On Friday, June 21, 2013, Deputy Sheriff Steven Khachigan was promoted to the rank of Corporal. In a ceremony attended by family, friends and coworkers, Sheriff Mark Hunter officially promoted Steven to Corporal.Corporal Khachigan was most recently assigned as a School Resource Deputy. He will be transferred to the Patrol Division as a supervisor. We…
On Wednesday, June 12, 2012, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a Louisiana man on drug charges. Corporal Rick Damon and Deputy Calvin Lee contacted the suspect, Peter Guarisco, in the parking lot of Wal-Mart. Guarisco was sitting in his 2004 Cadillac. Deputies discovered that Mr. Guarisco did not have a valid driver license from…
On Friday, June 7, 2013, a Ft. White man was arrested by Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies after an indoor marijuana growing operation was discovered in his home. At approximately 8:15 pm, a search warrant was served by the Columbia County Multi Jurisdictional Task Force at 418 SW Bangor Way, Ft. White, FL. Deputies discovered…
On Friday, June 7, 2013, a Live Oak man was arrested by Columbia County Sheriff’s Office detectives following an investigation into credit card fraud and theft. On June 4, 2013, the victim reported to Sheriff’s deputies that her credit card had been stolen, along with cash, from her purse. Detective Andrea Useche was assigned to…
Tropical Storm Andrea made landfall in the Steinhatchee Area at 5:35 p.m. this afternoon. She continues to track to the N-NE at 17 mph. It is expected that TS Andrea will cross our county to the northeast of Lake City around 8 pm and move on through. We still could see sustained winds in the…