Clay sheriff’s lieutenant arrested for DUI two times within a year

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE—A Clay County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant has been arrested for driving under the influence for the second time within 10 months. Christopher Coldiron was arrested for DUI on Friday, Oct. 14, by FHP troopers. In July, Coldiron, 48, was sentenced to 12 months’ probation and two days served for the … Read more

Lawtey shooting resulted from ongoing dispute

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— One man is hospitalized, and another is in jail after an argument involving four people in the parking lot of Lawtey’s Fast Track convenience store ended in gunfire. Bradford Sheriff’s Col. Brad Smith said 19-year-old Blake Wyckoff and two of his friends continued a verbal dispute that started days … 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 Michael Thomas … 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 Raymond Antonio … Read more

Squatters found in Lincoln City home

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Bradford deputies arrested two people for living in a Lincoln City home for several days without the owner’s permission. Lakwanzaa Shanice Griffin, 25, of Lake Butler, and Jamalcom Earl Isler, 28, of Starke were arrested on Oct. 1 for resisting an officer, loitering and burglary. According to an arrest … Read more

Does this dress look good on me?

Bradford man gives wrong answer BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Bradford deputies arrested a Hampton woman after she asked her boyfriend how she looked in a dress, and she didn’t like his answer. Priscilla Ann Lowe, 41, was arrested on Oct. 4 for domestic battery. According to an arrest report, the defendant’s live-in boyfriend … Read more

Man facing death penalty for Melrose murders

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS‑ Jury selection began Monday in Palatka in the trial of a man accused of killing two teenagers in Melrose in 2020. Prosecutors say Mark Howard Wilson used a knife and a hammer to murder 14-year-old Tayten Baker and his 12-year-old brother Robert in a Shiloh Road residence. Attorneys … Read more

Former Camp Blanding-based counselor arrested

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A former counselor for a youth academy operating within Camp Blanding was arrested for soliciting lewd conduct from a 16-year-old. Macclenny resident Libby Louise Alexander Chrome, 27, was arrested for an authority figure soliciting lewd conduct with a student. According to an arrest affidavit, the defendant was an employee … 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 Gerald Lee … Read more