Guilty of molesting girl

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A Bradford County jury convicted a 31-year-old Lake City man of three felonies related to his molestation of a girl over a period of two years. Larry Graham Jr. was found guilty on May 18 of lewd and lascivious molestation on a person under 12 years of age by … Read more

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

May 14 through May 20 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 … Read more

Ran stop sign on way to drug deal

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A Starke police officer set up an undercover drug buy at the Bradford County Fairgrounds, but the operation hit a road bump when the dealer ran a stop sign and was pulled over by another officer. Mason Andrew Kent, 20, of Starke was arrested on May 20 for possession … Read more

Grand jury indicts Lake Butler man for murder

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER— A grand jury has indicted 56-year-old Anthony Lydell George for first-degree murder resulting from a March 19 shooting in Lake Butler. Prosecutors had already charged Anthony with other charges relating to the shooting which killed one person, identified by the Union County Sheriff’s Office as 35-year-old William L. … Read more

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

April 30 through May 6 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 … Read more

3 years for texting threats and other charges

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A 35-year-old Hampton man was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading to sending threatening texts, possession of drugs and battery. Daniel William Bresee pleaded no contest to the Jan. 31 offenses of making written threats to kill or inflict bodily injury, and to the Feb. 28 offenses … Read more

Finger lickin’ fraud

KFC worker arrested BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE—Bradford deputies arrested a 19-year-old KFC employee after accusing her of taking pictures of customer credit cards, then using the photos to make fraudulent purchases. Marquerva Tytianna Latori Lumar of Starke was arrested for fraud and illegal use of credit cards. According to an arrest report, deputies … Read more

Sex charges dropped against former Bradford coach

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— The State Attorney’s Office dropped three felony counts against a former Bradford High School volleyball and softball coach and agreed to the defendant pleading to two misdemeanors. Lainie Kay Rodgers, 24, was arrested last October for an authority figure engaging in or soliciting in lewd conduct with a student … Read more

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

April 23 through April 29 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 … Read more

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

April 16 through April 25 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 … Read more