Man Arrested for Threats Against St. Augustine Church and School

Tityus Leon Davonte Mitchell, 30, was arrested on February 26, 2025, after making threats against Anchor Faith Church in St. Augustine, prompting a school lockdown. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) was notified of the threats, and the onsite school at Anchor Faith was placed on lockdown. SJSO’s RealContinue Reading

Middle School in Ponte Vedra Beach Lockdown Triggered by Swatting Call

Landrum Middle School was placed on lockdown Monday morning, February 24, 2025, after receiving a threatening phone call, which authorities now believe to be a “swatting” incident. School staff received a call from an unknown male who claimed to be nearby, armed, and intending to “kill children.” Immediate lockdown proceduresContinue Reading

St. Johns County Man Arrested in Connection with January Hit and Run

On Tuesday afternoon, January 28, 2025, Andrew Phillip Robinson, 46, was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run incident that occurred on January 10, 2025, involving a teenage victim. The victim was struck by a vehicle and left on the side of the road with traumatic injuries, where they remained forContinue Reading

St. Johns County Predator Arrested on Multiple Child Sex Abuse Charges

In October 2024, St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO) Special Victims Unit (SVU) detectives arrested 21-year-old Ali Aldemar Moreno on charges of Capital Sexual Battery involving an 11-year-old victim. Moreno, posing as a 15-year-old boy on the social media platform Snapchat, groomed the child. He subsequently picked her up nearContinue Reading

Body Discovered in Anastasia Island House Fire; Investigation Underway

On Saturday evening, January 18, 2025, at approximately 5:15 PM, St. Johns County deputies and St. Johns County Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure fire on Coral Circle in Anastasia Island. Upon arrival, first responders discovered a deceased body inside the residence. Detectives with the St. Johns County Sheriff’sContinue Reading