BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Bradford deputies arrested a 71-year-old Starke man after they said he struck his neighbor in the head, neck and back with an ax. Alton James Boles was arrested on Friday, Feb. 25 for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The victim, a resident of Northwest State Road 16 near … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A judge sentenced a Starke man to 66 days in jail for failing to return a Ford Mustang to Duval Chevrolet after taking a test drive. Doyle John Havard, 36, pleaded no contest to the Dec. 27, 2021, offense of vehicle theft, possession of drugs and driving with a … Read more
Feb. 19 through Feb. 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
Feb. 12 through Feb. 18 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— Union deputies arrested a man on Friday, Feb. 11 after they said they caught him burglarizing a truck northeast of Lake Butler and later tied the man to two additional break-ins the same night. Jeremy Luke Powell, 37, was arrested for four counts of burglary and one count … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Bradford deputies arrested a couple near the Bradford-Clay County line after rounds from their backyard shooting spree hit a neighbor’s home. Robert C. Godwin, 56, and Cassandra Flowers Johnson, 31, were arrested for weapons offenses on Thursday, Feb. 10. According to an arrest report, a neighbor living near … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Bradford deputies arrested a Starke woman after her child shared THC-laced candy with other neighborhood children, prompting some of the victims to be treated at a hospital. THC is the psychoactive compound in marijuana. Adrienne Leigh Jones, 27, was arrested for five counts of child neglect, possession of marijuana … Read more
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A 35-year-old Starke woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading to killing her sister by two stab wounds to the victim’s chest. Amanda Lee Godwin pleaded no contest to the March 21, 2021, offense of second-degree murder. According to an arrest report, the victim: Rachel Combs … Read more
Feb. 5 through Feb. 11 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— The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is pointing out a little-known and under-reported crime that victimizes children, some under 13 years of age. The agency said that one common scheme of online criminals is sextortion: persuading a minor to send nude images online and then using the images … Read more
