18 months for stealing from new neighbor

  • February 17, 2026
  • Cliff Smelley

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Austin Melville, of Starke, was sentenced to 18 months after admitting to stealing from his new neighbor, who was moving into his Hampton neighborhood. The 28-year…

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6 years for burglary, possession of weapon

  • February 17, 2026
  • Cliff Smelley

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A 50-year-old Lawtey woman was sentenced to 6 years after pleading to stealing items from an unoccupied home. Stacie Roxanne Bentley was arrested on July 21, 2025,…

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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

  • February 17, 2026
  • Cliff Smelley

The following individuals were recently arrested by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted…

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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

  • February 11, 2026
  • Dan Hildebran

The following individuals were recently arrested by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted…

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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay

  • February 3, 2026
  • Dan Hildebran

The following individuals were recently arrested by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted…

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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Cla

Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Cla

  • January 27, 2026
  • Dan Hildebran

The following individuals were recently arrested by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union, or Clay (Keystone Heights area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted…

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Pool contractor ordered to pay restitution

  • January 20, 2026
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A swimming pool contractor was ordered to immediately pay $80,000 in restitution and an additional $50,000 over the next 120 months to settle two felonies of a con…

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Kicked correctional officer in the groin

Kicked correctional officer in the groin

  • January 20, 2026
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com  A Florida State Prison inmate was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading to kicking a correctional officer in the groin. Avery A. Hawthorne pleaded to ba…

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3 years for having shotgun on back floorboard

3 years for having shotgun on back floorboard

  • January 20, 2026
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com  A 35-year-old Keystone Heights man was sentenced to three years in prison after deputies found a shotgun in the back floorboard of which he was a passenger, and o…

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