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Sally Price Correspondent
Squawk Box      Citrus
County
With Doug Johnston
Food for thought
Arrests Man
Have you taken a look in
the cereal aisle at your grocery
On Multiple
store lately? I mean, really
looked. There are more kinds of
cereal than Carter has liver pills.
Sex Charges
I can remember a time when
choosing a cereal was deciding if you wanted
Kellogg's corn flakes or Post Toasties. Oh
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
sure there was raisin bran and a few, and I do
mean a few, kids cereals, but nothing like the
Edward M. Brinkman, 25, Piffard,
plethora of cold cereals that clutter the
New York, was arrested by the Citrus County
grocer's shelves today.
Sheriff's Office, Jan. 10,
Our eating habits are a reflection of who
on sexual battery
we are and just looking at the inventory on
charges to two young
our supermarket shelves tells me we have
girls. According to the
Saturday a large number of people turned out in challenging weather for the dedication and
become preoccupied with food. My father
sheriff's
office,
ribbon cutting of the Paul Casey Memorial Walk in Crystal River --Photo by Sally Price
used to say that some people eat to live, oth-
Brinkman left Florida to
Crystal River Dedicates Memorial Walk
ers live to eat. I never truly understood what
go to New York, where
he meant by that until now. With all the vari-
he was taken into cus-
By Sally Price, Newscaster Correspondent
ety of foods that are available to the consumer
Postmaster of Gulf Hammock. Not present but
tody on the Florida war-
Crystal River Mayor Ron Kitchens
today you would think that anyone could walk
thought of were Paul and Madge Casey's
rant and extradited back
dedicated the Crystal River Historic and Sce-
into a store and find something that would
granddaughters, Dr Kristy and Crystal
Edward M. Brinkman to Florida.
nic 10 K City Walk to Paul Casey, last station
satisfy their hunger, but that's not always the
Kazemfar, both Crystal River High School
Brinkman was
master of the Crystal River Depot in the 1970's.
case.
graduates.
charged with two counts of lewd and lascivi-
Kitchens started out "we are doing this to-
I recall being hungry as a youngster grow-
ous battery ($40,000 bond) and two counts of
day because someone had a dream" and
ing up in the 1950's. Mama usually bought
sexual battery on a person under the age of
ended with "I want this to be an annual
groceries on Saturday, which was payday for
18 (no bond). The report stated that the sexual
event." The tour is a self-guided walking/driv-
Daddy. By Tuesday the cupboards were start-
battery charges go back to incidents that oc-
ing tour of various historic structures in Crys-
ing to look a little bare. By Friday we were
curred in July 2006 when Brinkman allegedly
tal River. Maps and info can be picked up at
wondering what Mama was going to find to
had relations with a then 16-year-old Citrus
Aardvark's in the historic district.
put on the supper table. I can say that my
Springs girl, and the lewd and lascivious bat-
The dedication is the dream of Emily
three sisters and I never missed a meal. Mama
tery charges go back to incidents that oc-
Casey, daughter of Station Master Casey and
could always come up with something tasty
curred in Feb., 2007, when Brinkman allegedly
she accepted a plaque stating " I always
and nourishing.
had relations with a then 14-year-old Lecanto
wanted to do something to memorialize my
girl. The report stated that Brinkman was
Continued on page 3 - Squawk Box
father." Emily and Frank Caldwell are co-
known to both girls, who were friends.
founders of the Nature Coast Volks Sport Club.
Woman Holds
Adopt A
(Volks is German meaning people's sports).
Their group is called the Nature Coast Ram-
Pet
Suspect At
Cathy Knox(Sec), Chris West(Treas), Karl
blers and new members are welcome to join
Seidman(Pres), Emily Casey(co-founder),
the group on their regularly planned walks in
Page 2
Madge Casey Burger( wife of Station Master
different spots around the area.
Knifepoint Until
Paul Casey), Mayor Ron Kitchens, and Frank
Singing at the dedication of the Paul
Caldwell(co-founder) of the Nature Coast
Casey Walk was Madge Casey Burger, who
Deputies Arrive
Celebrate Lu's Birthday
Volks Sport Club dedicate the Paul Casey
herself has quite a history working as a tele-
Memorial Walk Saturday in Crystal River at
graph operator at the Otter Creek and Gulf
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From the Levy County Sheriff Dept.
the Lion's Club Train Depot.
Hammock depots years ago and retired as
Chiefland_On January 15,
visibly shaken and distraught. The victim's
dant at knife point until the Levy County
2008 Jose Luis Valdes
mother inquired why the victim was not eat-
Sheriff's Office arrived.
Montejo was arrested for
ing and why he/she was so upset. The victim
Upon investigating this incident Investi-
lewd and lascivious mo-
stated that he/she wanted the defendant to
gator Joseph Sabbag discovered that the de-
lestation on a child under
leave because the defendant touched the vic-
fendant was born in Cuba and has been in the
twelve years of age.
tim in an inappropriate manner. The victim's
United States for only six months. The de-
On January 15, 2008
mother became very upset and the defendant
fendant is not a citizen of United States and is
the mother of the victim
attempted to leave the residence through a
currently living in Lake Worth, Florida. The
noticed that her child was
Continued on page 3 - Woman Holds
window. The victim's mother held the defen-
not eating supper and was Jose L. Montejo