Samuel Darin Taylor, 7/8/1948, was arrested by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and charged with stealing funds from a local church located at 1571 East Duval, Lake City, FL. Detective Walter Douglas began an investigation into the misuse of church funds in June of 2009 when the church board and bookkeeper noticed discrepancies in the…
On July 8, 2009, Detectives with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at the home of Rhonda Renee Duhart, 5/31/1977, in reference to a counterfeiting investigation. This investigation began with the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office. Their investigation into a counterfeit $100 bill led to Columbia County where CCSO became involved in the…
Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrested a Lake City man for burglary to a Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle. Sgt John Stock of the Lake City Police Dept was off duty when he observed a man rummaging inside a patrol car parked at Sound Citation, located on S.R. 247 just south of Bascom Norris Drive at…
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the shooting death of a 19 year old Lake City man. Leonard Montrez Walker, 155 E. Fronie St, Lake City, FL was shot at a party located on Chesterfied Circle at approximately 11:30 p.m Wednesday evening. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and Columbia County EMS were called…
On Saturday, June 13, 2009, Deputies from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office seized approximately 615 pounds of marijuana. Sgt Mike Sweat was patrolling Interstate 75 for speeders and aggressive drivers. Sgt Swear observed a 2001 Fleetwood Motor Coach perform and illegal lane change. Sgt Sweat conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle on southbound I-75…