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Deborah Russell - Editor
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Wednesday January 6, 2016
Inglis, FL 34449
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Community
Accepting Applications for
Aviation Advisory Board
The Citrus County Board of
County Commissioners is seeking appli-
cations to fill a vacancy on the Aviation
Advisory Board. The vacancy is for a
Regular Member position for District 5.
The Regular Member position for Dis-
trict 5 must reside in District 5 according
to the by-laws. The term shall be for two
years.
This board advises the Board
of County Commissioners on all matters
involving Citrus County public aviation
facilities.
The Aviation Advisory Board
meets the second Thursday of every
month at 2:00 pm in Room 166 at the
Lecanto Government Building, located
at 3600 W. Sovereign Path in Lecanto.
Completed applications should be sent
to Citrus County Administration, 3600
W. Sovereign Path, Lecanto, FL 34461.
5th Annual Best Friend Fest is
scheduled for February 6
The Citrus County Commissioners approved the use of golf carts in Old Homosassa on some public streets. According to Resolution 2015-237,
Citrus County Animal Ser-
the roads and streets designated in the golf cart assessment have been deemed safe for travel. Read full story on page 2
Michael Peters Two Dunnellon youths charged
vices will be sponsoring the Fifth
Annual Best Friend Fest-An Animal
Adoption Extravaganza on Saturday,
Settles With
with attempted murder
February 6 at the Citrus County Au-
ditorium from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
This event is dedicated to promoting
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
Inglis for $50k
adoptions and educating the public on
tims. The suspects said they shot at the vic-
ways to care for their furry friends.
Detectives with the Citrus County
tims due to an ongoing dispute. Both Heard
The mission of this event is
Sheriff s Office arrested two 19 year-old
and Virgen were arrested and charged with
Michael Peters, who said he was
to bring as many local resources to-
Dunnellon youths, Dec. 29, related to a
attempted premeditated murder, with no
falsely arrested by former Inglis Police De-
gether as possible and to introduce
drive-by shooting in which no
bond. Heard was also charged with armed
partment (now dissolved) on March 10th,
citizens to the various rescues in our
one was hurt. The youths are
burglary, with a bond of $25,000.
2011 at his then home in Inglis has received
county. The event will include pet
Daniel Donta Heard, 2053 W.
The victims told detectives that
a settlement from the Town of Inglis, with-
rescues, groomers, veterinarians, and
Astor Place, and Brandon Fran-
they had received threatening text mes-
out admission of guilt on part of the town,
much more. A silent auction will be
cisco Virgen, 1498 W. Ever- Heard
sages from Heard and Virgen prior to the
paying Peters $50,000 to dismiss his case of
held to benefit the Animal Services
green Dr. Both Heard and Vir-
incident. When the shootings began, they
civil rights violations and false arrest before
Special Needs Fund. Bring in pet
gen were arrested and charged
ran inside the house, and the second shot
it moved further into the trial process.
food for needy citizens and the par-
with attempted murder. Each
was fired as they were running toward the
Peters was a former Inglis Planning
ticipant will be entered into a drawing
was held with no bond. Heard
house. They said that Heard then attempt-
commission member. He filed suit in U.S.
for a prize.
was also charged with armed
ed to break in, and they had to hold the
District Court at Gainesville March 8, 2015,
For more information about
burglary, with his bond set at
door closed to keep them from entering.
naming former police chief Steve Dixon
this event, please contact Outreach
Vergen
$25,000.
The victims recoginzed Heard s voice, the
and the town for violation of his civil rights.
Coordinator Billie Lombardo at 352-
According to the arrest
report stated.
Peters alleged that his civil rights under
746-8400.
affidavits, Heard and/or Virgen told detec-
Heard stated that he did chase the
the fourth and fourteenth amendment were
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tives, that both Heard and Virgen had been
victims to the house, but he was not armed
violated when he was arrested in 2011. The
drinking. Heard drove them to a house on
at the time, that he intended to, and did,
suit also alleged that Peters first amendment
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scare them. He admitted to breaking the
rights were violated following the publish-
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where four people were standing outside.
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Virgen fired the first shot at the four with
that the CO2 pellet gun looks like a real
cal of Dixon and the police department. The
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department was disbanded in 2014.
a CO2 pellet gun. After making a u-turn,
gun, and he knew he d placed the victims
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Heard then fired the second shot at the vic-
in fear.
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