Teen Arrested for Possessing Stolen Gun

Kellen Woolf   Another juvenile has been arrested for illegally possessing a firearm. Kellen Woolf (14) of Fort White, was taken into custody by school resource deputies yesterday after a video spawned an investigation. The investigation began when Deputy Kimberly Ray received a tip about a video depicting Woolf smoking marijuana and handling a firearm…

Adults Arrested for Harboring Missing Juvenile

James & Robin Kite   Two adults have been arrested for their role in harboring a missing juvenile. On August 17th, 2022, Dalia Martinez-Lopez was reported missing. An extensive investigation was conducted by CCSO detectives and Dalia was located at a friend’s residence on August 21, 2022. During the investigation, detectives had previously been to…

Robbery Suspect Arrested

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to report the arrest of a robbery suspect. Emmanuel Ratliff (32) was arrested yesterday afternoon for robbing two separate Dollar General stores last week. The first robbery took place on August 16th at the Dollar General located near the intersection of S.R.247 and C.R.252B. Ratliff walked into the…

Student Arrested with Firearm at CHS

On August 18, 2022 School Resource Deputies at Columbia High School received a tip of a student who was possibly in possession of firearm coming onto the campus. The tip was received by our agency from a partnering law enforcement agency who was working a separate investigation. Deputy Cortese and school administration located the student…