Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Friday, March 17, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a complainant who wanted to report that Michael Trail, the owner of M&M Cabinets, cheated him out…
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Branford man arrested for sexual battery
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Friday, March 17, Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office Deputies located and apprehended 58-year-old Michael Duwane Koon of Branford after investigating allegations that he potentially drugged and took advantage of…
Live Oak man arrested for sexual abuse
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org After a year-long investigation led by Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) Investigator Kim Lane, Jimmy Torres, 58 years old, of Live Oak, was arrested on Friday, March 10 after…
Branford man strikes two patrol vehicles
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Friday, March 3, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Trooper Ryan MacFadden spotted a silver sports utility vehicle (SUV) traveling south on US 129 with an…
Two more arrested in child torture case
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Friday, Feb. 10, deputies and investigators with the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) became involved in a child abuse investigation involving 34-year-old Justin Howard Fadness and 34-year-old Sarah…
McAlpin man arrested for attempted kidnapping
Grace McAlister reporter1@riverbendnews.org Deark Bishop Warren, a 33-year-old man from McAlpin, struck the front driver’s side window of an adult victim’s vehicle with a metal pipe on Friday, Feb. 17. A Suwannee…
Lafayette County woman charged with child abuse
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, Jan. 31, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) received a call for service, where a video was provided showing a six-month-old infant being kicked multiple times by…
Shooter killed by FHP trooper at Live Oak Busy Bee
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, Feb. 7, between 4:45 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) responded to a shooting at the diesel pumps at the Live Oak Busy Bee. A…
Hamilton County man arrested for public indecency
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Thursday, Feb. 2, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Deputy Jason Herrera was dispatched to an incident involving 18-year-old Javarius Whetstone, who was reportedly standing in the middle of…
White Springs man arrested for Lake City burglary
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Monday, Jan. 23, at approximately 2:35 a.m., the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) responded to Tustenuggee Road in Lake City, Fla., in reference to a possible burglary in…
McAlpin man arrested for Lake City burglaries
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Thursday, Feb. 2, at 5:23 p.m., the Lake City Police Department (LCPD) responded to Murphy USA, located at 2659 W US Hwy 90, in Lake City, regarding a…
Live Oak thrift store employee gets violent over broken furniture
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Friday, Jan. 20, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the Live Oak Police Department (LOPD) responded to Second Chance Thrift Store in reference to a disturbance. Upon arrival, LOPD contacted…
Woman charged for 2018 White Springs stabbing
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org In October 2022, Shaquila Dakwan Walters Robinson, 45, of Arkansas was sentenced to five years in prison for criminal mischief and battery in Drew County. On Jan. 24, 2022,…
Woman arrested during Suwannee Middle School altercation
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, Jan. 17, at about 12:30 p.m., School Resource Deputy (SRD) Rick Collins responded to a fight in progress near the Silas Drive exit gate at Suwannee Middle…
Live Oak man arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting child
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, Jan. 3, at approximately 10:42 a.m., the Live Oak Police Department (LOPD) received a telephone call from a woman in reference to a delayed sexual battery. According…
Hamilton Correctional Institution employee arrested for smuggling narcotics
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org According to a Florida Department of Corrections Office of Inspector General report, a Hamilton Correctional Institution (HCI) employee, thirty-nine-year-old Jamie Lynn Smith of Lake Park, Ga., was arrested Friday,…
Jasper resident dead in drug deal gone wrong
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Sunday, Jan. 1, at 9:51 p.m., the Jasper Police Department (JPD) responded to a call at a residence on Martin Luther King Drive. The JPD reports states the…