Kidnapper sentenced to 50 years + lifetime probation

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Daron Clifford Holmes Jr. of Monticello and Tallahassee, Fla., born Nov. 5, 1991, was sentenced on Nov. 15, 2023, for multiple offenses in five cases that occurred in Jefferson County during 2017-2019. The charge carrying the overriding sentence – 50 years in prison followed by lifetime probation – was Kidnapping to Inflict Bodily Harm or to Terrorize (filed March 18, 2019). Other charges relating to the same incident included Aggravated Battery Causing Great Bodily Harm with a Deadly Weapon, Resisting Officer without Violence and Tampering with a Witness/Victim. An arrest report by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) indicates that on Feb.