Man walks into sheriffโs office, confesses to repeatedly raping 14-year-old girl
A Lake City man is facing a child sex charge after he walked into the Baker County Sheriffโs Office on Monday and confessed to having sex with a 14-year-old multiple times when he lived in Sanderson last year, deputies said.
Live Oak man sentenced to 2 years for conspiring to possess & transfer unregistered firearm silencers
The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced that Gregory Austin Eward, 25, of Live Oak, had been sentenced to two years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess and transfer unregistered firearm silencers. Eward pleaded guilty on Feb. 27, 2023.
Wet road sends car into oncoming traffic on I-75 in Columbia County; Mother, 6-year-old die in crash
A woman, 28, and three children ages six, four and three, were in the grey sedan at the time of the crash. The woman and a six-year-old girl died at the scene, the release said. A four-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy suffered serious injuries.
Thieves attempt ATM heist by dragging machine away with stolen utility truck, Lake City police say
Lake City police officers who responded to a bank alarm just before 5 a.m. Friday found something noticeably missing: the ATM near the drive-thru of the Ameris Bank on US 90 had been ripped from its foundation and drag marks trailed through the parking lot and grass, heading down the street.
Live Oak man pleads guilty to conspiring to possess & transfer unregistered firearm silencers
The Department of Justice on Monday announced that Gregory Austin Eward, 25, of Live Oak, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess and transfer unregistered firearm silencers. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.
Legally blind Lake City man sues for wrongful arrest by Columbia County deputy and sergeant
A Lake City man who is legally blind, is suing the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, the City of Lake City and Columbia County. The lawsuit stems from the man's arrest on October 31 while he was walking home from jury duty.
Recruiting: Columbia stars Ferrell, Robinson ready for their chance to lead Tigers
Amare Ferrell and Jaden Robinson are the latest stars to headline the Columbia defense and appear on the wish lists of numerous college recruiters. The rising seniors have put in the work on the field and are now benefitting off of it.
Federal grand jury indicts father, son for conspiracy, having and selling firearm silencers
Special agents from FBI Jacksonville arrested a man and his adult son on a criminal complaint charging them with possession and transfer of firearm silences not registered to them in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, the United States Attorneyโs Office for the Middle District of Florida.
Special agents from FBI Jacksonville arrest father, son accused of unlawful possession, transfer of firearm silencers
Special agents from FBI Jacksonville arrested a man and his adult son on a criminal complaint charging them with possession and transfer of firearm silences not registered to them in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, the United States Attorneyโs Office for the Middle District of Florida announced Tuesday.
Hillsborough County murder suspect captured a week after crashing, evading authorities in Lake City: police
A man wanted in connection with a Hillsborough County murder was captured Wednesday in Lake City, a week after he led officers on a car chase, crashed his vehicle and evaded law enforcement, police said.
Jurors hear grim evidence, testimony in trial of Jacksonville Beach man accused of killing, dismembering teen in 1994
A day after jurors listened to grim testimony in the murder trial of the former youth pastor charged with killing and dismembering a 16-year-old boy in 1994, testimony resumed early Wednesday.
Opening statements made in trial of Jacksonville Beach man accused of killing, dismembering teen in 1994
Attorneys delivered opening statements Tuesday in the trial of Ronnie Hyde, the former youth pastor charged with the 1994 murder of a teenage boy, whose dismembered remains werenโt identified until 2016.
Attorneys question potential jurors in trial of former youth pastor accused of killing, dismembering teen
Jury selection began at 9 a.m. Monday in the trial of Ronnie Hyde, the former youth pastor charged in the 1994 murder of 16-year-old Fred Laster, whose dismembered body was found abandoned in a Lake City dumpster.