Caught with drugs, 35 needles
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE — Tiffaney Renate-McElroy Butcher, 39, of Ocala was sentenced to 13 months in prison after pleading to possession of drugs and possession of drug equipment in Br…
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Accused drug dealer avoids prosecution
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A man who police say ran a stop sign on his way to sell drugs to a detective signed a pretrial intervention agreement that could result in charges against him b…
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Probation for discharging a firearm
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A man arrested for discharging a firearm in public was sentenced to six months’ probation while the State Attorney’s Office dropped several other charges…
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4 years for DUI
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Kathleen Olga Smith, 48, of Keystone Heights was sentenced to four years in prison and 14 years’ probation after pleading to DUI with serious bodily injury and…
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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay
July 2 through July 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 inno…
Read MoreCorrections news: Officer discovers drone drop of contraband
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— The Department of Corrections said a correctional officer near Tallahassee uncovered packages that had been delivered by an airborne drone into the facility. T…
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Man threatens credit union customers with knife
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Shane Michael Stidham, 51, of Ft. White was arrested by Starke police on July 8 for two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, three counts of batte…
Read MoreKFC worker sentenced to 77 days
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A former KFC employee was sentenced to time already served and to five years’ probation for photographing credit cards of drive-through customers and then makin…
Read MoreLake Butler man sentenced to 6 months for torturing bears
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor LAKE BUTLER—Dustin Reddish, 29, and Troy Travis Starling, 49, both of Lake Butler pleaded to charges related to their part in a four-year-old case of bear abuse in the…
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