10 years for plotting to kill witness
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— The last of three defendants accused of plotting to kill an Alachua County woman to prevent her from testifying in a trial was sentenced to 10 years in…
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Cell phones, cameras and social media- Sheriff discusses trends in law enforcement
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE—Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith and Col. Brad Smith said their agency continues to respond to technological changes and has benefited from ma…
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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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2nd defendant pleads in murder conspiracy case
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— The second of three defendants in a plot to kill a witness in a murder trial has pled to a lesser charge, leaving her son as the sole defendant in the c…
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‘Joke’ leads to hostage standoff
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— An encounter with a Domino’s Pizza delivery driver escalated into a confrontation with deputies and a standoff with a SWAT team in Melrose. Bradford Cou…
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Ran troopers off the road
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Telegraph Staff Writer STARKE— A 22-year-old Starke man was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading to intentionally colliding with a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser and forc…
Read MoreRecent 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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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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2 years for attacking woman at storage facility
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A 67-year-old Bradford County man was sentenced to two years in prison for attacking a 34-year-old Lawtey woman at a Starke self-storage facility. Alvin Jerome…
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