ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — The owner of a home remodeling company has been arrested on felony theft charges after investigators say he collected nearly $37,000 from a customer for a renovation project that was repeatedly delayed and eventually abandoned. Steven Rounds, 40, owner of Incredible Kitchen and Bath, wasContinue Reading
PALM COAST, Fla. — An 18-year-old Miami man wearing a clown mask robbed a Palm Coast gas station on Halloween after pretending to have a gun, then fled in a stolen SUV before being arrested in St. Augustine, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Adrian Rafael Castano, 18, wasContinue Reading
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — Hazardous materials specialists from St. Johns County Fire Rescue responded to Flagler County after a cylinder washed ashore during nor’easter conditions, prompting a coordinated response to safely remove and secure the object. The St. Johns County Fire Rescue (SJCFR) Hazardous Materials Team was called to assistContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A 42-year-old inmate already facing multiple felony drug and weapons charges is now accused of arranging the murder of a witness scheduled to testify against him in a pending criminal case, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office. Dustin Furnal, 42, has been chargedContinue Reading
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A 32-year-old man was arrested Friday afternoon, Oct. 16, 2026, after deputies say he robbed a Regions Bank while carrying an AR-15-style rifle and fled in a white Audi with tape covering its license plate. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect asContinue Reading
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