Retail Theft Complaint Leads to Concealed Firearm Arrest

 

April 17, 2023

On Saturday, April 15, 2023 Deputy M. Bianca responded to the Dollar General located at 110 N. Inglis Avenue in the Town of Inglis to a report of a retail theft. Branden J. Tyrrell (5/10/2000) of Dunnellon was identified by Dollar General employees as the person they witnessed stealing from the store.

Deputy Bianca located Tyrrell outside the store drinking a Seagram’s Spike in the parking lot. The investigation determined the alcoholic beverage had been stolen from the store and he was taken into custody. Tyrrell was wearing a fanny pack strapped across his chest and made the statement, “I just got out of prison.” to Deputy Bianca.

Deputy Bianca searched the fanny pack upon arresting Tyrrell and discovered a handgun hidden inside. Tyrrell, a two time convicted felon, was recently released from the Department of Corrections and is prohibited from possessing a firearm. The gun, a Glock 9mm was reported stolen from a home in Gainesville in 2022. Tyrrell was booked into the Levy County Detention Center and has been charged with retail theft, grand theft firearm, carrying a concealed firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. His bond has been set at $250,000.00.

Easter Sunday Homicide Investigation

 

April 10, 2023

The Levy County Sheriff’s Office 911 Center received a call Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. reporting a subject had been shot. Deputies responded to a duplex in the Town of Bronson and discovered James Young, Jr. (5/26/82) of Chiefland deceased on the floor inside. He suffered a single gunshot wound to his chest.

LCSO Detectives were dispatched to the scene and the investigation determined Young had a prior domestic relationship with the female occupant of the duplex. Young went there to confront her and was armed with a handgun when he arrived. Young and the female began to struggle. The female was able to retrieve her own firearm and fired once, striking Young in the chest. She fled the residence to a nearby neighbor’s home seeking assistance.

Detectives are still in the early stages of this investigation. No charges have been filed and this investigation is currently on-going. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Corporal C.J. Perryman at 352-486-5111 ext. 240.

Sexual Predator Public Address Notification

 

April 4, 2023

On April 3, 2023 Jakarr T. White registered as a Sexual Predator with the Levy County Sheriff’s Office. By Florida law White is required to notify law enforcement whenever he changes addresses.

Jakarr T. White was convicted in 2013 for Lewd and Lascivious Battery victim between 12-15 years old.  White has registered his address as: 13510 SE 20 Street, Morriston, Florida 32668.

For a complete listing of all registered sexual predators and offenders residing in Levy County, or to search by zip code, please visit www.fdle.state.fl.us and go to the sexual offender data base.

Sexual Predator:

Jakarr T White

13510 SE 20 Street

Morriston, Florida 32668

Black/Male

DOB: 2/16/92

 

 

Chiefland Woman Arrested for Child Neglect

 

March 31, 2023

Levy County Deputies responded to a home located in the Manatee Farms Subdivision west of Chiefland. The complainant told the 911 operator a toddler, approximately 3 years old, wandered onto her property and the parent could not be found. The child was filthy, covered in bug bites and scratches, had a severe case of diaper rash and had ticks embedded in her scalp. Levy County EMS was dispatched to evaluate the child as deputies began searching for the child’s parent.

Deputies located a female asleep on the floor inside a tin shed on a neighboring property. Deputies identified the woman as Bryana Hall (1/10/2001) of Chiefland. Ms. Hall was taken to the location where the child was being evaluated. She told deputies she was the toddler’s care taker. The subsequent investigation determined that based on the child’s current physical and medical condition she required advanced care and was taken to a local hospital. Ms. Hall was placed under arrest for child neglect.

The Department of Children and Family Services has been contacted and took custody of the child. Ms. Hall was booked into the Levy County Detention Center where she is being held on a $100,000.00 bond.

Meth Fueled Morning Rant Results in Arrest

March 23, 2023

At 8:16 a.m. yesterday morning the Levy County Sheriff’s Office 911 Center received a panicked emergency call. The caller reported a male walking on the Greenway Trial in Fanning Springs acting erratically while waiving around a hatchet. The caller feared this person, who was walking in the direction of a business office and around occupied camper trailers, could potentially hurt someone.

Deputies arrived on scene and confronted the subject walking down the Greenway Trail. The deputy saw the man tuck the hatchet into his rear waist band in an attempt to hide it. The man, later identified as Rayford Delton Holder (8/30/86) of Lake City, took an aggressive stance, balled his fists and exclaimed, “I am a god!” Holder then turned and fled from deputies in the direction of an open convenience store.

Deputy Nelson Macias and Sergeant Tom Martin feared this armed individual could harm nearby patrons and gave chase. Deputy Macias was able to use his vehicle to cut Holder off which immediately drew a deadly reaction from him. Holder pulled the hatchet from his rear waistband and began running toward Deputy Macias’s patrol vehicle. Deputy Macias attempted to avoid Holder who bounced off the patrol vehicle and fled into an adjacent wooded lot.

Additional deputies and Chiefland Police Department (CPD) officers arrived to assist. CPD Chief Scott Anderson and Lt. Macy located and confronted Holder on a nearby road. Holder dropped the hatchet when ordered and surrendered. Holder exclaimed the methamphetamines found in his possession were for his ADHD. He also told deputies he was a superhuman angel and he didn’t want to hurt them, but he could if he wanted.

Holder was booked into the Levy County Detention Center and has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement, resisting arrest with violence and possession of meth. His bond has been set at $65,000.00.