OAKLEAF – An investigation by the Clay County District Schools Police Department and Clay County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of a former teacher and weightlifting coach at Oakleaf High. … more

GREEN COVE SPRINGS – A convicted car theft was back in jail after she was caught returning another car reported stolen two hours earlier. Christen Renee Modlin, 35, was charged with grand theft … more

FLEMING ISLAND – According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 34-year-old driver from Orange Park was killed when a woman entered County Road 220 from a side street and ran into him. The accident happened at 3:47 p.m. on Sunday. According to the accident report, a 20-year-old girl turned right from Lakeshore Drive in front of a pickup truck traveling west on C.R. 220. The front of her car struck the rear of the truck. FHP didn’t disclose the gender of the victim. The woman wasn’t injured, but FHP said charges are pending. more

MIDDLEBURG – A man was arrested after a security officer at Walmart said she saw him leave the store without paying for three bags of grass seed and a box of Cinnamon French Toast Strips cereal. Anthony Jerome Griffin, 42, of Orange Park, was charged with shoplifting, resisting law enforcement and resisting retail theft recovery on Aug. 16 after a loss prevention officer tried to stop him from leaving the store without paying for the items. more

The funeral for Anthony “Tony” Reno will be on Saturday, Aug. 26, at the First Baptist Church, 2645 Blanding Blvd., in Middleburg. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m., followed by a Celebration of … more

Tuesday, Aug. 22

Justin D. Thomas, 29, Green Cove Springs, DUI with injury to another

Shilo Northham, 32, Orange Park, domestic battery

Timmie L. Richardson, 52, Orange Park, shoplifting at multiple locations, shoplifting, grand theft, two counts FTA-grand theft

Gregory P. Weiler, 61, Middleburg, grand theft of firearm, fraud/false ownership to pawn shop, dealing in stolen property

Juan A.A. Lopez, 37, Green Cove Springs, VOP-burglary, VOP-criminal mischief

Brandon D. Murray, 26, VOP-domestic battery by strangulation

Emory L. Bell, 57, Green Cove Springs, FTA

Reynaldo T. Holmes, 38, Green Cove Springs, VOP-battery

Syler K. Knight, 24, Middleburg, vandalism

Daniel G. Canon, 40, Fleming Island, DUI

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GREEN COVE SPRINGS – CareerSource Northeast Florida hosted its first Employer Informational Session at the Clay County Jail. Inmates were educated about various jobs, the skills needed and how to … more

Tuesday, Aug. 15

Nicholas S. Spray, 34, Orange Park, possession-cocaine, possession-fentanyl, possession-drug paraphernalia, alter/destroy/conceal/remove physical evidence, DWLSR

Erin K. Jones, 25, Middleburg, shoplifting

Sunnie L. McDermott, 26, Green Cove Springs, violation of pre-trial release conditions for protection against domestic violence

Justin T. Bishop, 30, Green Cove Spring Springs, FTA-aggravated battery with deadly weapon, FTA-possession-ammo/firearm by convicted felon, FTA-battery, introduce/remove contraband into jail

Caitlyn A.M. Buckner, 25, Orange Park, possession-fentanyl, possession-drug paraphernalia

 

Monday, Aug. 14

Carlos E.D. Estupinan, 19, Green Cove Springs, 10 counts control/possess/view child pornography

Brian D. Herring, 34, Green Cove Springs, resist/obstruct/oppose law enforcement, introduce/remove contraband into jail

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FLEMING ISLAND – A man already in jail for recording unsuspecting girls in the Fleming Island High restroom now faces additional charges for possession child pornography. Carlos Esteban Duque … more

ORANGE PARK – A confidential informant helped the Clay County Sheriff’s Office arrest an Arizona man for trafficking heroin and fentanyl. Jeremy Dubre Shannon, 38, was arrested on Aug. 9 after … more

ORANGE PARK – A hotel maintenance man found a baggie with cocaine on Aug. 8 in the parking lot of the WoodSpring Suites on Wells Road, which led to the eventual arrest of a Jacksonville man for … more

ORANGE PARK – A man holding a sign that read, “Will wrestle grandma for $5” was arrested on Aug. 12 for taking a PUBLIX shopping cart, roadside soliciting, possessing drug paraphernalia and the … more

GREEN COVE SPRINGS – A 42-year-old man was arrested after the Clay County Sheriff’s Office and Green Cove Springs Police Department said he started a fire on the back porch of his house before … more

GREEN COVE SPRINGS – A Palatka man was charged with filing a false document to avoid paying a $262 fine for a red light camera ticket. Kenneth James Bowers, 55, was charged with filing falsified … more

CLAY COUNTY – Clay County District Schools Police Department officer Anthony “Tony” Reno died in a SCUBA diving accident in South Carolina on Aug. 12, the district announced Monday. According … more

MIDDLEBURG – A 41-year-old man was charged with exposing himself to two women on July 21 as they drove past a county-owned pump station at Coopers Hawk Way and Long Bay Road. According to the … more

GREEN COVE SPRINGS – A joint investigation by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office and Department of Homeland Security Investigations led to the July 26 arrest of a Jacksonville man after CCSO said … more

ORANGE PARK – A woman was charged with pointing a pistol and stealing two bottles of vodka and cash from the godfather of her children. Cathryn Elizabeth Charland, 39, of Orange Park, was booked on … more

CLAY COUNTY – A man suspected of a rash of shoplifting sprees was sent to the Clay County Jail on July 25 after video surveillance showed his walking out of stores with carts filled with tools. … more

ORANGE PARK – A man was arrested and charged with filing a fraudulent car insurance claim three days after his policy was canceled for non-payment. According to an affidavit for an arrest warrant, … more