Okeechobee Arrest Report

Posted 4/9/21

The following individuals were arrested on felony or DUI charges last week:

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Okeechobee Arrest Report

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The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges by the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO), the Okeechobee City Police Department (OPD), the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the Department of Corrections (DOC) or the Okeechobee Narcotics Task Force (ONTF).

•  Michael Murph, 34, Orlando, was arrested April 1 by OCSO and charged with four counts of causing death or serious injury while driving without a license.  The accident took place on May 11, 2018. The vehicle Murph was driving had been reported stolen earlier in May. Murph’s bond was set at $100,000.                                                                                                                                         
• David Powell, 25, Northeast 69th Terrace, was arrested April 1 by OCSO and charged with presenting an altered ID when selling regulated metals. Bond was set at $1,000.

• Nicole Jones, 37, Tampa, was arrested April 1 by OCPD and charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and driving without a license. Bone was set at $36,000.

• Jason Cooper, 45, Riverside Drive, was arrested April 1 by ONTF and charged with possession of methamphetamine. Bond was set at $20,000.

• Heather Ellsworth, 40, Southeast 29th Street, was arrested April 2 by OCSO and charged with possession of methamphetamine. Bond was set at $5,000.

• Dakota Royal, 21, Tennessee, was arrested April 2 by OCSO and charged with failure to register. Bondwas set at $50,000.

• Rachael Miller, 32, Northwest 252nd Street, was arrested April 3 by OCSO and charged with DUI. Miller’s breath test results were reported to be 0.278 and 0.268. Bond was set at $1,000.

• Adriana Beltran, 15, Northwest 22nd Lane, was arrested April 3 by OCSO and charged with grand theft auto after reportedly stealing her mother’s car and then crashing into another vehicle on the corner of Northwest Ninth avenue and 12th Street. She was released to the custody of her parents.

• Dakoya Nunez, 17, Southwest Ninth Street, was arrested April 4 by OCSO and charged with DUI after a concerned citizen called 911 to report an intoxicated driver. The caller said the vehicle hit a curb and appeared to have a blown tire but was still traveling west on Southwest 28th Street. Nunez reportedly refused the breath test and was released to the custody of his parents.

• Michael Mattias, 45, Orlando, was arrested April 4 by OCSO and charged with DUI. Mattias reportedly refused the breath test. Bond was set at $500.

• Christina Jones, 44, Northeast 14th Avenue, was arrested April 4 by OCSO and charged with contempt of court. She is being held without bond.

• Roger Wolfe, 62, Lorida, was arrested April 5 by OCSO and charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $5,500.

• Don Carlos Johnson II, 46, Northeast 15th Street, was arrested April 5, by OCSO and charged with domestic battery by strangulation, Bond was set at $5,000.

This column lists arrests and not convictions, unless otherwise stated. Anyone listed here who is later found innocent or has had the charges against them dropped is welcome to inform this newspaper. The information will be confirmed and printed.

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