(Left: Scippio, Right: Smith) The two subjects who were arrested at the Columbia High School football game this past Friday evening have been identified as 18-year-old Anthony Smith and 17-year-old Jeremy Scippio. Although Scippio is a juvenile, Florida Statute allows for his identity to be released due to the severity of the charges. Both…
Pictured from Left: Sheriff Gordon Smith (Bradford County), Sheriff Mark Hunter (Columbia County), Senator Jennifer Bradley, Sheriff Michelle Cook (Clay County), and Sheriff Brad Whitehead (Union County) On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, Sheriff Hunter, and three other sheriffs, presented Senator Jennifer Bradley with the “Friend of the Sheriff” Award from the Florida Sheriff’s Association.…
On Friday, August 18, 2023, Sheriff Hunter presented a check to Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches (FSYR) president, Bill Frye. The check was for funds raised from the 12th Annual Fins-and-Pins event which was held back in April. This year’s event raised over $34,000 for the FSYR. Since the event started, it has raised over $355,000…
On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, Sheriff Hunter held an awards ceremony for seven employees. Members of the Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force were presented with the “Sheriff’s Commendation” for their work in a drug overdose death investigation. The investigation began in August of 2020 when deputies responded to a death. It was suspected that the death…
Deputy Brandon Mayes with Sheriff Hunter On Wednesday, August 9, 2023, Sheriff Hunter held a swearing in ceremony for two new employees. The ceremony was attended by family, friends, and agency personnel. Sabrie Stamper Newman was sworn in as a warrants clerk and will be assigned to the Columbia County Detention Facility. Brandon Mayes was…