Category: Public Safety

Early this morning at about 1:30 a.m., Historic City News learned that Deputy Clayton Mayerlen and Deputy Jeremy Banks were dispatched to a domestic disturbance at a Heritage Park residence on Wild Pine Drive.

As the investigation continues into the Saturday January 20th homicide of 20-year-old Kahlil R. Cooke of Mandarin, another arrest has been reported by the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

Courtney Sean O’Meara, whose last known address was 134 Tanager Road, was arrested in Duval County and transferred to the St. Johns County Detention Facility nearly two weeks ago, according to information obtained by Historic City News this afternoon.

As the investigation continues into the Saturday homicide of 20-year-old Kahlil R. Cooke of Mandarin, two arrests have been made and a missing truck and its driver, of interest in this case, have been located by authorities.

A 20-year-old Mandarin man who was shot in the woods in St Johns County was taken by friends to an area hospital, where he died late yesterday afternoon.

Historic City News was notified that firefighters were responding to a residential structure fire at 2:46 a.m. this morning in the Ravenswood Subdivision at 4 McWillams Street.

St. Augustine Fire Chief Carlos Aviles informed local Historic City News reporters that his department was awarded a $31,595.39 grant to cover 100% of the purchase price of a new special use all-terrain vehicle.

Bryan L. Shorstein, Public Information Officer for State Attorney R.J. Larizza, informed local Historic City News reporters that at the conclusion of a hearing this morning, 47-year-old Michael McCabe of Port Orange was sentenced to 25 years in prison — followed by 25 years of sex offender probation.