Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

  • March 15, 2022
  • Dan Hildebran

March 4 through March 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 i…

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Man arrested after threats to Clay sheriff

Man arrested after threats to Clay sheriff

  • March 15, 2022
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— Robert Abel, 55, was arrested Sunday in the parking lot of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office after phoning threats to the sheriff and driving to the…

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Police: Mom hired hit man to get son released

Police: Mom hired hit man to get son released

  • March 15, 2022
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— Starke police arrested one man awaiting trial on murder conspiracy charges, in addition to his mother and sister for allegedly hiring a hit man to kill a witnes…

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Ax attacker threatens second neighbor with knife

Ax attacker threatens second neighbor with knife

  • March 15, 2022
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A Bradford County man released on bond after attacking his neighbor with an ax was arrested a second time after threatening another neighbor with a pocketknife.…

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Man denies drilling hole in wife’s leg

Man denies drilling hole in wife’s leg

  • March 15, 2022
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— A Keystone Heights man who inflicted a puncture wound in his wife’s leg told deputies that even though he picked up a drill during a fight with his wi…

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Former Bradford coach pleads to sex charges

Former Bradford coach pleads to sex charges

  • March 15, 2022
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A former Bradford High School girls’ weightlifting coach was sentenced to five years’ sexual offender probation and will be designated as a sexual offender on t…

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30 months for fleeing from officers

30 months for fleeing from officers

  • March 14, 2022
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A Bradford County man was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading to two incidents of fleeing from law enforcement. Daniel Smith Griffis, 37, pleaded no…

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Ocala man sentenced to 2 years for Lawtey chase

Ocala man sentenced to 2 years for Lawtey chase

  • March 14, 2022
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor STARKE— A 30-year-old Marion County man was sentenced to two years in prison for leading Lawtey police and Bradford deputies on a chase through Lawtey. Brandon Wilbert…

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