Arrests, Levy County, Florida, May 26

Levy County Detention Bureau
9150 NE 80th Avenue, Bronson, Florida 32621
24/7 Phone: (352) 486-5121
Inmate Look-Up:
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Heather Atkinson, 50, of Ocala, FL, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, May 27, 2024, charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs ($5,000 bond).

William Bonish, 71, of Inglis, FL, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, at 9:52 am, June 1, 2024, charged with aggravated battery using a deadly weapon (no bond).
       According to the arrest report, the 46 year-old victim met LCSO deputies at the roadway, stating that he and Bonish had gotten into an argument that became physical, and Bonish had struck his hand with a wooden shaft that had nails embedded in it.
       The victim told deputies that he'd taken the weapon from Bonish to protect himself. The weapon was lying on the ground nearby, and the victim's hand has puncture wounds consistent with the information he gave deputies.
       The report stated that the victim's injuries were consistent with defensive wounds, as if the victim had been attempting to protect his head or torso from injury.
       A witness of the incident corroborated the victim's account of the incident. Another person at the residence told deputies she'd been asleep when the incident occurred. Bonish told deputies that he'd picked up the weapon and said to the victim, "I ought to kill you," but he denied striking the victim with it.
       The victim was transported to a hospital by emergency medical services for treatment of his injuries.

Justin Ray Bryant, 35, of Morriston, FL, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office (LCSO), May 30, 2024, charged with three counts of attempted murder, one count of aggravated battery, and burglary of a dwelling (no bond).
       According to the LCSO, shortly after 4:00 p.m., the agency's Communications Division received reports of a stabbing that had occurred at a home located on SE 132 Court in Morriston.
       Deputies learned that a woman had suffered deep lacerations to the muscles in her neck area, lower face and ear. She said that Bryant had rushed into her home, stabbing and slashing her, and she ran from him as he advanced further into the house where her boyfriend was.
       The report stated that the victim's boyfriend suffered a "large laceration" to the front of his neck that was life threatening, and he was in critical condition. He also ran from Bryant to a neighboring house.
       Both victims required emergency surgery and were transported by ShandsCair (air transport) to UF Shands Health Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.
       At another location, deputies found two other victims. A woman said she was lying in bed when she was struck on her head. The arrest report stated that the weapon was a crowbar. The victim said she remembered waking up in a pool of blood. The arrest report stated that the woman "was lethargic and having issues speaking due to being struck in the head." She also had an approximately one-and-a-half-inch deep laceration to the left side of her face, near her check, that was described by medical staff as being a "permanent disfigurement."
       A man at the residence stated that Bryant had walked up to him with a ball pin hammer in his left hand and a tire iron in his right hand, then began striking his head, which caused him to fall to the floor.
       These two victim were also transported by ShandsCair to UF Shands Health Hospital in Gainesville.
       All four victims stated that the attacks were unprovoked. All were acquainted with Bryant, and none had ever had a problem with Bryant prior to the attacks. According to a press release, all four victims were in stable condition at the time of the press release.
       Suspect Bryant was located in a wooded area in the 2800 block of SE 138th Terrace, a short distance from one of the victims' home. He was taken into custody.
       During an interview, Bryant told LCSO detectives that he was working for the CIA, and conducting an investigation into multiple people he was attempting to kill that he had “confirmation” on.
       LCSO detectives determined that Bryant had been “hanging out” with two of the victims earlier in the day.
       A press release stated that detectives pieced together Bryant’s activities from earlier in the day; he'd taken a vehicle from an associate that he drove to a home about a mile away, where he unsuccessfully attempted to steal a side-by-side all-terrain vehicle. Bryant apparently then walked from that location to the victims' homes.
       The large crime scene involved eight separate locations and the coordination between the Levy County Sheriff's Office, Williston Police Department, Levy County Department of Public Safety, and ShandsCair that was used to transport the victims to UF Shands Health Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.

Carlos Diaz-Beech, 25, of Old Town, FL, was arrested by the Chiefland (Florida) Police Department, May 27, 2024, charged with driving while license suspended, a repeat offense; sale of obscene material, first offense; and possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana ($3,500 bond).

Samantha Dilbone, 25, of Williston, FL, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, May 31, 2024, charged with possession of a controlled substnce without a prescription, and possession of drug equipment ($10,000 bond).

Alexia Gatlin, 26, of Williston, FL, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, May 31, 2024, charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, and possession of drug equipment ($3,000 bond).

Marquis Reshaun Greene, 31, of Chiefland, FL, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, May 28, 2024, charged with battery ($5,000 bond).

Joseph Perry Hartin, 56, of Suwannee, FL, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, May 28, 2024, charged with violation of a conservation rule or Level Two order ($50,000 bond).

Johnny Lake, Jr., 57, of Fanning Springs, FL, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, May 27, 2024, charged with battery ($10,000 bond).

Benjamin Lansaw, 32, of Bradenton, FL, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, June 2, 2024, charged with driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs, and refusing to submit to DUI testing after a driver's license suspension ($10,000 bond).

Tommy Meyer, 61, of Cedar Key, FL, was arrested by the Cedar Key Police Department, May 28, 2024, charged with domestic battery by strangulation ($2,000 bond).

Candy Ann Miller, 48, of Chiefland, FL, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, May 30, 2024, on an out of county warrant ($5,000 bond).

William Munk, 36, of Bronson, FL, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, May 31, 2024, charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription ($2,500 bond).

Donna Rogers, 40, of Chiefland, FL, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, May 30, 2024, charged with battery (release on her own recognizance bond).

Kimberly Dawn Schlievert, 55, of Bronson, FL, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, May 30, 2024, charged with battery, and criminal mischief with damage to property of $200 or less ($2,000 bond).

Edgar Touchton, 65, of Bronson, FL, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, May 28, 2024, charged with battery (bond was set at credit for time served).

Diane Watkins, 53, of Inglis, FL, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, May 28, 2024, charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle ($25,000 bond).
       At 11:04 am, a deputy received information from the Citrus County (Florida) Sheriff's Office that a carjacking of a gray GMC Terrain sport utility vehicle (SUV) had just occurred in Citrus County, and it was believed that the suspect - Diane Watkins - might be driving the vehicle to her residence in Inglis.
       A LCSO deputy ararived at Watkins' residence to find Watkins and a Citrus County deputy standing in her driveway, and the stolen vehicle in her driveway with an unidentified male sitting inside the vehicle on the passenger side.
       Watkins told the deputies that she'd had an argument with a relative, and she'd left "them" at the side of a road in Citrus County.

Kaylean Watkins, 19, of Bell, FL, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, May 28, 2024, charged with failure to appear in court (no bond).

Kyle Wedge, 27, of Williston, FL, was arrested by the Florida Highway Patrol, June 2, 2024, charged with fleeing from or eluding a law enforcement officer or failing to obey an officer's order to stop; using or displaying a weapon during the commission of a felony while under indictment; and resisting or obstructing an officer without violence (no bond).

Kyle Allen Wilson, 29, of Chiefland, FL, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, May 27, 2024, on an out-of county warrant (no bond).