Detectives have arrested an individual in the homicide of Coyoete Turner. A person of interest had previously been identified as John Leonard Bowen (47). Bowen, a registered sex offender, was being held in the Columbia County Detention Facility on unrelated charges associated with violating his sex offender registration. This morning, CCSO detectives charged him in…
On Saturday October 28th at approximately 10:00pm, deputies received a call for service requesting a well-being check on a person from Palm Beach County who had been hunting in our county. It was learned that the hunter was a deputy sheriff with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy’s wife contacted CCSO after she…
Sheriff Hunter with Deputy Rivera On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, Sheriff Hunter held a swearing in ceremony for two new members of the CCSO. The ceremony was attended by family, friends, and sheriff’s office personnel. Kimberly Ayers was sworn in as a member of our Citizens Service Unit and Steven Rivera was sworn in…
Yesterday afternoon (10/17) at approximately 3:30pm, detectives were in the area of NE Albritton Lane when they observed a male subject attempting to force his way into an abandoned residence. The detectives made contact with the male who was identified as Richard Thomas Jr. (49). Upon making contact with Thomas as he was exiting the…
On Wednesday, October 11, 2023, Sheriff Hunter conducted a swearing in ceremony for a new employee. Clarence Jones was sworn in as a detention officer. He brings with him prior experience in corrections which will be a welcomed asset to his assignment. Please join us in welcoming Detention Officer Jones to the team!