A third Ignite School of Ministry (ISM) student has publicly opposed Ignite Life Center (ILC).
Jewel Rodriguez began attending ISM in 2018 when she was 17 years old after being picked out of
The following are the letters submitted in support of Joel Searby in his initial case.
On June 20, Searby was arrested and charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, using an electronic device to
Update | March 16, 2026: The charges in this case were dropped by prosecutors about a month and a half after this article was published.
Alachua County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Alachua,
The leader of Newberry’s charter school initiative, former Yes Newberry board member, former Forward Party Executive, and alleged attempted statutory sexual abuser, Joel Searby, has been charged with 12 counts of possession
Update March 26, 2026: Updated to reflect the outcome of the case and added more details from the arrest report.
In September 2024, six-year University of Florida (UF) student, Paul Jerry Mengelkoch, 30,
