Monday, May 18, 2020

Battered, Beaten and Bruised

May 18, 2020

Levy County Deputies responded to a call for help on May 15, 2020. Deputy B. Wells met with a victim of domestic violence at an undisclosed location. The victim told our deputy a story of horrible abuse that had been ongoing for several weeks. Deputy Wells enlisted the assistance of the LCSO Victim Advocates Division, who was able to take the victim to a safe location while Deputy Wells located and arrested the offender.

Deputy Wells took Brian T. Keator (11/3/85) of Williston into custody at his home. Keator has been charged with four different domestic violence related crimes, and a firearms violation. Keator is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing a firearm. He is being held in the Levy County Detention Facility in lieu of a $420,000.00 bond.