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A recent Wanted of the Week arrest was 27 year-old Norma LouAnne

Tammie "Marie" Wheelock, 55, Inglis, was arrested by Dep. Rogers with the Levy Shye, 119 E. Winnetka St., Hernando. FL, who was arrested in Inverness on Oct.

County Sheriff's Office at 9:50 pm, Oct. 18, charged with battery, touch or strike. She was 27, at Eisenhower St. and Independence Hwy.

released on her own recognizance.

"After running and hiding from deputies, we got her," said a Citrus Sher-

Nicole Lepper, 29, Homosassa, was placed on the Levy County Sheriff's Office's iff spokesperson. "She was found to have an outstanding warrant for violating Shye

Most Wanted List, Oct. 20, due to an arrest warrant for child support with a cash purge of her probation (which she was charged with) as well as two drug related charges

(possession of a controlled substance and possesion of drug paraphernalia)."

Cheri Ann Abramowich, 46, Beverly Hills, was arrested by the Citrus County Sher-

Crystal River man dies after suffering

iff's Office, Oct. 20, charged with hinder/delay/prevent communication to a law enforce-

ment officer or judge relating to an offense or violation of probation (no bond), resist an

medical emergency and car crash

officer without violence ($1,000 bond) and battery of a person 65 years of age or older, a

first-degree misdemeanor reclassified to a third-degree felony (no bond).

A 59 year-old Crystal River man, John Wesley Mitchell, Jr., died in a traffic crash

Kenneth McClellen Adkins, 30, 7601 W. Merry Ln., Homosassa, was arrested by

that took place on Oct. 29. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash took place

the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Oct. 22, charged with felony driving while license sus-

at 12:36 pm following a medical emergency suffered by Mr. Mitchell while he was driv-

pended or revoked knowingly (third offense with conviction, bond $10,000) and failing to

ing a 2004 Kia Sedona, traveling south on U.S. Hwy. 19, south of Mayo Dr. Mr. Mitchell

remain at the scene of a crash ($5,000 bond). The report stated that a 2004 Suzuki driven by

traveled off the roadway onto the west shoulder of U.S. 19, collided with a mailbox, then a

Wilson Nevels was traveling west on Melanie Dr., crossed over into eastbound traffic and

motorcycle which was propelled into a parked boat trailer. The FHP report said Mr. Mitchell

struck a 2005 Toyota driven by Adkins, who fled the scene on foot. Nevels was transported

expired at the scene of the crash.

to Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. Adkins was located, taken

Woman killedTafter exiting moving truck

into custody and charged with the offenses.

Helen Mae Hall, 27, Inglis, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, Oct.

A 43 year-old Inverness woman, Allison Covino, was killed on Sat. evening, Nov.

5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

23, charged with battery, touch or strike, with a cash surety of $5,000.

1, when she got out of a moving vehicle and wasFax: (727) 362-4788 been riding in.

struck by the truck she'd

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John Douglas Bonnell, 45, 11480 Moonlight Ter., Inglis, was arrested by the Citrus The incident took place at 6:52 pm in Citrus County, 10.25 Russell, Editor: debbienewsc

Email, Tom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.comIEmail, Debbie miles east of Trail 9A. Ms

County Sheriff's Office, Oct. 23, on a warrant for ten counts of knowingly possessing child Covino was riding in a 1993 Ford F150 truck driven by 42 year-old Robert Shelko of Her-

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pornography. His bond was set at $20,000.

nando, FL. The truck was traveling west on Trail 10, in the area of Trail 9A. For unknown

Officer Phillips of the FWC was conducting boating safety and resource inspec- reasons, Ms. Covino (the passenger) exited the vehicle while it was still in motion, and the

tion at the Withlacoochee River Barge Canal near Inglis when he stopped a boat with two truck struck her, causing fatal injuries. The report stated that alcohol was not a factor in the

fishermen inside. Officer Phillips asked if they had caught any fish, and the two men replied incident.

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that they had some trout and a mullet. Upon further inspection, Officer Phillips located eight

redfish. The largest was 14" long. Citations were issued for undersized and over-the-bag

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limit of red drum. This information was released on Oct. 24.

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Citrus County FWC Officers were on water patrol in Levy County, just north of the

Withlacoochee River at the end of Highway 40, when the officers observed a well boat, with

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three occupants harvesting oysters. A fisheries inspection revealed that one bag contained

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250 undersized oysters, while they were only allowed to have 25 undersized oysters per

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bag. Two other bags were checked, with similar results. One of the occupants, the vessel

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owner, stated he was checking the oysters for proper size, and it was his fault. Based upon

his statement, he alone was issued a citation to pay a fine of $305 to Levy County or appear

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in court. He was issued a written warning for failing to have oyster tags on board and having

no Florida registration numbers displayed. This information was released on Oct. 24.

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FWC Officer Casey Phillips received information that an Inverness resident had a

deer in a cage. Officer Phillips went to the house, found the deer in a fenced area and waited

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on the resident to return. When asked about the deer, the man stated that someone had given

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him the deer. He was issued a citation for no captive wildlife permit. This information was

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released on Oct. 24.

Citrus FWC officers worked surveillance on the Stone Crab/Shrimp Zones after

lis, Yankeetown, Dunnellon, Hernando, Crystaldetail, the squad detected the presence

the October 1st change. During the first night of the River & Homosassa

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of a shrimp boat in Zone 3, which is currently closed to the use of trawls. The shrimp vessel

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5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

was tracked by Lieutenant Jones, with the aid of the on-board Ray Marine Chart Plotter. The

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patrol boat crew took up a position behind the shrimp vessel and observed that the trawls at-

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was plotted and determined to be 0.272 of a mile inside the closed area. A vessel stop was

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(Debbie Russell, Editor) the shrimp vessel was issued a citation

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the Hernando County Clerk of Court or appear in court. This information was released on

Citrus County officers recently worked the Big Bend Shrimp Nursery area in Citrus

County. During the patrol, an officer observed a bait shrimp boat near the closed area. The

officer closed-in behind the shrimp boat, plotted the position and determined that the vessel

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was in the closed area line by 0.125 of a mile. The officer observed that the trawls on the

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