LEVY COUNTY JOURNAL

LAW & COURTS

Drug Task Force makes cocaine bust

Michael P. Smith, 57, of Morriston was charged with
maintaining a.drug dwelling and possession of crack
cocaine after the Levy County Drug Task Force executed a
search warrant at his residence on SE 25" Street on Sept. 1.
Recovered at the scene. were crack cocaine, powder cocaine,
marijuana, paraphernalia and a Glock handgun. Bond was set
at $11,000.

Also arrested was Ronald Lee Griffin, 22, of Reddick
who was charged with the sale of cocaine and possession of
cocaine.

Other arrests by the Levy County Sheriff’s Department
include:

William Charles Wilson, 35, of Homosassa was charged
with battery. Bond was set at $15,000.

Richard Dwight Anstine, 47, of Trenton was charged with
interference with child custody.

Leon Moore, 50, of Chiefland was charged with domestic
battery. Bond was set at $3,500.

Norman G. Giddings Jr., 51, of Williston was charged with
domestic battery.

Jimmie Lee Donald, 46, of Chiefland was charged
with disorderly intoxication. He was released on his own
recognizance.

David Williams, 34, of Rosewood was charged with
domestic battery. Bail was set at $5,000.

John Hallman Eubanks, 52, a homeless person, was charged
with disorderly intoxication.

Jared E. Hawkins, 19, of Williston was arrested on failure
to appear (FTA) for arraignment. Bail was set at $25,000.

Travis Adam Wyrosdick, 20, of Bronson was charged with
‘ burglary and grand theft.

Michael James Karnes, 23, of Trenton was charged with

ageravated assault with a deadly weapon and property

damage/criminal mischief over $200 but under $1,000. Bond
was set at $10,000. —

Charlee L. Kanzul, 33, of Williston was charged with
neglecting a child without harm. Bond was set at $2,500.

Harvey Edward Eaglin, 27, of Yankeetown was charged
with misusing 911. Bond was set at $2,500.

Lorne E. VanKavelaar, 34, of Williston, was charged with
failure to register as a sex offender. Bond was set at $5,000.

Neil Allen Hill, 41, of Morriston was charged with
possession of drug paraphernalia.

Samuel Otis White, 23, of Bronson was charged for FTA--
not having a driver’s license. Bond was set at $1,000.

Larry Leon Smith, 52, of Indianapolis, Ind. was charged
with trespassing to a structure. :

Terry Carl Dukes Jr., 18, of Bronson was charged with
grand theft. Bond was set at $5,000.

Ulysses C. Monroe, 56, of Williston was arrested on a
Marion County warrant for attaching an unassigned tag not
assigned. He was order to'serve 60 days.

Juan J. Solis, ye of Old Town, was charged with fraud. He
was released on his own recognizance.

The following persons were charged with violation of
probation:

Lewis Williams, 55, of Williston, burglary. No bond.

Joey R. Martinez, 25, of Morriston, no valid driver’s
license. No bond.

Thiagos Velasquez, 22, of Odessa, possession of a
controlled substance, possession of cannabis, possession of
drug paraphernalia, discharging a firearm.in public. No bond.

Edward J. Neary, 43, of Bronson, lewd and lascivious
assault on someone under the age of 16. No bond.

Marsha Allen, 41, of Chiefland, possession of cocaine. No

bond.

Dale A. Monroe, 39, of Chiefland, criminal mischief. Bond

was set at $10,000.

James D. Cade, 23, of Morriston, driving under the influence
(DUI). Bail was set at $322.50.

Eric James Marshall, 23, of Williston, driving while license
was suspended/revoked (DWLSR). Bail was set at $1,504.

Courtney A. Copeland, 22, of Williston, escape. No bond.

Kevin Jermaine Patterson, 31, of Gainesville, DWLSR.
Bail was $640 cash.

Jeremy David King, 33, of St. Petersburg, battery and grand
theft. No bond,

Leroy Yarrell Jr., 31, of Port St. Joe, possession of marijuana
more than 20 grams and possession of marijuana with intent
to distribute. No bond.

Liane M. Lastia, 20, of Bronson, no valid driver’s license.
Bond was set at $3,500 or $395 cash.

- The Williston Police Department reports the Yollowine
arrests:

- Enriquez Cesar Cortez, 39, of Atlanta, Ga., was charged
with unauthorized possession of fraudulent driver’s license
and false identification to a law enforcement officer.

A Williston juvenile, 17, was charged on a felony warrant
for lewd and lascivious molestation on a person 12 years old
but less than 16 years old. No bond was set:

Courtney A. Copeland, 22, of Williston was charged on an
FTA warrant. No bond was set.

William D. Birchfield Sr., 49, was charged with. aggravated

‘assault after he allegedly wielded a machete at another

person.

Albert G. Pendleton, 54, of Chiefland, was. charged with
fraud.

Ryan M. Bonaccorso, 24, of Williston, was charged with
resisting a law enforcement officer without violence.

Eric James Marshall, 23, of Williston was s arrested on a-
Putnam County warrant.

Romero Ray Morales, 26, of Williston was charged with
disorderly intoxication after he allegedly stumbled into the
women’s restroom at Winn-Dixie, urinated.on the walls and
then knocked over merchandise in the store.

Patricia Ann Lillie, 46, of Williston was charged with
possession of cocaine and resisting without violence. The
estimated street value of the .2 grams of cocaine is $15.

Norman Bernard James Jr., 22, of Williston was arrested
on a warrant for cocaine possession/selling. Bail was set at
$20,000.

eJuan Rafael Sandoval, 37, of Williston: was arrested for
driving without a license and tag altered.

¢ Renee Elaine Curtis, 49, of Gainesville was arrested for
DUI charge.

¢ Joyce Christine Clarke, 56, of Williston was arrested on
a warrant.out-of Iron County, Utah for sell of. amphetamine. ;
Bail was, set,at $20,000, il

The Chiefland Police Department tenon the following
arrests for:

Christina April Pearce, 23, of Cross City was arrested for
driving while license suspended.

¢ Willie Tyrone Davis, 19, of Chiefland was arrested for
battery (strike or touch).

¢ Jose Gonzolez, 27, of Cross City was arrested for non
valid driver’s license.

¢ Leonard Conrad Gulbronson, 61, of Chiefland was arrested
for grand theft of $300 or more and another charge of grand
theft $300 or more, possession of certain forged notes or bills
and ubening forged bills.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2006

       

 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
  

The Chiefland City Po-
lice are looking for a cou-
ple who robbed the La Rey-
na store around 12:19 p.m.
Sept. 9.

The male suspect is: His-
panic with a dark complex-
ion and black hair. He is
5’ 8” tall and weighs 170
pounds. The suspect has
two tear drops tattooed un-
der his left eye and “ama-
do” tattooed on ‘his neck.
He also has other tattoos on
his arms.
| The female suspect is
| white with brown hair. She
is 5’7” and weighs 140
pounds.

 

Police search for
armed robbers

 
  

     
      
 
    
 

If you have information re
lated to this incident, contac
the Chiefland Police Depart
ment at 1-352-493-6777 o1
the Levy County Crime Stop4
pers at 1-877-349-8477.

   
  

 

On srlnaceibeat crimes

i, everyone and
welcome to the
Sheriff’s Cor-

ner. Well, no hurricanes this
weekend, but we did have an
earthquake. We also heard
that quite a few people felt
the quake that was located
about 260 miles southwest of
Clearwater.

I’d like to finish the topic’

of pharmaceutical crimes this
week,
Pll begin with some of

‘the ways suspects conduct

themselves when setting up

a crime. Some suspects will’

just steal a prescription pad
or at least several prescrip-
tion sheets. Sometimes they
receive a real or legitimate

-prescription and then. they

, make copies, or change the
number of pills indicated on
the slip.

Currently, suspects are us-
ing computers to create then
print a prescription. A num-
ber of suspects have been able
to steal a verification number.
They then will phone in a fake
prescription. Sometimes they
are able to remove or alter the
ink on the prescription. They
then write a new medication

or quantity
on the slip.

Phar-
macists
, are very
smart and
have been
trained to
verify prescriptions with doc-
tors. They also get to know

 

_ real customers from the ones

trying to pass a false pre-
scription. Very often they
remember the face of the per-
son bringing in the prescrip-

tion. When a different person.

comes in to pick up the order,
they’ ll check further.
Suspects are also smart
and sometimes work in teams
of two. One.drops off the
prescription while: the other
watches to see if the pharma-

-_ cist calls in. for verification.

Suspects also come in after
hours. and weekends when
doctors are off.

Law enforcement works
close with hospitals, doctors,
and pharmacies to investigate
these types of crimes. I hope
everyone has a great week.
Take care.

Johnny Smith is sheriff of
Levy County.

 

   
       

“Homeowners need to be
aware of what their values are
and to request market value

BY CASSIE JOURNIGAN
STAFF WRITER

Tax assessments and

their resulting potential decreases if the numbers
increases that could don’t seem right.
severelyaffecttheresources Levesque challenged

his and has received a new
assessment he believes. is
more in line with the actual
value of his property.

“You need to act fast,”
Levesque continued, “‘since
the deadline for challenging
your assessment is Sept. 18.
If the new assessments are
passed, they will be much
more difficult to challenge
down the road.”

Other topics discussed
during the September meeting
included:

¢ The chamber is hosting
a yard sale Sat. Sept. 23
beginning at 7 a.m. in the
Affordable Solutions parking
lot. Space is available for
businesses ($25 per table) and
individuals ($15 per table).

¢ Levy County Business
Expo will be held Nov. 11
and 12 in conjunction with
the Williston Home Show
Expo.

_ * A motorcycle event, the
“Ride to Provide” to benefit
the Levy County Association
for Retarded Citizens. The
ride will begin at Nature
Coast Financial in Williston
at 9:30 a.m. and run through
Levy and Marion Counties.
The ride will end up at Bell’s

of both homeowners and
small businesses in Levy
County was the main topic
of the Bronson Chamber
of Commerce meeting
Thursday, Sept. 6.

Tax assessment
statements mailed out
to homeowners contain
three significant columns:.
column one shows property
taxes paid last year and
column three shows taxes
if no budget change is
made.

“Please pay attention to
column two,” Chairman
President Bob Levesque
warned.

“It’s a potential tax
increase. Be frightened by
itif youmust—know where
your taxes could be.”

Levesque said __shis
property taxeshadincreased
dramatically, and that the
newly assessed value was
based on a nearby property
that was both on a paved
road and had access to a
state forest.

He stated __ that
assessments are made
according to recently sold
properties within a few
mile radius.

    
    
 
     
    
      
      
   
    
  
 

 

   

Chamber fears tax assessments.
will hurt area businesses

 

BY CASSIE JOURNIGAN:

STAFF WRITER
. “There is a bomb on a bus

that departed from Tampa and

is en route to Tallahassee. Get

everyone off or I will blow it

up.”
These were the words
that a greeted a Greyhound
dispatcher answering phones
at a Dallas, Texas bus station
Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006
around 10 a.m.

Dispatchers immediately
contacted the driver of Bus
7098.

Larry D, Hadley, who had

       
 
           
       
       
       
        
       
    
          
       
      
         
 
   
 
         
     
       
    
 
    

Restaurant in Chiefland
where a BBQ dinner will
be available for $10. For
more information contact
Sean Mullins at 558-4102
or Mitchell Arnold at 577-
4241.

* The chamber’s ongoing .
“Buy Local” campaign. The
group is currently working |
on a one-page newsletter
that will be available free
at local businesses. The
newsletter will contain
display ads for chamber
businesses and other local
businesses that purchase
them, and will contain
interesting area trivia.

Area teacher Ivonne Diaz
also spoke to the group
about ongoing activities at
area high schools. Students
from Chiefland and
Williston High Schools are
practicing for the United
States Decathlon (USAD),

 

 
  
  
  
  
  
 

  
 
 
  
 
   

a nationwide academic * Sea ORs
competition. This is the anted for:
Battery

first time Florida will send
a team to the competition.

WANTE D IN LEVY

Marion Maurice Baker
Date of birth: 12-14-72
Last known Address:
Williston
Wanted for: VOP
. possession More Than
20 GM of Marijuana

Derrick M. Cassels
Date of birth: 10-8-81
Last known Address:

just reached the. intersection
Highway 19 and State Road
26 immediately pulled the
bus off the road and contacted
law enforcement.

Gilchrist, Levy.and Alachua
counties, Florida Highway
Patrol and the Department of
Environmental Protection all
responded.

Traffic was rerouted away
from the bus location and
a staging area set up at the
Shrine Club on State Road 26
for the passengers. ‘

All 19 passengers were
safely evacuated to the

   

COUNTY

Bomb threat delays bus travelers

staging area. Levy and
Alachua county bomb K-9
units searched the bus and all
passengers personal effects.
‘No explosive | devices were
found.

The bus was - released
back to the driver and the
passengers continued on their
scheduled bus route.

The 9-1-1 call was received
at 10:08 a.m. and the scene
cleared around noon,
according to the Gilchrist
County Sheriff’s Office.

 

 
   
  
  
  
  
 

  
   
  
  
  
 

Mark Byram
_ Date of birth: 5-7-72
_ Last known Address:
i Cross City
Wanted for: VOP

- Possession of Cocaine

 

 

Only four teams are being
formed in Florida; two of
them are from Levy County

 

and the other teams are Last known Address:
from Brevard County. The Williston

state competition will be Wanted for: FTA
Feb. 7 — 9 in Orlando. The DWLSR Knowingly

Joseph Mack Graham

Date of birth: 12-6-52

   

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Anthony L. Debusk
Date of birth: 12-6-85
Last known Address:
Inglis
Wanted for: VOP
possession More Than
20 GM of Marijuana

   
  
  
 

     
      
   
       

Antonio D. Wiggins
Date of birth: 9-16-82
Last known Address:
Chiefland
Wanted for: Fraud
Insufficient Funds over
$150

 

national competition will
be held in Hawaii in April
2007.

       
   

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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