April 29, 2024 On April 27, 2024 Deputy Rowdy Roberts observed a vehicle traveling on NE 35 Street in Williston at a speed above the posted 25 mph speed limit. Deputy Roberts verified the vehicle’s speed at 47 mph with his radar and conducted a traffic stop. The...
Press Releases
Alabama Fugitive Captured
April 26, 2024 Keen detective work led to the arrest of Adam William Hart 8/8/93 of Dallas County, Alabama today in Fanning Springs. Hart was wanted by authorities in Alabama for sodomy in the first degree and sex abuse of a child under 12. Hart fled from Alabama to...
Levy and Polk County Joint Effort Arrest
April 22, 2024 On Friday, April 19, 2024 the Levy County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division working in cooperation with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office executed a Polk County arrest warrant and a Levy County search warrant at the home of Tavaries D....
Levy County Announces Boat Ramp Closures
April 19, 2024 Sheriff McCallum in cooperation with the Levy County Board of County Commissioners announces boat ramp closures due to rising water along the Suwannee River. Recent heavy rains in the counties north of ours that drain into the Suwannee River has caused...
Notable Criminal Case Resolutions
Bruce Edwin Cannon 9/9/58 of Bronson was arrested by Levy County Detectives on 7/18/23 for sexual battery of child between the age of 12-18 by familial or custodial authority. Cannon entered a plea adjudicating him guilty of this crime on 4/8/24. Cannon was sentenced...
Chiefland Woman Murdered
March 15, 2024 At 4:21 p.m. on March 14, 2024 the Levy County Sheriff’s Office 911 Center received a call reporting a shooting. Deputies were immediately dispatched as 911 operators gathered more information related to the call. Deputies arrived on scene at 6650 NW...
Chiefland Man Arrested for Sexual Contact with Minor
February 27, 2024 The Marion County Sheriff’s Office discovered a 20 year old Chiefland man in the back seat of a car with a young female that was parked at the Marion County Fair on February 25th. The two were “making out.” Marion County Deputies interviewed the two...
Drug Traffickers Sentenced
February 23, 2024 On July 7, 2023 Alan J. Dones (6/6/76) of Davie, Florida was arrested for trafficking in Fentanyl and Methamphetamines. Dones was apprehended during a traffic stop in the Town of Bronson. Drug Task Force Detectives spotted a vehicle being driven by a...
Citizen Scammed Trying to Protect Themselves from Scams
February 22, 2024 A local Levy County citizen has been scammed out of significant amount of their life’s savings during an elaborate scam that mimic’s the plot of the new movie “The Bee Keeper.” Our citizen received an email from “NORTON Antivirus”, a program they use...
Williston Man Arrested for Violation of Domestic Violence Orders
February 9, 2024 Daniel James Gaynor (9/16/88) of Williston was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff’s Office on January 10th for domestic violence. He posted bond on the 11th and was given an order by the Judge to have no contact with the victim until further notice....








