One shot in road rage incident
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’li…
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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 i…
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Apologized for growing marijuana in home
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 II…
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Judge: ‘I’m terrified for your baby’ – Pregnant and on probation, tested positive three times
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…
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Clay sheriff’s office increasing trail patrols – Hiker said she was threatened with knife
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…
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20 years for burning down motel
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 th…
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Shaken child put into medically induced coma
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…
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Arrested after fighting over child
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 dome…
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Witness: This is how they settle things in El Salvador
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— Police arrested a 37-year-old immigrant after they found him beating his brother in the parking lot of the Whiskey River Saloon. Yavony Alberto Rivera-E…
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