Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office
Contributor
In June of 2021, Larry Marshall Worley of Live Oak, Fla., was arrested after an extensive investigation provided scientific evidence in the form of DNA showing that Worley sexually battered a victim in Suwannee County.
After Worley’s arrest, Suwannee County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) Investigator Kim Lane did not stop hunting for information and evidence. Like in any other case she works, she was determined to obtain all the facts. While reviewing jail phone calls between Worley and another party, Worley freely admitted to committing the acts against the victim in this case. Worley was ultimately convicted in a trial in Suwannee County on Thursday, June 8.
Inv. Lane was accompanied by other SCSO deputies, SCSO investigators and Sheriff St. John for Worley’s sentencing. Worley, after pleading his case to the courts, was ultimately sentenced to 40 years in the Florida Department of Corrections, a place where he can no longer victimize individuals.
Sheriff St. John and the deputies and investigators with SCSO would like to thank the Third Circuit State Attorney’s Office Assistant State Attorney Melissa Blackwell for her successful prosecution of Worley and continued efforts to help law enforcement pursue the criminal element.