New Member Joins CCSO

On Monday, May 19, in a ceremony attended by Sheriff’s Office personnel, Sheriff Mark Hunter swore in a new member. Adam Taylor was sworn in as a detention deputy and will be assigned to Detention Division.

New Member Joins CCSO

On Friday, May 16 in a ceremony attended by family, friends and Sheriff’s Office personnel, Sheriff Mark Hunter swore in a new member. Olivia Roberts was sworn in as Deputy Sheriff and assigned to the Patrol Division.

***UPDATE*** ARREST MADE-Deputies Investigate Theft of Meds at School

***Updated*** School Nurse Investigated On Friday, May 9, the Columbia County Sheriff Office initiated an investigation into the theft of prescription medication from the nurse’s station at Pinemount Elementary School in Lake City. The investigation, conducted by the school resource deputies is active and on-going as potential victims are being identified and others associated with…

***UPDATE- ROBERTS CAPTURED!!!***Escapee On The Run

On Wednesday, May 7, an inmate from the Columbia County Detention Facility has escaped and currently remains at large. The preliminary investigation has revealed that around 4 am, an inmate told detention deputies inmate Steve A. Roberts had escaped during the night. Although the investigation is on-going, it is believed that Roberts left sometime after…

New Member Joins CCSO

On Monday, May 5, in a ceremony attended by Sheriff’s Office personnel, Sheriff Mark Hunter swore in a new member. Cynthia Sikes was sworn in and will serve as a LPN assigned to the Corrections Division.