The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office looking for runaway juvenile, Jordan Turner. Turner is a 16- year-old black male, 6 feet tall, 120 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen May 25, 2019 at about 8:00 PM at his residence in Inverness. It is not known what Jordan was wearing at the time that he ran away....
May 7, 2024
Crystal River man charged with drug trafficking
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday arrested a Crystal River man after executing a narcotics search warrant and uncovering oxycodone pills, crack cocaine, pot and cash. Arrested was Kharess Harrison, 40, of 3362 N. Amphibian Point in Crystal River. The CCSO executed the warrant at about 10 a.m. The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office’s (CCSO) Tactical Impact Unit (TIU) with...
Search warrant yields evidence, arrests in multiple Citrus vehicle burglaries
The mystery of a string of unsolved county vehicle burglaries was solved on Thursday with the arrests of two Citrus Springs men.
Man sets off Floral City car alarms, blacks out and then can’t be revived
FDLE and the Sheriff's Office are investigating a man acting strangely in Floral City
Donations help Citrus County heros
Thanks to the donations of generous community partners, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office is now one-step closer to building their Law Enforcement Memorial for Citrus County’s fallen law enforcement officers. Following the 2019 Peace Officer Memorial Day Ceremony on May 15 in Inverness, Jerry Orbino with Knights of Columbus Father James Hoge Assembly 1547, Warden Mike Quinn of CoreCivic, along...
Ocala man flees from traffic stop, but deputies get their man
Ocala man leads Citrus County deputies in a chase, and ends up burying himself in sand underneath a tree
Fraud alert issued by Sheriff’s Office
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) are currently investigating claims of organized fraud by Citrus County-based business Elite Roofing. At this time, several potential victims have been identified throughout the state of Florida, as well as the East coast region. Victims allege that they were charged large non-refundable deposits for work that...
Citrus County pursuit ends in Sumter
A Bushnell man is said to have stolen a vehicle and then led deputies in a wild chase through Inverness and Floral City before eventually crashing in Sumter County.
Former CCSO employee Pate sentenced
Ashley Pate, a former Crime Scene Specialist with the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, was sentenced today after being convicted of sharing confidential information with someone outside the agency. She appeared this afternoon before the Hon. Richard A. Howard, Administrative Judge, She was sentenced to one-year of community control and one-year standard probation to be served consecutively. Judge Howard reflected on Pate’s...
CCSO warns of misleading ‘Go Fund Me’ page
On April 18, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) was notified of a “Go Fund Me” page created by Keli Behnen, to solicit funds to purchase a K9 which was once assigned to her husband. The page indicates that $8,000 would purchase CCSO’s K9 Krennic for Deputy John Behnen. This page is not associated with the Sheriff’s Office and contains...