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THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
Recent Area Arrests
Levy County Fugitive Arrested
Man arrested on warrant at Debra Ave. residence
In North Carolina
Late morning, June 25th, local resident Todd Maggio was arrested by Sgt. Tim
Swiggett of the Inglis Police Department on an outstanding warrant for violation of pro-
Bronson – Fugitive on the run captured in North Carolina for marijuana indoor grow house
bation (sales of a controlled substance). The police department received an anonymous
in Levy County. The U.S. Marshals Service and the Levy County
complaint of a suspicious person walking around the area of Debra Ave. and Linda St.
Sheriff’s Office working together as part of the U.S. Marshals Florida
According to police, this is a “high drug and crime area.” Sgt. Swiggett,
Regional Fugitive Task Force (FRFTF) tracked down and arrested ma-
who was aware of the arrest warrant for Maggio, located him at 6711 S.E. Debra Ave.
jor case federal fugitive, John Roger Sager at a campground in Canton
Maggio was taken into custody. At the time of the arrest, Maggio had in his possession a
North Carolina on Friday, July 17, 2009.
small digital scale “commonly used in the sales of illegal drugs,” the report stated, and also
The search for Sager began a little over a one year ago when
a used hypodermic needle that tested positive for the presence of the illegal street drug,
Sager went on the run. On April 22, 2008 a federal arrest warrant was
methamphetamine. Maggio was transported to the Levy County Jail.
issued for Sager in the Gainesville Division of the United States Dis-
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trict Court for the Northern District of Florida on an indictment charg-
CFEC Professor arrested for possessing marijuana
ing Sager with conspiracy to manufacture and to posses with the intent
Sager
to distribute more than 1000 marijuana plants. The charges were the
Peter Smith, of Williston, a faculty member and professor at Central Florida Com-
result of an investigation conducted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
munity College, was arrested by the Inglis Police Department around midnight, June 25th,
during which DEA and the Levy County Sheriff’s Office seized a total of more than 1000
on a misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana. K-9 Officer John Dowd stopped
marijuana plants from the searches of three separate properties in the Williston area.
Smith for speeding, northbound through Inglis on U.S. Hwy. 19.
Investigators directed the search for Sager to several locations throughout the
Dowd immediately smelled a srong odor of marijuana coming from Smith’s car,
Country as well as areas outside the United States before focusing on North Carolina as a
and his trained narcotics dog, Boston, alerted twice to the presence of illegal drugs in the
possible location for him. Investigators ultimately narrowed the search to an area in Can-
vehicle. A search of the vehicle revealed a large, partially burned, marijuana cigarette be-
ton, North Carolina between Asheville and Waynesville, where Sager was found living in
hind the driver’s seat. Smith was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana less
a travel trailer.
than 20 grams. He was transported to the Levy County Jail and booked on the charges.
Deputy Marshals and Levy County Sheriff’s Deputies Rick Rogers and Rob Bow-
Inglis church & restaurant burglarized
ers, specially deputized by the U.S. Marshals Service, traveled to Asheville on 07/14/2009
The Camp House Restaurant and the First Baptist Church of Inglis were both
for the search of Sager. Two days into their search investigators learned about a person
victims of recent burglaries. The Camp House Restaurant was burglarized, sometime dur-
fitting Sager’s description living in a trailer at an area campground. Deputies went to the
ing the late night hours of June 20th. Frozen goods worth several hundred dollars were
Riverside Campground, 6 Happy Camper Drive and established surveillance where Sager
stolen.
was identified and arrested after being lured to the front office. He had been renting a lot
Two days later, the church was burglarized. Although nothing appeared to be
since April 2009 and paying in cash under the alias, Art DESROUCHES.
missing from the church, damages in excess of $700 were incurred during the break in.
A search warrant was obtained for the trailer after the arrest by DEA agents who
The Inglis Police Department urges anyone with information on the burglaries to contact
discovered among other things $12,135.00 cash, seven separate cellular telephones and two
them at (352) 447-0303. They also encourage anyone to contact them if he/she should see
sets of aircraft communication equipment. Sager was transported to the U.S. Marshals Of-
any suspicious activity.
fice in Asheville and is scheduled to have an initial appearance and be arraigned in federal
Teen argument results in felony charges
court on Monday 07/20/2009 before being returned to the Northern District of Florida to
An argument amongst teenagers resulted in the arrest of an 18-year-old Inglis
face his charges.
girl on June 23rd. According to the Inglis Police Department, several witnesses told Of-
The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force in Gainesville is spon-
ficer John Dowd that Victoria Nichole Lindsay had attempted to run over another teen-
sored by the U.S. Marshals Service and is comprised of investigators from the Levy County
aged girl with a Blue Chevrolet Blazer after an argument with her. Lindsay was located
Sheriff’s Office, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville Police Department, Florida
at Northwood Estates in the Citrus County area of Inglis by Officer Dowd and a deputy
Department of Law Enforcement, Chiefland Police Department, and the U.S. Marshals
with the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office. A sworn affidavit was filed with the Levy County
Service.
State Attorney’s Office, charging the teen with aggravated assault with a motor vehicle.
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She was also issued a criminal citation and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a
Hair Port
suspended driver’s license.
at Plaza 40
Pedestrian arrested on drug charges
Carting
Around 7:30 p.m., June 14, Inglis K-9 Police Officer John Dowd arrested a local
Shopping Center
resident, Brandon Hunter, after finding him to be in possession of (less than 20 grams of)
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marijuana and prescription oxycodone. According to police, Dowd was patrolling “a high
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drug area of Cason Acres,” when he saw Hunter walking down Cason Blvd. As Dowd
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Hunter pulled a clear plastic bag from his pocket that contained a small amount of
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marijuana. Hunter was taken into custody and searched by Officer Dowd who also found
six prescription oxycodone tablets (a controlled narcotic) on him. Hunter was charged with
felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of less than 20 grams of mari-
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juana.
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