PALATKA, Fla. – Four people were arrested after a traffic stop involving a driver with a suspended license led Putnam County deputies to methamphetamine, cocaine and suspected fentanyl, including drugs authorities said were concealed inside milkshakes. Deputies stopped a vehicle driven by Rocky Shuman, 41, of Keystone Heights after heContinue Reading
PALATKA, Fla. – A 40-year-old Belleview woman faces up to 30 years in prison after a Putnam County jury convicted her of leading deputies on a high-speed chase with her three teenage children inside the vehicle. Sherry Denese Martin was found guilty following a two-day trial of fleeing or attemptingContinue Reading
PALATKA, Fla. — A 22-year-old Palatka woman has been arrested on felony child neglect charges following a monthslong investigation into the death of her 11-month-old child and a separate juvenile drug overdose occurring in her care, Putnam County authorities announced. Diamond Bryant, 22, was taken into custody after detectives withContinue Reading
PALATKA, Fla. – A Putnam County Sheriff’s Office crossing guard was struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning while working near a Palatka school, and authorities say the driver continued from the scene without stopping to check on her. The incident happened on the morning of Aug. 12, after the crossingContinue Reading
SATSUMA, Fla. – A 19-year-old man is accused of fatally shooting both of his parents after a domestic dispute escalated inside a Putnam County home late Friday night, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched at approximately 11:16 p.m. on July 31 to a residence in theContinue Reading
INTERLACHEN, Fla. – Three people have been arrested in connection with a violent home invasion robbery in which investigators say a homeowner was beaten unconscious with his own shotgun and left with severe facial injuries. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of Tyler Keller, 22, of Hawthorne, andContinue Reading
PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. Three additional adults have been arrested on child neglect charges after Putnam County Sheriff’s Office detectives executed a search warrant at a Florahome residence and discovered what the sheriff described as “a house of horrors.” The arrests stem from the ongoing investigation into 26-year-old Jodie Cannon, whoContinue Reading
PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – A 26-year-old Florahome woman has been arrested after investigators say her infant suffered life-threatening medical neglect that required emergency hospitalization. According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, detectives arrested Jodie Danielle Cannon on Tuesday, July 21, after physicians determined the infant’s condition was the result ofContinue Reading
PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison after a pipe bomb exploded during a traffic stop, injuring a Putnam County Sheriff’s Office deputy and leading investigators to uncover a large quantity of methamphetamine and other weapons. Charles Legault was sentenced Friday,Continue Reading
ALATKA, Fla. – A Putnam County Sheriff’s Office bailiff has been arrested and fired after deputies learned he was wanted in Georgia on two felony forgery warrants related to an alleged check fraud scheme. According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, 34-year-old Warren Zapata was taken into custody Tuesday whileContinue Reading