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jaw. He told deputies he'd been jumped. Deputies located Batten's belt in one location and

his shorts at another location and a broken beer bottle, as well.

Molly Hampton, 40, Inglis, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office,

Charles Raymond Baculik, 64, 3024 E. George St., Inverness, was arrested by the

Sept. 19, charged with driving while license suspended, first offense ($1,000 bond) and

Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 28, on a Citrus County warrant for contracting without

violation of probation (no bond).

a license, registration or certification. His bond was set at $500.

Geoff Lowell Brawand, 30, Dunnellon, was arrested by the Citrus County Sher-

Jimmie R. Baize, 66, 2120 N. Crooked Branch Dr., Lecanto, was was issued a

iff's Office, Sept. 23, charged with felony domestic battery by strangulation (no bond). The

Notice to Appear by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 29, charged with battery. The

report stated that the victim accused Brawand of choking her during an argument, and then

report stated that a package for Mr. Baize was delivered to a similar address on Sept. 28,

of slamming her onto the bed, after which, she was able to get away and contact the sheriff's

and then opened by mistake, as the location is a business that often receives packages. Em-

office. The report stated that Brawand was determined to be the primary aggressor, due to

ployees at the business gave the package to Mr. Baize, but the following day, he returned to

unspecified evidence.

the business, demanding his other packages, which the person at the business denied having

James Alexander Buffa, 29, 2452 N. Owl Pt., Crystal River, was arrested by the

received or signed for. An argument ensued in which Mr. Baize pushed the victim, according

Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 23, charged with possession of a controlled substance

to the victim, the employer and Mr. Baize.

(0.7 gram crystal methamphetamine) and driving while license suspended or revoked,

Kristopher Lewis Borgen, 44, 6840 S. Sorrell Ave., Homosassa, was arrested by

knowingly (total bond $3,000). The arrest was the result of a traffic stop for the driver

the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 29, on a Citrus County warrant for domestic battery

(Buffa) not wearing a seatbelt. The report stated that Buffa was nervous during the traffic

stop and did not give consent for his vehicle to be searched. However, when a K-9 made a

Erik John Siegfried, 33, Floral City, was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's

positive alert on the vehicle, it was searched and the drug was found.

Office, Sept. 29, charged with misdemeanor domestic battery (no bond).

Jessica Denean Cadett, 30, 51 S. DeSoto St., Beverly Hills, was arrested by the

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possession of drug paraphernalia (total bond $3,000). Cadett is accused of taking 93 items

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vehicle, then re-entered the store and took the shopping cart out of the store without paying direction, when the airboat struck a cyprus tree, ejecting both Hall and Youmans (the driv-

for the items. At that time, the store's loss prevention officer detained her. When she was er). Ms. Hall was pronounced at the scene, and Mr. Youmans received non-life-threatening

taken into custody by deputies, Cadett was found to be in possession of four syringes with injuries. The report stated that any chargess are pending the result of the investigation, and

one needle cap containing methamphetamine residue. According to the arrest report, Cadett the State Attorney's Office was notified of the incident.

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told deputies that she had lied to a judge previously and would do it again, and that she

would plead insanity to get off the charges.

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Carrie Lee Bishop, 35, 1393 Candlight Blvd., Brooksville, was arrested by the

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Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 24, charged with resisting an officer without violence,

resisting a merchant during or after a theft and grand theft of $300 or more, but less than

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$5,000 (total bond $4,000). The report stated that a loss prevention office at the Inverness

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Walmart saw Bishop placing several items into a shopping cart and pass through the check-

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out areas without attempting to pay for the items. When the store officer attempted to detain

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Bishop, the report stated, she left the items behind and took off running. Deputies soon

located Bishop running back toward Walmart from a fast food restaurant. She attempted to

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get away from the deputy when encountered. She told the deputy she was sorry, but refused

to give any details of the incident, according to the arrest report.

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Ronald Edward Buzard, Jr., 4090 E. Perry St., Inverness, was arrested by the Cit-

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rus County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 26, charged with trafficking, or endeavoring to traffic, in

stolen property and grand theft of $300 or more, but less than $5,000, with his total bond

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set at $7,000. He's accused of pawning a stolen weed eater, a backpack blower, chainsaw

and edger to a Marion County pawn shop. He told deputies that a friend atempted to sell

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him the items, and helped his friend take photographs of the equipment to attempt to sell

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via Facebook Messenger to a woman. The report stated the woman was not interested in

purchasing the equipment, so he took the weed eater and backpack blower and pawned it

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in Marion County. Buzard eventually admitted that he knew the equuipment did not belong

to him, although he said he didn't know it was stolen from his former employer; he also

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admitted having pawned the two items.

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to the arrest affidavit.

Brian Joseph Batten, 34, 19420 Wildwood Dr., Brooksville, was arrested by the

Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 27, charged with misdemeanor battery ($1,000 bond).

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Batten is accused of throwing a beer bottle at a female victim, then striking her on the throat,

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and of striking a man with a belt across his abdominal area, leaving marks on both victims.

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Batten, soaking wet, walking down the street, wearing underware, sporting a cut on his left

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