Homicide Suspect Named

Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Detectives have released the name of the suspect in the arson/homicide that occurred at 238 N.W. Bagel Court on Sunday, June 7, 2009. Kenneth Allen Ford, 2/17/1966, is suspected of intentionally setting his home on fire. The fire took the life of his live-in girlfriend. The victims name is still being…

Woman found in burned house

On Sunday, June 7, 2009, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a suspicious house fire at 238 N.W. Bagel Court, Lake City, FL. At approximately 8:30 a.m., a neighbor called 911 to report the structure fire. Upon extinguishing the fire, the body of a female was discovered inside the burned structure. Columbia County Fire…

Couple Charged with Child Abuse

Two Columbia County residents were arrested Saturday for allegedly abusing four of young children. Deputy Darrell Clay began an investigation at 438 S.W. Zierke Dr, Lake City, Fl. Deputy Clay was called by a friend of the couple stating that he had their children at his residence and needed to report abuse. The family friend…

Arrest made in Columbia Grain vandalism case

A Columbia County man was arrested Saturday and charged with criminal mischief for maliciously causing damage to Columbia Grain located on Brown Rd. As originally reported, an unidentified person used a front end loader to cause nearly $500,000.00 in damages to the company. The Columbia Columbia Sheriff’s Office received information from members of the community,…