Arrest in capital sexual battery case

Ricky Luke
According to a report received by Historic City News this morning, a 39-year old St. Johns County man was arrested on a charge of capital sexual battery Tuesday evening. Media Relations Officer Kevin Kelshaw says that the suspect, identified as Ricky Eugene Luke, 39, was booked into the County Jail where he remains on $100,000 bond following a first appearance hearing this morning.

Accused child molester arrested

Leon Page
A 33-year old St. Johns County man was arrested Monday afternoon on a charge of lewd and lascivious molestation upon a victim under the age of 12 according to a press release received by Historic City News and Media this morning from SJSO Media Relations Officer Kevin Kelshaw.

Colonial Bank is not in Djibouti

Colonial Bank
Djibouti lies in northeast Africa on the Gulf of Aden at the southern entrance to the Red Sea and according to the bank’s staff here in St. Augustine, Colonial Bank doesn’t operate there.

None the less, the following e-mail was received by Historic City News and Media this morning from a local Colonial Bank subscriber:

Surveillance video helps identify vandals

Spray can
Three St. Johns County teenagers are facing felony charges in connection with the vandalism at two northwest churches earlier this week according to a media release provided to Historic City News by St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Media Relations Officer Kevin Kelshaw.

The three juveniles, each only 16-years old, face three counts of criminal mischief to a church and one count each of disturbing a grave or burial site. Both of those charges are third degree felonies. Two of the suspects also face a misdemeanor count of criminal mischief to a vehicle.

Click-it-or-ticket program mobilization

Click-it-or-ticket
Media Relations Officer Kevin Kelshaw announced to Historic City News that the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office is joining with hundreds of other law enforcement agencies across the country in renewing a pledge to save lives by intensifying efforts to enforce seat belt laws — among all motorists and around the clock — during the 2008 Click It or Ticket mobilization which runs through June 1.