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of her injuries. Deputies spoke with Howell at his camper. The report stated that he was in-
toxicated and denied having struck the victim. He informed deputies that he had an injunc-
tion for protection against the victim, but he was taken into custody instead.
The Citrus County Sheriff s Office, Fire Rescue Divi-
Bryan Christopher Castaneda, 22, Hernando, was arrested by the Citrus County
sion assisted the Division of Forestry, Sunday afternoon,
Sheriff's Office, Jan. 16, an a misdemeanor charge of petit theft (value less than $100). His
with a wildfire near Ash White Terrace in northwestern
bond was set at $1,000.
Crystal River, just a few miles from Seven Rivers Re-
David Kenneth Collett, Jr., 38, 9512 E. Village Green Cir., Inverness, was arrested
gional Medical Center.
by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Jan. 17, on a misdemeanor charge of resisting an of-
As of Sunday evening, the fire was 80% contained at
ficer without violence ($2,000 bond) and domestic battery (no bond). He was also arrested
60 acres. An Alert Citrus message was sent to residents
on a Citrus County warrant/capias for battery (bond $500).
within a 5-mile radius, instructing them to evacuate the
Jason Ray Mahoney, 29, Hernando, was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's
area. Within a short period of time, residents were in-
Office, Jan. 16, charged wih possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and two counts of
formed that the evacuation was cancelled, due to the fire
possession of a controlled substance. His total bond was set at $14,000.
being mostly contained. The fire was caused by downed
Jessica Lynn Mendoza, 25, 16 S. Harrison St., Beverly Hills, who was already power lines and quickly spread due to strong winds as the storm passed through the area.
incarcerated at the Citrus County Detention Facility on unrelated charges, was arrested by
the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Jan. 17, charged with trafficking or endeavoring to traffic
in stolen property, grand theft ($300 or more but less than $5,000) and giving false verifica-
tion of ownership or false identification to a pawnbroker. Her total bond was set at $6,500.
Mendoza is accusing of pawning two televisions, a 19-inch Vizio flat screen and a 32-inch
Sanyo flat screen, at Family Pawn and Jewelry that did not belong to her.
Eric Lee Alston, 27, 473 N. Willowood Pt., Crystal River, was arrested by the
Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Jan. 18, charged with grand theft ($300 or more but less 093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446
than $5,000), with his bond set at $2,000. Alston was already incarcerated at the Citrus
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County Detention Facility on another charge, when he was arrested in this case. Them Russell, Publishe, email: thenewscaster1@gmail.comI
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of the theft claimed that Mr. Alston was the only person insidebbie Russell, 9, and she
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tablet from her home. The estimated value of the items missing from the home was $300.
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Chiefland man dies Friday morning
in single-vehicle crash
Twenty-seven year-old Jacoby Baron Garcia of Chiefland was killed in a single-
vehicle crash on Levy County Road 347 at 11:30 am, Friday morning, Jan. 20. According
to the Florida Higjhway Patrol Press Release, Mr. Garcia was driving a 2004 Dodge Neon,
Citrus County Commissioner Jeff Kinnard held his first Town Hall Meeting at the Coastal Region
traveling west on CR 347, and steered the car in a southwesterly direction, across the east-
Library in Crystal River on Thursday, January 19. Citizens took advantage of the opportunity
bound lane, off the roadway onto the south grass shoulder, where it continued in a south-
to chat with the commissioner and ask questions that were on their mind. Commissioner
westerly direction until its front collided with a tree. The report stated that Mr. Garcia was
Kinnard's next scheduled Town Hall event is Thursday, April 20, 11:00am 12:30pm at the
wearing a seatbelt.
Coastal Region Library, Crystal River. For more information call Public Information Officer Cyn-
thia Oswald at 352-527-5484. Photo courtesy Citrus County PIO.
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