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Citrus County Voting
Information
Levy County Info on page 11
EARLY VOTING, CITRUS COUNTY
October 24, 2016 - November 5, 2016,
7:00 am-7:00 pm. Please bring with you
photo and signature Identification.
LOCATIONS: *BEVERLY HILLS, FL -
Central Ridge Library, 425 W. Roosevelt
Blvd.; phone 352-746-6622.
*CRYSTAL RIVER - Supervisor of Elec-
tions Office, West Citrus Government
Center, 1540 N. Meadowcrest Blvd.;
phone 352-564-7120. *HOMOSASSA
- Homosassa Public Library, 4100 S.
Grandmarch Ave.; phone 352-628-5626.
*INVERNESS - Inverness City Hall, 212
W. Main St., phone 352-726-2611.
General Election, Citrus County, FL,
Nov. 8, 2016 Sample Ballot
President and Vice President (Vote for
One)
Donald J. Trump and Michael R. Pence
REP
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Timothy Mi-
chael Kaine DEM
Gary Johnson and Bill Weld LPF
Darrell L. Castle and Scott N. Bradley
No bullying allowed - Citrus Springs Elementary School was awash in a sea of orange on Wed., Oct. 19, indicating that they are practicing
CPF
tolerance and acceptance and no bullying. School Resource Officer Deputy Cridland snapped a few pictures of students and staff members who
Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka GRE
were spreading the message of Unity Day. Photo courtesy CCSO
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente and Mi-
Woman killed &
CNA accused of hitting elderly
chael Steinberg REF
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man seriously
United States Senator (Vote for One)
patient with shoe
Marco Rubio REP
Patrick Murphy DEM
injured in crash
From the Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
Paul Stanton LPF
Tony Khoury NPA
A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Citrus Health and Rehab (Inverness) was
From the FHP
Bruce Nathan NPA
arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff s Office, Oct. 20, following a complaint by staff mem-
A crash involving a pickup truck
Steven Machat NPA
bers at the facility.
and a motorcycle on Monday, Oct. 17, result-
Basil E. Dalack NPA
Raymond George Currie, 64, Hernando, is accused of hitting a patient with a shoe
ed in the death of 42 year-old Dani Plante, of
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and was charged with battery on a person 65 years of age or older (a first degree felony re-
Lecanto, a passenger on the motorcycle. She
Representative in Congress
classified to a third degree felony) with his bond set at $2,000.
was transported to Citrus Memorial Hospital
District 11 (Vote for One)
The report stated that the victim was in a secured area of the facility that had high
in Inverness, then to Ocala Regional Medical
Daniel Webster REP
risk patients and patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease, that the patient's mental ca-
Center in Ocala, but later died from injuries
Dave Koller DEM
pacity is low, she has a hard time getting around, and she is not very lucid.
sustained in the crash.
Bruce Ray Riggs NPA
Witnesses reported that Currie took a pair of shoes from the victim's hands,
The crash occurred at 5:31 pm in In-
Sheriff (Vote for One)
smacked her on her left arm and then backed away. The victim yelled out, "ow," then sat
verness, on State Road 44 at S. Tighe Dr. Ac-
Michael Prendergast REP
down in a chair that was behind her. Both Currie and the victim mumbled something that the
cording to the FHP, 44 year-old Troy Lovett,
Michael Klyap Jr NPA
witnesses couldn't hear.
of Bushnell, FL, was driving a 2006 Ford
County Comm. Dist. 1 (Vote for One)
As soon as possible, the incident was reported to supervisors at the facility and law
F150 pickup truck, traveling west on State
Jeff Kinnard REP
enforcement. The report stated that no marks or bruising was visable on the victim's arms.
Rd. 44, and 55 year-old Joel Talley, of Lecan-
Duane Godfrey DEM
However, the victim was unable to answer questions about the incident.
to, was driving a 2008 Yahmaha Star motor-
County Comm Dist. 3 (Vote for One)
Mr. Currie stated that he was trying to take the shoes from the victim, to keep her
cycle, traveling east. The report said that Mr.
Jimmie T. Smith REP
from chewing on them, that he'd grabbed her left arm with his left arm, removed the shoes
Lovett attempted to complete a u-turn, so that
Tim Langer DEM
from her possession and threw them across the room. He said, if he'd touched the victim
he was traveling east, which resulted in the
County Comm. Dist. 5 (Vote for One)
with the shoes, it was unintentional. Currie told the deputy, according to the report, that he'd
pickup truck entering the path of the motor-
Brian J. Coleman REP
had one prior incident at the same facility, about a year ago, and another incident at different
cycle, and the front of the motorcycle collid-
Continued on page 4 - Sample Ballot
healthcare facility, quite a few years previous.
Continued on page 5 - Fatal Crash