20 years for burning down motel

20 years for burning down motel

  • May 4, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

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

Shaken child put into medically induced coma

  • May 2, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

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

Arrested after fighting over child

  • May 2, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

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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Played music too loud

Played music too loud

  • April 25, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— Union deputies arrested a 38-year-old Lake Butler man after he refused to turn the volume down on his music. Branden William Dukes was arrested on April…

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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

  • April 25, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

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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