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Deborah Russell - Editor
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Wednesday January 13, 2016
Inglis, FL 34449
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Community
5th Annual Best Friend Fest is
scheduled for February 6
Citrus County Animal Services
will be sponsoring the Fifth Annual Best
Friend Fest-An Animal Adoption Ex-
travaganza on Saturday, February 6 at
the Citrus County Auditorium from 9:00
am to 2:00 pm. This event is dedicated
to promoting adoptions and educating
the public on ways to care for their furry
friends.
The mission of this event is to
bring as many local resources together as
possible and to introduce citizens to the
various rescues in our county. The event
will include pet rescues, groomers, vet-
erinarians, and much more. A silent auc-
tion will be held to benefit the Animal
Services' Special Needs Fund. Bring in
pet food for needy citizens and the par-
ticipant will be entered into a drawing
for a prize.
For more information about
this event, please contact Outreach Co-
ordinator Billie Lombardo at 352-746-
It only took a week into the new year for the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Tactical Impact Unit (TIU) Squad to find and dismantle the first
8400.
meth lab of the year. A search of the home in Hernando revealed additional manufacturing equipment, powder methamphetamine and liquid
that contained methamphetamine. Read full story below. Photo Courtesy CCSO.
Aerial Operations class being
Three arrested in first meth lab
offered, Feb.8-12
Inglis Man
The Citrus County Sheriff's Of-
fice is offering a 40 hours Aerial Opera-
seizure of 2016
tions class in a 5-day training program,
Arrested for
Feb. 8-12, 8:30 am - 7:30 pm, at the
Fire Training Center located at 1300 S.
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
Lecanto Hwy. in Lecanto.Enrollment
Battery
Thursday afternoon, Jan. 7, TIU
amine manufacturing and were co-con-
will be limited to 15 students. Tuitition
detectives executed a search warrant at
spirators. Charges are pending on other
is $220. To register, contact Linda Fritz
1251 N. Arkansas Ter, in Hernando. Detec-
associates for their possible in-
by phone at 352-341-2151 or my email
From The Levy County Sheriff Dept.
tives initially went to the residence to serve
volvement in this case.
at lfritz@sheriffcitrus.org.
An Inglis man has been arrested
an arrest warrant when they learned that one
Frankie Allen Barnett,
Lectures and exercises will
and charged with the felony
of the residents of the home - Frankie Bar-
II, 43, and Patricia Michelle
cover the principles and uses of aerial
battery of an Inglis woman.
rett - had a warrant from Georgia for meth-
Barnett, 46, were each charged
apparatus, including the recognition of
Eric L. Adams, 41, whose nick-
amphetamine-related charges. While at the
with trafficking in metham- F. Barnett
hazards which may be present during
name is "Strawberry," was ar-
home serving the arrest warrant, detectives
phetamine, conspiracy to traf-
aerial operations. The curriculum in-
rested in the battery of 52 year-
discovered methamphetamine manufactur-
fic methamphetamine, manu-
cludes classroom lectures and exercises
old Barbara A. Brewster on Jan Adams
ing items and were able to establish prob-
emphasizing the tactical and safe place-
facturing methamphetamine,
1, who died on Jan. 4.
able cause for the search warrant. The total
ment of platform apparatus.
rent/own/lease a residence for
According to the Levy County
Students must bring with them
weight of methamphetamine seized was in
the purpose of manufacturing
Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to 344
gloves, a hardhat and proper attire for
excess of 100 grams.
illegal drugs, possession of P. Barnett
Linda St. in Inglis, about 7:20 am, Jan. 1,
master stream operations and aerial exer-
The three arrested on the drug
chemicals used to manufac-
due to a complaint made by Ms. Brewster,
cises, as they will be required to ascend
charges would each face a 7-year minimum
ture methamphetamine, and possession of
herself. Brewster told 911 operators that
and descend aerial ladders and platforms.
mandatory sentence if found guilty of pos-
paraphernalia. Their total bonds were set at
she and Adams had been in a fight, and she
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sessing and manufacturing such a large
$73,000, each.
had been punched several times in the face.
amount of the drug. This would be in ad-
Terry Lee Nevills, Jr., 32, was
When deputies arrived at the residence, Ad-
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At 4:00 am the following day (Jan.
The investigation revealed that
and possession of chemicals used to manu-
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2), deputies received a call from 911 opera-
Barnett's wife, Patricia Barnett, and Terry
facture methamphetamine. His total bond
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Nevills, Jr. assisted with the methamphet-
was set at $70,000.
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