a year in jail and five years’ probation after pleading to six felonies and misdemeanors, including one charge for attacking a garbage man on West Madison Street last October. Dejor Jaerial Hill, 33, pleaded to the Oct. 17, 2022, offense of aggravated battery. … Read more

Sold stolen horse trailer

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— A 25-year-old Hampton man was sentenced to 364 days in jail for selling a stolen horse trailer. Austin Lee Melville pleaded to dealing in stolen property and fraud. According to a warrant affidavit, after the victim purchased the trailer and some tools from the defendant, she took the … Read more

Man used drones to drop cell phones into prisons

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE—The Florida Department of Corrections said Jacksonville deputies arrested a former Department of Corrections inmate, accusing him of using drones to deliver cell phones to Florida prisons. Mario Brian Crawford, 33, was arrested on multiple charges, including introducing contraband, operating an unmanned aircraft over a critical infrastructure facility, trafficking … Read more

One year for accidental shooting

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— A 19-year-old Starke man was sentenced to 364 days in jail and six years’ probation for accidentally shooting a woman at a Starke Circle K last December. Cole William Crosby pleaded no contest to discharging a firearm in public from a vehicle, tampering with physical evidence and grand … Read more

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 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 Stephen Jay … Read more

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 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 Hector Manuel … Read more

Starke man guilty of sexual battery

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— A Bradford County jury on Thursday, March 23, convicted a 20-year-old Starke man for sexual battery by a person under 18 on a person 12 or older. According to an April 2020 Starke police report, Jaycob Thomas Voiles, then 17, and a friend took the victim to Voiles’s … Read more

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 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 Deena Louise … Read more

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 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 Spat on … Read more