On Monday, April 16, in a case initiated by Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, a federal jury has found Jason James Neiheisel 28 of Jacksonville guilty of sharing child sex abuse videos and making them available for online distribution. The investigation began in April of 2017 when a CCSO Detective assigned to the North Florida Internet Crimes…
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce that Lieutenant Todd Lussier graduated from the FBI National Academy. The FBI National Academy is a professional course for law enforcement leaders held at the FBI training facility in Quantico, Virginia. The course of study serves to improve the administration of justice in law enforcement agencies…
A routine traffic stop by a Columbia County Deputy Sheriff has potentially uncovered a major fraud operation that possibly has international ties. On Wednesday, January 17, a CCSO Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a car travelling on I75 for failing to maintain a single lane. The driver produced a Brazilian identification card…
On Friday, December 29, Columbia County Sheriff Mark Hunter recognized a national business organization for their support to the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches. In a ceremony at the Sheriff’s Office, Select Rehabilitation LLC was presented with the Honorary Lifetime Membership in the Florida Sheriffs Association by Sheriff Hunter. Select Rehabilitation oversees the rehabilitation…
On Monday, December 11 in a ceremony attended by family, friends and Sheriff’s Office personnel, Sheriff Mark Hunter promoted Corporal Martin Lee to the rank of Sergeant. Sergeant Lee has been with CCSO since 2011 and will remain in the Criminal Investigations Division as the agency’s Internal Affairs Inspector. Following the promotion, Sheriff Hunter recognized…