NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. — A 44-year-old Scout leader from Yulee was arrested Friday, October 16, 2026, following allegations that he repeatedly touched a teenager in an unwanted and sexual manner, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO). Brandon Wayne Meredith, 44, faces one count of lewd or lascivious batteryContinue Reading
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – A 68-year-old man was arrested after police say he entered the Fernandina Beach Middle School campus with several weapons, including a compound bow, arrows and knives, before struggling with the school’s resource officer. The incident began about 8:25 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, when the Fernandina BeachContinue Reading
YULEE, Fla. – A Nassau County investigation into stolen LEGO sets from a Yulee Target led detectives to what authorities describe as a larger organized retail theft operation responsible for more than $20,000 in stolen merchandise across Northeast Florida. Ronald Lorne Tipton, identified by investigators as the “Lego Bandit,” wasContinue Reading
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – The owner of a Fernandina Beach automotive shop has been arrested on warrants from another Florida county as Nassau County authorities work to reunite customers with nearly two dozen vehicles left at a property used by the business. Michael Lawrence Jacobsen, 68, owner of All ProContinue Reading
YULEE, Fla. – A 20-year-old man wanted for probation violations was arrested by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit after investigators learned he had repeatedly traveled to Georgia and was allegedly posting photos of himself with firearms despite being prohibited from possessing them. Kennari Satrell Brown was takenContinue Reading
YULEE, Fla. – A Nassau County contractor has been arrested after investigators say he accepted thousands of dollars for home improvement work that was never completed and performed contracting work without the required certification. Jack Edwin Harris, 38, was arrested Monday, Aug. 24, and charged with Organized Fraud and EngagingContinue Reading
CALLAHAN, Fla. – A fifth person has been arrested in connection with an investigation into a 1-year-old child who ingested methamphetamine after allegedly drinking from a sippy cup containing the drug inside a Callahan home. The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office said Mark Allen Windham, 46, was arrested Saturday, Aug. 22,Continue Reading
NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – A Washington state man accused of using fraudulent checks and aliases to obtain valuable merchandise from victims across the country has been arrested following an investigation by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office. David Gene Ford, 59, of Lacey, Washington, was booked into the Nassau County JailContinue Reading
NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – Three people have been arrested following a months-long investigation into the theft of more than $19,000 worth of baseball and construction equipment from West Nassau High School, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office. Brian Michael Moore, 37, Joshua Edward Teel, 36, and Ashley Marie Crockett,Continue Reading
CALLAHAN, Fla. – A 17-year-old has been charged with attempted murder after a domestic dispute at a Callahan residence ended in a shooting that left one person critically injured, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded just after 1 p.m. on Monday, July 27, to a home onContinue Reading