HOME INVASIONS: Three juveniles jailed; may be tried as adults

Published 11:23 am Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Live Oak Police have charged three juveniles and are seeking a fourth in connection with several of the home invasion robberies that have plagued the area since December.

LOPD Det. Sgt. Ron Shaw said 17-year-old Kelyn Loston was arrested Friday for invading a home on 5th Street “and several others that he admitted to.”

Sixteen-year-olds Jerome Cooks, of Ana Avenue, and Jaron Devonte Webb, of SW 8th Street, previously arrested Aug. 8 on unrelated charges, were charged with a home invasion robbery in the 1100 block of 2nd Street.

The three are currently being housed in a juvenile detention facility in Gainesville. Shaw said police will ask the state attorney to charge them as adults.

Shaw said 15-year-old Tyler Austin Carter was identified by photo lineup for allegedly attempting to invade a home in the Live Oak Pines mobile home park. According to Shaw, Carter has since relocated to Leon County where he has absconded from probation. A pickup order was sent to Tallahassee Police Department for his arrest, said Shaw.

Live Oak has been the scene of 24 reported home invasions since December.