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Wednesday November 7, 2007
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A Publication of
Permit No. 4
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
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Sally Price Correspondent
Squawk Box Citrus
Springs Man
With Doug Johnston
Charged
A Conversation with
Grandaddy: Part 2
With
In a conversation with my
Grandfather, who died in 1966
but, visited me one night last
Criminal
week, he expressed concern
over the condition of man on earth.
Grandaddy peered at me over his glasses
Solicitation
and said, "I saw a movie at a theater on my
way here. I didn't stay for more than ten min-
utes. I couldn't believe the language that was
Citrus County Sheriff's Office detec-
coming out of the actor's mouths. Then I
tives today served an arrest warrant on Kevin
watched a television program. The commer-
Wade Daley, 50, of Citrus Springs, charging
cials were full of sexual content I wouldn't
him with criminal solicitation to commit first-
Extra Wide Load Blocks Bridge Traffic - Last Wednesday a ball mill
want my children to see when they were grow-
degree murder. Earlier this
destined for a mine in Sumterville was brought into the barge cut on the Hollins property and
ing up". "That's what we call freedom of ex-
afternoon, they'd served a
loaded onto a 15 axel truck. The whole transported unit weighed over 500,000 pounds and the
pression", I answered. Grandaddy looked at
search warrant at the man's
mill was 225 feet long, 25 feet wide and 21 feet tall. It took a tractor to pull the truck up the barge
me and said we must have somehow confused
home located at 2377 W.
canal bridge which backed up traffic from the north on U.S. 19 to the Withlacoochee River and
freedom of expression with irresponsible
Swanson Drive.
further on the south for more than 30 minutes. The ball mill shreds rock into fine particles for
broadcasting. "That particular freedom
The warrants were
cement by use of steel balls in the mill. The ball mill was made in Belgium and shipped to
shouldn't infringe on the right of parents to
predicated on discoveries
Charleston SC where it was taken by ocean barge around south Florida into the Gulf and
raise their children without that kind of influ-
made by detectives during
unloaded at the barge cut at the mine on the barge canal. Newscaster photo and story by Sally Price.
ence. Weak moral fiber never was a quality to
the course of their two-week-
Inglis residence ransacked,
be admired when I was here. What has hap-
long investigation. On Oc- Kevin Daley
pened"
tober 11, the Sheriff's Office
One in a Series of Area Burglaries
Then my Grandfather looked at me and
received a call from a 44-year-old St. Peters-
said "what is this I hear about taking the
burg man who told a bizarre story.
paddle and prayer out of our schools. That
He explained to detectives how he'd
The Inglis Police Department is
glass door and the inner prefebricated door
can't be true can it"? I hated to answer that
struck up a friendship with a Citrus County
invertigating the burglary of a Sapp St. resi-
were wide open, but he did not see pry marks
question, but I did. "I'm afraid so Grandaddy".
man online. While he was chatting with him,
dence, on October 26, sometime between 9:00
on the door. He noted that the deadbolt was
Grandaddy quickly changed the subject,
the man became increasingly alarmed when
a.m. and 2:30 p.m., where valuables estimated
was fully extended and bent inward as though
"By the way, we are in November and I no-
the suspect, whom he only knew as Kevin,
at $25,066 were taken. This is one in a series
someone had tried to kick the door in, al-
ticed that the World Series is just concluding.
began talking about coming down to St. Pe-
of recent burglaries being investigated.
though entry was not made through that door.
Baseball is a game to be played in warm
tersburg to kill someone for the purpose of
A visitor was present when the police ar-
A rear sliding glass door was open about two
weather; the World Series was always played
satisfying deviant sexual behavior. The sus-
rived who explained that she had stopped by
feet and had a small pry mark on it that apeared
in September. What is going on with that", he
pect wanted the man to assist him with the
to visit the owner of the residence. She said,
to be from a flat head screwdriver prying the
asked. "It's not about the boys of summer or
murder.
when she arrived she noticed that his truck
door open.
$5.00 bleacher seats anymore Grandaddy. It
The suspect ultimately abandoned
was not in the driveway and the door to the
Inside the residence, numerous items were
is all about money. The professional leagues
that plan, but said he'd targeted someone up
front of the residence was wide-open. She
missing, including a black, 42-inch plasma flat
had to extend the season, accommodate tele-
in Citrus County instead. He wanted the St.
went inside to find that his television was
screen Samsung TV (valued at $1500) that still
vision and charge more money for admission
Petersburg man to join him for the murder and
missing from the TV stand and his house was
had the factory sticker on the side and a large
than the average family can afford. Profes-
ensuing sex acts.
ransacked and in disarray.
fire-proof box (valued at $40) containing 116
sional athletes make millions of dollars a year
At one point, the suspect revealed
The owner of the residence said that he
silver dollars (valued at $13,456), a 5 oz. silver
and the club owners expect to make a hand-
the name of his intended victim, a 27-year-old
had left for Dunnellon about 9:00 a.m. that
Indian head medallion (valued at $150); three
some profit too".
Homosassa man who had done some work in
day, and that he had locked all his windows
gold chains, one with a gold arrowhead charm
"Well, we still have our college sports. How
the suspect's Citrus Springs neighborhood.
and doors prior to leaving and all the missing
(valued at $1350); 5 $20 1 oz. gold coins (val-
are our Gators doing in football, did we ever
Daley was arrested and transported
items were in his home when he had left that
ued at $7500), a $50 gold paco coin from
win a Southeastern Conference Champion-
to the Citrus County Detention Facility. Per
morning.
Mexico (valued at $200), 2 gold coin holder
Continued on page 3 - Squawk Box
the warrant, the charge carries no bond.
The police report stated that the front
Continued on page 4 - Burglaries