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Wednesday April 18, 2012
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Permit No. 14
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Squawk Box
Battle of "Wounded
Knee": Part One
With Doug Johnston
If the title to this
story leads you to believe
you are going to read a ver-
sion or commentary of the
December 29, 1890 mas-
sacre of 160 Sioux Indians
by the United States Cav-
alry, put it down. This story is about my
wounded knee.
I have abused my knees over the
years. I was a catcher on my little league
baseball team, then for my high school
team and later was the batting practice
catcher for youth baseball teams I coached
from 1980 until 1993. I also punted foot-
balls and practiced kicking field goals
every bit of free time I had as a young-
ster dreaming that a representative from
the University of Florida would come to
Citrus High School some day to sign me
to a football scholarship. That visit never
happened. Add to this that I have worked
Citrus County is catching up to Wall Street! A grass roots group claiming to be part of the Ninety Nine Percent occupies the steps of the historic
all my life bending and crouching down to
Citrus County Courthouse last Saturday afternoon. They were demonstrating against the current government structure which they say allows a
reach bottom shelves in supermarkets.
disparity between rich and poor. TheNewscaster/Mike Moore Photo
My right knee finally rebelled. I
CCSO Deputy charged with
Wildfire Risk
have had bouts of arthritis in both knees
in recent years, but this time the pain in
domestic battery, loses job
“Righty”, my kicking leg, just wouldn’t
Ver y High,
subside. Two days before St. Patricks Day
I visited Dr. Michael Riley from Gaines-
ville Orthopedic Center at his Ocala of-
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
During the investigation, detec-
Burn Ban
fice.
tives learned that the couple was having
Deputy
Tra-
After two consultations, an Xray,
relationship issues. The victim had recently
vis Haynes, 30, of Citrus
cortisone shot and MRI, all performed
informed Haynes that she intended to move
Springs, a five-and-a-half-
Possible
in the center, (they are fast and efficient
out of the residence they shared, which re-
year veteran with the Citrus
and you don’t have to run all over town),
sulted in a series of verbal disputes. On the
County Sheriff s Office, was
the good doctor said I needed surgery to
day of the incident, Haynes and the victim
Citrus County Sheriff s Office Fire
arrested by his agency on
repair damaged and torn ligaments. The
were arguing over items she was removing
Rescue Chief Larry Morabito strongly rec-
April 13, charged with one
Doctor talked to me for several minutes
from the home. According to the victim,
ommends that county residents avoid all
count of domestic battery by strangulation,
but, when he said he would be putting
Haynes grabbed her around her neck, which
burning if at all possible.
a third degree felony. Haynes was arrested
three holes into my kneecap and insert
constricted her airway and left her neck sore
Chief Morabito states that because
on a warrant filed by the State Attorney s
tubes with a camera, I lost track of every-
and red. She told family and friends about
weather conditions are so dry, it is important
Office. He was also notified by the sheriff s
thing said beyond that point. I was stuck
the battery, but did not report it to authori-
that residents have a quality water source
office that his employment with them would
ties.
Continued on page 8 - Squawk Box
close at hand if they are burning, and to
be terminated.
The sheriff s office completed a
monitor the fire at all times until it is out.
On March 29, the sheriff s office
From Dawn's
domestic battery intake with the State At-
Conditions within the county are
received information from a third-party that
torneyís Office on March 30, and made ar-
being monitored continuously by Fire Res-
a domestic battery, involving Haynes and
rangements for the victim and witnesses to
cue personnel regarding the possibility of
his 37 year-old girlfriend, had occurred on
Front Porch
complete their intakes on April 2.
instituting a burn ban.
Sunday, March 25. Based on the third-party
Haynes was subsequently arrested
The Florida Forest Service (FSS) is
information, detectives initiated a criminal
See page 8
and transported to the Citrus County Deten-
now issuing open burn authorizations under
investigation and sought out the victim to
tion Facility, with no bond, as per the do-
more stringent restrictions. Currently only
determine exactly what had happened. They
mestic battery statute. He has no prior disci-
the Lake County government has imposed
also interviewed witnesses and others relat-
ed to the case.
Continued on page 2 - Burn Ban Possible
Continued on page 4- Deputy Arrested