On Monday, July 14, at 3:10 am, deputies and detectives with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office investigated a sexual battery on a child which led to the arrest of a Lake City man. The investigation began when Lake City Medical Center notified the Combined Communication Center that they were treating a child suspected of being…
***UPDATE July 9 10:30 pm***Church In Custody On Wednesday, July 9 at 10:20 pm, Robert Church turned himself in at the Columbia County Detention Facility. He was booked on aggravated battery, felon in possession of a firearm, and discharging a firearm in public with no bond. (Updated July 9, 10 am) Victims Status-Deputies Investigate Early Morning…
On Wednesday, July 9, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at a residence, 3839 E US Hwy 90 lot 1 in Lake City. The warrant was a result of an investigation into internet child pornography. The investigation was initiated after information was received that a local man had downloaded child pornography onto…
On Wednesday, July 9, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Victim Advocate reported that the victims, security guard Niaja Bowles, 33 and bystander Alvia Lee, 37 both of Lake City have been released from the hospital and are recovering from their injuries. Robert Dell Church, 29 is still at large as detectives continue to investigate the…
On Saturday, July 5 at 2:30 a.m., Columbia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting at Elks Lodge at 1688 NE Washington Street in Lake City. The initial investigation revealed an argument between two unknown females and a single male, Robert Church, 29 began inside the Elks Lodge at closing. The on-site security guard attempted…