rodrick robinson

According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, on April 20, 2007, Deputy Matt Boatwright was dispatched to a Mimosa Hill Court residence in reference to a dog complaint.

Upon arrival, he met with the landlord in the yard, who was there to do some yard work because he had not been there in three weeks. He stated that when he got out of his vehicle a brown pit bull came from behind the residence and charged at him while growling and barking.

The landlord said he got back into his vehicle and the dog went around the other side of the residence. He said he tried to knock on the front door to see if anyone was home. He said as he knocked, he turned the doorknob to see if it was locked and the knob turned. He said he opened the door and called inside to see if anyone was at home.

He said he could hear two puppies inside the residence in another room but no one was there. The deputy notified animal control. The deputy noted that he saw several bags of trash scattered in the yard and he heard several other dogs barking in the back yard. The landlord informed Boatwright that the power had been cut off to the residence and the trash was not there the last time he checked the residence.

The landlord noted that Kadetra and Rodrick Robinson were living there but were going to be evicted soon because they were behind on the rent.

The deputy saw in the back yard the pit bull the landlord said had charged him, another small pit bull puppy in a kennel and a white poodle secured with a leash to a tree. Boatwright walked inside the residence and smelled a strong odor of feces and saw clothes on the floor in every room and dog feces in the kitchen and bathroom. He could hear puppies in a room and the landlord stated that the door was locked.

Lamar Poppell of animal control arrived and captured the pit bull that was loose and after doing so, Boatwright looked around the back yard and saw that none of the dogs had any water or food available to them. The poodle had orange plastic tied around it's neck used as a collar and there was trash all around it. The pit bull inside of the kennel and no bowls in the kennel with him for food or water.

Captain Bill Massey arrived on the scene and he, Poppell and Boatwright went inside the residence. Poppell opened the door where the puppies were and the puppies ran outside. The floor was completely covered in feces and urine and the odor was so strong it made Poppell gag and he said he almost threw up.

Poppell was advised to take all of the dogs with him when he left.

Boatwright took pictures of the residence and the landlord made contact with the Robinson's by cell phone and told them that they needed to stop by the Sheriff's Office in reference to a possible break-in at the residence. They said they would when they got back into town, but they never stopped by.

Boatwright obtained warrants for the Robinsons for animal cruelty on May 4, 2007.

Rodrick Jabrele Robinson, 32, of Tallahassee, was arrested July 13, 2010 and charged with failure to appear on the charge of driving while license suspended; and cruelty to animals. A total bond of $6,000 was set and he remained at the County Jail July 19.

Precious Kae Taylor

On July 14 Deputy Paul Peebles was dispatched to the area of I-10 and Highway 59 in reference to a possible stolen car.

Dispatch advised Peebles that a FWC officer ran the tag on a vehicle located at the BP in Lloyd and the vehicle came back as stolen. Peebles noted that he was advised to BOLO (be on the look out) for a gray Toyota four-door in the area of I-10 and try to locate the vehicle.

Peebles was then advised that FWC had conducted a traffic stop on that vehicle approximately six to seven miles east of Highway 59. He arrived on the scene at 230 mile marker on I-10 meeting with FWC and the stop was turned over to Peebles.

The deputy asked for and received identification from the female who was driving the vehicle and the two male passengers. Peebles also asked the other female in the vehicle for her name and date of birth and all of the subjects' information was run through the computer.

Peebles made contact with the driver, identified as Precious Kae Taylor, 21, of Port Richie, FL, who stated that she borrowed the car from a girl named "Tiffany" for $20. She was unable to tell the deputy Tiffany's last name, an address for her, a phone number, or even what Tiffany looked like.

Peebles asked Taylor where she was coming from and where she was headed and she stated that she left Pasco County and went to Pensacola, FL to pick up her boyfriend.

The deputy was advised by dispatch that the Pasco County Sheriff's Office had confirmed that the vehicle was stolen. The teletype from Pasco County had a suspect listed as a black female that goes by the name "Kay" and had multiple tattoos. Peebles noted that Taylor's middle name was Kae and she had multiple tattoos.

Dispatch advised Peebles that the other female in the vehicle was reported as a missing juvenile runaway out of Pasco County. Pasco County confirmed the missing juvenile and she was taken into law enforcement custody until her mother could come and retrieve her. The teletype stated that the juvenile was in a gray 2008 Toyota Corolla, which was very similar to the vehicle which was stopped by FWC.

Peebles then made contact with one of the males in the car, identified as Walter Cornelius, who stated that he knew nothing about the vehicle being stolen. He stated that his girlfriend, Taylor, came and picked him up in Pensacola where he was supposed to be working by cleaning up the oil spill.

He then said he was supposed to be in a class but it got canceled and without that class him and his friend were unable to do any work.

Peebles made contact with the other male in the car, Javar Antwan, who stated the same thing as Cornelius. He also stated that he had no knowledge of the car being stolen and that he was just getting a ride home from Pensacola.

The two males were transported to the County Jail, where they found alternate transportation home.

Taylor was charged with grand theft auto. Bond was set at $5,000 and she bonded out of jail July 16.

A Lloyd man was arrested last week and charged with a battery and burglary of a conveyance with person battered after he and another man had apparently argued about a woman in the Winn Dixie parking lot in May this year.

On May 16 at approximately 12:40 p.m., the Monticello Police Department was contacted in reference to Manwell Antwan Davis, 21, of Lloyd, just punched the victim in the head. He stated that he pulled into the Winn Dixie parking lot and Davis pulled forward toward him forcing him to stop. The complainant stated that Davis opened the driver side front door to keep him from opening his door. He said Davis then got out of his vehicle, got into an argument with him and without warning reached inside of his vehicle and punched him in the head.

He showed the officer exactly where he was parked when the incident occurred. The officer made contact with the Winn Dixie assistant manager, who stated that he was 20-25 feet away inside of his vehicle in full view of the incident. The assistant manager collaborated with the victim's story, stating that Davis argued with the victim, reached inside the victim's vehicle and punched him in the head.

When Davis was questioned he stated that the two had argued over the phone about a woman and they just happened to run into each other in the Winn Dixie parking lot. He said they argued, but he denied hitting the victim.

A warrant was obtained and Davis was arrested on the outstanding warrant July 15 and charged with simple battery; burglary of a conveyance with person battered; and violation of probation on the charge of possession of a prescription drug without a prescription. Bond was withheld and he remained at the County Jail July 19.

Lepond Kenneth Thompson

The trooper activated his radar and received a reading of 82 miles per hour in a 45 mile-per hour zone. Scott turned his vehicle around and started traveling eastbound to over take the vehicle. He activated his emergency lights and the vehicle pulled over onto the south shoulder of US-27 just east of March Road.

Scott ran the tag of the vehicle and as he exited his patrol car he noticed that the brake lights were still on and the vehicle had the two left tires partially on the pavement. As the trooper got just past his driver side door the black SUV began to speed away.

Scott got back into his vehicle and contacted dispatch to advise them of the vehicle fleeing, and of his pursuit.

He began to follow the vehicle about ¼ mile behind and was traveling eastbound toward Chaires Cross Road. They continued eastbound past Chaires Cross Road toward Jefferson County.

Jefferson County FHP units were contacted and advised of thesituation. Scott continued to keep dispatch informed as they began to approach SR-59 in Jefferson County. At that time, FHP Sgt. Smith advised that he had stop sticks (spikes) in his marked patrol car and was going to get into position to deploy the device.

The vehicle continued fleeing and was passing the intersection of US-19. Smith was east of Scott's location getting into position to deploy the stop sticks. Scott advised Smith of their location and he stated that he was going to set up just east of Barber Hill Road with the stop sticks.

As the vehicle topped the hill at Smith's location the stop sticks were deployed and executed perfectly. Both front tires of the black SUV struck the stop sticks causing the front two tires to blow out and shred.

The driver, later identified by his Social Security number as Lepond Kenneth Thompson, 44, of Tallahassee, began to slow the vehicle and came to a stop on the south shoulder of US-27 at Depot Road.

Thompson was placed under arrest and was asked why he fled. He reportedly stated that he was on probation.

Thompson was searched and placed in the back of Scott's vehicle.

While Thompson's vehicle was inventoried for the tow log, a blue container filled with cloths, a pair of boots, some tools and also inside of the container was a prescription bottle prescribed to an unknown person.

When asked about the pills Thompson stated he did not know who the pills belonged to. Thompson was asked if the blue container was his and he said "yes" and added that the cloths and boots were his.

Thompson was transported to the County Jail and charged with reckless driving; fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer at high speed; driving while license suspended or revoked; and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. A total bond of $25,000 was set and he remained at the County Jail July 19.

Charles "Chuck" Wesley Neel

Sheriff's Deputy Pepper Norrman reported that on April 25 at approximately 11:41 p.m., she was patrolling Old Lloyd Road when she noticed an unknown vehicle exiting Canopy Road.

When Norrman passed the entrance of Canopy Road, she noticed a white GMC Blazer sitting on the side of the road. The vehicle was unoccupied with the keys in the ignition and the windows rolled down. Located in the back seat was a red Generac 4000EXL generator, a black Schumacher SE-4020 battery charger, a Dewalt side grinder and a Craftsman tool kit. Located in the rear of the vehicle was a spool of copper wire and several pieces of copper scrap.

Dispatch advised that the vehicle was involved in a verbal domestic depute, which Deputy Sally Cole had responded to prior.

Cole arrived on the scene and attempted to make contact with the complainant to advise her that the vehicle was located. Cole verified that the items in the vehicle had not been reported stolen. When she turned the ignition on to roll up the windows she noticed that the vehicle was out of gas, at which point she secured the vehicle and red tagged it.

The following day the owner of the vehicle, Brenda Hitchner contacted the Sheriff's Office in reference to her vehicle. She stated that the tools were in the vehicle were not hers and she said that the tools were not in the vehicle when her boyfriend Charles "Chuck" Wesley Neel, 38, of Jefferson County, left in the vehicle. She advised that she would be en route to her vehicle so deputies could remove the items.

While conducting an investigation on a stolen vehicle on Taylor Road, 1/10 of a mile north of Canopy Road, Norrman went back to Hitchner's vehicle to see if there was any evidence in the area that would link the two cases. At that time she noticed the driver's side door open and the tools, which had been in the vehicle the night before, including the copper, were gone.

During this time, Johnny Ellis contacted the Sheriff's Office and reported his tools stolen. He stated he received a call from a friend stating that her buddy Charles Chuck Neel "went off the deep end" the night prior and went on a "stealing spree." Ellis checked his property and found that he was missing several tools, including his generator.

Norrman then made contact with Ellis who stated when he received the phone call from Hitchner and checked his back porch and noticed his Generac generator, valued at $3,500; his 150-piece Craftsman tool set, valued at $229; his Schumacher battery charger, valued at $145; his Dewalt side grinder, valued at $85; His Dewalt cordless drill, valued at $269, were missing. He checked his shed and noticed that a spool of copper wire that he had recently purchased, valued at $575, was gone. The description he gave of his tools matched the description of the tools that were in Hitchner's vehicle.

Ellis stated that he left his residence at approximately 9 p.m. April 2, and did not return until the present day. He added that a few days Neel had asked one of Ellis' friends if he knew where a good pawn shop was, to which his friend advised of a pawn shop in Thomasville.

At this time, Ellis' friend, Dennis Wolf, Sr. arrived at Ellis' residence. Wolf stated that Neel came to came to his residence the night before just before dark and requested gas. He stated that he was almost out of gas and did not thin k he would make it to the store. Wolf said he advised Neel that he did not have any gas and he was not able to take him to the store. Wolf stated that at that time, Ellis asked him if he knew whether or not Ellis was home and Wolf advised him that he was not. At that time Neel left Wolf's property in an unknown direction of travel.

Hitchner meet with Norrman on Ellis' property to give a statement. She said that Neel left her residence in her vehicle at approximately 10:40 p.m. and he was intoxicated. She added that before he left, he loaded up several pieces of scrap copper in the vehicle. Hitchner said she was not sure of is direction of travel when he left her residence.

Neel was arrested July 6 and charged with burglary of a structure; and grand theft. A total bond of $15,000 was set and he remained at the County Jail July 8.

Alonzo Dewey Ford, 32, of Jefferson County, was arrested June 30 and charged with burglary of a conveyance with person assaulted. Bond was set at $20,000 and he bonded on the local charge, July 2. He was then turned over to Madison County authorities on an outstanding warrant charging him with retaliating against a state witness.

Marvin Clark, 42, of Monticello, was arrested June 30 and charged with violation of probation on the charge of intimidating a witness; burglary of a dwelling or occupied conveyance; and criminal mischief. A total bond of $15,000 was set and he bonded out of jail the same day.

Nyren Shavaaye Jones, 22, of Monticello, was arrested June 30 and charged with burglary of a dwelling, unoccupied; criminal mischief; and grand theft. Bond was withheld and he remained at the County Jail July 8.

Jimmie Moore, Sr., 54, of Jefferson County, was arrested on an outstanding Madison County warrant, June 30, charging him with retaliating against a state witness. He was turned over to Madison County authorities July 2 to face charges there.

Nina Mae Miller, 47, of Lloyd, was arrested July 1 and charged with failure to appear on the charge of possession of a controlled substance; possession of cocaine; possession of a controlled substance; and possession of paraphernalia. Bond was withheld and she remained at the County Jail July 8.

Larry Mack, 27, of Monticello, was arrested July 2 and charged with driving while license suspended or revoked; and resisting an officer without violence. A total bond of $5,000 was set and he bonded out of jail the same day.

A pair of 15-year-olds, was arrested July 2 and charged with Armed robbery; petit theft; two counts of using a weapon in the commission of a felony; and attempted armed robbery. Both were turned over to juvenile authorities the following day.

Ruby Elizabeth Lynch, 28, of Monticello, was arrested July 2 and charged with criminal mischief over $200. Bond was set at $500 and she bonded out of jail the following day.

Ben Ransom, 32, of Jefferson County, was arrested July 2 and charged with driving under the influence; resisting an officer without violence; driving while license suspended or revoked; violation of probation on the charge of grand theft firearm; and violation of probation on the charge of forgery and uttering. A total; bond of $1,500 was set and bond was withheld on the violation charges. He remained in the County Jail July 8

Justin Mabry, 24, of the Capri Motel, was arrested July 3 and charged with driving under the influence with property damage; and violating restrictions placed on driver's license. A total bond of $1,000 was set and he bonded out of jail the same day.

Leo Jones, Jr., 27, of Monticello, was arrested July 3 and charged with

Charles Goodman, 46, of Jefferson County, was attested July 5 and charged with domestic battery. Bond was set at $500 and he bonded out of jail the following day.

Kendell Cooksey, 19, of Monticello, was arrested July 4 and charged with resisting an officer with violence; and aggravated assault. A total bond of $5,000 was set and he bonded out of jail July 6.

Charles Wesley Neel, 38, of Jefferson County, was arrested July 6 and charged with burglary of a structure; and grand theft. A total bond of $15,000 was set and he remained at the County Jail July 8.

Saul Lorenzo Mays, 35, of Lloyd Subdivision, was arrested July 6, and charged with attempted first degree murder; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; and possession of a firearm with serial number altered or removed. Bond was withheld and he remained at the County Jail July 8.

Wade Gilbert Bentley, 50, of Jefferson County, was arrested July 6 and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; and possession of a firearm with the serial number altered. Bond had not yet been set as of press time and he remained at the County Jail July 7.

Willie Bernard Bruce, 53, of Jefferson County, was arrested July 6 and charged with violation of probation on the charge of possession of a controlled substance. Bond was withheld and he remained at the County Jail July 8.

Michael Chase Will

According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, on June 27 Deputy Paul Peebles was running a stationary radar on Highway 59 and Legacy Road when he observed a blue and white motorcycle, being driven by a white male, traveling southbound on Highway 59. As the motorcycle passed him Peebles could see that it had no tag displayed.

Peebles pulled out behind the motorcycle to initiate a traffic stop and he initiated his warning light in an attempt to stop the motorcycle while passing under the I-10 overpass. When the motorcycle would not pull over he initiated his siren to get the driver's attention. At that time the driver of the motorcycle accelerated.

Peebles gave chase and while passing Whippoorwill Road the motorcycle accelerated even more. The deputy reported that he felt the motorcycle driver was acting too recklessly and he continued to follow at a safe distance.

When the deputy arrived at the intersection of US-27 and Highway 59 he observed the motorcycle turn and head eat on US-27 and he lost sight of the motorcycle for a short time.

Peebles then Please received a call on the radio from Deputy Dan Williams stating that the motorcycle just turned left on Armstrong Road. Peebles headed south on Armstrong Road and when he arrived at the intersection of St. Augustine Road, he reported noticing a single tire track continuing south on Armstrong Road. Peebles turned off all of his warning equipment.

As Peebles was passing an Armstrong Road residence, he noticed a white male pushing a motorcycle into the back yard of the residence. The deputy6 used his patrol car to block the entrance to the property and he continued on foot. Peebles drew his duty weapon and checked the perimeter of the house when he observed the same white male standing on the back porch of the residence.

The deputy instructed the suspect, later identified as Michael Chase Will, 24, of Tallahassee, to the ground and detained him. Will apologized for running away from the deputy and Peebles placed him under arrest for felon fleeing.

Peebles then observed the backpack and helmet that Will was wearing at the time he tried to initiate a traffic stop, right next to the porch that he had been standing on. Peebles searched Will and placed him in the back of his patrol vehicle and began an inventory of the motorcycle, which would be turned over to Grant's Towing. Will t6hen requested that deputies turn all of his property over to the man who lives at the residence.

While inventorying Will's property Peebles located a Trident gum container inside of his backpack and inside the container was a clear plastic baggie 12 round pills, which were blue in color. The pills were later identified as 30mg Oxycodone.

The deputy also located Will's wallet, which contained 10 twenty dollar bills all folded and facing the same direction.. Peebles noted that the pills he found o00n Will regularly sell on the street for $20 a pill.

The deputy also located two cell phones inside of the backpack. Peebles then turned over all of the property that he did not take into evidence.

Will was transported to the Jefferson County Jail where he was charged with felony possession of cocaine with intent to sell; and felony fleeing and eluding. A total bond of $12,500 was set and he bonded out of jail the same day. The motorcycle was towed to the Jefferson County Impound Lot.

Gerard Antonio Barnhart

On June 25 at about 6:51 p.m. Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Investigators Jerry Blackmon and Logan Wilcox were patrolling on King Street near Allen's Bar when Wilcox observed a green Ford four-door with a brake lamp out, traveling west on King Street.

Wilcox initiated the emergency equipment and attempted to stop the vehicle. The vehicle turned on several streets and went toward Lake Road. Wilcox reported that during this time the vehicle ran several stop signs and was speeding.

Once on Lake Road the vehicle slowed down to a very slow speed and the passenger, later identified as Antwain Coates, jumped out and surrendered.

Deputy Toby Ward stopped and detained Coates. Wilcox pulled along side the vehicle in an attempt to identify the driver, who he did identify as Gerard Antonio Barnhart, 24, of Jefferson County.

Wilcox reported that Barnhart accelerated and swerved toward the deputy's vehicle hitting the passenger door with his front quarter panel. The vehicle then continued down Lake Road a short distance and came to a stop.

Blackmon and Wilcox got Barnhart out of his vehicle and placed him in handcuffs. Barnhart then reportedly stated that he had a pistol under the driver seat and that everything in the vehicle belonged to him.

Wilcox then retrieved an H&R 22LR pistol from under the seat and the pistol was loaded with eight 22LR rounds. Also found inside of the vehicle were two pill bottles with a small amount of powder cocaine inside; a scale with marijuana residue on it; and several small clear bags commonly used for packaging drugs.

Ward transported Barnhart to the County Jail and Coates was released.

Wilcox asked Barnhart for his driver's license and he stated that it was suspended. A check of Barnhart's driver's license showed that it had been canceled for failure to pay traffic fines.

Barnhart was charged with aggravated battery with a vehicle; possession of cocaine; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; fleeing and eluding; and driving while license suspended or revoked. A total bond of $23,000 was set and he remained at the County Jail June 30, however, in committing the offenses on June 25 he violated his probation and once the violation of probation order arrives at the Sheriff's Office, Barnhart will be held without bond.

Antwaine Donte Owens

Jury selection began last Wednesday morning and the prosecution began presenting the evidence in the case that afternoon. The trial ran into Thursday and came back with the guilty verdict from the jury early that afternoon.

Owens was turned over to the Jefferson County Jail to await sentencing.

The verdict stems from an incident July 6, when Monticello Police Department Cpl. Brandon Abbott noticed a suspicious vehicle parked on a street behind the Monticello Subway restaurant. Abbott checked out the driver and the vehicle and left, and within a moment or so, he was radioed in reference to an armed robbery at the Subway.

Abbott returned to the suspicious vehicle and driver while MPD Officers Cpl. Joel Oquendo and Lt. Mack Norton, reported to the Subway. They met with the clerk and two female customers who advised that a gunman entered the store armed with a sawed-off shotgun and the gunman was able to keep his face concealed.

They reported that the gunman took the store phone and disabled it, then robbed the clerk at gunpoint of an undetermined amount of cash. Subsequent investigation led to the arrest of the vehicle's driver, Jerrico Brown, then 19, of Monticello, for traffic charges and as an accomplice in the armed robbery of the restaurant.

An inventory and search of Brown's vehicle revealed gloves, masks and identification for Antwaine Donte Owens, then 19, of Valdosta, GA and Larry Michael Hall, of Jefferson County.

Oquendo and Norton saw two men walking near the Subway when responding to the scene and interviewed them. The two were Owens and Hall. MPD reported that information at Brown's residence put Brown, Hall and Owens together earlier in the day, and they were seen with a sawed-off shotgun, which was the type of weapon seen on video in the robbery and described by witnesses. 12-gauge ammunition was recovered from a search of Brown's bedroom.

A check of another nearby restaurant's video revealed Owens and Hall running behind that restaurant moments after the robbery. Hall's family was contacted and investigators set up a meeting between Hall and investigators for an interview a couple days later, but Hall failed to show up.

On July 11, MPD learned that Hall was incarcerated in the Lowndes County Jail the evening before. Chief Fred Mosley and Capt. Roger Murphy drove to Lowndes County and met with Hall. After being mirandized, during the interview Hall admitted that he went with Brown and Owens to the Subway to do the robbery. He stated that Brown instructed him to show Owens the layout around the Subway because Owens was not from the area.

He reported that he and Owens walked to an area just behind the Subway and he showed Owens the path to take to go and do the robbery and the way to come back. Hall stated that Owens went into the Subway and committed the robbery and cam running back and the two headed back to Brown's vehicle parked on the street behind the store.

He stated that as they approached they saw a police car behind Brown's vehicle and they turned and ran along side a side street, north of the scene. He stated that there were bushes and woods along the street and the two of them split up until they reached the next street.

Hall stated that Owens did not have the shotgun or the money by the time they met back up and that Owens stated that he hid the items somewhere in the bushes. MPD was assisted by officers from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Florida Highway Patrol and Madison County Correctional Institution.

Brown entered a negotiated plea in January and was sentenced to serve six years in the Florida Department of Corrections.

Hall's case is still pending.

Roscoe Wallace

According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, on June 20 Deputy Sally Cole was dispatched to a Groover Road residence in reference to a disturbance.

Upon arrival Cole made contact with the complainant and her seven-year-old grandson. The boy showed Cole a distinct bruise on his face and bruising and a cut on his right thigh and hip.

The child said that during the Watermelon festival parade, 10 a.m. June 19, his mom's boyfriend, Roscoe Wallace, 25, of Monticello, had hit him on the face and on the leg with a belt because he had hit his younger brother and made his nose bleed.

He said that his mom and his brothers and sister had all gone to the parade but Wallace kept the child home with him. The child also said that the belt was black and that Wallace had gotten it out of his mom's bedroom.

Cole reported that the bruising and laceration appeared to be consistent with malicious punishment because a reasonable parent would not have engaged in the damaging acts toward the child for any valid reason.

While Cole was talking to the child, his older sister came outside and said that about a month ago Wallace had hit had hit her on the back several times with a belt because her younger brother started crying while she was playing with him. She said that her mom put ice on her back and the marks went away.

The child's injuries were photographed and the abuse was reported to the4 Abuse Hotline.

Cole noted that the children were at their grandmother's house when the complaint was received because they were spending the night there.

Wallace was arrested June 21 and charged with aggravated child abuse. Bond was set at $15,000 and he remained at the County Jail June 23.

Saul Mays

Jefferson County Sheriff's Department Major Bill Bullock reported that at approximately 12:15 a.m. Sunday morning, June 20, deputies received a call about a shooting in the projects.

Upon arrival at Jefferson Arms Apartments, deputies found 32-year-old Jeradine Campbell was lying in the parking lot and she had been shot twice in the chest. Bullock reported that she was conscious and talking.

From testimony gathered from witnesses, she had been shot by her former boyfriend, 35-year-old Saul Mays. Campbell was transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in critical condition and placed in the intensive care unit.

Bullock said a call came in around 7:30 Sunday morning reporting that Mays had been found in Lamont at a family members residence.

Upon arrival deputies surrounded the residence and when Mays was ordered to come out her refused and said that he was armed. The family member who was not in the residence also stated that Mays was armed.

Through trying to talk Mays out of the residence and phone calls, Bullock said that after a phone call at about 8:30 a.m., Mays finally agreed to come out of the house.

"After agreeing to come out he hung up the phone and about a minute or two later we heard a gunshot," said Bullock.

He said that after going inside, deputies found that Mays was standing, conscious and talking, though he had shot himself in the head. Mays was also transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital where he was placed in the intensive care unit.

Both were reported to be in stable condition Tuesday morning.

Bullock said no charges have officially been filed against Mays as of yet. "We're still investigating and tying up a few more ends," said Bullock.

Through checking Mays' criminal history in the state, he has a record that dates back to 1993 when he was sentenced to three years for robbery using a gun or a weapon in Leon County. In 1998 he was sentenced to one year and ten months i8n Jefferson County on the charges of cocaine possession and aggravated assault with a weapon. Also in 1998 he was sentenced in Madison County to serve 12 years on the charges of kidnapping and sexual battery by weapon or force. He was released from prison on April 4, 2010.

A Wacissa man racked up several charges against him earlier this week after a complaint was made about him assaulting the complainant.

On June 7, Deputy Daniel Williams was dispatched to A Frame Lane residence in reference to an assault with a possible weapon involved. Deputy Robert Hall also drove to the residence, where he reached the area just prior to Williams' arrival.

Just before Hall arrived on the scene, deputies received information that the suspect, Dustin Shane Clark, 40, of Wacissa, was leaving the residence in a black S-10 pickup truck and he was reportedly drunk.

Hall pulled onto the road and saw the suspect's vehicle driving directly toward him. Hall activated his emergency lights and the vehicle continued to drive toward him at a fast pace. Hall had to maneuver his patrol vehicle off to the side of the road to avoid Please See Assault Page 11Abeing struck by the oncoming vehicle. When Hall moved over, Clark moved his vehicle over to the opposite side of the road, casing him to strike a fence. Clark reportedly accelerated again in an attempt to leave Hall.

Williams was at the beginning of one of the dirt roads on A Frame Lane when he saw a black S-10 pickup truck come around the curve at a high rate of speed. The pickup drove up the embankment and almost overturned onto its side before Clark recovered control. The pickup continued driving toward Williams' patrol car until it stopped a few feet in front of the patrol vehicle.

Williams ordered Clark out of the vehicle, Hall arrived and Clark was ordered onto his stomach, at which point, he was detained.

Clark reportedly made the statement to Williams that he had had three mixed drinks when he got into an argument with his girlfriend and left her house. Clark was read his Miranda Warning and stated that he understood it and he would talk to Williams.

Williams asked Clark how much he had to drink and Clark reportedly dated hat he had three mixed drinks and three beers. Clark also reported stated that he just didn't want to go to jail and he apologized for almost hitting Hall's vehicle and for striking the fence

Clark performed two sobriety tests, both of which Williams reported Clark could not perform properly He was informed that he was under arrest for Driving under the influence and he was asked if he would submit to a breathalyzer test. After a lot of thought, Clark said he would not submit to anything further. Williams noted that he could smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage on Clark's breath.

Clark's information came back over the radio and Williams was made aware that Clark's driver's license was suspended. Clark was transported to the County Jail.

Williams drove to the home of the complainant, who reported that Clark was at the river earlier when she was there. She said that Clark tried to talk to her but she refused to talk to him while he was drunk. She also reported that she could sme4ll the odor of alcoholic drinks on his breath. She stated that Clark punched her vehicle and she left with her child.

She reported that Clark followed her home and began making verbal threats towards her once he was at her house. She said that Clark told her that he was going to beat her up.

Williams then spoke with the owner of the fence that was damaged and the owner stated that he saw Hall attempting to stop Clark and he saw Clark almost hit Hall's patrol car just prior to striking the fence.

Clark was charged with driving under the influence with property damage; refusal to submit to a breathalyzer test; driving while license suspended or revoked; assault; fleeing and eluding law enforcement officers; aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer; and failure to appear on the charge of driving while license suspended or revoked.

A total bond of $13,000 was set and he remained at the County Jail June 10.

Former Monticello resident, Samaj Pleas, who currently awaits trial in Tallahassee on armed robbery and first degree murder charges there, faced several local charges which occurred in town in 2008.

After the first three witnesses for the state testified in the trial last month, where Pleas was being tried on two counts of attempted first degree murder, Pleas accepted a plea bargain deal to accept ten years in the Florida Department of Corrections.

On May 17, the court adjudicated Pleas guilty of the two counts. On the first count, Pleas was given ten years in DOC and further ordered that the 10-20-life minimum imprisonment provision was imposed for the sentence.

On the second count of attempted first degree murder Pleas was also adjudicated guilty and sentenced for a term of ten years with 610 days credit served, to run concurrently with the first sentence.

Pleas was also credited with the 610 days served between the Leon and Jefferson County jails.

Pleas was received from Leon County Jan. 9, 2009 and was officially charged in court Jan. 12, 2009 with aggravated assault with a firearm, burglary of a conveyance with person assaulted, battery and attempted first degree murder, all stemming from complaints received from two local women in September, 2008.

According to Monticello Police Department reports, on Sept.5, Shakila Scott contacted Sgt. Richard Colson at the police station in reference to a shooting the night before.

She stated that her child's father, Pleas, had shot at her at the Blue Heron Cafe. On Sept. 4 at approximately 10:37 p.m. MPD received a complaint on a possible gunshot fired in the area of the Café`, but officers were unable to locate anyone who knew anything about it when they responded to the scene.

Scott stated that she went to the Café` with her sister, Lakista Young, to talk with Pleas about a dent he had put in her car the night before. Scott reportedly stated that as soon as she got out of her car, Pleas approached her and pulled up his shirt to reveal a small pistol in the waistband of his pants. Scott stated that Pleas grabbed her and would not let go and that she had to fight him off of her.

She said that she and Young both got into the vehicle and drove away and as they did, they heard two shots and Pleas shout, "I'm going to blow that B up" Scott added that her four-month old baby was in the back seat at the time of the incident.

As both women filled out sworn statements at the station, Greg Proctor, the operator of the Blue Heron Café` came into the station in reference to another complaint, and Colson asked him if he knew anything about the incident.

He stated that he was the one who originally called the complaint into MPD and that he was inside of the Café` when he heard a gun shot.

At 7:47 p.m., Sept. 5, Officer Brandon Abbott was dispatched to the Subway shop on south Jefferson Street in reference to a physical altercation being reported by Young.

Young stated to Abbott that she had come to the Subway to talk to her friend George Pittman and that as they talked inside of her vehicle, Pleas came out of the Subway and threw a red drink onto her car.

Abbott questioned why Pleas would do that and young reportedly stated that Pleas was the father of her sister's child and Pleas and her sister were mad at each other.

Young then stated that Pleas began to curse at her and approached her car on the driver's side of the vehicle, reached inside and struck her in the face with his closed fist. She added that Pittman got out of her car, grabbed Pleas, put him into Pittman's vehicle, and they left the area.

Pleas was immediately transferred back to the Leon County Jail following the trial and held without bond, awaiting the armed robbery and first-degree murder charges there in the case of former Jefferson County resident Tyrone Macon, Sept. 9, 2009 Tallahassee murder.

A trial date of August 31,2010 has been set for the robbery charge and a trial date of September 20, 2010 has been set on the murder charge.

A man arrested by Leon County Sheriffs' Office (LCSO) last week also has pending local charges against him.

LCSO reported that on May 29 the CVS Pharmacy, located at 5810 North Monroe Street in Tallahassee, was burglarized. During the incident the front doors were smashed in by a white male, later identified as William Powell, 21, in a white Ford pickup truck. Several cartons of cigarettes were stolen.

LCSO put out a BOLO (be on the lookout) in Jefferson County. After receiving the BOLO at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, May 29, deputy Sally Cole was on patrol in the area of I-10 and US-19 and she spotted a white Ford Ranger pickup truck matching the description of the vehicle used in the burglary, at the McDonald's.

While Cole was checking the license plate the driver, a white male, jumped out and ran on foot from the scene.

Cole discovered that the white Ford Ranger was a vehicle reported stolen in Leon County and it was the vehicle used in the CVS burglary.

Leon County came to get the stolen vehicle and they got a positive hit for Powell's fingerprints in the vehicle.

About one hour later, deputies received a call from at woman at the KOA Campground. The woman said that a white male, who matched the description of the driver being sought by deputies, who had fled the McDonald's, had forced her keys for her black Dodge pickup truck from her, and stole her vehicle and cell phone and drove away.

On May 30 the Shell Station located at 1500 Bannerman Road in Tallahassee was burglarized in a similar way as the CVS burglary. The same white male from the CVS burglary drove a black Dodge pickup truck, the one he had carjacked from Jefferson County, and damaged the front doors of the station. Lottery tickets and cigarettes were stolen during the burglary.

Powell was arrested by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) and charged in connection with a series of commercial burglaries which took place over the previous weekend. Powell is also suspected in cases being investigated by LCSO and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

TPD also located the Dodge pickup truck Wednesday night, stolen from Jefferson County.

Powell was interviewed in reference to LCSO cases and detectives determined he was responsible for the burglaries of the CVS and Shell Station.

The investigation in ongoing and additional charges are likely. Powell remained at the Leon County Jail June 7, held without bond. He currently has Leon County charges of two counts of burglary and two counts of grand theft.

Powell also has holds placed on him for additional charges. A hold from Brevard County was placed on him charging him with 18 offenses, including four counts of grand theft; four counts of burglary of a dwelling or structure using a vehicle as an instrument to cause damage; five counts of burglary of a structure; one count of violation of probation on the charge of burglary of a structure; one count of trafficking in stolen property; one count of burglary of a conveyance; and the Jefferson County hold in the carjacking case.

Brian S. Jordan, 45, of Jefferson County, was arrested May 28 and charged with failure to appear on a first appearance warrant. Bond was set at $1,000 and he bonded out of jail the same day.

A juvenile was arrested May 28 and charged with battery. The juvenile was turned over to family members the same day.

Bruce Walter Kohler, 49, of Jefferson County, was arrested May 29 and charged with driving under the influence. Bond was set at $500 and he bonded out of jail the same day.

Stephen Tyler Allen, 22, of Perry, was arrested on an outstanding Taylor County warrant charging him with failure to appear on the charge of domestic violence and failure to appear on the charge of disorderly intoxication and criminal mischief. He was turned over to Taylor County authorities May 31 to face charges there.

Jaime Farias, 29, of Ocoee, FL was sentenced in court May 31 to serve four years in the Florida Department of Corrections on the charge of trafficking in cocaine 28 grams or more. He remained in the County Jail June 2 awaiting transport to the DOC Reception Center.

Melvin J. Caswell, 39, of Tallahassee, was arrested June 1 and charged with petit theft. Bond was set at $2,500 and he bonded out of jail the same day.

Geremi B. Pierce, 42, of Tallahassee, was arrested May 21 and charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding police and driving while license suspended (knowingly). A total bond of $3,000 was set and he bonded out of jail the same day.

Patrick Jones, 32, of Jefferson County, was arrested May 21 and charged with possession of cocaine, tampering with evidence and resisting arrest without violence. A total bond of $3,500 was set and he remained at the County Jail May 26.

Jonathan Hasty, 20, of Tallahassee, was arrested May 21 and charged with violation of probation on the charge of driving under the influence. Bond was withheld and he remained at the county Jail May 26.

Michael J. Walker, 20, of Jefferson County, was arrested May 21 and charged with possession of cannabis less than 20 grams and tampering with evidence. A total bond of $1,000 was set and he bonded out of jail the following day.

Charles CV. Reddick, 29, of Jefferson County, was arrested May 22 and charged with possession of cocaine with intent to sell; possession of marijuana less than 20 grams; resisting arrest without violence; and violation of felony probation. A total bond of $35,000 was set on the drug-related charges and withheld on the violation charge. He remained at the County Jail May 26.

Chad Aaron Kirkman, 27, of Perry, FL, was arrested May 23 and charged with operation of a vessel while impaired, possession of less than 20 grams of cannabis; and possession of drug paraphernalia. A total bond of $1,500 was set and he bonded out of jail the following day.

Carla Virginia Roberts, 59, of Jefferson County, was arrested May 25 and charged with failure to appear on the charge of driving while license suspended or revoked. Bond was set at $1,000 and she bonded out of jail the following day.