Press Releases

Fuel Thief Apprehended

Fuel Thief Apprehended

October 30, 2024 On October 18th Officer Godkin with the Williston Police Department observed a suspicious van parked in a closed gas station parking lot. He witnessed the van hastily exit the parking lot as he drove past. Within moments the vehicle accelerated to...

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Arrest Made of Juice Box Owner

Arrest Made of Juice Box Owner

October 16, 2024 The Levy County Drug Task Force detectives executed a search warrant at the Juice Box.com Vape Shop, Inc. located at 6891 NW 138 Place north of Chiefland yesterday afternoon. The warrant and arrest of the owner, Kent William Zimmerman (9/14/72) of...

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Federal Sentence of 10 Years

Federal Sentence of 10 Years

October 2, 2024 Levy County Detective Ryan Sullivan arrested Chuckey Lee Rogers, Jr. (10/27/89) of Chiefland on October 17, 2023 for possession of child pornography after receiving a cyber-tip via the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children. Detective...

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Elaborate Rental Scam Unravels

Elaborate Rental Scam Unravels

September 18, 2024 On September 17, 2024 Levy County Sheriff’s Deputies and Detectives concluded a fraud investigation and arrested Carrie Ann Hendricks (7/7/78) of Trenton in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Chiefland. This is the case that drew so much attention...

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No School Threat Identified

Levy County School Resource Deputies and School Board Officials determined NO Threat was directed toward any school in Levy County. All school campuses are safe. We appreciate everyone's patience as this investigation was conducted. The CMHS and Elementary schools...

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Improper Tag Leads to Arrest

Improper Tag Leads to Arrest

September 11, 2024 Deputy Landon Kennedy ran the tag number of a suspicious truck on August 27th to find the tag was registered to a trailer. He stopped the driver, Garrett Schneeberger (7/5/2000) of Williston, who was driving on a suspended license. Schneeberger was...

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Bronson Man Arrested for Manslaughter

Bronson Man Arrested for Manslaughter

September 11, 2024 On 9/8/24 Levy County Sheriff Deputies responded to a call of a woman found dead along the side of a road. The victim, a 68 year old female Bronson resident, appeared to have injuries consistent with being run over by a vehicle. Detectives responded...

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Joint Release with School Board of Levy County

Early today Chiefland Middle High School received multiple phone calls of concern related to threatening social media posts from a neighboring school district. The posts described potential school security threats. Currently extra law enforcement officers from LCSO...

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Robbery Suspect Apprehended

Robbery Suspect Apprehended

August 27, 2024 The Levy County Sheriff’s Office responded to an armed robbery at the Inglis Food Store located at 19 Highway 19 South in Inglis yesterday around 3:15 p.m. The clerk reported a man entered the store and attempted to purchase drinks and cigarettes....

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Pursuit on US 19 Ends in Fatality

Pursuit on US 19 Ends in Fatality

August 27, 2024         Yesterday evening the Levy County Sheriff’s Office received a request for assistance from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). The FHP located a suspect wanted for a carjacking incident that occurred in Pasco County. Troopers attempted to stop the...

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