Bradford criminal court dispositions for July 26 and 27
BY DAN HILDEBRAN
Monitor Editor
STARKE— A defendant who was a Clay County deputy at the time of his arrest was sentenced to probation after pleading to DUI.
Christopher Allen Coldiron, 48, was sentenced to 12 months’ probation and time served: two days for the Dec. 29, 2021, offense of DUI. The state dropped additional charges of DUI with property damage and failure to yield.
According to an arrest report, Coldiron, 47, of Lawtey was arrested by FHP Trooper Jeffery Naeyaert after a crash that occurred at 10:22 p.m.
Naeyaert wrote that he was dispatched to a crash at the intersection of State Road 16 and County Road 233 north of Starke when he saw a silver Dodge Ram with damage to the left rear.
“I observed Vehicle 2, a blue in color Chevrolet pickup truck…with damage to its front right,” he added.
Naeyaert wrote that Coldiron, the driver of the silver Dodge, told him that he was driving on 233, turned right, and didn’t remember anything after that.
The driver of the blue Chevrolet said that while he was driving northbound on 16, the Dodge ran the four-way stop at the intersection and that he could not avoid hitting the Dodge.
The trooper added: “While speaking with Mr. Coldiron, I observed the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person and breath. I observed Mr. Coldiron to be unsteady on his feet and his eyes to be bloodshot and watery.”
Naeyaert wrote that Coldiron said he had just left Timbuktu, a U.S. 301 bar and package store, and was heading for his girlfriend’s house at the time of the crash.
“When asked if he had consumed anything to drink,” Naeyaert wrote, “he stated, ‘about 6 beers and a shot of Crown Apple.’ I asked if he was having dinner while drinking, and he stated it was a family get-together.”
The trooper wrote that based on the results of standardized field sobriety exercises, he arrested Coldiron for DUI.
He added that the defendant refused to provide a breath sample.
“It should be noted, on multiple occasions,” Naeyaert concluded, “Mr. Coldiron spontaneously uttered ‘I’m (expletive deleted)’ and “my career is over.”
According to Clay County Sheriff’s Office social media, Coldiron served as the agency’s director of detention.
Choked family member for not helping with chores
Cynthia Odon Barnum, 59, was sentenced to 12 months’ probation and time served: two days for the July 12 offense of domestic battery.
According to an arrest report, witnesses told arresting officer Bradford Deputy Jacob Desue that the defendant screamed at them for not helping with household chores, then lunged at a male family member, putting her hands around his neck. Another family member pulled Barnum off the victim.
“During my initial interview with Cynthia,” Desue wrote, “she appeared severely intoxicated…and stated she was not the primary aggressor.”
Ally Marie Bly, 19, signed a pre-trial intervention agreement for the July 3 offense of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Got free food from Subway, stole phone
Dashawn Wingfield Charvonta, 22, was sentenced to 18 months’ probation for the June 12 offense of grand theft.
According to an arrest report, the defendant walked into the Lawtey Subway restaurant, sat down, and rested his head on a table. An employee of the store, concerned about the stranger’s health, bought the man a sandwich. Video surveillance showed that while the employee was serving other customers, the defendant took the woman’s phone, which she had placed on a nearby table, and walked away. The phone was valued at $1,200.
Lawtey Police Officer Robert T. Jordan wrote in the report that he located the defendant walking north near the southbound lanes of U.S. 301 and, while conducting a search for officer safety, discovered the phone in the defendant’s right pocket. Jordan added that when he told Wingfield he was being arrested for grand theft, the defendant replied: “Grand theft, man I just took the phone off the table.”
Threatened to cut ex-girlfriend’s throat
Jonathan Austin Deutsch, 42, was sentenced to one year probation for the Jan. 3 offense of assault.
According to an arrest report, the defendant’s ex-girlfriend told police that she and the defendant were arguing about their relationship when the defendant slapped the victim and threatened to cut her throat.
Robert Olin Fulgham, 47, was sentenced to time served: 15 days for the Jan. 24 offense of driving with a suspended or revoked license.
Dylan Craig Hurt, 23, was sentenced to three years’ drug offender probation and time served: 26 days for the June 4, 2021, offenses of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Shot gun in backyard, hit neighbor’s house
Cassandra Flowers Johnson, 42, was sentenced to 12 months’ probation for the Feb. 10 offense of discharging a firearm in public. The state dropped additional charges of firing a missile into a dwelling and using a firearm while under the influence.
According to an arrest report, a resident living near the Keystone Golf and Country Club said he heard gunfire and then rounds striking his home.
Johnson, along with co-defendant Robert C. Godwin was arrested for weapons offenses.
Deputies found three bullet holes on the outside of the victim’s home and recovered three projectiles in the house, finding one 15 feet away from where the victim’s 17-year-old daughter was sleeping.
“While talking to (the victim), I was notified by dispatch that Robert Godwin called into dispatch and told them that he was shooting fireworks at his house,” wrote arresting officer Glen Ward in the report.
The victim told deputies he believed the rounds came from Godwin’s home, based on previous problems with the neighbor.
The victim’s and defendant’s properties are approximately 780 feet apart, separated only by open golf course between the two parcels.
When deputies first contacted the defendants, they stuck to Godwin’s claim that they were only shooting off fireworks in the backyard.
“After separating the suspects and further questioning,” Ward wrote, “Cassandra admitted that she and Robert were both shooting guns outside.”
Godwin also admitted to shooting an AM-15 rifle, while Johnson confessed to shooting a 9mm handgun.
Deputies found red markings on two of the rounds recovered in the home, which corresponded to a red ballistic tip found in the magazine of the 9mm.
Godwin admitted to being intoxicated and told deputies he was shooting the rifle to mourn the death of a close friend.
“It should be noted that both Godwin and Johnson have lived in the area for several years and are familiar with the fact that there are occupied residences close by Godwin’s house,” a deputy wrote in the arrest report. “Both were also shooting guns late at night into the darkness without a proper and safe backdrop to prevent any bullets from continuing down range to an unknown destination.”
Godwin earlier pled to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, discharging a firearm in public, and using a firearm while under the influence. He was sentenced to time served: one day and five years’ probation.
Randal Eugene Manning, 41, was sentenced to six months’ probation for the Jan. 13 offense of driving with a suspended or revoked license.
Stole car while victim was in shower
Timothy Peter Magruder, 22, was sentenced to 13 months in prison for the March 6, 2018, offense of grand theft auto.
According to court papers, the victim told Starke police that he met the defendant the previous night. The defendant asked for the victim’s car keys to retrieve his phone charger. The victim gave Magruder the keys, then took a shower. The defendant and his 2014 Volkswagen Jetta were gone when the victim exited the shower.
Police located the car in Jacksonville using a GPS device, and Jacksonville sheriff’s deputies arrested Magruder after finding him seated in the Volkswagen.
Ashley Jean McCoy, 36, was sentenced to 24 months’ probation for the March 6 offense of grand theft auto.
Emily Nicole Middleton, 41, was sentenced to time served: 32 days and 18 months’ drug offender probation for the June 26 offenses of driving with a suspended or revoked license- habitual offender and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Thomas Cole Smith, 24, was sentenced to 13 months in prison for the Feb. 25 offenses of possession of methamphetamine and driving with a suspended or revoked license.
The state dropped charges against Gernard Lemar Williams Jr. for the June 16 offense of driving without a valid license.
