Lake City, Fla– The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office has been asked by Fred Paul Laster’s immediate family to distribute this statement on their behalf: “We, the immediate family of Fred Paul Laster, have gathered together at this time to support each other as we experience the intense emotions caused by the heartbreaking loss of…
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In the early morning hours of Saturday, February 25, a truck driver was arrested after he made threats and then led Deputies on a chase. Around midnight, the Columbia County Combined Communication Center received a 911 call from a subject making threats against President Trump. The subject later identified as Ausarmaat Rahotep, 37 of…
Detectives and Agents with the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) arrested 12 child predators from Tallahassee to Lake City as part of a weeklong investigation known as Operation Cupid’s Arrow. Operation Cupid’s Arrow was a joint law enforcement operation involving local, state and federal law enforcement agencies including members of the…
On Wednesday, February 15, a White Springs man with an active arrest warrant, resisted arrest and led Deputies on a car chase. At 3:03 p.m. the Columbia County Combined Communication Center received a report of a suspicious vehicle near U.S. 41 and NW Fiddlers Ln. The responding Deputy located the truck parked with no…