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LEVY COUNTY JOURNAL

Law & Courts

THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006

 

BY JEFF M. HARDISON
STAFF WRITER ?

A 20-year-old Cedar Key
woman died Sunday after-
noon in a single car accident.
Her 17-year-old passenger
was critically injured too, ac-
cording to an investigation by
Florida Highway Patrol Cpl.
Lena Ward.

Melissa Marie Collins died
and Christina Collins was
transported to Shands Teach-
ing Hospital in critical condi-
tion after the 1988 Chrysler
LeBaron driven by Melissa
hit a pine tree on CR 347,
one-half mile west of CR
330.

The LeBaron was west-
bound at about 4:30 p.m. on

CR 347 when the tires went
off the roadway on the north-
er edge for an unknown
reason. The driver returned
the vehicle to the road, but
the car began to yaw, or to
move from side to side, in a

counterclockwise rotation,
according to Trooper Ward’s
report.

It left the roadway on the
southern edge and hit the tree
with the left front of the ve-
hicle, coming to rest on the
south shoulder in a drain-
age ditch facing southwest,
Ward reported. Levy County
Emergency Medical Services
pronounced the victim dead
at the scene on April 23. The

EMS crew transported Chris-
tina Collins to Shands Teach-
ing Hospital in Gainesville.

Christina Collins was in
good condition as of April
24, according to a. Shands
spokesman.

Melissa Collins was the |

second traffic fatality in Levy
County in 2006, according to
the FHP.
As of approximately the
same date last year, there had

been eight traffic fatalities in [gg

Levy County for 2005, ac-
cording to FHP Lt. Mike Bur-
roughs.

The vehicle sustained an
estimated $5,000 in damage,
Ward reported.

 

Sheriff’s office arrests 22 suspects

The Levy County Sheriff’s
Office arrested 22 people and
charged them with various
crimes this past week, ac-
cording to records.

eDana “Funk Monroe”
Levell Monroe, 22, of Willis-
ton was arrested April 14 on
two warrants, one for driving
without a license and the oth-
er for fleeing and attempting
to elude a law enforcement
officer - $25,000 bond.

eJames Lee Godwin, 41, of
Inglis was arrested for aggra-

. vated assault on April 19. The

victim said he feared for his
life after Godwin said dogs
in the house would attack the
victim on the command: of
the suspect. The suspect re-
portedly also threatened the
victim by carrying knives in
the house - $25,000 bond.

eLawrence McCormick,
42, of Williston was charged
with domestic aggravated as-
sault - $5,000 bond.

eCharles C. Stone, 21, of
Slidell,

Warrant for failure to appear

on a charge of driving while.

license suspended or revoked
with knowledge. The warrant
hasa$1,000-bond. -

*Scott J. Oaab, 41, of Fort
Myers was at the Bear’s Den
off of U.S. 19 in Fanning
Springs and asked a deputy

_ fora ride to the Cadillac Inn

where he was residing. The
deputy checked and found

La.,. was arrested
April 14 ona Brevard County;

active warrants for burglary
and attempted sexual assault,
which were confirmed by
Denver Police. He was jailed
on those warrants with no
bond.

*Laura Ruth Edgar, 37, of
Old Town was arrested for
failure to appear on a drug
paraphernalia charge and for
violation of probation. No
bond.

eJoseph Lloyd Lang, 31, of
Williston was arrested on two
Levy County traffic warrants
- $20,000 bond.

eJose M. Maya-Munoz, 21,
of Holiday was arrested on an
Osceola County traffic war-
rant - $2,500 bond.

eRobinson S. Hernandez,
20, of Old Town was ar-
rested for no driver’s license
- $1,500 bond.

*Tiki Monique. Albritton,
22, of an unlisted address was
arrested for driving with a re-
voked license - $2,500 bond.

eCharles Jackson, 19, of
Cedar Key was arrested for
possession of a firearm by
a convicted felon. - $7,500
bond.

*Darryl K. Damm, 49, of
Fanning Springs was arrested
on a warrant for failure to ap-
pear on a disorderly conduct
charge — released on own re-
cognizance. —

eDarrick M. Cassles, 24, of
Lockloosa was arrested for
failure to appear on two bat-
tery charges after being ex-

tradited from Marion County
- $10,005 bond.

eMichael L. Romanok, 24, °

of Trenton was charged with
violation of probation on a
Sarasota County charge of
petit theft - $2,000 bond. |

*Carrie L. Hyatt, 32; of

Chiefland was charged with
failure to appear on a viola-
tion of driver’s license re-
striction charge — released on
own recognizance.

eLelton Lee Barron, 21, of
Inglis was arrested for viola-

tion of probation on a warrant

— released on own recogni-
zance.

Thomas R. Roman, 20, of
Gainesville was arrested on a
violation of probation charge
—no bond:

eSarah Williams, 54, of
Trenton was. arrested for
violation of probation — no
bond.

eWendy (Yonts) Simpson,
27; of Redrick was arrested
for violation of probation
—no bond.

sMichael .. , MeGillicuddy,,

44, of Williston was arrested
for violation of probation
—no bond.

Dwayne Keith Gross, 46,
of Williston was arrested
for violation of probation -
$10,000 bond.

eWilliam Walsh Jr., 31, of
Inglis was arrested for viola-
tion of probation - $10,000
bond.

Juveniles among those arrested

Two Williston boys are
among the people arrested
by members of the Williston
Police Department recently,
according to records.

One black male suspect
stands 5-feet, 11-inches tall
and weighs 170 pounds. The
other black male suspect is 6-
feet tall but his weight is not
listed in the arrest report. _

Both arrest warrants were
issued from Marion County,
according to records. State
law prohibits police from re-
leasing their names because
they are minors.

Other arrests

Susan Marie Smith, 37,

of Rocky Point, N.C., was
charged with filing a false re-
port. On April 22, she told a
WPD officer that her vehicle
was hit. by a light blue 1979
Ford LTD. She lied to protect
a minor who is on probation,
and who. actually bumped a
light blue pole with her car.
Smith was taken to the Levy
County Jail.

Brian Sutherland, 42, of.

Morriston was arrested April
18 on a charge of domestic
violence and felonious _bat-
tery, according to records.
WPD responded to a call
at the Williston Motor Inn.
Sutherland reportedly beat

a woman and then yanked a°

phone from the wall when
she tried to call 9-1-1. He al-
legedly blocked the doorway
and prevented her from leav-
ing the room, according to
WPD records. He pushed her
down, according to her report
to police.

A police officer saw the al-
leged victim with scratches to
her neck and her left eye was
becoming. swollen, and was
discolored. The alleged vic-
tim declined medical atten-
tion. Sutherland was taken to
the LCJ. Although there.is an
active warrant in North Caro-
lina for him, for assault on
a female, that state will not
extradite, according to WPD
records.

Cristina Romona Maldona-'

do, 22, of Gainesville was ar-
rested on an Alachua County
warrant for failure to appear.
There was no date of arrest
listed on the arrest report.
Tammy Jean Rowe, 39, of
Old Town was arrested on
April 10 when she was seen
driving in Williston while her

‘license was suspended or re-

voked, according to records.

Byron J. Hopkins, 23, of
Archer was arrested on April
15 for misdemeanor posses-
sion of marijuana and posses-
sion of drug paraphernalia. A
WPD officer stopped him to
give a verbal warning about a
broken tail light. Upon asking
the man if he had anything
illegal in the car, Hopkins
reportedly said “Yes” and
handed the officer a bag of
pot. Then the Archer resident
told the policeman that there
was a pipe under the front
seat, according to the police
report.

Woman charged with ageravated assault

A Chiefland woman was
accused of aggravated as-
sault with a deadly weapon
on April 18, according to a
police report.

Shannon E. White, 29, re-
portedly attacked Michele
Cannoy, 23, also of Chiefland.
The incident occurred at Prai-
rie Oaks. Cannoy is reported

to have visited her neighbor’s _

house to borrow a pencil.

White angrily told Cannoy
that she had no pencil for her
to borrow, according to re-
cords. The alleged victim told
police that White was holding
a knife and said, “You know
I am not going to fight fair,”
the report said.

Larry Morgan, 21, a wit-
ness, is reported to have stat-

.ed the same facts that Cannoy

did in regard to asking for a
pencil and White grabbing a
knife. White told police that
she held a knife but did not

‘threaten the alleged victim.

She was arrested and booked
at the Levy County Jail.
Other arrests
Chiefland police arrested

See Arrests Page 19

heat-stress and passed

   

MEDICS WITH the
Shands .Care helicopter
transport Audrey Carter
to the hospital in Gaines-
ville. She suffered from .

out in:a field April 19. As
of April 24, she was doing
fine, according to family
members. Levy County
Emergency Medical Ser-:
vice Med 2 and the Chief-
land Fire ‘Department
treated and transported
the victim to a landing
zone, according to Para-
medic Paul Leinas. This
paramedic is normally
stationed in Bronson but
he was in Chiefland do-
ing an overtime shift at
the time.

$i eaiihion bond sét for

attempted murder suspect

and wallet, Davis said. They tried to force
him into, the trunk of his car, because they
planned to get the other owner of the busi-
ness too. :
Balachandral resisted. He was shot once
and was beaten in the head, Davis said.
Anasario Chao looked out to see what was
happening and was wounded in the cheek
_ with a bullet, Davis said.

Officers from the Levy County Sheriffs Of-
fice and Williston Police’ Department arrested
three Williston men suspected of attempted
murder, robbery and kidnapping, according to
WPD Chief Daniel Davis.

Leo Demetrius Rives, 24, was charged with
attempted murder, robbery and kidnapping,
Davis said. Jethro Herbert White Jr. and Ken-
neth Wesley, both 18, are charged with rob-
bery and kidnapping. Although Rives is be-
lieved to be the trigger-man in this crime, the
other two are culpable because of the use of
a firearm in the commission of a felony, and
Davis expects them to have attempted murder
tacked onto their charges:

Rives, White and Wesley hid in the bushes
in the dark on April 14 as they waited to rob
Bibin Balachandral, the co-owner of the BP
gas station on the east side of Williston, Davis ©
said. The three black men jumped out wear-
ing gloves and masks, and they pulled the vic-
tim from his car at gunpoint, Davis said. They
took. his keys, cell phone, laptop computer

Deputies and WPD officers served search
warrants on April 21 at three residences.
Rives and White were arrested that day and
Wesley was arrested April 22, Davis said.

Bond was set for Rives at $1 million.

-Wesley’s and White’s bonds were set at
$500,000 each, Davis said.

Capt. Chuck Bastak of the LCSO con-
firmed that deputies were part of the joint-
agency operation.

‘Balachandral was taken to Shands Teach-
ing Hospital and later released, according to
the WPD.

‘WANTED IN LEVY COUNTY |

Thomas G. Albritton
Date of birth: 1-22-81
Last known Address:

Williston
Wanted for: VOP
Possession of
Marijuana

    
  
   
  
  
   

   
  
  
 
  
 
 
 

William Denson
Date of birth: 12-09-70
Last known Address:
Bronson
Wanted for: VOP
Possession of
Controlled Substance
without Prescription

  
  
  
 
  
  
   
  
 
 

 

Nakia N.
Strong-Wiggins

  
     
  
  

   
 
  

Michael W. Robbins
Date of birth: 2-14-78

   
   
 
  

    
   
   

 
  
 

& 9-13-1977 Date of birth: 12-27-82
Last known Address: Last known Address:
Inglis Chiefland
Wanted for: FTA Wanted for: VOP
Battery Possession of

 

Marijuana

  
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 

 

James W. Venable William Lee Walker

  
  
  
  
   
 
  

 
   
 
  
  

Date of birth: 9-1-87 Jr.
Last known Address: Date of birth: 10-27-80
Williston Last known Address:
Wanted for: Order Trenton

   
  
  

Wanted for: Fraud,
Possession of ID of
Another, Forgery

Revoking Pretrial
Release Reference
Possession of
Marijuana

   
 

 

 

Anyone knowing the whereabouts or having any information
about the above individuals, please contact the
Levy County Sheriff's Office at 486-5111,
or to remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 1-877-349-8477.

 
     
   

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