A man who pleaded guilty to the beating death of a Lake Region man in 2019 is suing the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, claiming that deputies used excessive force when arresting him. In a federal lawsuit, Travis Roe claims he did not resist nor pose a threat to officers when he exited his truck with … 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 Struck child … Read more
Aspiring serial killer awaits sentence for fourth murder BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A man who said he aspired to be a serial killer is awaiting sentencing after a Bradford County jury convicted him of his fourth murder last month. The jury convicted Leo Boatman of first-degree murder in the 2019 stabbing death of … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— The State Attorney’s Office dropped charges of sale of cocaine, possession with intent to sell cocaine and unlawful use of a two-way communications device against Jarvis Courtez Davis. According to a Starke police arrest affidavit, on Jan. 26 Det. Hunter Redding supervised a controlled purchase of cocaine from the … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Jack Edward Brown, 32, was sentenced to five years drug offender probation for the Dec. 5, 2021, offense of felony domestic battery by strangulation. The state dropped an additional charge of domestic battery. According to an arrest report, Brown’s girlfriend told deputies she shot the 32-year-old after he continually … 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 Wesley Glen … Read more
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Jacksonville man Corbert Eldell Williams, 21, was captured after crashing into a Florida Highway Patrol vehicle and fleeing the scene. FHP reported attempting to pull Williams over on State Road 100 near the bypass, but Williams refused to stop. While fleeing, Williams hit the brakes, forcing the patrol vehicle … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A Bradford County sheriff’s deputy resigned following a traffic stop in which the agency said he failed to follow policy and exhibited unacceptable conduct. Deputy Jacob Desue clocked a Jacksonville mother driving 75 mph in a 55-mph zone between Starke and Lawtey on U.S. 301. When DeSue initiated his … 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 Martavious Antron … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— The U.S. Justice Department said District Judge Marcia Morales Howard sentenced Dawson Ladale Crews, 24, to 17 years and six months in federal prison for enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct to produce sexually explicit depictions. According to court documents, in July 2020, the Clay County … Read more
