News in Starke

Contractor jailed in Starke homebuilding fraud case
Key points: —Ponce de Leon contractor Justin Robert Hammond, 38, was booked into the Bradford County Jail on Sept. 22 on six felony fraud-related charges, with bond set at $325,000. —Deputies say Hammond took $275,862.95 in construction loan draws for a Starke home that never got…

Middleburg man accused of holding woman in Starke motel room for hours
Key points: —A 49-year-old Middleburg man was arrested Sept. 19 after a woman said he slapped her, threatened to kill her and kept her locked in a Starke motel room for several hours. —The woman told deputies Jesse William Quigley became angry after going through her phone and…