Crime Beat: Recent felony arrests

Philip Alborn – January 16
Philip J. Alborn, 54, of Monticello, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 16 by Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) Deputy Kalinowski on mischief charges.
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, Deputy Kalinowski and Cpl. Ryland responded to a verbal dispute call that had received several reports of a man beating the side of a house and shouting.
Upon arrival, the deputies made contact with Philip Alborn, who said he was trying to get his laundry back from his wife.
Alborn had driven to his wife's house, but when he arrived, he found a truck that he did not recognize in the driveway. Alborn had gone onto the porch to knock on the door and demand his laundry, as well as the key to his car, which his wife apparently had.
Since his wife wouldn't let him into the house, Alborn said he left.
Deputies made contact with the wife, who said that she had woken up that morning to Alborn knocking on her door. She gave him his clothes, but he attempted to enter her home, so she shut and locked the front door before calling the JCSO.
While deputies spoke with the wife, a man came out of the wife's residence and stated that his truck had been keyed. According to the man, the truck had been undamaged when he parked it at the residence, but he noticed the damage when law enforcement arrived.
Deputies were able to see the truck's damage, which included a long scratch stretching down the side of the truck. The man said that repairing the scratch would cost “a couple thousand”.
When deputies again contacted Alborn, he denied keying the vehicle. He insisted that he'd only taken his laundry and left the residence.
However, after Alborn had been placed in handcuffs to be arrested for criminal mischief, he admitted to Cpl. Ryland that he didn't key the truck – he'd scratched it with a knife.
Alborn was charged with criminal mischief and booked into the Jefferson County Jail.

Stephen Harris – January 20
Stephen Fritzgerald Harris, 52, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 20 on several drug charges by Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Trooper Sam.
According to the report issued by the FHP, Troopers Sam and Cabe conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that had been following too closely behind another vehicle on I-10.
While making contact with the driver, the two troopers noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from within the vehicle.
Trooper Cabe continued to speak with the driver, identified as Stephen Harris, while Trooper Sam returned to his vehicle to call for additional support.
Trooper Cabe asked the vehicle's driver and two passengers if anyone smoked marijuana, with all three people saying no. However, the troopers witnessed Harris attempt to hide a bag of marijuana by tossing it into the backseat.
Harris was detained in handcuffs, and the two passengers left the vehicle so Trooper Sam could conduct a search of the vehicle.
During the search, Trooper Sam found 20 grams of marijuana, as well as rolling paper.
Harris was placed under arrest for possession of marijuana over 20 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Jakarlton Bellamy – January 21
Jakarlton Lavontaye Bellamy, 29, of Monticello, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 21 by Deputy Harrison for violating the terms of his probation.
Bellamy had been previously placed under probation for the crime of battery. That probation held Bellamy responsible for paying several fines and attending an anger management class, amongst other requirements.
However, Bellamy violated his probation by failing to perform 69 hours of community service, failing to pay his public defender and prosecution costs, as well as failing to attend anger management class.
A warrant was issued for Bellamy's arrest, and he was booked into the Jefferson County Jail at 1:15 p.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Vickie Flowers – January 22
Vickie Boland Flowers, 45, of Wacissa, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 22 for several drug-related charges.
At around 5:36 p.m., on the above date, JCSO Investigator Peacock conducted a traffic stop on a Toyota SUV after seeing that the driver was not wearing a seatbelt.
While writing the driver's seatbelt violation warning, Inv. Peacock asked the driver – identified as Vickie Flowers – to step out of the vehicle. He also asked her if there was anything in the vehicle that he should know about.
Flowers became defensive and agitated and told Inv. Peacock that he had no reason to ask her that question.
When Inv. Peacock asked for permission to search her vehicle, Flowers denied the request, saying there was also no reason to conduct a search.
Inv. Matthews and K9 Otis arrived at the scene to conduct a free air sniff around the vehicle, and K9 Otis gave his handler a positive alert near the vehicle's driver side door.
Having obtained probable cause due to the alert, Inv. Peacock began searching the vehicle, starting at the driver's side door.
During his search, Inv. Peacock discovered three capped syringes, two containing a liquid substance. The substance was identified as methamphetamine.
At that time, Flowers was placed in handcuffs.
During a pat-down to ensure she did not have anything on her person, Flowers freely admitted to being the owner of the meth, also stating that she had two bags of synthetic cannabis, as well as additional methamphetamine, in her bra.
As there was no female deputy at the scene, Flowers' concealed items were left on her person until a female jail officer could provide a search at the Jefferson County Jail.
Flowers' jail search revealed that she had another syringe, a small bag of synthetic cannabis and two bags of crystal-like meth all concealed within her bra.
Flowers was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of synthetic cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia, in addition to her written warning for violating seatbelt laws.

Charles Brooks III – January 23
Charles Ray Brooks III, 46, of Washington D.C., was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 23 by Deputy Freeman for a warrant related to armed robbery.
In 2007, the Fast Track Texaco on South Jefferson Street was the scene of an attempted armed robbery.
According to the original report, a man approached the register with beer, candy bars and mints, and when the clerk reached below the counter to grab a grocery bag, the suspect pulled out a handgun and demanded money.
The clerk refused to hand money over, and so the suspect grabbed the merchandise and ran from the store.
The store's manager followed the would-be robber out of the store and watched him leave, getting a description of the suspect's car and watching it drive towards I-10.
Deputies from the JCSO arrived at the scene and found the suspect's mints left where the vehicle had been parked and issued a BOLO to surrounding law enforcement agencies in the area.
Later that day, a Columbia County Sheriff's Office deputy observed the suspect's car traveling eastbound on I-10 and then pull off the interstate and stop in front of a store.
The vehicle's driver was an unidentified woman, but the deputy saw a passenger who matched the physical and clothing description provided by the Jefferson County clerk and manager.
The passenger saw the Columbia County deputy and pointed a handgun at the deputy before running into the woods.
A K-9 search was issued for the man, who was identified later as Charles Brooks, III, and he was later arrested, although his weapon could not be found.
After his arrest, law enforcement found that Brooks was wanted in North Carolina for attempted murder (which was later upgraded when the victim died).
The items which had been stolen from the Jefferson County Fast Track were found in the vehicle.
Brooks was not arrested for his Jefferson County crime until 13 years later. He was booked into the Jefferson County Jail on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 5:25 p.m.

John Brumbley – January 27
John Cody Brumbley, 22, of Havana, Fla., was arrested for violation of probation charges.
In late 2019, Brumbley was sentenced for three counts of grand theft of a firearm, one county of burglary of an unoccupied structure and three counts grand theft of $300-$5,000.
As part of his charging, Brumbley was sentenced to two years of probation. One of the terms of his probation was to remain confined to his residence (which the exception of one half-hour before and after his approved employment hours).
However, in mid-January, Brumbley failed to remain confined to his residence, as he was arrested by a Leon County Sheriff's Office deputy during a period that was outside of his approved hours.
Brumbley was returned to the Jefferson County Jail on Monday, Jan. 27, where no bond was offered for his release.

Jack Johnson – January 28
Jack Johnson, 49, of Monticello and a registered sex offender, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 28 by Monticello Police Department Officer Garrigan and Cpl. Williams for violating the terms of his probation.
According to the JCSO report, Johnson was sentenced to probation in late 2019 for failing to comply with sex offender rules.
However, in January of 2020, Johnson violated his terms of probation after possessing illegal drugs and by failing to comply with the instructions given to him by his probation officer.
According to the warrant that had been issued for Johnson's arrest, he had been found in possession of cocaine and when his probation officer told Johnson to be at his residence at 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, Johnson failed to comply with the direction, as the officer conducted a home visit and found Johnson to not be at home at his required time.
The warrant further states that Johnson has a history of violence and resisting arrest.
Johnson was arrested for violating the terms of his probation and then booked into the Jefferson County Jail.
Johnson was originally placed on the sexual offender list for lewd assault/sexual battery on a victim under the age of 16.

Joseph Zingarelli and Bryan Braswell – January 29
Joseph Chad Zingarelli, 46, of Apalachicola, Fla. and Bryan Frederick Braswell, 47, of Crawfordville, Fla., were arrested by Jefferson County Sheriff's Cpl. Burrus on Wednesday, Jan. 29 for charges related to burglary and theft.
According to the report issued by the JCSO, on the above date at around 9:45 a.m., Cpl. Burrus responded to a call that reported a possible trespasser on a Capps Highway property.
The complainant told Cpl. Burrus that no one had been given permission to be on his property, but that there was currently a vehicle parked near the property's gate.
Cpl. Burrus and Deputy Harrison investigated the scene and found two men inside the property's abandoned residence.
The two men were identified as Joseph Zingarelli and Bryan Braswell.
Both Braswell and Zingarelli told law enforcement that they had rode to the residence with a woman named “Jessi” (later identified as Jessica Peters) and that the woman had told the men that the house was owned by her aunt. The men further stated that “Jessi” told them she needed to pick up a dress from the residence.
“Jessi” could not be found in the residence at that time.
While conducting a pat-down of the men, officers found several knives on Zingarelli's person as well as a silver chain necklace that was later identified as the victim's property.
Deputies found further evidence that Braswell was attempting to sell or contemplating selling some of the residence's dishes, appliances and other valuables online.
The driveway had a clearly posted “No Trespassing” sign on the gate (which the men had to walk around to gain entry to the property) and no one had permission to be on the property. The JCSO report states that Zingarelli also entered the residence with the intent to commit a burglary, and was armed at the time.
Bryan Braswell was arrested on the charges of burglary to structure and petty theft (third or subsequent offense); Joseph Zingarelli was arrested for burglary to structure while armed and petty theft.
Both men were transported to the Jefferson County Jail without incident, but after being placed in the jail's custody, Zingarelli was further charged with an outstanding warrant related to a failure to appear connected to his previous crimes of criminal mischief, battery and sexual exploitation of a child.