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Wednesday November 18, 2009
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A Publication of
Sally Price - Correspondent
Permit No. 14
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Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Squawk Box
Kids Anticipating 7th
Annual Shop With A Cop
(Homosassa/Inverness) Thanks to the
generosity of some big-hearted area busi-
nesses, organizations and individuals, 75
youngsters (and their families) have been
selected to be a part of a very festive sea-
sonal event come December.
The Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Affairs
Unit, working closely with the Homo-
sassa Wal-Mart and Inverness Wal-Mart
Supercenter, solicited referrals from the
county’s elementary school guidance
counselors to provide deserving students
with a totally free-of-cost shopping spree,
plus the makings of a full family feast for
the holidays.
On Tuesday, Dec. 8, youngsters will
enjoy a kid’s meal, courtesy of the Mc-
Donald’s by the Homosassa Wal-Mart.
Then, at 6 p.m., with a $100 gift card in
hand, children will be escorted through
the store by deputies who’ll help them
pick out gifts for their parents, siblings
and other family members. The children
are always encouraged to buy something
special for themselves, too.
The same festivities will be repeated
on Thursday, Dec. 10, at the Inverness
Wal-Mart Supercenter and the McDon-
Garbage duty is one of the sides of the Homosassa Festival that are met by Luke Tyler, Israel Diaz and Richard Redding of the Young Marines
ald’s inside the store.
of Citrus County. Recycling out the aluminum cans is part of the mission. Young Marines were seen parking cars and other duties to help with
In addition to Sheriff Jeff Dawsy and
Homosassa man arrested on
the hundreds of other volunteers who pulled off this incredible show in old Homosassa this past weekend. More on pg. 4. Photo by Sally Price.
his deputies who give of their time and
Two Men Arrested
expertise as shopping elves, Sheriff’s Of-
fice volunteers and others will be on hand
numerous sex charges
to wrap the children’s purchases for gift
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giving at the holidays.
The families of the 75 lucky youngsters
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also will be presented with a turkey, plus
her
pornographic
George Harrison Nussbaum, 38,
all the trimmings, for a holiday feast of
material on three oc-
Homosassa, was arrested by the Citrus
Prescriptions
their own to remember.
casions. He told her
County Sheriff’s Office, Nov. 14, charged
“many times,” accord-
with 20 counts of the sexual battery of a girl
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ing to the report, that
between the ages of about 14 and 18 and 3
Robert L. Dey, 27, 1316 Claymore St.,
"Yappy Hour"
he’d kill her if she told
counts of showing the girl pornographic ma-
Inverness, was arrested by the Citrus Coun-
anyone.
terial. He was held without bond.
ty Sheriff’s Office, Nov. 18, charged with
The  report
According to the arrest report, The
obtaining a controlled substance by fraud
Benefit for Hospice
also stated that Nuss-
sheriff’s office became involved in the case
or deception. According to the arrest report,
page 2
baum submitted to a
on Nov. 13, a day after a medical exam was
Dey was arrested for allegedly turning in a
buccal swab for DNA
performed on the girl by a child protection
fraudulent prescription for methadone at a
testing and he corrob-
team.
local pharmacy on Oct. 6. The prescription
orated some, but not
The girl said that Nussbaum had
was made out to Dey by a local physician
Nussbaum
all, of the girl’s allega-
molested her on Sept. 25 after giving her
who said that Dey had mever been a patient
tions.
The report also
two glasses of wine, and that he had mo-
and the prescription had not been authorized
stated that Nussbaum became very upset
lested her a total of 20 to 25 times - none
and was fraudulently made. Dey admitted
when he was placed under arrest and told of
of which were consensual, and that the last
that the charges were true. He was arrested
the charges. He told officers that he wanted
incident had occurred on Nov. 12. She said
on the charge. His bond was set at $5000.
to tell the whole story, the whole truth, if he
that he had slapped her on some occasions,
Michael William Allender, 35, 3536 S.
could just go home, the report stated.
which left marks, and also that he’d shown
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