LAKE CITY, FL — A 55-year-old Columbia County man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a circuit judge sentenced him to more than 176 years in state prison following his conviction on multiple child sexual abuse material (CSAM) charges. Steven Paul Shaffer was sentenced on Monday,Continue Reading
LAKE CITY, Fla. – Authorities have arrested the final two suspects accused of participating in a series of armed home invasion robberies that targeted residences in Lake City and Columbia County during August 2025. The arrests conclude a joint investigation conducted by the Lake City Police Department and the ColumbiaContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, Fla. Two Lake City residents were arrested Wednesday after Columbia County deputies found a young child wandering alone in a neighborhood and discovered suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia inside the child’s home, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded at approximately 9:27 a.m. on July 8Continue Reading
ST. JOHN’S COUNTY, FL – On the afternoon of Friday, June 29, 2026, 20-year-old Connor Andrew Gooding of St. John’s County was arrested by detectives with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office after traveling from St. John’s County to Columbia County to meet a child with the intention of having sex.Continue Reading
LAKE CITY, Fla. — A Lake City woman was arrested early Sunday after police say she threatened several people with a large knife during a disturbance at a residence. According to the Lake City Police Department, officers responded at approximately 12:38 a.m. on June 28 to the 700 block ofContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, Fla. — A man was taken into custody Tuesday after investigators identified him as the suspect in a fatal shooting that occurred in Lake City earlier in the day. According to the Lake City Police Department, officers responded at approximately 10:52 a.m. on June 23 to the areaContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, Fla. — A Lake City man was arrested Tuesday after multiple witnesses reported seeing him repeatedly punch a dog in a public area, according to the Lake City Police Department. Officers responded on June 17, 2026, to the area of South Marion Avenue after receiving several 911 callsContinue Reading
HOMOSASSA, FL — A 36-year-old Citrus County man has been arrested on multiple felony charges after allegedly using social media to solicit and arrange meetings with what he believed were two young children. Joshua Lee Head, of Homosassa, was taken into custody on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, following a jointContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, FL — A 43-year-old Lake City man remains held behind bars on a $100,000 bond following a three-month digital investigation by local cybercrime detectives and federal child protection agencies. Robert Kyle Tanner was arrested on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, by Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies. He facesContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, Fla. — Detectives with the Lake City Police Department arrested a Live Oak man during an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children operation targeting individuals accused of attempting to exploit minors online. Authorities said detectives assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force continued the operation on MayContinue Reading