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The League of Women Voters of
Citrus County invites all interested men
and women to join them at our January
meeting to explore future projects and
issues relating to our state and county
.Republicans, Democrats, Independents
and NPA are welcome . The League
would like the opportunity to have the
community learn more about their inter-
ests and goals. Members will be invited
to discuss issues that most interest them
and will be urged to offer suggestions
and participate in their proposals.
The meeting at the Central
Ridge Library in Beverly Hills on Tues-
day, January 12 th, 2016, at 10:15 AM.
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a nonpartisan political organization, en-
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tion in government, works to increase
understanding of major public policy
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terested men and women are invited.
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Man charged with kidnapping child
Women charged
with theft said she
and viciously assaulting girlfriend
had no money for
told detectives that Story, who was wearing
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
dark clothing and gloves and had the lower
kid's Christmas
part of his face covered, knocked on her
Twenty year-old Jeffrey Story of
window, and she unlocked it. She said he
Inverness, who was arrested, Dec. 16, on
grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her out
charges relating to the kidnapping of an 8
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
of the room. She said she screamed, but no
year-old neighbor girl from her
Brandice J. Cannon, 29, 9690 W.
one heard her, and he took her to his nearby
bedroom in the middle of the
Hawthorne St., Crystal River, was arrested
garage where he removed the covering from
night, was additionally charged on
by the Citrus County Sheriff s Office, Dec.
his face. She said, he placed her on a couch
Dec. 18 with the aggravated bat-
14, charged with felony retail theft (value
and put duct tape over her mouth. Story
tery of his live-in girlfriend who is
greater than $300).
went inside his home, and when he came
also the mother of his child. The Story
The report stated that the theft
back into the garage, the terrified child ran
battery charge came to light dur-
occurred about 4:40 pm (Dec. 14) at the
out of the side garage door. Story ran after
ing the investigation into the kidnapping.
Walmart located at 1936 N. Lecanto Hwy.
her, yelling at her as she ran away, and she
On Wed., Dec. 16, the kidnapping
in Lecanto. The female suspect had left the
was screaming. The girl said she was able
victim told a teacher at Lecanto Primary
store in a black Ford Explorer, and the tag
to get back inside her room. Story told her,
School that a man named "Jeff" from her
number had been noted by a Loss Preven-
that if she told anyone about the incident, he
neighborhood had abducted her from her
tion Officer who told deputies that the wom-
would come back the following day with a
bedroom during the middle of the night.
an had displayed suspicious behavior inside
van and ship her out of the country.
The concerned teacher spoke with a school
the store.
The child said she was too afraid to
resource officer. The girl s mother was con-
According to the loss prevention
tell anyone, but she went into her mother s
tacted, and an investigation was initiated
officer, Cannon had placed DVD s in her
room and slept with her for the remainder of
into the incident.
purse while in the toy department. She then
the night. The girl s mother told detectives
The girl was interviewed by a child
identified herself as "Brandi" to a jewelry
that this was very unusual behavior for her
protection team. From the incredible details
associate whom she d asked to take two
daughter. It was determined that the child
the child gave them, her horrifying ordeal
pairs of earrings to Register 12. She went
was not assaulted or harmed physically.
occurred sometime between 10:00 pm and
to Ladies Apparel, where she took several
3:00, late Dec. 15 or early Dec. 16. The child
Continued on page 4 - Kidnapping Charges
Continued on page 4- Theft