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Vincent Baker, a 16 year-old white male from Crystal River, was placed on the

Levy County Sheriff's Office, Most Wanted List, Jan. 10, due to having an arrest warrant

William Richard Bonish, 63, Inglis, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Of-

for failure to appear (in court). His bond is listed at $1,000, per the warrant.

fice, Dec. 28, charged with probation violation. His bond was set at none.

An 18 year-old Lecanto girl was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office,

Susan M. Wasileff, 26, Inglis, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office,

Jan.2, charged with (felony) assist or aid in the escape from a law enforcement officer and

Dec. 31, charged with placing a child in violation of imposed conditions (no bond) and pos-

resisting an officer without violence. Her total bond was set at $3,500.

session of cannabis less than 20 grams ($5,000 bond).

Taylor Mae O'Connor, 25, Inglis, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Of-

Jeremy Hall, 38, Ocala, was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Dec.

fice, Jan. 2, charged with obstructing an officer without violence. She was released on her

31, charged with committing sexual battery on a person between the ages of 12 to 18 without

Rose Ellen Justen, 44, 995 Hawk Crest Ln., Inverness, was arrested by the Citrus

consent and without force. His bond was set at $10,000.

County Sheriff's Office, Jan. 3, charged with possession of a controlled substance ($2,000

Franklin David Squires, Jr., 57, 2810 S. Briarwood Ter., Homosassa, was arrested,

bond), domestic battery (no bond), and possession of drug paraphernalia ($1,000 bond). The

Dec. 31, on a Palm Beach County warrant/capias for exploitation of an elderly or disabled

arrest report stated that Justen and a man got into an argument that become physical, and she

adult. His total bond was set at $7,500.

scratched him on the neck multiple times, breaking the skin, then ran across the street to a

On Dec. 31, as 29 year-old Stacy Renea Shewan, 6 Jungleplum Ct. W., Homosassa,

neighboring residence. When deputies spoke with Justen, she was asked to empty her purse.

was being booked into the Citrus County Detention Facility on an unrelated warrant, she

She complied, and deputies found six syringes with needles, five spoons containing a white

was found to be in possession of 6 rounds of 0.22-caliber ammunition, two baggies with

residue and a small baggie containing 1.8 grams of methamphetamine.

methamphetamine residue, and another baggie containing two pills that remained unknown

and a glass pipe. The items were found inside Shewan's bra. She was charged with one count

Homosassa home heavily damaged by fire; no injuries

of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of introduction of drug paraphernalia into

At 9:48 pm, Jan. 9, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Division of Fire Rescue

a correctional facility. Her total bond was set at $8,000.

responded to a residential structure fire at 6124 W. Cardinal St. in Homosassa. Upon ar-

Just before midnight on Dec. 31, a citizen flagged flagged down a deputy regard- rival, team members of Engine 3 found that the home was 25% involved in fire, with flames

5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

ing a man in the Homosassa Walmart parking lot who was extremely intoxicated and had coming out of the roof. A fast and aggressive fireFax: (727)initiated, and crews were able

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fallen down. The deputy reported that 47 year-old Raymond George Leete, 5267 S. Blanca to bring the fire under control within 10 minutes. Engines from Connell Heights, Sugarmill

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Pt., Homosassa, was so intoxicated, he could not stand on his own. He refused emergency Woods and Homosassa arrived on-scene to assist. Citrus Sheriff Fire Rescue Fire Marshal

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medical services and told deputies he just wanted to go home. He admitted he was drunk. the Florida State Fire Marshall was contacted to the scene to determine the cause. No one

Deputies told him he was too drunk to drive, to use his cell phone to contact someone to was injured. The homeowner did not have insurance. The American Red Cross was con-

drive him home. The deputy drove away, but kept an eye on Leete, who got into his vehicle tacted to assist the family. The estimated loss is between $30,000 and $45,000 due to the

and drove through and out of the parking lot. A traffic stop was made in Leete's vehicle at extensive damage

the nearbyintersection of W. Cardinal St. with S. Lewdingar Dr. Leete told deputies he'd had

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a lot to drink, and he also takes painkillers. He performed badly on roadside sobriety test-

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ing and was placed under arrest. The report stated that Leete had been convicted of driving

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under the influence in 1986, 1988 and 2000, so he was charged with fourth or subsequent

DUI violation with his bond set at $10,000. He was also issued a traffic citation for DUI. He

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refused breath alcohol testing.

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Melissa Elizabeth Thomas, 38, 10272 W. Limerick Ln., Crystal River, was arrested

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by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Dec. 31, charged with felony battery of a law enforce-

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ment officer. Her bond was set at $5,000. The report stated that a deputy was dispatched to

N. Citrus Ave. and W. Sleepyoak Ct. in Crystal River due to a report that a woman had run

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into the woods, with a man wearing a blue plaid shirt chasing her. When deputies arrived to

the area, they saw a silver Mercedes parked on the side on the road with its lights on and a

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man wearing a blue plaid shirt, in the grass, with a woman lying in his lap. The man said,

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according to the report, that while driving from Fat Cat's bar in Crystal River, the woman

had started acting crazy, so he'd pulled over, and she'd attempted to run into the woods and

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he'd chased her. Thomas told deputies, that she had not been physically harmed, and she was

extremely intoxicated. While one of the deputies was speaking with Thomas, she cursed him

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and hit him with her purse, the report stated.

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An 18 year-old Dunnellon youth was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's Of-

fice during the early morning hours of Jan.1, accused of stabbing another youth in the back,

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two to three times, during a fight that broke out at a New Year's Eve party at a W. Howard

Place, Citrus Springs residence. Three males and a female attended the party. A 15 year-old

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baby sitter, who was watching the female's children so that she could drink alcohol, was

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also present in the home during the incident, which began when one of the males asked the

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female for a kiss, she refused, and the male allegedly punched her in the face. Two of the

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males got into a fight, and the third male who was attempting to break up the fight is the

allegedly of the other party attendees. When deputies arrived, the

youth who  stabbed one

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female was giving first aid to the stabbing victim while the other two males were sitting on

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 porch. males soon got

year-old to him enough him into custody. The stab-

 who was arrested in order subdue  to take

bingwastoMedical Another youth was trans-

 victim  trauma-alerted  Ocala Regional  Center.

ported to Timber Ridge Hospital in Marion County for treatment of facial injuries inflicted

by both the 18 year-old suspect and the stabbing victim. The youth with the facial injuries

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was so agitated, the report stated, that he had to be strapped down by EMS workers in order

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to be transported to the hospital. The 18 year-old suspect was charged with aggravated bat-

tey using a deadly weapon. His bond was set at $10,000.

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