20 months for punching, choking partner

20 months for punching, choking partner

  • March 8, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— A 35-year-old Starke man was sentenced to 20 months in prison after pleading to felony battery- repeat offender. William Earl Kapellen was also sentence…

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Pre-trial intervention for hiding bullet in bra

Pre-trial intervention for hiding bullet in bra

  • March 8, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— A woman whom Bradford deputies said hid a bullet in her bra while attempting to enter Lawtey Correctional Institution could escape prosecution if she ad…

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Brothers arrested for drafting hit list

Brothers arrested for drafting hit list

  • March 7, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— The Bradford County Sheriff’s Office said it arrested two Hope Christian Academy students after the pair drafted a hit list on a classroom whiteboard. T…

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Tebow, sheriffs target child exploitation

Tebow, sheriffs target child exploitation

  • March 7, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has joined forces with five other Northeast Florida sheriffs in addition to FDLE and the U.S. Department of H…

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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

  • March 6, 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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Deputy arrested for sexual battery

Deputy arrested for sexual battery

  • March 3, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE—The Bradford County Sheriff’s Office said one of its deputies turned himself in after admitting to sexual battery. The agency said that on March 1, Dalto…

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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

  • February 28, 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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Man guilty of murder, stealing car

Man guilty of murder, stealing car

  • February 28, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— A Bradford County jury convicted a 22-year-old Melrose man of first-degree murder. Ted Qwon Lee McGowan was also found guilty of vehicle theft. Accordin…

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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

  • February 22, 2023
  • Dan Hildebran

Correction to last week’s arrest report Due to a reporter’s error, the Feb. 16, 2023, Telegraph incorrectly reported that the following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement offi…

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