LAKE CITY, Fla., April 27, 2026 — A 14-year-old student was arrested Monday after a reported threat involving a firearm prompted a lockdown at Lake City Middle School, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. The lockdown began around 11:40 a.m. after several students told a teacher they overheard aContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, Fla. — Three people were injured in an early morning shooting near a nightclub, and a suspect was taken into custody hours later, according to the Lake City Police Department. Officers responded around 12:54 a.m. April 26, 2026, to Encore on North Marion Avenue after receiving a reportContinue Reading
KISSIMMEE, FL — A 28-year-old Massachusetts man is in custody after a month-long undercover operation revealed a disturbing history of interstate travel for the purpose of exploiting children. Canaan Boddie, of Worcester, was arrested on the morning of April 17, 2026, at a gas station in Osceola County after arrivingContinue Reading
Lake City, FL – A 24-year-old Middleburg man was arrested Thursday afternoon after driving to Lake City with the intent to engage in sexual activity with a child he believed to be 14 years old, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Luke Robert Qualls of Middleburg, FL, was takenContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, Florida – Columbia County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested 22 year old Caleb Reyes-Sainz on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, following a multi month investigation into the possession of child sexual abuse material. The investigation began in late January after detectives with the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children TaskContinue Reading
Columbia County, FL — A Lake City man has been arrested after deputies say he stole multiple U.S. flags from local businesses over the past several weeks. According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, deputies met with the owners of Baker’s Communications on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, after the businessContinue Reading
Lake City, FL — A man has been arrested after investigators determined a residential fire earlier this year was intentionally set while a homeowner was inside the residence. According to the Lake City Police Department, officers responded around 1:04 a.m. on February 18, 2026, to a reported structure fire atContinue Reading
Lake City, FL – A 25-year-old Ocala man was arrested Wednesday night after driving to Lake City with the intent to engage in sexual activity with a child he believed to be 14 years old, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Horatio Levon Carrie, born July 6, 2000, ofContinue Reading
FORT WHITE, Florida – A 44-year-old Wellborn man was arrested Tuesday night after deputies say he led law enforcement on a high-speed chase reaching 102 miles per hour before being stopped with spike strips and a PIT maneuver in Columbia County. At approximately 9:30 p.m. February 10, 2026, Deputy SweatContinue Reading
Lake City, FL – Detectives with the Lake City Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit arrested two men over the past two days following an undercover operation aimed at identifying individuals seeking to sexually exploit minors online. The operation, conducted on Monday, February 9, 2026, involved detectives posingContinue Reading