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Steven Don Weller, 53, W. Roadrunner Ct., Homosassa, was arrested by the Citrus

County Sheriff's Office, Jan. 6, charged with felony possession of a controlled substance

(1.2 grams methamphetamine) and possession of drug paraphernalia (five syringes and two

Next of kin notification has been made in the shooting death that

metal spoons with burn marks). His total bond was set at $3,000. The arrest came about after Wed. night, Jan. 7, at a Pine Ridge, Citrus County residence. Roderick Ian Silvera, 48, of

a traffic crash in the 3300 block os S. Suncoast Blvd., Hommosassa, about 5:00 pm, involv- Ocala, was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives are continuing their investigation as to

ing the vehicle Weller was driving. Weller gave permission for his vehicle to be searched, what led to the shooting, but no charges have been filed as of this time. At 11:00 pm on Wed.,

and the items were found. Weller told deputies, the report stated, that he uses the parapher- Jan. 7, deputies with the Citrus County Sheriff's Office responded to a 5005 W. Deputy Dr.,

nalia to inject his morphine intravenously, rather than orally, as prescribed. Weller told the Beverly Hills residence due to a shooting. Upon arrival, deputies met two males, a father

deputies that the methamphetamine was not his (it was in a pack of cigarettes), that he must and his adult son, in the driveway. They explained that there was a man inside the home

have mixed his pack with his friend B.J.'s, but he provided deputies with no further infor- who had been shot. The father explained that he had met the man at a store that evening and

mation about his friend.

they had decided to go to the father's Pine Ridge home to drink. At some point, an argument

Demare T. Barnes, II, 27, Crystal River, a Citrus County Sheriff's Office, "Wanted ensued and the father shot the man, according to the Sheriff's report.

of the Week" was arrested on Jan. 7, on two warrants for failure to appear (no bond). Ac-

cording to the sheriff's office, Barnes is a convicted felon with one stint in prison. He was

released from prison on June 2, 2014.

Jenna Lyn Storey, 28, W, Snow Bird Ct., Homosassa, was arrested by the Citrus

County Sheriff's Office, Jan 8, charged with felony possession of a controlled substance

(one clonazepam 1 mg tablet). Her bond was set at $2,000. Storey was also issued a traffic

citation for being in possession of a controlled substance while in physical control of a mo-

tor vehicle. The arrest was the result of a traffic stop on Main St. in Inverness due to Storey

and her passenger not wearing their seat belts. Storey denied a request for her vehicle to be

searched, but a K-9 alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle, overuling Storey's

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objection. Storey's passenger, Theodore Robert Sharp, III, 26, S. Bauer Rd., Lecanto, was

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arrested on a misdemeanor charge of possession of paraphernalia (methamphetamine pipe,Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.comIEmail, Debbie Russell, Editor: debbienewsc

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bond was set at $1,000.

Elliott Neil Collins, 23, 11828 N. Mayan Ter., Dunnellon, was arrested on felony

charges, Jan. 9: traffic or endeavor to traffic in stolen property, grand theft ($300 or more,

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but less than $5,000), and false verification of ownership/false identification to a secondary

metal recycler. His total bond was set at $6,000. Collins is accused of taking a dismantled

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aluminum shed from a residence located in the 11000 block of N. Florida Ave. in Dunnel-

lon on Dec. 3 and selling the aluminum to Inter County Recycling for $77. The victim said

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the shed is valued at $1,000, and estimates given him for replacing it, including labor, were

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Joseph Dwayne Ambrose Saunders, 39, Hernando, FL, was arrested by the Cit-

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rus County Sheriff's Office, Jan. 2, charged with possession of a controlled substance (1.1

grams methamphetamine) and possession of drug paraphernalia (a hollowed-out pen and

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two tubes, one plastic and one rubber). His total bond was set at $5,000. The arrest began

as a traffic stop because the vehicle Saunders was driving had no tag. He was also issued a

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traffic citation for driving an unregistered vehicle.

Raymond Michael Ciccone, 44, Crystal River, was arrested by the Citrus County

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Sheriff's Office, Jan. 3, charged with felony battery (intentionally causing bodily harm). No

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Jeffrey Wayne Estrada, Jr., 31, Lecanto, was arrested by the Citrus County Sher-

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iff's Office, Dec. 31, charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon without intent

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to kill. His bond was set at none.

Courtney Lea Joyce, 24, 114 Risher Ave., Inglis, was arrested by the Citrus County

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lis, Yankeetown, Dunnellon, Hernando, Crystal River & Homosassa

Sheriff's Office, Jan. 5, on a Pinellas County warrant for misdemeanor failure to appear on

5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

an original charge of transit fare evasion. Her bond was set at $513.

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Jackie Lee Cottrill, 51, Inverness, was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's Of-

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$2,000. Russell, was made during a traffic stop when Cottrill

Emailstop at a stop sign in Inverness at Independence Hwy. and Forest Dr. When asked, Cottrill

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admitted she had cocaine in her pickup truck, which was taken into evidence. Her bond was

set at $2,000. She was also issued a traffic citation for felony possession of a controlled

substance while in physical control of a vehicle.

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Lisa Marie Lloyd, 23, Inverness, was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's office,

Jan. 4, charged with felonyProoftheft ($300 or more, but less than $5,000). Lloyd is ac-

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cused of taking $1,963 in cash and merchandise from the Winn Dixie supermarket located

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BSt.sin Inverness, where Lloyd was a cashier. The regional manager said

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Lloyd's register had been coming up short since the beginning of Sept., 2014. After several

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months of tracking and research, they determined that $1,480 in currency, $62 in fraudulent

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