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Real Estate Today
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
it almost hit a semi head on, driving on and off the road, and turning the headlights off and on,
young.
the report stated. Stop sticks were placed on the road by another officer, and both front tires
Anyway, along the way I sold 10
Change Is On The Way
of Cuevas' truck struck them, near Sportsman's Point in Inverness, which slowed the truck,
acres to a man that later became
almost to stopping. The officer reported that he thought that Cuevas was about to get out of
In 1969 at the age of 19, I purchased 11
a county commissioner. In 2004
the vehicle, as the driver's door was open, but the vehicle accelerated and continued south on
acres, with a small home in the South Orlando
this commissioner told me that
U.S. Hwy. 41, running on and off both sides of the road and almost striking several vehicles as
area of Kissimmee Florida. At the time, it was
the county school system
it entered Inverness, the report stated.
just a shack home deep in the woods 5 miles
wanted to put a high school on
At Hwy. 44 and Hwy.41 (Main St.) in Inverness, Cuevas' truck struck the center
west of the city limits, but it was all mine. The
the 70 acres behind my home.
median and several road signs, but continued east on Main St., driving through town on flat
road was and still is called Oren Brown Rd
Rats, I had my tree stand in
tires and exposed rims, the report stated. Cuevas stopped the truck, a short distance from U.S.
which is an unpaved two mile drive way go-
that field. Deer and turkey ran all over the
Hwy. 41 in front of Superior Bank, just short of the Rails to Trails Overpass.
ing to the 7,000 acre Brown cattle ranch. I con-
place, and with a gun collection, I really did
Cuevas got out of the truck and ran across the overpass, but he was stopped by
vinced my dad to let me sell the family busi-
not want to be within 1,000 feet of a school.
canine units. He was placed on the ground, but did not follow orders that were given in both
ness up north in 1985 , and I immediately
So I ran down to see my long time
English and Spanish, however, he was eventually restrained and placed under arrest. Numer-
moved to Kissimmee. Every thing was great.
rancher friend Eppes Brown who owned this
ous Citrus County patrol units followed the arresting deputy, also pursuing Cuevas' vehicle.
I loved the cute little rural town I
parcel, and together we quickly sold the land
The arresting officer reported that Cuevas smelled of alcohol and exhibited poor
lived in. I activated my real estate license, and
to a developer. There are now 187 homes be-
balance, and also that Cuevas stated that he just wanted to go home. A breath alcohol test
hooked up with the US Government to sell
ing built in that 70 acres field that used to be
gave a result of 0.191, almost two and a half times the legal limit of 0.08, the report stated.
their FHA (HUD) homes, and VA homes. At
for cattle and other wildlife.
Cuevas admitted to drinking and taking cocaine earlier in the evening.
that time I was the only foreclosure broker in
Now that I have come to Inglis,
Cuevas was charged with fleeing and eluding law enforcement; reckless driving;
Osceola County, and since I was willing share
guess what? It's quiet and rural now, but
driving while his (Michigan) driver's license was suspended or revoked; DUI; DUI with dam-
my knowledge to co-broke with every other
growth in the form of housing for up to 5,000
age to property; and resisting an officer without violence. His bond was set at $10,000. The
real estate agency in the county, my business
workmen is likely coming in a few short years.
report also stated that the Marion County Sheriff's Office will charge Cuevas with additional
grew.
I feel for the people from north Inglis all the
charges through warrants. According to the report, Cuevas works at an Inverness farm.
More importantly I got to hunt and
way to Otter creek. Many of you guys who
fish on the Brown ranch with the six Brown
are now "deep in the woods" now stand to be
Girl's Day Out, Dunnellon, Feb. 3rd
kids. I remember back in 1998 while shooting
impacted more than you realize.
The merchants in Dunnellon's Historic Village invite the public to "Girl's Day Out," held
my newly acquired AK-47 deep in the woods,
The money and jobs will start to de-
the first Tuesday of each month, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The next Girl's Day Out will be
along comes Bo Jess Brown in an old pickup.
velop, but I fear that there will be a price. I just
held on Feb. 3rd, as always, in the historic area of Dunnellon: Cedar St. (Hwy. 40), Chestnut
We say hello, I give Him some quick instruc-
listed a small chalet home 3 miles north of 40A
and Walnut Sts. and W. Pennsylvania Ave. Go shopping with your girlfriends, enjoy in-store
tions, and then give him a 30 round clip. After
on Butler Rd that has that deep woods feel.
specials and refreshments, do lunch and have fun! For additional information, please call (352)
going through the clip in short order he hands
Give me a call if you wish to see this
465-9200.
me the gun back, barrel smoking, and says
home which is rural, and reasonably priced.
"Thanks Darryl, I've always wanted to shoot
Darryl and Vicki Diamond and the entire "Dia-
Inherit a Lot with Trash?
an AK" I say "Bo you are only 11 years old.
mond Team" have the many years of experi-
How long have you been dreaming about an
ence required to handle all of your profes-
AK, 10 years?".
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I hope you know that pickup trucks
time at 352-447-4442. I'll see you around "The
Reasonable • Fast • Efficient Equipment
are considered "Farm machinery" on a ranch
Campus". This is a repeat of an article that
which allows kids to start driving pretty
originally ran in August of 2008
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