KH man performed sex act while driving tow truck

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor PALATKA— Putnam deputies said John Junior Williams III of Keystone Heights exposed himself and performed a sex act while a female passenger was riding in his tow truck. The victim recorded the act on her cell phone. A tow truck camera also captured the crime on video. According to the … Read more

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

Jan. 17 through Jan. 28 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

Sex offender stalked child at church

*Bradford deputies said a registered sexual offender traveled from his home in Middleburg to a Starke church to stalk a teen he met on social media.*Daniel Jarrod Giglio was convicted in 2006 in Clay County for lewd and lascivious battery on a victim 12-15 years old.*The victim told Giglio she was to attend a concert … Read more

Man cut doughnuts in front yard, choked woman

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A 34-year-old aStarke man was arrested after he allegedly damaged his family’s front yard and then strangled a family member, partially pulling her through a broken window. Christopher Wayne Olive, 34, was arrested on Sunday, Jan. 22 by Starke police for domestic battery. An arrest report stated that the … Read more

30 months for dealing in stolen property, other charges

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A Starke man was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading on Jan. 26 to charges associated with the attempted thefts of copper and air conditioning parts. Brandon Adrian Nelson, 28, pleaded no contest to the May 13, 2021, offenses of dealing in stolen property, trespassing and criminal … Read more

Fought deputy, dog killed 

BY DAN HILDEBRAN  Monitor Editor  STARKE— A Starke man was sentenced to 13 months in prison for starting a fight with a deputy that caused the death of his own dog.  Robert Pittman Jr., 52, pleaded no contest to the Aug. 12, 2021, offenses of resisting arrest with violence, battery on a law enforcement officer … Read more

Police: Babysitter punched 12-year-old 

  BY DAN HILDEBRAN  Monitor Editor  STARKE— Police arrested a 19-year-old Starke woman after she allegedly punched a 12-year-old boy of whom she was babysitting.  Aaliyah Shante Martin was arrested for battery, child cruelty and child neglect on Sunday, Jan. 23.  According to an arrest report, the victim’s mother told police she went out to … Read more

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay 

Jan. 15 through Jan. 21  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

Attacked homeowner for not giving him a ride home 

BY DAN HILDEBRAN  Monitor Editor  STARKE— Bradford deputies arrested a 22-year-old Keystone Heights man after he allegedly punched a Sampson Lake-area homeowner for refusing to give him a ride home.  Tristan Kahn Belanger was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 17 for battery.  According to an arrest report, the victim, who lives on County Road 227 near … Read more

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

Jan. 8 through Jan. 14 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