BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A Bradford County jury convicted a 28-year-old Starke man for arranging the murder of a 19-year-old in 2020. Demetrius Dewayne Wilson was found guilty of manslaughter and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder for the July 10, 2020, death of 19-year-old Blake Reed Williams. Prosecutors said Williams was shot on … Read more
April 9 through April 15 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
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook announced on April 14 that one of her deputies was arrested for sexual battery. Cook said Paul S. Mauricio, an 8-year veteran of the agency was arrested for capital sexual battery for incidents that occurred when the victim was under 12 years … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— A 29-year-old Lake Region man was arrested after cameras helped identify him as a defendant who broke into a Lake Bedford-area home. Clay deputies arrested Zachary Michael Allen on April 12. According to court papers, a witness found a home safe in the High Ridge Estates area on … Read more
April 2 through April 8 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
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A 25-year-old Starke woman was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading to damaging a car with a key, and in a separate incident, striking a victim in the face with a metal object, possibly a key. Brittany Shyanne Davis pleaded no contest to the April 28, 2021, … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A man whom Bradford deputies said cut the tires on family members’ vehicles and then set fire to his parents’ house during a family dispute was ruled incompetent to proceed in his criminal trial. Jeffery Paul Gaudette, 38, faces a competency review in September to determine if he can … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A 37-year-old Brooker man was arrested after his girlfriend died from an apparent drug overdose. Dempsey Robert Sapp III was arrested on two counts of child neglect. According to an arrest report, Sapp told deputies he arrived home from a night out around 2 a.m. on Monday, April 4 … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Bradford deputies arrested a 39-year-old Starke woman after an investigator for Florida’s Department of Financial Services filed a sworn complaint accusing the woman of lying about her household income. Brandy Nichole Montgomery was arrested for fraud and larceny. According to the complaint, the defendant applied for public assistance benefits … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Police arrested a 23-year-old man after they said he pulled a gun on a victim during an argument over loud music. Cody Michael Jones was arrested after midnight on Monday, April 4 for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to an arrest report, the victim told police Jones … Read more
