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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Man charged with battering
emembering The Past
disabled man  Beverly Hills, was arrested by the Citrus County
after "close call"
UK visitors search for Elvis in Citrus County
Joseph Lipton Seal, 54,
A group of 30 visitors from the United Kingdom will follow their dream and search
Sheriff s Office, July 23, charged with (felony) abuse of an elderly person or
for the legacy of Elvis in Crystal River, Inverness and other nearby locations of the 1962
disabled adult ($2,000 bond). According to the arrest report, Mr. Seal almost hit
Elvis Presley film Follow That Dream beginning August 17th. "People in Britain still abso-
the victim's vehicle on its side, at the intersection of CR 486 and Forest Ridge
lutely love Elvis," says David Wade of the Elvis Travel Service and StrictlyElvis.net. Wade
Blvd. on July 22. According to both parties, the disabled man started following
and Carol Pugh bring large groups across the Atlantic regularly to see the sights of Elvis
Mr. Seal, who continued toward his home in Beverly Hills.
Presley s life. This year, after the must see visits to Memphis and Tupelo, one group is head-
Seal
When Mr. Seal noticed that the victim was following him, he said, he
ing to the Plantation on Crystal River Resort, home base for tracing the steps of Follow that
pulled over into the left turn lane at Forest Ridge Blvd. and Roosevelt Blvd., because he
Dream.
didn't want the man to follow him to his residence. According to Mr. Seal, when he ap-
In all, 32 people are making the trip. But don't expect to see anyone in Elvis cos-
proached the victim's vehicle, the disabled man pointed a small semi-automatic handgun in
tume. "You ll find our clients see Elvis differently than many Americans," says Wade. "They
his direction, and he left the area.
are not interested in Elvis impersonators and Elvis kitsch at all," he explains, "in fact, it s
The disabled man, a paraplegic, uses hand controls to drive and a wheelchair to get
offensive. To us, Elvis is a serious musician and actor, one of the landmark artists of the
about, the report stated. He told the deputy that he followed Mr. Seal to obtain his license
twentieth century." He points out that a recent pairing of Elvis' vocal tracks with orchestra-
plate number, and when Mr. Seal walked up to him, Mr. Seal punched him with a closed fist
tion by the London Philharmonic went straight to number one in the UK immediately upon
on the left side of his face, which was reddened. The disabled man said that his ears were
debut.
ringing, and his dentures and eyeglasses were broken, according to the report. The victim
The film Follow that Dream was shot on the Central Florida Gulf Coast in the sum-
stated that he drew his handgun in self-defense to end the confrontation, then they both left.
mer of 1961. It was unique among Elvis Presley s films in a number of ways. It was the only
Sexual predator Noticece,forMcCully, a white male who
Lecanto
Elvis film actually based on a book, Richard Powell s 1959 novel, Pioneer, go Home! "It s
also unique because very few of Elvis films were intensively shot on location like this one
According to the Citrus County Sheriff s Offi  Jerry
was," says David Wade. "A lot of the work for the other films was done on sound stages in
is designated as a sexual predator, currently resides at 5425 S. Frost Pt. in Lecan-
Los Angeles, with only cameos and cutaway shots made on location."
to. McCully is 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 175 pounds, and has brown hair and
Many locals still remember Elvis staying at the Port Paradise Hotel (today's Port
blue eyes. His qualifying offense is sexual battery of a victim under the age of
Hotel & Marina in Crystal River), or tossing a football with the local kids on Courthouse
12. McCully is restricted from being within 1,000 feet of any area where chil-
Square in Inverness between takes. The historic Courthouse in Inverness served in a dramat-
dren congregate, and being in the presence of a child under the age of 18 without
ic court battle scene. "The court room still looks just as it looked in the film," say Katherine
adult supervision. He has a curfew of 10:00 pm to 6:00 am (he is required to stay
Turner Thompson of the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum. The beach in the film was a
at his home during these hours). If you have any questions or concerns, please
man-made beach especially created for the movie at the end of a road in nearby Yankeetown,
contact the Citrus County Sheriff B Office at 352-726-1121
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Florida. The road is now called Follow that Dream Parkway. "They couldn t keep the palm
Two charged in CHS theft, third suspect named
trees they brought in alive," comments Wade, "so they just painted them green to make them
Two men were arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff s Office following an inves-
look right."
tigation into an incident that occurred, July 21, at Citrus High School (CHS), located at 600
Elvis Travel Services Follow that Dream tour will visit almost all the locations used
W. Highland Blvd. in Inverness. Leon David Berry, 27, Homosassa, was arrested on July 31,
in the movie including the Valerie Theatre, right across from the Courthouse in Inverness,
and Steven Lee Webb, 26, also of Homosassa, was arrested, Aug. 1.
where the film crew and Elvis reviewed daily takes. The tour itinerary includes plenty of
The two are accused of taking consumable goods from the school, which includes
time to relax and, of course, the opportunity to do something many travelers come here to
two cases of water, three cases of Gatorade, and two boxes of popcorn, valued at approxi-
do: Swim with the manatees Crystal River is famous for. "We re really looking forward to
mately $110. The two are also accused of damaging two text books and a desk, and also
it," says Wade, who scouted all the locations over a year ago, "these are such stunning sur-
of writing graffiti on another desk. The arrest reports stated that both men were polite and
roundings." For more information about the movie production in Inglis-Yankeetown visit
cooperative with detectives. A third suspect was named by one of the other suspects, but he
our website: thenewscaster.com and click on the "Remembering The Past" tab.
had not been arrested as of Aug. 1.
Two Homosassa residents involved in
fatal Hernando   2:48 am on Thursday,crashtook the life
County August 3,
A crash between a bicycle and a car at
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of the bicyclist, George A. Sanchez, 23 of Homosassa, who expired at the scene of the crash.
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The crash occurred on U.S. Hwy. 19 at Long Lake Ave. in Hernando County. According to
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the Florida Highway Patrol, Josephine S. Van Loan, 18, of Homosassa, was driving a 2006
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Cadillac DeVille, traveling north on US-19 at the intersection of Long Lake Ave., where the
Cadillac collided with the bicycle.
After the impact, the Cadillac V-1 came to a controlled stop while the bicyclist
came to rest in the median. The report stated that Ms. Van Loan, who was not wearing a
seatbelt,  Rnot injured in the crash, and Mr. Sanchez was not wearing a helmet.
was
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