Bobby McCallum Sheriff
July 29, 2026 On July 28, 2026 Deputies responded to a report of an aggravated assault with a firearm in the 13000 block of NW 82 Court, in the Manatee Farms subdivision west of Chiefland. Deputies spoke to the victim who said as he was driving by he stopped briefly...
On Thursday, July 23, 2026 the Levy County Sheriff’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit, conducted a follow-up investigation into a child exploitation tip. The tip was focused on a cell phone that was accessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in the...
July 24, 2026 On July 22, 2026 Deputy Andrew Heckle observed a jeep on CR 40 with an obscured license plate. Deputy Heckle followed and the vehicle which made a wide turn onto Elkins Road, hugging the left shoulder. During the turn the driver threw an object out of...
In February 2026 the LCSO opened an investigation on Peter Jacobs (7/8/89) of Morriston based on a complaint he was having inappropriate contact with minors. On 6/9/26 Jacobs was arrested by the LCSO Criminal Investigations Division and was charged with 14 counts of...
On July 9, 2026, K-9 Deputy D. Dowling with the Levy County Sheriff's Office arrested Peter Stefani (11/7/2000) of Cedar Key after locating him at the Marathon convenience store in Bronson. Deputy Dowling was aware Stefani had an active felony warrant for Violation of...
On June 24, 2026 Levy County Sheriff's Office Deputy Kaleigh Richetti conducted a traffic stop in the town of Inglis after observing multiple traffic violations. Sheriff's Office K-9 handler Rich Peters responded to assist and his K-9 partner Bohden alerted him to the...
LCSO Detective Ryan Sullivan, as an additional duty, is assigned to the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. He began an investigation upon receiving a cyber tip from the Nation Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The tip...
June 22, 2026 On June 19th the LCSO Ag Unit responded at the request of the LCSO Patrol Division to a complaint of animal abuse. Deputies responded to citizen complaint of an offensive smell coming from the neighboring property. Deputies on scene identified Tychianna...
June 17, 2026 Levy County Sheriff’s Detectives arrested John Whitehead (4/16/79) of Cedar Key yesterday for multiple counts of aggravated animal abuse. Whitehead became the suspect of this investigation after a report was received that his dog went missing under...
Yesterday LCSO Deputies responded to an anonymous tip of malnourished horses on a property off of NE 62 Court in northern Levy County. Deputies arrived and found multiple horses and other livestock on the property that were seriously malnourished and in need of...