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by vehicle and Daubenspeck was killed in a traf-

Jessica Lynn Bessette, 25, Orlando, was arrested by the Citrus Couny Sheriff's

Office, March 9, charged with possession of a controlled substance. Her bond was set at

$2,000. The controlled substance was a syringe containing 22 cc of liquid methamphet-

Eighty-six year-old Homosassa resident Ray

amine that was found in her purse, following a traffic stop in Crystal River in the 6000 fic crash at 6:55 am, March 12, when he walked into the path of a pickup truck driven by

block of W. Gulf to Lake Hwy. for an expired license tag on a car in which Bessette was a Christopher Walter Benton, 54, also of Homosassa. The report stated that the 2006 Ford

F150 truck was traveling north on U.S. Hwy. 19, approaching Grover Cleveland Boulevard

Lee Dennis Schieferstein, 30, 30 McCrary St., Inglis was arrested by the Levy in the inside lane, and Mr. Daubenspeck was crossing Hwy. 19, from the west to the east,

County Sheriff's Office, March 9, on a Citrus County warrant. No bond was given. On when he walked into the path of the truck. As a result, the front right of the truck struck Mr.

March 12, he was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office on the warrant (felony vio- Daubenspeck, who sustained fatal injuries and expired at the scene of the crash. After the

lation of probation on an original charge of possession of methamphetamine); he was still impact, the truck came to a controlled stop in the left turn lane.

LCSO Seeking Public's Help

James Bailey, 34, Inglis, was placed on the Levy County Sheriff's Office's Most

Wanted List, March 16, with a warrant for failure to appear in court on a charge of driving

Solving Armed Robbery

while license suspended or revoked. His bond was was listed at $2,000.

Travis Bradley Noble, 27, 4871 E. Trail 10, Inverness, was arrested by the Citrus

At 9:30 pm, March 12, a man was robbed near the Bronson Post Office while

County Sheriff's Office, March 9, charged with unlawful sexual activity with certain mi-

he was parked near the outside mail box, speaking on his phone inside his car. The report

nors. His bond was set at $5,000. The report stated that the victim is a 17 year-old girl, and

stated that a black man entered the car from the passenger side door, placed a knife to his

one inappropriate incident occurred. The incident was reported by a relative of the victim.

throat and demanded money. The robber stole several hundred dollars from the victim, who

Cody Michael Wharton, 23, 8808 E. Freeman Ct., Floral City, was arrested by the

was then ordered to drive the robber away from the post office, which he did. The robber

Citrus County Sheriff's Office, March 9, charged with grand theft ($300 or more, but less

then left on foot with the victim's car keys and cash. The Levy County Sheriff's Office

than $5,000) and burglary of an unoccupied reidence. The residence was in the 7000 block

5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

warns citizens to be aware of their surroundings in order to avoid this happening. Corporal

of S. Lloyd Ter. in Floral City. The report stated that a garage window was broken out, for

Phone: (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788

Kevin Kinik and his K-9 Zombie tracked the suspect's trail for about a mile before losing

entry to be made into the garage, and a riding lawn mower valued at mail, had been stolen.Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.comIEmail, Debbie Russell, Editor: debbienewsc

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Crimestoppers at 1-800-349-8477 or the LCSO.

for $80, became uncooerative, but Wharton later confessed to the crime, when he was inter-

viewd in another case. Wharton said he'd sold he lawn mower to the witness in exchange

for $80, that he was sorry for stealing the lawn mower, but he'd done it because of his drug

addiction for which he asked for help, the report stated. His bond was set a $12,000.

Teryll Lee Dickinson, 39, Dunnellon, was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's

Office, March 10, charged with (being a person 18 years of age or older) committing sexual

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battery on a person 18 years of age or older without consent, but without physical force or

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violence. His bond was set at $10,000.

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Jeffrey Todd Brady, 33, S. Alabama Ave., Homosassa, was arrested by the Citrus

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County Sheriff's Office, March 11, charged with possession of a controlled substance and

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drug paraphernalia. His total bond was set at $3,000. The items were 1 gm. methamphet-

amine, 2 marijuana pipes, 3 methamphetamine pipes, 1 tin foil boat' and 1 pack of rolling

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papers. The arrest came as the result of an investigation by the Department of Children and

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Richard B. Wilger, 65, Inverness, was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's Of-

fice, March 11, charged with the lewd and lascivious molestation of an elderly or disabled

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person. His bond was set at $5,000.

On March 12, 24 year-old Benjamin Dick of Crystal River accepted a plea offer

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of life in prison with the Florida Dept. of Corrections. Dick was prosecuted for killing his

mother, in early April of 2014, by choking and stabbing her. He then buried her body in a

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shallow grave near a homeless camp in Crystal River. During the same incident, he also got

into an argument with his brother and stabbed him, but he did not kill his brother.

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Gregory Scott Alexander Shelton, 20, Inglis, was arrested by the Levy County

Sheriff's Office, March 12, charged with criminal mischief (damage property of $200 or

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less) and trespass in an occupied structure or conveyance. His total bond was set at $6,000.

  Marie 35,Perry,Florida, wasarrested by the Citrus County Sher-

Kesha  Faircloth,       

 iffs ce, March 12,  possession of a controlled substance, knowingly driv-

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g     suspended 

in while license  or revoked, resisting an officer without violence, tampering

with evidence and drug paraphernalia. Her total bond was set at $9,500. The arrestcame as

theresultofa traffistopInverness formaintainasingle Faircloth said she

     c  in    failing to  lane.

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didn't     because  was 

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was in her purse, and she claimed it was her sister's driver's license. She was eventually

identified by her fingerprints. The report stated that her license had been suspended for

failure to pay a traffic ticket. Upon arrival at the Citrus County Detention Facility, a syringe

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containing methamphetamine residue was found under her right leg in the patrol vehicle.

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The report stated Faircloth claimed she was being framed. She was issued a warning for

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failure to maintain a single lane. The report also stated that Faircloth had two unspecified

arrest warrants from Taylor County.

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