An 18-year-old in Randolph County is charged with eight counts of sexual exploitation of a minor Friday.

The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division/Internet Crimes Against Children started an investigation after receiving information that an individual possessed multiple files of child pornography.

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Deputies followed the investigation and filed warrants for the arrest of Johan Manuel Caceres Yubran Friday. He was arrested without incident and transported to the Randolph County Detention Center on $100,000 bail.

Yubran is charged with eight counts of felony second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. His first court appearance is set for Monday.

LOS ANGELES — Dodgers pitcher David Price has pledged to donate $1,000 to each Dodgers minor leaguer in June.

The aid will go to those not currently on the 40-man roster — a little more than 200 players in all.

NFL: Pro Football Hall of Famer Floyd Little, who starred in the NFL for the Denver Broncos, has been diagnosed with cancer, according to former Syracuse teammate Pat Killorin, who has set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for treatment costs. Little, a three-time All-American at Syracuse from 1964-66, was selected sixth overall in 1967 by the Broncos. He led the NFL in rushing yards (1,133) and yards from scrimmage (1,388) in 1971 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2010. … Roosevelt Taylor, a star safety on the Chicago Bears’ 1963 NFL championship team, has died at 82. No cause was given. Taylor was an All-Pro in 1963 and made the Pro Bowl that year after leading the league in interceptions with nine. Taylor earned another selection to the Pro Bowl in 1968.

College basketball: Florida point guard Andrew Nembhard is removing his name from the NBA draft and returning to school — just not in Gainesville. A team spokesman said that Nembhard plans to transfer and will have two years of college eligibility left.

NBA: The Washington Wizards reopened their practice facility and began voluntary workouts after the city lifted restrictions.

Autos: The Austrian Health Ministry approved safety conditions which could allow Austria to host season-opening Formula One Grand Prix races on July 5 and 12.

College football: The College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta was badly damaged and looted by protesters in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis.

Hockey: Mark Pavelich, the famed “Miracle on Ice” Olympic player charged with assaulting his neighbor last fall, has been found competent to stand trial. Pavelich, 62, was civilly committed after allegedly striking a neighbor with a long metal pole and causing serious injuries after accusing the neighbor of “spiking his beer.”

Tennis: Fabio Fognini, ranked 11th, said he underwent arthroscopic surgery on both of his ankles.

— Wire reports

In 2019, Jacksonville Jaguar linebacker Telvin Smith told the Jaguars that after a five-year NFL career he was retiring so that he could “get his world” in order.

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It looks like that never happened. The 2017 Pro Bowl player has now been accused of having sex with a minor according to Bleacher Report.

The 29-year-old Valdosta, Fl. native was drafted by the Jags in 2014 out of Florida State University a football powerhouse. Smith was signed to a 4-year, $45M extension in 2017.

According to TMZ, the arrest is related to an ongoing case from November 2019 when Smith was arrested after police came to his Jacksonville area home. The Jacksonville sheriff’s office tweeted about a raid on a marijuana growing outfit in a residential home that netted more than 50 pounds of ‘processed marijuana’ and $5700. But Smith was never identified as the person whose house was raided so that could have been a completely different case.

Now he’s accused of having sex with a 17-year-old multiple times and the Cadillac Escalade seized in the earlier raid has revealed a DNA match with the girl, according to TMZ. They also cite court documents that say Smith met the girl at her workplace and despite co-workers telling him she was underage, he continued to pursue her.

The Escalade is one of the places they allegedly had sex. Smith reportedly offered the girl $200 which she refused but then took $100 to buy emergency contraception according to arrest documents. She ultimately told her family about the encounters ultimately leading to today’s arrest.

Smith was arrested for “unlawful sexual activity with certain minors” and booked on $50,003 bail.

Exclusive video of former Jaguars star Telvin Smith in custody at Duval County jail. He’s charged with “unlawful sexual activity with certain minors.” This comes after SWAT raid at his home earlier this afternoon. Live report on @wjxt4 at 6pm. pic.twitter.com/wShn0eaXj8

— Vic Micolucci WJXT (@WJXTvic) April 29, 2020

Smith played 76 games for the Jaguars and had 7.5 sacks, 586 total tackles, nine interceptions, six fumble recoveries and five forced fumbles, returning four turnovers for touchdowns.

Smith’s Instagram is set to private but after Kobe Bryant‘s death in January, he posted about not being able to imagine anything happening to his 5-year-old daughter and that he “didn’t want the next 5 years to go like the last 5.” And he added “I gotta get this right for her.”

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The Jaguars, to whom Smith is still attached as he’s on their reserve/retired list according to Bleacher Report, released a statement that said:

“The Jaguars are aware of the report involving former linebacker Telvin Smith. The club is unable to comment further on this ongoing investigation.”

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith was arrested Wednesday and charged with one count of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors, per the Duval County Jail’s website.

Smith, 29, was booked into the jail at 5:20 p.m. ET. He is being held on a $50,003 bond, and there is no court date listed. He was arrested by officers from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at his home in a gated community.

A law enforcement source told ESPN that Smith is accused of having sex with a 17-year-old girl multiple times, both at his home and in his vehicle, in August and September. The source said the girl told a friend and a family member what happened after the first encounter with Smith.

The source also said investigators found evidence in Smith’s car that linked him to the girl.

Per Florida Statute 794.05, the charge of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors is a second-degree felony and applies to any person age 24 or older who engages in sexual activity with a person 16 or 17 years old.

“The Jaguars are aware of the report involving former linebacker Telvin Smith,” the team said in a statement. “The club is unable to comment further on this ongoing investigation.”

This incident marked the second time in five months that there was a police presence at Smith’s home. A crime scene van spent several hours there on Nov. 28 and towed a black Cadillac Escalade registered to Smith away from the home. A source told ESPN that the police presence then was tied to the alleged incidents with the teen.

Smith was not arrested at that time.

Smith hasn’t played for the Jaguars since the 2018 season finale. He announced on social media in May 2019 that he would not play football that season, saying he needed to take time off for his family and his health. He did not attend the Jaguars’ voluntary offseason conditioning program or organized team activities and missed the mandatory three-day minicamp in June. The team put Smith on the reserve/retired list before training camp began in July.

Smith was due to make $9.75 million this season, and his contract has tolled, which means the remaining three years on the deal (he was scheduled to make $10 million in 2020 and $10.25 million in 2021) are paused but would pick up again if he were to return to the Jaguars at some point.

The Jaguars drafted Smith in the fifth round of the 2014 draft. A positive marijuana test at the NFL combine contributed to his dropping and, per league rules, placed him in the NFL’s substance abuse program.

Smith missed four games — all because of injuries — in his five seasons.

According to ESPN Stats & Information, Smith has more solo tackles (441) than any other player since he entered the NFL, and his 581 total tackles rank fourth in that span. Smith has nine interceptions (three of which he returned for touchdowns) in his career.

Smith, who had a career-high 134 tackles in 2018, was a Pro Bowler and second-team All-Pro in 2017 as part of a Jaguars defense that finished second in the NFL in sacks and turnovers forced and led the league in pass defense. The Jaguars scored seven defensive touchdowns that season, and Smith had two, as well as another in the postseason.

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Virginia (NBC) (05/06/20)— Minor league baseball player Blake Bivens said he found out through Facebook that his wife, their 14-month-old son, and his mother-in-law had been killed.

Bivens, who pitched last season for the Montgomery, Alabama, Biscuits, a Double-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, opened up about the deaths in August while speaking with a pastor from The River Church in Danville, Virginia.

Matthew Bernard, his brother-in-law, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder. Bernard is accused of killing his mother, Joan Bernard, age 62; his sister Emily Bernard Bivens, age 25; and her child, Cullen Bivens, 14 months.

Bivens said he was with his teammates in Chattanooga, Tennessee, finishing up a series of games when he woke up and checked his phone but didn’t have any messages from his family. He logged on to Facebook and immediately saw a headline about a search for Bernard.

“I knew then there’s something going on so immediately called my parents,” Bivens said during a conversation that aired Sunday on Facebook Live. “They were trying to figure out everything that was going on also. I knew I needed to get my stuff together. I needed to probably get an airplane trip home, not knowing the extent of anything going on.”

The Rays arranged a flight for Bivens to head home to Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He said that while he waited at the airport, he checked Facebook again and the first thing that popped up was a headline that said two women and a small child had been killed.

“I immediately knew that was them. I found out my family was gone over a Facebook headline. And I just immediately began to scream in the middle of the airport,” he said.

Bivens said that during the plane ride home, he would just start shaking, and then he would break down and cry.

The Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office was called to a home in southern Virginia after a neighbor reported that someone might have been shot. Bernard was arrested while running around naked after an hours-long manhunt.

A competency review and determination hearing is scheduled for next week to determine whether Bernard is able to stand trial, according to ESPN.  

Bivens said the hardest moment came when he walked into his son’s room for the first time after his death.

“That was the worst moment in my life. Nothing ever will come close to feeling the way I felt at that moment. But then again, I know I will see him again one day, and it won’t be long,” he said.

Bivens said that his faith has been getting him through the more than eight months since the killings and that he has sought comfort in knowing that they are “in the arms of Jesus and they’re waiting for me to be there with them.”

“It’s been amazing how the Lord has helped and gave us peace through everything,” Bivens said.

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A former NFL player from Valdosta was arrested in Florida on Wednesday after allegedly having sex with an underage girl multiple times.

Telvin Smith, 29, who most recently played linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars, was taken into custody at his home and booked into the Duval County Jail shortly before 5:30 p.m., ESPN reported. 

He is charged with one count of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors. 

Smith’s warrant shows he is accused of having sex with a 17-year-old girl on multiple occasions, both at his Jacksonville home and inside his Cadillac Escalade, according to multiple media reports. 

Authorities said the teenager’s DNA was recovered from Smith’s SUV, which was collected as evidence in December, Jacksonville-based WTLV reported. 

According to the news station, the former NFL player met the girl at her job last summer and took several pictures with her. She and a coworker both testified that Smith knew how old she was at the time because she told him she had just celebrated her 17th birthday, according to his arrest warrants. 

He also reportedly offered the teen money after one sexual encounter and instructed her not to tell anyone about their relationship or he could go to jail, according to his warrant. Instead, he told her to say he was serving as her “mentor” if anyone asked, authorities said. 

In Florida, it is a second-degree felony for anyone 24 or older to engage in sexual activity with someone who is 16 or 17, ESPN reported.

Smith has since been released from jail after posting a $50,000 bond.

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In a statement, the Jacksonville Jaguars said the team is aware of the charges involving the former linebacker, but unable to comment on the ongoing investigation.

The Valdosta native attended Lowndes High School before playing college football at Florida State. He was selected by the Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2014 draft.

In his five NFL seasons, Smith recorded 586 tackles, nine interceptions and 7.5 sacks through 76 games. Three of those interceptions were returned for touchdowns.  

The team reached the AFC Championship game in January 2018 but lost to the New England Patriots 24-20. 

In May 2019, Smith announced on social media that he would not play last season, saying he needed to take time off for his family and his health, ESPN reported. He was placed on the team’s reserve/retired list before training camp began in July.

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Telvin Smith, 29, who most recently played linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars, was taken into custody at his home and booked into the Duval County Jail shortly before 5:30 p.m., ESPN reported. 

He is charged with one count of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors. 

Smith’s warrant shows he is accused of having sex with a 17-year-old girl on multiple occasions, both at his Jacksonville home and inside his Cadillac Escalade, according to multiple media reports. 

Authorities said the teenager’s DNA was recovered from Smith’s SUV, which was collected as evidence in December, Jacksonville-based WTLV reported. 

According to the news station, the former NFL player met the girl at her job last summer and took several pictures with her. She and a coworker both testified that Smith knew how old she was at the time because she told him she had just celebrated her 17th birthday, according to his arrest warrants. 

He also reportedly offered the teen money after one sexual encounter and instructed her not to tell anyone about their relationship or he could go to jail, according to his warrant. Instead, he told her to say he was serving as her “mentor” if anyone asked, authorities said. 

In Florida, it is a second-degree felony for anyone 24 or older to engage in sexual activity with someone who is 16 or 17, ESPN reported.

Smith has since been released from jail after posting a $50,000 bond.

FLASHBACK: FSU linebacker Telvin Smith visiting Falcons

In a statement, the Jacksonville Jaguars said the team is aware of the charges involving the former linebacker, but unable to comment on the ongoing investigation.

The Valdosta native attended Lowndes High School before playing college football at Florida State. He was selected by the Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2014 draft.

In his five NFL seasons, Smith recorded 586 tackles, nine interceptions and 7.5 sacks through 76 games. Three of those interceptions were returned for touchdowns.  

The team reached the AFC Championship game in January 2018 but lost to the New England Patriots 24-20. 

In May 2019, Smith announced on social media that he would not play last season, saying he needed to take time off for his family and his health, ESPN reported. He was placed on the team’s reserve/retired list before training camp began in July.

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