Event Brief
Jacksonville Man Arrested for Sexual Battery in Keys
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: Monroe County deputies arrested 32-year-old Michael Lawrence Atkins, a Jacksonville man, on a sexual battery charge. The arrest followed a report from an adult woman in Marathon, who said Atkins had sex with her without consent earlier that day. Atkins admitted the incident and was booked into the Monroe County Jail on no bond.
WHO: Michael Lawrence Atkins, 32, of Jacksonville; Monroe County deputies; an adult woman in Marathon (victim)
WHAT: Arrest for sexual battery; Atkins admitted to the incident; booked into Monroe County Jail on no bond
WHEN: Aug 26, 2026
WHERE: Monroe County, Florida (Marathon)
WHY: The arrest was triggered by a report from an adult woman in Marathon alleging Atkins had sex with her without her consent.
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