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report stated that Mr. Tucker told deputies he believed the sheriff s office was aware of the
license plate and registration change and did not think he needed to directly inform them of
this.
Herbert Fields, Jr., 7023 W. Sedalia Ct., Homosassa, was arrested by the Citrus
County Sheriff s Office, March 18, charged with a felony, being a sex offender and failing to
report a change in vehicle ownership within 48 hours (bond $5,000). The vehicle in question
is a silver 2000 four-door Lincoln car. Mr. Fields told deputies, that when he registered (as
a sex offender), the Lincoln was registered to him, and staff members at the sheriff s office
asked him if he still had the same siver, four-door Lincoln, and he told them he did.
Ronald Lee Bass, 56, 4865 S. Grand Circle Ter., Homosassa, was arrested by the
Citrus County Sheriff s Office, March 19, charged with two counts of being a sex offender
and failing to report a change in vehicle ownership within 48 hours (bond $10,000). He s ac-
cused of failing to register a replaced Florida license plate to a red 1999 Chevrolet truck and
also failing to register a black 2013 Dodge four door vehicle's license plate with the sher-
iff s office as required. Mr. Bass told deputies that he did update both tags with the Florida
department of law enforcement. He said that the black Dodge four door was new and there
had been no changes to the red Chevrolet pickup truck's license plate.
David Wayne Huston, 44, 2681 W. Cardinal St., Lecanto, was arrested by the Cit-
The Storm of the Century, March 1993, was a storm to never be forgotten if you lived here. It hit the
rus County Sheriff s Office, March 19, charged with being a sex offender failing to report a
Florida Gulf Coast and Big Bend area in the dark early morning hours. Many Nature Coast people woke up
change in vehicle ownership within 48 hours (bond $5,000). The vehicle in question is a red
in the dark with 1 to 5 or more feet of water in their homes within minutes. In Yankeetown over 60% of
2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle. Huston told deputies he did not know he had to register
the homes had water in them. It was preceded with a flooding tide that even pushed water up the rivers.
the vehicle because he was a cosigner for it and did not even have a motorcycle license.
Rescue boats and trucks that could reach folks brought them up to the front door at the Yankeetown Post
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Office and they were transported by school bus to safety. Power went out and the temperatures dropped
to freezing creating another problem for people who were already traumatized. This pictures shows the
damage to the boat ramp at the end of Hwy 40 West Yankeetown, also known as "the end of the road."
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Part of Bird Creek Bridge was undermined and the bridge was closed until it could be fixed and declared
safe. History by Sally Price.
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