Stanley Maxwell, 37, was arrested on narcotics charges.

The search warrant and arrest was the result of a multi-agency investigation. Over 130 grams of crack cocaine were seized, in addition to a 9mm handgun and a police scanner. "The Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force continues to be aggressive in their pursuit of illegal activity in Columbia County. This house was in a residential, family neighborhood. We are hoping that with this arrest, the neighborhood will be a safer place for those families", stated Sheriff Mark Hunter. Stanley Maxwell was taken to a Federal holding facility in Jacksonville. He is being charged with Trafficking in Cocaine. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Jacksonville, will be prosecuting Mr. Maxwell.

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Susan Vance day care owner charged with maintaining a place where a controlled substance is sold her son, Mark Scott, was selling cocaine

Investigators have charged the day care owner,Susan Vance, with maintaining a place where a controlled substance is sold. They said her son, Mark Scott, was selling cocaine and marijuana out of her in-home day care and she knew about it.Investigators said it was an undercover narcotics team that learned that the day care was also a drug house."They went in posing as drug users for the purpose of buying drugs. Once they got in, they saw all the drugs, the scales; they saweverything that's used for this type of illegal activity," said Jacksonville Sheriff's Office spokesman Ken Jefferson.Investigators said during one undercover buy, Vance came in a bedroom and saw her son selling cocaine and marijuana to the officer. According to the police report, the officer told her he'd better put the drugs away and she said, "Yeah, because her dad is a police officer," as she pointed to a girl she was watching inside the residence.Jefferson said as far as the sheriff's office knows, a police officer's child did not attend the day care. However, he said parents need to do their homework before leaving their children anywhere."Always do a careful and thorough background check on whomever you're going to leave your children with," Jefferson said.According to the state, Vance did have a license. According to DCF records, the Vance Family Day Care only had only minor violations during inspections.In the past, Vance was cited for unsanitary living conditions and some broken toys that could be hazardous to children.
DCF is investigating the incident. It could permanently revoke the license for the day care.Vance has been released from jail on bond. Her son remained in jail on Thursday evening on a $75,000 bond.

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Arturo Sanchez

Arturo Sanchez, and he was arrested for bootlegging. When they got him down to the jail, he was found to have over two grams of powder cocaine in his possession.”
Sanchez, 57, was found to be in the United States illegally, and an immigration hold was placed on him. His bonds were set at $15,000 for possession of a controlled substance and $2,500 for bootlegging.
Officers were later dispatched to the East Texas Medical Center regarding a gunshot wound — which was determined to have occurred at the Button Bush location.
“There appears to have been a verbal argument at the residence between two Hispanic males in reference to one of them owing the other money. One of the suspects went outside, grabbed a rifle and came back with it into the residence,” Franklin said. “A struggle ensued over the rifle and it went off, accidentally shooting somebody in the hand.”
According to Franklin, the victim and the other residents in the building were very uncooperative.

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