n Wednesday, December 10, at 4:50 am, an inmate at the Columbia County Detention Facility was found unresponsive in their cell. Detention personnel began CPR and alerted EMS, who transported the subject to Lake Shore Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

On Wednesday, December 3, in a ceremony attended by family, friends and Sheriff's Office personnel, Sheriff Mark Hunter swore in two new members. Ms. Mackenzie Guerra and Mr. Anson Johnson [...]

On Thursday, November 20 in a ceremony attended by family, friends and Sheriff's Office personnel, Sheriff Mark Hunter promoted three members of the Detention Division. Sergeant Holly Castagna was promoted [...]

On Wednesday, November 19, in a ceremony attended by family, friends and Sheriff's Office personnel, Sheriff Mark Hunter swore in Ms. Evelyn Searcy as Detention Deputy. Detention Deputy Searcy will [...]

On Thursday, November 19, members of the Columbia County Sheriff's Office delivered food baskets to Catholic Charities as part of a holiday food drive. While there the Director of Catholic [...]

On Monday, November 17, Columbia County Sheriff Mark Hunter recognized a local resident for his service to the Florida Sheriff's Association. In a ceremony attended by employees of the Sheriff's [...]

On Friday, November 14, in a ceremony at the Sheriff's Office Operations Center, Sheriff Mark Hunter praised the members of the Citizen Service Unit for their dedication and thanked them [...]

On Wednesday, November 12, in a ceremony attended by family, friends and Sheriff's Office personnel, Sheriff Mark Hunter swore in two new members. Mr. Evan Brand was sworn in as [...]

On Thursday, November 6, Columbia County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested two violent felons after a brief standoff. Deputies received a tip from a citizen that a warranted male, Tyrece Roundtree [...]

On Wednesday, November 5, the Columbia County Multi-jurisdictional Drug Task Force served a search warrant at 309 NE Alpha Terrance resulting in the seizure of over 5 pounds of marijuana, [...]