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St. Marys News | Community News, Photos, Events, Businesses & Deals Our network Back to FirstCoastNews.com More FCN Communities Arlington Avenues & Deer Creek Avondale & Riverside Beaches Downtown Jacksonville Green Cove Springs Jacksonville North Estates Julington Creek Mandarin Middleburg Murray Hill & Ortega Orange Park Ponte Vedra San Marco Springfield St. Augustine St. Marys Search Welcome Menu Log in Contact us Community Home HS Sports Schools Families Pets Events Restaurants Businesses Deals! St. Augustine double murder suspect in custody Submitted by Garrett Pelican on Thursday, August 27th, 10:00 pm ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Hours before his wife and a family friend were shot to death inside a South Bellagio Drive home Thursday, a St. Augustine man suspected in their killing had been in court pleading no contest to violating an injunction for protection against domestic violence ordered by a judge last month, court records show. Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Community Sponsors Advertise Here Are you interested in promoting your business to local customers? All Community Sponsors Suspect in double murder of wife and friend in court hours before shooting Submitted by Garrett Pelican on Thursday, August 27th, 10:00 pm ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Hours before his wife and a family friend were shot to death inside a South Bellagio Drive home Thursday, a St. Augustine man suspected in their killing had been in court pleading no contest to violating an injunction for protection against domestic violence ordered by a judge last month, court records show. Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Ebron charged in plot to escape from jail Submitted by Garrett Pelican on Thursday, August 27th, 9:50 pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The chief suspect in the disappearance of 21-month-old Lonzie Barton faces new charges following his arrest for an alleged plot to escape from the Duval County Pretrial Detention Facility. William “Ruben” Ebron, 32, is accused of concocting a plot to stash keys in his sock and mouth and then use them to slip out of his handcuffs, jump out of a jail van and escape in a getaway car, according to a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrest report. Investigators found out about the plan Monday when another inmate came forward with multiple recorded conversations detailing how Ebron allegedly planned to escape from custody. “Ebron directed the inmate to have the getaway car placed east of the jail,” the report said. Ebron was arrested Thursday on charges of attempted escape from a jail, criminal conspiracy, unlawful possession of a concealed handcuff key, and smuggling contraband into a detention facility, all felonies, jail records show. Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: St. Marys Police arrest alleged money counterfeiter Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff Tuesday, November 25th, 2014, 10:14pm ST. MARYS, Ga. -- Police in St. Marys say they have arrested the man responsible for making bogus twenty-dollar bills as part of a counterfeit scheme in Southeast Georgia. A Facebook post by the St. Marys Police Department says Jacorey Anderson, 25, was arrested Monday after police were able to gain new information into the scheme. Police say several of Anderson's fake twenty-dollar bills were used at businesses in Camden County. A search of Anderson's home reportedly yielded a printer used for counterfeiting as well as drug manufacturing materials. Anderson was booked into the Camden County Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex and faces charges of possession of drug manufacturing equipment and forgery. View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Community Sponsors Advertise Here Are you interested in promoting your business to local customers? All Community Sponsors Navy wife allege disabled son assaulted at Kings Bay youth center Submitted by Ken Amaro , Ken Amaro, Community Reporter Thursday, September 25th, 2014, 9:18pm KINGSLAND, Ga. -- Melody Munroe, Navy wife and mother of five, is fighting for her disabled child. "I think some believe I am out to get the Navy," she said. Recently she posted her concerns on CNN's iReport . The title was a question: why is there no help? "I want accountability," said Munroe. "I want them to accept that they did not protect my son." Munroe said over the summer, between June 1 and August 4, her down syndrome child attended a day camp at the youth center on Kings Bay submarine base. "He's nine years of age with the cognitive understanding of a four year old," she said. She said she noticed he was acting differently, but didn't think much of it. Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Get a free, sober ride home tonight Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff Tuesday, December 31st, 2013, 8:03am JACKSONVILLE, FLA-- W e want you to get the new year started off safely so put this number in your phone, 885-286-9246. 855-286-9246 is the phone number to AAA's Tow-To-Go program. You don't have to be a AAA member to use the service, it just gets you a safe, free ride home and saves you from driving intoxicated. "New Year's Eve is the busiest night of the year for the Tow to Go program because so many motorists seem to be more inclined to use a designated driver but don't always have someone willing to be one in their own party during the biggest celebration of the year," said Gerry Gutowski, Sr. Vice President, Automotive Services, AAA–The Auto Club Group. "We prepare our call center teams and tow truck service providers for weeks in advance, so we can manage the increased call volume that's typical of this time of year." Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Authorities investigating after structure catches fire Submitted by FirstCoastNews Web Staff Sunday, December 1st, 2013, 9:56am ST. MARYS, Ga. -- Authorities are investigating after a structure caught fire Saturday at the site of the former Gilman Paper Company mill. Officials with the St. Marys Fire Department told First Coast News the fire is now 100 percent contained, though there are some "hot spots" remaining. Firefighters will keep a truck on scene overnight, officials said. Lieutenant Shannon Brock with the St. Marys Police Department said his agency was called to the scene, located at 1 Marchi Drive, about 5:15 p.m. When police arrived, firefighters were on scene, working to bring the flames under control, Brock said in a telephone interview. "Somehow or another, it just caught fire," he said. "...It'll be on the ground before it's over." Because the structure -- an old maintenance shed at the defunct mill -- is abandoned, there have been no reported injuries, Brock said. There is no word yet on a cause. 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