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Christopher Peyton Mansfield, 22, 6890 N. Marmoor Pt., Holder, FL, was arrested gency medical services was contacted. He was admitted to Citrus Memorial Hospital in

by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Nov. 7, charged with felony scheme to defraud less Inverness with an unspecified medical problem, and released the following evening.

than $20,000. His bond was set at $500. The arrest was the result of an investigation by

The report stated that, on Nov. 13, officers placed a five-gallon bucket of water in

the Lecanto Walmart into Mansfield, an employee, possibly stealing money from the cash the home, and when the cats drank all the water, they started eating the plastic.

Ms Gatto said they d given food and water to the cats, the previous day, that she

frame of June 27 though Nov. 4, 2014. When management accused Mansfield of the theft, and Mr. Callagy had gone together on a daily basis, occasionally missing a day, until they

the report stated, he confessed and said he wanted to pay the money back to the store. The had been involved in a car accident about a moth prior, and she had gone there alone during

deputy reported that he was not in the room at the time of the interview, and Mansfield did the past month. She said there was about five water bowls around the home, but she scat-

not know, at that time, that law enforcement was involved in the store's internal investiga- tered the food on the floor due to having no clean dishes. She said this had been going on

tion. Mansfield told the deputy he did not know how much money he'd taken, but he would for about a year, since Mr. Callagy had come to live with her at the motel due to his home

pay Walmart back whatever amount they thought he'd stolen. He said he'd taken enough having no heat or air conditioning. She said, she knew the conditions were bad, and they d

money to pay for his lunch while at work.

planned on cleaning the place when they had the money.

Donald Wayne Merrill, 50, "at large" in the Homosassa area, was arrested by the

Ms Gatto was placed under arrest on Nov. 14, charged with two misdemeanors:

Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Nov. 7, charged with two counts of grand theft ($4,000 to- abuse/abandon confined animals and cruelty to animals. Her total bond was set at $2,000.

tal bond). Merrill is accused of taking steaks from the 9525 S.Suncoast Blvd., Homosassa When Mr. Callagy was released from the hospital on the evening of Nov. 14, he was arrested

Publix store on Oct. 31 without paying for them and also of taking prime cuts of meat from on the same charges, with the same bond.

the 3942 S. Suncoast Blvd., Homosassa Publix store without paying for them, either. Each

On Nov. 13 and 14, 86 cats were removed from the home, and traps were set for

store approximated the loss to be between $450 to $500. The arresting deputy viewed the others that are being checked, as cats were in the walls and the attic.

surveillance videos provided of the incidents by the stores and recognized Merrill from pre-

Police Looking he Newscaster Hernando DG

vious dealings and was also able to later identify him by tattoos, as well. Merrill, who was

5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

An armed robbery occurred, the morning of Nov. 16, at

already incarcerated in the Citrus County Detention Facility, was arrested on the charges. He

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had been arrested on Nov. 5, charged with possession of a controlled substance (1.6 grams the Dollar General store located in Hernando on Highway 41, just

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methamphetamine) and resisting an officer without violence. He was held without bond on south of County Rd. 486. The suspect was described as a white male

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Johnny Travis Wilson, 34, 980 SE 1st Terrace, Crystal River, was arrested by the hat, blue jeans and black shoes and armed with a small silver hand-

Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Nov. 8, charged with sell/manufacture/deliver or possess gun. He left the store on foot heading north. According to the Cit-

with intent to sell/manufacture/deliver a controlled substance and resisting an officer with- rus County Sheriff's Office, no one was injured, and the area was

out violence. His total bond was set at $7,000. During a security check of the Liquid Lagoon searched by the Aviation Unit and K-9 teams, to no avail.

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located at 2035 SE Hwy. 19 in Crystal River, deputies saw two men sitting inside a Toyota.

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As they approached the vehicle, the deputies smelled the odor of cannabis coming from the

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vehicle. Wilson, who was holding a marijuana cigarette in his hand, told deputies that he

he had a little weed on him and then bolted from the car, running away through the park-

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ing lot. As he neared Hwy. 19, he threw two plastic bags to the ground. He ran until he was

threatened by one of the deputies with a Taser. The bags Wilson had thrown on the parking

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lot contained a total of 8.8 grams of cocaine, packaged in numerous small bags, as is com-

monly seen in drug sales. Wilson was also in possession of cannabis, less than 20 grams, and

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Daniel Lee Millard, 29, Inglis, was arrested by Dep. Prine with the Levy County

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Sheriff's Office, Nov. 8, on three out-of-county warrants. He was held without bond.

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Randy Alan Brumm, Jr., 35, 1509 E. Evelyn St., Hernando, was arrested by the

Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Nov. 11, charged with one count of trafficking in illegal

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drugs greater than 14 grams, but less than 28 grams; 3 counts of possession of a controlled

substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. As he had been arrested on similar charges

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on Aug. 16 (2014) and had bonded out of jail, he was offered no bond for this arrest. The

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current arrest is the result of a traffic stop in Beverly Hills for failing to come to a complete

stop at S. Washington and James Streets and traveling 38 mph in a posted 25 mph zone.

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Brumm was found to be in possession of 11 methadone 10 mg pills, 1 hydromorphone 4 mg

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pill, 4 oxycodone 15 mg pills, 21.8 grams of methamphetamine and a glass pipe. Brumm

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Tommy Lee Leonard, Jr., 33, 8370 N. Amboy Dr., Dunnellon, was arrested by the

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vehicle, and the vehicle was searched. Leonard was also charged with violation of probation

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