March 26 through April 1 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 LAKE BUTLER— A 38-year-old Lake Butler man is in more trouble after first being arrested in February for choking his live-in girlfriend and threatening deputies with a knife. Shawn Michael Gibson was arrested by Union deputies for a second time on March 31 for a conditional release violation, obstructing justice … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER— Union deputies arrested a 27-year-old Starke man after they said he stole two paychecks made out to former co-workers and cashed the checks at a Lake Butler convenience store. Connor Lee Austin was arrested on March 29 for larceny. According to a sworn complaint, Austin’s former employer put … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor MELROSE— A Gainesville woman is facing charges after she allegedly pointed a BB gun at two men who were fishing on Lake Santa Fe. Cynthia Lou Malott was arrested by Alachua deputies on March 30 for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon without intent to kill. According to an arrest … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER— A Raiford man pleaded to a charge that he illegally entered the U,S. Capitol and protested inside the building during a riot that forced congress to suspend proceedings for five-and-a-half hours on Jan. 6, 2021. Jonathan Daniel “Danny” Carlton pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating or picketing in a … Read more
March 19 through 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 public … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER— April trial dates have been set in Marion County for three Lake Butler men accused of abusing bears in the Ocala National Forest. Dustin Reddish, William Tyler Wood and Troy Travis Starling are charged with several felonies and misdemeanors including animal cruelty, illegal taking and baiting of black … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER— The Union County Sheriff’s Office said U.S. Marshals apprehended a man wanted for a March 19 murder in Lake Butler. Anthony George was arrested around 9 a.m. on Monday, March 28 in Gainesville. The sheriff’s office said he would be booked into the Alachua County Jail before taken … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— A Keystone Heights man was sentenced to 55 years in prison after pleading to killing his 25-year-old neighbor Joe Arthur Turner, 31, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, burglary and sexual battery on a victim 12-years or older. He was given credit for the over four years he … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A woman who cleaned the home of a deceased elderly person was arrested after police determined she used a credit card linked to the victim’s account to withdraw nearly $22,000. Trudy Lynn Randolph, 48, of Starke was arrested by Bradford deputies on March 24 for fraud and exploitation of … Read more
