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indictment was later issued listing Blair as a defendant, accusing her of making false state-
ments in the case.
As of last week, the governor's office had received 27 applicants for the two county
commission seats, which pay an annual salary of $33,419. The replacements will be appointed
by the governor and will serve for an unknown period of time, depending on the outcome of
the trial. Applicants include: Ted Asbell, Sunshine Baynard, David Bibby, Abraham Blitch,
Lannie Cardona, Ivan Chubb, Roger Crossman, Wilbur Dean, Noel Desmond, Darryl Dia-
mond, Marsha Drew, Brad Etheridge, Charles Gilbert, Harold Imgrund, Michael Joyner, David
Leach, Robert Lowyns, Al Macri, Thomas Mashburn, Walton McJordan, Jim Petrovich, Frank
Pitts, William Jack Screws, Donna Sharp, Jenny Shuster, Robert Studstill and Michael White.
A seat on the Levy County School Board was also vacated in November when Billy
Morrison resigned following an October indecent exposure charge by campus police at Santa
Fe College in Gainesville. Gov. Crist will also appoint a candidate to this position, which pays
$26,317 per year and will be up for election in 2010. As of last week, the governor's office had
received 15 applicants for this position: Cameron Asbell, James Billings, Jack Cowart, Donald
Frazer, William Goess, Eddie Hatch, Ada Marie Keeton, Jason Kennedy, John Myers, Warren
Parkin, Sylvia Rutledge, Wesley Sache, Jenny Shuster, Dr. Juanita Terrell and David White.
A spokesperson from the governor's office stated that the positions will likely be
appointed by the governor within 30 days.
Inglis PD Arrest Two On Drug Charges
Two Brooksville women were arrested by the Inglis Police Department, Jan. 24,
following a traffic stop by a deputy with the Levy County Sheriff's Office. According to the
arrest report, The IPD was called to assist with the traffic stop on U.S. Hwy. 19, in front of
Clark's Auto Repair. The driver, 28-year-old Michelle Angela Wentworth, was suspected of
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being intoxicated or under the influence of an unknown substance, as she was "having a hard
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time standing still and was fidgeting profusely," the report stated. When she stepped out of
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the vehicle, Wentworth was attempting to conceal a large roll of cash ($1015) which she stated
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was her paycheck. When asked, she stated that "just her pills" were in her purse. A search of
her purse netted several pill bottles and a small wooden box containing one 2 mg Xanax tablet.
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One of the pill bottles (21 remaining tablets of 10 mg methadone from a prescription of 180
tablets) was prescribed to a man (who was not present) that Wentworth stated was her
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husband. Wentworth said she'd forgotten they were in her purse. She was placed under
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arrest. and charged with possession of controlled substance and possession of drug para-
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phernalia. She was also issued a citation for being in possession of a controlled substance
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The passenger, 22-year-old Nichole Renee Meadows, also in an "altered state of
consciousness," according to the report, told one of the officers that the vehicle also con-
tained oxycodone, when asked by authorities. When she stepped out of the vehicle, the
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officers found a 2 mg Xanax tablet on the floorboard of Meadows' seat; she stated that she did
not have a prescription for it. Meadows was also placed under arrest on charges of posses-
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Wentworth had just come back from "selling pills up near Chiefland." Upon questioning, she
said that's what Wentworth does and also, "that's where I get mine. I am so sick and tired of
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Wentworth denied selling pills, but admitted that she'd gone to Meadows' brother's
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