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Area Police Beat

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Michael Aubrey Vermette, 30, S. Buckley Pt., Inverness, was apprehended by the

Citrus County Sheriff s Office, charged with petit theft with a previous conviction of any

theft. His bond was set at $500. He was accused of placing the barcode for an $8.96 fishing

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pole onto a fishing pole priced at $139.96, then taking a digital camera from it s box and

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placing it into a pocket of his cargo shorts, then paying $8.96 for the higher-priced fishing

pole before leaving the store with the two items. The report stated he gave a story of being

upset that a relative became heavily intoxicated the previous night, and that he d gone "to

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Walmart to steal stuff" to get his mind off his troubles. He said what he did was wrong - and

he had money to pay for the items, but he chose not to.

Travis Reed Malcom, S. Gross Ave., Homosassa was arrested by the Citrus County

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Sheriff's Office, Dec. 1, charged with aggravated child abuse and battery of a 23

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month old girl. His total bond was set at $20,000. The report stated that Malcom kept three

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children for a short time while the parents briefly left the home. Whenthe returned,

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Malcom was behaving in a suspicious manner and darted out ofthe door. forensic exami-

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nation was conducted and it was determined that the child had been hit and sexually abused,

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but that the other two children had not been injured. The report stated that Malcom had been

a friend of the parents for 15 years and had often babysat the    

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Kyle Stephon Potter, 23, W. Spring Park Ct., Homosassa,was arrested by theCit-

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rus County Sheriff's Office, Dec. 4, charged with felony grand theft and burglary of an un-

occupied conveyance; total bond $6,000. The report stated that the conveyancea boat

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at a S. Boulevard Dr. residence, and a tackle box containing assorted lures and hand tools

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was taken (valued at $300). He was also charged with another case of grand theft and false

verification of ownership to a metal recycler; bond $7,000. This report details that two brass

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propellers were stolen and taken to a metal recycler and sold for $348.15. A third arrest was

for violation of probation (no bond) and possession of drug paraphernalia ($500 bond). This

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report stated that Potter is on probation for trafficking in stolen property since Nov. 11, 2013

was found by law enforcement to have a metal pipe in his possession.

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Lacey LeeAnn Bethel, 29, Townsend Blvd., Brooksville, was arrested by the Citrus

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County Sheriff's Office, Dec. 15, charged with failure to appear. Her bond was set at $4,000.

Upon her arrival at the Citrus County Detention Facility, Bethel was found to be in posses-

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sion of 1.4 grams of methamphetamine. She was additionally charged with possession of

a controlled substance and introduction of contraband into a detention facility (total bond

Tiffany Brianne McLean, 27, homeless in the Homosassa area, and Richard Lewis

were arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Dec. 15, charged with misdemeanor

trespass after warning (Bell Villa Hotel, Homosassa). The owner said the couple had caused

a disturbance at the motel since their arrival, after being warned. The report stated the couple

was arguing about money and Lewis wanted McLean to leave.

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