Michael Butler and Sheriff Hunter On Wednesday September 7, 2022 Sheriff Hunter held a swearing in ceremony at the CCSO Operations Center. The ceremony was attended by family, friends, and CCSO employees. Michael Butler was sworn in as a detention officer. He joins CCSO with prior experience from the Florida Department of Corrections. Sheriff…
On September 1, 2022 shortly after 4:00am, deputies responded to a residence near Fort White for a report of a domestic dispute where a male subject had battered and kidnapped a female subject. Deputies acted quickly to speak with witnesses and gather information on the whereabouts of the involved parties. Through investigative measures, deputies learned…
Kellen Woolf Another juvenile has been arrested for illegally possessing a firearm. Kellen Woolf (14) of Fort White, was taken into custody by school resource deputies yesterday after a video spawned an investigation. The investigation began when Deputy Kimberly Ray received a tip about a video depicting Woolf smoking marijuana and handling a firearm…
James & Robin Kite Two adults have been arrested for their role in harboring a missing juvenile. On August 17th, 2022, Dalia Martinez-Lopez was reported missing. An extensive investigation was conducted by CCSO detectives and Dalia was located at a friend’s residence on August 21, 2022. During the investigation, detectives had previously been to…
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to report the arrest of a robbery suspect. Emmanuel Ratliff (32) was arrested yesterday afternoon for robbing two separate Dollar General stores last week. The first robbery took place on August 16th at the Dollar General located near the intersection of S.R.247 and C.R.252B. Ratliff walked into the…