United States Attorney, Roger Handberg, praised members of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, along with other agencies, for their assistance in the successful prosecution of a pharmacy robber. Jesse Rance Moore (46) of Bell, Florida was convicted in federal court on November 6, 2023 for robbing four different area pharmacies. The first robbery occurred at…
On Saturday, November 18, 2023, Corporal Matthew Waddington and his K-9 partner “Cairo” participated in a competition sponsored by “K9’s United.” The event was held in Jacksonville, Florida and featured K9 teams from 13 different agencies around the state. The teams participated in various challenges where awards were given for Obstacle Course, Fastest Dog, Hardest…
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…