Grace McAlister [email protected] On Thursday, Dec. 29, at 11:13 a.m., the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) responded to an apparent shooting at Mama’s Burgers, in Jasper. According to a report from the…
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News & information pertaining to crime in Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee counties.

Wellborn man arrested for child molestation
Grace McAlister [email protected] On Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, an 11-year-old girl reported to the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) she had been molested when she was five or six years of age…
One dead in Hamilton County shooting
Grace McAlister [email protected] On Thursday, Dec. 29, around 11 a.m., the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) responded to an apparent shooting at Mama’s Burgers in Jasper. According to Hamilton County Sheriff J….
Collin Ruth found with 32 videos of child pornography
Christian Peterson [email protected] On Thursday, Dec. 8 Collin Michael-Allen Adams Ruth of Mayo, was arrested on 32 counts of child pornography and on unlawful use of a two-way communication device. Roughly two…
Live Oak robbery suspect apprehended
Grace McAlister [email protected] Monte Deaundre Ellis, a 21-year-old Live Oak resident, was wanted by the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) in connection to several armed robberies that occurred Sunday, Dec. 4 in…
Jasper man attempts to hit ex-partner with semi
Grace McAlister [email protected] On Saturday, Dec. 11, the Jasper Police Department (JPD) was dispatched to Sun Stop #349 on US 129 in Jasper, in reference to a man attempting to hit the…
Live Oak man wanted in connection to robberies
Danny Federico [email protected] Monte Deaundre Ellis, a 21-year-old Live Oak resident, is wanted by the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) in connection to several armed robberies that occurred over the past weekend…
Live Oak woman charged with false imprisonment
Grace McAlister [email protected] On Sunday, Nov. 13, at approximately 2:07 a.m., Live Oak Police Department (LOPD) Officer B. Taylor responded to a residence in reference to a female being held at gunpoint….
Live Oak shooter caught in Lake Butler
Grace McAlister [email protected] On Tuesday, Nov. 1, after a joint investigation involving the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Live Oak Police Department investigation, agents and deputies arrested 19-year-old Ja’Darius Malik…
SCSO investigation leads to burglary arrest
Grace McAlister [email protected] On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) received several calls involving a blue Jeep with no tag being driven by a white male. A report was…
Live Oak man arrested after car chase
Christian Peterson [email protected] On Thursday, Oct. 13, Deputy Larson Zimmerman with Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) was sent to a residence near 189th Road in Live Oak. The sheriff’s office had been…
One dead, two injured in Lafayette County shooting
Grace McAlister [email protected] On Saturday, Aug. 27, the L ayette County Communications Center received a call reporting a shooting on SW Van Buren Road. According to a release from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s…
Two juveniles flee SCSO after vehicle theft
Grace McAlister [email protected] Under Florida Statute 985.04, the name, photograph and arrest report of a juvenile offender who commits a felony offense, is charged with a felony violation, or is transferred to…
Cold Case Spotlight: Johnny Eugene Parnell
Jason Futch, Suwannee Valley UnsolvedContributor The morning of Dec. 4, 1989, started out as a normal business day for Parnell Wrecker Service, a tow truck company that operated in Suwannee County. It…
Robber sentenced to 30 years
Rick [email protected] A robbery and pursuit that included a high-speed chase at speeds of 100 miles per hour, or more, has concluded with a Madison County man being sentenced to 30 years…
Murder victim found in burned vehicle
Grace [email protected] In the early hours of Wednesday, Aug. 17, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) was contacted about a vehicle fire near the intersection of Northwest County Road 143 and North…
Cold Case Spotlight: Jill Diane Carter
Jason Futch, Suwannee Valley UnsolvedContributor One of the most unbearable things to imagine is the fact that you could die a long way from home on vacation or visiting family. But, what…
