Bradford County News

A female inmate in jail in Bradford County has died. The 21-year-old woman had complained of a stomach ache and dizziness.

Published: Friday, July 3, 2009 at 6:21 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 3, 2009 at 6:21 p.m. An inmate in the Bradford County Jail who told authorities she believed she was pregnant was found dead in her cell Friday and an autopsy will be done to determine the cause of death, the sheriff's office reported.

The Bradford County Sheriff's Office says a female inmate has died while in custody.

Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 5:48 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 5:48 p.m. Police arrested a third man Thursday in connection with last month's fatal shooting of a Starke resident.

A man held since the day a 28-year-old was found shot to death in a Starke apartment in early June was indicted Tuesday on charges of first-degree murder, armed burglary and carrying a firearm.

Published: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 4:02 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 4:35 p.m. A former Department of Corrections sergeant has been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged beating of an inmate at Florida State Prison during an April power outage.

Published: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 2:35 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 2:35 p.m. A Starke man was arrested Friday afternoon for an alleged sexual battery in late May.

Published: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 8:14 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 8:14 a.m. A Lawtey man didn't live up to his nickname of "Happy Jack" when officers reported he attacked another man.

A fatal crash Wednesday evening between a pickup truck and a semi-trailer left one man dead.

Evelyn Chastain, principal at Clay Hill Elementary since 2004, will move to Charles E. Bennett Elementary to succeed the retiring Monica Boccieri.

Men from Jacksonville and Fernandina Beach have been charged with the Friday morning murder of a Starke man.

Published: Friday, June 5, 2009 at 5:51 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 5, 2009 at 5:51 p.m. A 28-year-old Starke man was found shot to death at an apartment complex in that Bradford County city early Friday, police reported.

Published: Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 2:49 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 2:49 p.m. A Starke woman is facing charges of vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter after a crash last year that killed a former Bradford County school principal.

Three people face charges after a drug bust at a home in Starke. A new task force involving investigators in Bradford and Union counties made the arrests.

Published: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 4:26 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 4:26 p.m. A 21-year-old Bradford County man was arrested after a 13-year-old girl told her mother that she thought she was pregnant with the man's baby.

BRADFORD COUNTY, Fla. -- A local man is behind bars. He's accused of molesting a 13-year-old girl.

Published: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 1, 2009 at 10:02 p.m. Police: Woman who set up robbery is arrested Gainesville police have arrested a woman they allege helped set up a home-invasion robbery last week by being in bed with the victim and leaving the door unlocked for her boyfriend who was armed with a ...

Published: Monday, June 1, 2009 at 9:05 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 1, 2009 at 9:05 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol was searching Monday for information about an accident that killed a Starke man on U.S. 301 in Bradford County over the weekend.

At least 16 Bradford County teenagers could face criminal charges after Starke police said a senior prank went way too far.

Published: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 5:31 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 5:31 p.m. An Archer man was arrested Tuesday and charged with negligent manslaughter for a fatal traffic crash a year ago in Bradford County.