Bradford felony dispositions BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Henry Rictor Owens Jr., 45, of Melrose was sentenced to 28 months in prison for the Feb. 23 offenses of selling cocaine, possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell and use of a two-way communications device to commit a felony. According to court papers, … 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, … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A daycare worker who escaped child abuse charges seven years ago is now facing new allegations of abusing children. In 2015, a witness said she saw Robyn Kelli Bryant, now 52, pick up a four-year-old by the throat and kick the child from inside a daycare facility out onto … 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 Jeremy Sean … Read more
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the Lawtey Police Department honored a Lawtey police officer for apprehending a suspect in a carjacking incident. According to an arrest report, witnesses said that on Aug. 3, suspect Gregory Drummond was driving a black pickup erratically eastbound on Jacksonville’s Argyle Forest Parkway when he intentionally rammed his truck into … Read more
After a jury acquitted former Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels of lying to law enforcement and destroying evidence, Daniels issued a statement calling his arrest and prosecution an abuse of power. “The abuse and overreach that I have had to endure over the past three years is an example of what happens when sectors of … Read more
Union County Superintendent of Schools Mike Ripplinger said a Newberry High School football coach created “a volatile situation that was about to explode at any moment” during a football game on Oct. 29, 2021. On Sept. 7, a six-member jury convicted Geronnie Rollins of trespassing, resisting an officer and interfering with a school function for … Read more
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the Lawtey Police Department honored a Lawtey police officer for apprehending a defendant in a carjacking incident. Cesar Rodriguez, an off-duty Lawtey officer, was riding a motorcycle in the Argyle Forest area of Jacksonville on Aug. 3 when he saw a traffic crash and was told by witnesses that one … Read more
A jury acquitted former Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels of all charges Thursday night after a three-day trial in Green Cove Springs. Prosecutors claimed that while sheriff in 2019, Daniels ordered deputies to arrest his mistress: Cierra Smith, for stalking him. He was charged with lying to law enforcement about the circumstances surrounding Smith’s arrest … Read more
Jurors asked to see a video two times during deliberations before convicting a Newberry High School football coach of three misdemeanors after a day-long trial in Lake Butler Wednesday, Sept. 7. The six-member panel had already viewed the recording of Geronnie Rollins as Assistant State Attorney Bruce Helling argued the defendant was guilty of trespassing, … Read more
