FHP Sergeant Dylan L. Bryan reported to Historic City News this morning that officers in Putnam County are searching for a man who escaped a shootout on Reid Street in Palatka at about 1:00 a.m. this morning; leaving one man dead, and a state trooper in the hospital with a gunshot wound to the face.
In accordance with Florida State Statute 775.21, this news release will serve as public notification that the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office has been given information that a person judged to be a sexual predator is now residing within St. Johns County.
Historic City News was informed at about 7:00 p.m. this evening when 59-year-old Merrill Paul Roland, a candidate in the 2014 General Election for a seat on the St Johns County Commission, turned himself in to the St Johns County Jail to begin serving his 100-day sentence.
Florida Highway Patrol Sergeant Dylan Bryan updated Historic City News this evening on the fatal Interstate crash that occurred this morning; leaving northbound Christmas Eve traffic, headed into St Johns County, detoured onto US-1 and backlogged for miles.
Historic City News reporters were notified by FHP Sergeant Dennis E Smith that during the wee hours this morning, a St Johns County deputy sustained minor injuries when another driver slid her vehicle into the backend of his parked patrol car while he was stopped on the shoulder of SR-13, south of Greenbriar Road.
RJ Larizza, State Attorney for the 7th Judicial Circuit, informed Historic City News that at a sentencing hearing yesterday, 43-year-old Justin Stephen Frazier was sentenced to a total of 20-years in state prison, followed by 15-years’ probation.
A Saturday evening crash on SR-312 left one local man dead and his passenger in critical condition after the driver momentarily lost control of his vehicle, slid into the median, and continued into oncoming traffic in the eastbound lanes; according to information obtained by Historic City News this morning.
At 7:06 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for northern Flagler County, at 7:18 p.m., an update announced that the warning was cancelled. But, Historic City News has learned that during the less than 15-minute window, a severe storm caused thousands and thousands of dollars in damage to residences and businesses in the area.
