ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Two people were arrested on methamphetamine trafficking charges after St. Augustine police said officers discovered about 25 grams of crystal meth during a traffic stop. 35-year-old Donald Bennett Smith and 40-year-old Amanda Jean Wells of Elkton were arrested following the October 4th traffic stop, according toContinue Reading
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – For three days, 33-year-old Aaron Lamar Platts exchanged sexually explicit messages online with someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl. Then he got in his car and drove from Duval County to St. Johns County to meet her. There was no 14-year-old waiting for him. TheContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A man faces at least 15 years in prison after a St. Johns County jury convicted him of trafficking cocaine following the discovery of more than 2 kilograms of the drug in his vehicle during an Interstate 95 traffic stop. 29-year-old Jahdiel Salgado Charbonier wasContinue Reading
ELKTON, Fla. – A 34-year-old convicted felon has been arrested on multiple felony charges after St. Johns County investigators said they found mutilated dog remains, dead cats and evidence indicating he shot his dog several times at close range. Jake Matthew was arrested Sept. 17 following an investigation that beganContinue Reading
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A St. Augustine man accused of selling fentanyl through undercover transactions and operating a private website for narcotics sales was arrested after deputies searched his home and seized drugs, 11 firearms, drug-manufacturing equipment and more than $22,000 in cash. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office saidContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – St. Johns County sheriff’s deputies helped bring a man to safety after he threatened to jump from the Vilano Bridge while experiencing a mental health crisis. Deputies responded to the bridge Thursday, Sept. 24, after receiving a report of a person in distress at theContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A 49-year-old man wanted on multiple felony charges in Brevard County was arrested Sunday evening after St. Johns County deputies stopped him during a speed enforcement operation in Nocatee. Cipriano Mendoza-Alcon was taken into custody Sept. 27 after deputies determined he did not have aContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – Five people were arrested during a two-day retail theft enforcement operation in northern St. Johns County that targeted suspected thefts at several major retailers. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Property Crimes Unit conducted the operation in partnership with the Florida Department of Law EnforcementContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A 26-year-old in-home caregiver has been arrested after investigators accused her of exploiting an elderly, vulnerable adult and stealing more than $180,000 through checks, credit and debit cards, ATM withdrawals and online banking transactions. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as MaryJeanContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. Two St. Johns County middle school students have been arrested after an investigation uncovered homemade firearms, explosive materials and evidence of an alleged conspiracy to commit an armed robbery, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began on April 27 after the Sheriff’sContinue Reading