NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) has terminated and arrested one of its corrections deputies following an investigation into fraudulent timekeeping practices and theft of county funds. On Tuesday evening, August 12, 2025, 36-year-old Arielle Hester was taken into custody on charges of official misconduct andContinue Reading
YULEE, FL – The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) has arrested Elijah Johnathan Pease, 19, on seven counts of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The arrest followed a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). In February 2025, NCSO received a tip includingContinue Reading
NASSAU COUNTY, FL – The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Dennis Allen Dean, 41, of Callahan, on multiple counts of sexual battery on a minor. Dean was taken into custody following an investigation that commenced on Tuesday, July 15th. The investigation was initiated when the mother of the victim’sContinue Reading
NASSAU COUNTY, FL – After a month-and-a-half-long investigation, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) has arrested three current and former employees, and issued arrest warrants for two additional individuals, in connection with a “double-dipping” scheme that defrauded the agency and taxpayers of over $14,000. All six employees involved have beenContinue Reading
A federal judge in Nassau County has sentenced Troy Lyn Everett, 63, of Georgia, to 15 years in federal prison for attempted production of child sexual abuse material. Everett pleaded guilty to the charge in March 2025. In addition to the prison term, he will serve a 10-year term ofContinue Reading
The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Jeremy Eugene Darity, 41, on charges of attempted murder following a stabbing incident that left three people wounded Wednesday night. Deputies were called to a residence on Duck Lake Drive in Nassau County around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday for a reported stabbing. UponContinue Reading
The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Charles Kirkman III, 63, following an incident involving alleged racial slurs, the discharge of a firearm, and a six-hour standoff at his Yulee residence. Deputies responded to a call regarding shots fired on Branch Creek Drive in Yulee at approximately 7:45 p.m. onContinue Reading
A local man who worked for Norwegian Cruise Line was booked into the Nassau County Jail last night on felony charges of possession of child sexual abuse material. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) announced the extradition of Theodore Burbank Pappas, 47, of Fernandina Beach, from Los Angeles backContinue Reading
A Nassau County jury has found Tavarris Andrews guilty of multiple charges, including Traveling to Meet a Minor to do Unlawful Acts and Soliciting a Child via a Computer. Andrews, who was a captain in the United States Army at the time of his arrest, faces up to 21 yearsContinue Reading
The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) has arrested 44-year-old Melissa Ganey English (formerly Melissa Ganey Rhoden) on a charge of grand theft over $100,000, a first-degree felony, for allegedly embezzling more than $570,000 from Amelia Baptist Church. According to the NCSO investigation, English served as the church’s financial secretary forContinue Reading