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Deborah Russell - Editor/Publisher
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Wednesday October 10, 2007
Tom Russell - Consulting Editor
A Publication of
Permit No. 4
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Newscaster Publishing
Sally Price Correspondent
Squawk Box Citrus
County
With Doug Johnston
Wrapping up an eventful
vacation
Identifies
Even though minor incon-
veniences and sure enough
Body Found
adversity struck during our
summer vacation this year we
still had a good time. I would
Near C.R. 581
have liked it better if some our
children and grandchildren would have been
able to accompany us, but it wasn't meant to
Citrus County -- The Citrus County Sheriff's
be this year. Next year we expect at least part
Office has identified the victim of a homicide
of our family to go with us.
that occurred during the early morning hours
While at Kathie's Mother's house in West
of Saturday, October
Virginia we planned a trip to Berkeley Springs
6th. The victim's body
W.V. We drove to Berkeley Springs through
was located directly off
parts of Maryland on Interstate 68, West Vir-
of Trail 10 which inter-
ginia Highway 9 and Maryland Highway 51.
sects with C.R. 581 in
Break-in - Inglis police investigated a break-in at the Heritage insurance build-
Berkeley Springs is famous for its warm
Inverness. The depart-
ing where a cement block was used to break the glass in the front door to gain
water springs and spas. We spent the night
ment received a call
entry. Read Full Story on page 3 - Photo by Sally Price
at the Inn at Berkeley Springs which is adja-
about 5:49 Saturday
cent to a small state park where "George
FDOT: New parking regulations on
morning. The Citrus
Washington's bathtub" is located. As a young
County Sheriff's Dept.
man George Washington used a spring there
called out its mounted Mario Jean-Jacques
U.S. Hwy. 19, Inglis
to bathe in. The crevice where he is supposed
posse unit, plus two bloodhounds from the
to have taken many a bath is still there and a
"No Parking on Right-of-Way" will be enforced, mandated by FDOT
Florida Dept. of Corrections to assist with
spring feeds water into it. It is about the size
searching the area for evidence.
The Florida Dept. of Transportation (FDOT) contacted several officials via a certi-
of a standard bathtub and visitors are allowed
The victim was identified as Mario
fied mail letter dated Sept.11, a "Notice of Change in Traffic Regulations" that will take place
to sit in the 74 degree water and soak. Kathie
Jean-Jacques, 20, of Orlando. Next of kin has
"upon placement of the implementing traffic control devices." According to the letter, the new
took her shoes off and stood in the 2 or 3 feet
been notified. At this time, according to a
regulation, "No Parking on Right-of-Way," will effect the land within the FDOT right-of-way
of water, but said it was too cold for her.
sheriff's dept. spokesperson the cannot re-
on U.S. Hwy. 19, from the southern city limit at the center of the Withlacoochee River bridge
While we were seeing the many sights
lease the cause of death or further investiga-
to N. Inglis Ave., with the exception of designated parking places.
around Berkeley Springs we got a phone call
Continued on page 4 - FDOT No Parking Signs
tion details.
from our daughter in law. She said our pool
Citrus County Arrests Corrections Officer on
pump quit working and she contacted the pool
serviceman who told her it would cost about
internet. Eventually, a meeting between Kelley
Internet Related Sex Charges
$400.00 to replace the pump.
and the "teenager" took place around 1:00
We arrived home four days later on Sun-
p.m., Sept. 27, at 3675 E. Orange Dr., Hernando,
From the Citrus County Sheriffís Dept.
Continued on page 3 - Squawk Box
Numerous conversations between
and the undercover detective took Kelley into
Kelley and the "girl" followed, and the con-
The Citrus County Sheriff's Office
custody. When he entered Citrus County, the
Adopt A Pet
versations eventualy turned sexual. By the
arrested a Marion County corrections officer
agency's Vice & Narcotics Unit assisted with
end of Dec., 2006, as Kelley had not sent any
on internet-related sexual charges, the result
Kelley's surveillance. He was charged with
see page 2
pornographic material or attempted to set up
of an undercover internet investigation that
eight counts of Child Exploitation Act of 1986
a meeting for the purpose of having sexual
started in July of 2006. The CCSO is an active
(computer) and one count of lewd/lascivious
relations, the case was temporarily sus-
member of the North Florida Internet Crimes
exhibition (live). His total bond was set at
pended, although he was still being moni-
Against Children Task Force.
$21,000.
tored.
According to the arrest report, Ri-
"The Sheriffs Office works these
In June of 2007, the case was re-
chard Earl Kelley, Jr., now 28, a corrections
kinds of cases proactively," said Detective
opened, when Kelley continued to initiate
officer at the Lowell Correctional Institution
Chris Cornell. "No matter who the suspects
contact with the "girl." On one occasion he
in Ocala, initiated contact with an undercover
are, if they attempt to solicit a child in Citrus
performed a sexual act on himself, on his web
detective who was posing as a l4-year-old
County, they'll be held accountable for their
camera, which the "teenager" viewed via the
girl in a Florida chat room.
actions."