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Wayne Charles Washer, 49, of Crystal River, was sentenced to 50 years

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(collectively) with the Florida Department of Corrections, with a 20 year mini-

Shall Justice Charles T. Canady of the Su- Fifth District Court of Appeal

mum mandatory sentence following guilty verdicts from a jury trial on Sep-

preme Court be retained in office?

Shall Judge Vincent G. Torpy Jr of the Fifth

tember 16, 2016. His charges were discharging a firearm in public from a vehi-

District Court of Appeal be retained in of-

cle, 5 counts of aggravated assault with the discharge of a firearm; shooting at,

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within or into a dwelling; and fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement

Washer officer. On March 24, 2015, Washer shot into a S. Fillmore St., Beverly Hills

Shall Justice Jorge Labarga of the Supreme Vote YES or No

Court be retained in office?

School Board Member Dis 4 (Vote for One) house, numerous times, then led deputies on a chase on County Rd. 486, in which he crashed

his car into a tree. His vehicle caught on fire, and deputies apprehended him in Crystal River

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while he was armed with a gun in his hand.

Shall Justice Ricky L. Polston of the Su- Citrus County Community Charitable

Man dies after falling from airplane at Dunnellon Airport

preme Court be retained in office?

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At approximately 5:30 pm on Friday, October 14th, Deputies with the Marion

County Sheriff s Office (MCSO) were dispatched to the Marion County Airport at Dunnel-

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Stephen L. Teaster II

lon Field, Oct. 14, regarding a man who had fallen from a small passenger airplane while it

Shall Judge Jay Cohen of the Fifth District Citrus County Community Charitable

was close to 1,200 feet in the air.

Court of Appeal be retained in office?

Foundation Seat 2 (Vote for One)

The male victim, whose identy has not been released pending next-of-kin notifica-

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tion, was a jump master who engaged in military-style parachuting with a group of jumpers.

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According to witnesses in the airplane, the victim was kneeling by the jump door,

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when his reserve chute accidentally deployed and pulled him from the aircraft. Witnesses

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say the victim hit the side of the plane and then fell to the ground. It is unclear at this time if

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his military-style parachute fully deployed.

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Upon arrival, paramedics pronounced the victim deceased. MCSO Major Crimes

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detectives responded

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Man critically injured in crash; woman arrested on DUI charges

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A crash between a motorcycle and a car on Oct. 17 resulted in substantial injuries to

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The crash occurred in Homosassa at 7:47 pm on W. Cardinal St at S. Gross Ave.

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According to the Citrus County Sheriff s Office, two witnesses stated that the motorcyclist

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indicator on, and the Kia was unable to slow to avoid Homosassa, Florida 34446 of

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the Kia, driven by 50 year-old Jamie Busiel, of 6089 S. RocketFax:Homosassa, which was

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s: thenewscaster.com · breaking his back and causing brain injury, resulting in him

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The report stated that Ms. Busiel took no evasive action to avoid crashing into the

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motorcycle. The report also stated that Ms. Busiel had the smell of alcohol on her person,

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that her eyes were bloodshot and watery, and her speech was slurred. Ms. Busiel said she'd

consumed two beers earlier in the evening. She submitted to roadside sobriety testing, and

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