On Sunday, November 2, 2025, at approximately 5:07 p.m., detention deputies were alerted by inmates that a white female inmate was unresponsive in her bed within the general population housing unit. Deputies immediately began lifesaving measures, which continued until County Fire and EMS arrived and took over care. The inmateContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, FL – Around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, the Columbia County Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at the Columbia County Detention Facility on NW Quinten Street. According to officials, the alarm was triggered after inmates tampered with an inmate-issued tablet device, causing it to overheatContinue Reading
Between August 19 and August 31, 2025, investigators from the Lake City Police Department and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office worked together to solve a string of violent home invasion robberies that targeted multiple homes in the Lake City area. The first incident occurred on Tuesday, August 19, around 1:59Continue Reading
On October 10, 2025, 47-year-old William McGhin, an employee at the Columbia County Detention Center, was arrested by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force for attempting to bring illegal drugs into the facility. The investigation began after jail staff received information suggesting McGhin was introducing narcotics into theContinue Reading
On Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at approximately 2:45 a.m., Lake City Police responded to a report of a suspicious person acting erratically in the parking lot of Walmart, 2767 West U.S. Highway 90. Columbia County Combined Communications informed officers that an unknown male, completely nude, had been chasing employees inContinue Reading
On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at approximately 12:35 p.m., Lake City Police responded to a report of a robbery in progress at the Days Inn Hotel, 3144 West U.S. Highway 90. Officers arriving on the scene observed a Hispanic male trying to enter a vehicle that did not belong toContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, Fla.—A Lake City man has been arrested and charged with arson after a home security camera captured him allegedly setting fire to a residence on August 8. Lake City Police officers responded to a report of a suspicious person and possible arson at a home on SE MonroeContinue Reading
LAKE CITY, Fla. – In the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 27, 2025, officers with the Lake City Police Department responded to a fire at Cedar Park Apartments, Building 399. When officers arrived around 2:21 a.m., flames were already pouring out of apartment 206, which was fully engulfed. OfficersContinue Reading
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 9:28 p.m., Lake City Police Department officers responded to a traffic crash involving a pedestrian and bicycle near West U.S. Highway 90 and Interstate 75. When officers arrived, they found a pedestrian and a bicycle lying in the outside travel lane of West U.S.Continue Reading
On Sunday, August 17, 2025, at approximately 11:01 a.m., Lake City Police officers were dispatched to the area of SE McRay Avenue and SE Camp Street after reports of a man appearing intoxicated and bleeding from the head. Officers located the victim walking along SE Baya Drive with severe headContinue Reading