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 (OCPD), the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the Department of Corrections (DOC), Criminal Action Team (CAT) or the Okeechobee Narcotics Task Force (ONTF). 

• Austin Smith was arrested Oct. 14 and charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Mitchell Maggart, 44, Fort Pierce, was arrested on Oct. 15 by OCSO Deputy Vernadore and charged with grand theft of a firearm, possession of a weapon/ammo of a convicted felon, and possession of methamphetamine. He was also charged with a misdemeanor of possession/use of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $61,000.
• Veronica Miles, 63, Northeast 14th Street, was arrested on Oct. 15 by ONTF and charged with possession of cocaine and a misdemeanor charge of possession/use of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $3,000.
• Trimaine Lewis, 18, Southwest Ninth Street, was arrested on Oct. 16 by OCPD and charged with battery against a law enforcement officer. Bond was set at $10,000.
• Jajuan Cherry, 27, Southwest Eighth Street, was arrested on Oct. 16 by OCSO Deputy Medina and charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle and a misdemeanor of resisting arrest without violence. Bond was set at $11,000.
• Mark Berardo, 29, US 441 Southeast, was arrested on Oct. 16 by OCSO and charged with DUI. Bond was set at $750.
• Ernesto Sanchez, 30, Northwest Eighth Avenue, was arrested on Oct. 17 by OCSO Deputy Reno and charged with possession of cocaine and tampering with evidence. Bond was set at $10,000.
• Antawyn Fludd Jr., 28, Northwest Third Ave., was arrested on Oct. 18 by OCSO Deputy Harden and charged with false imprisonment of an adult/child over 12 years of age and a misdemeanor of battery. Bond was set at $8,500.
• John Sprock, 59, US 441 South, was arrested on Oct. 18 by OCSO Deputy Harden and charged with abuse of a child without great bodily harm. Bond was set at $3,000.
• Ryan Robichaud, 39 , Southeast 33rd Terrace, was arrested on Oct. 18 by OCSO and charged with fleeing/eluding. He was also charged with two misdemeanor counts of DUI, a misdemeanor charge of refusal to submit to DUI testing, and a misdemeanor charge of DUI with damage to property. Bond was set at $5,500.

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