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of disabled woman
in December, or 1,561 fewer unemployed than the previous month. Florida’s seasonally
adjusted unemployment rate in December is 12 percent unchanged since November, repre-
A Crystal River man, Jeffrey Lee Sturgis, 46, was arrested by
senting 1,108,000 jobless out of a labor force of 9.245 million.
the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, Jan. 31, charged with three counts of
Citrus County followed with a rate of 13.2 percent, down 0.7 percent from the pre-
the lewd/lascivious molestation of a 25 year-old disabled woman.
vious month. Levy County posted a 12.5 percent rate, which is also down 0.7 percent since
According to the arrest report, the deputy spoke with the victim
November. Citrus County’s unemployment rate is down 0.4 percent over the year and Levy
and her mother. on Jan. 30. The mother said that her son told her, that on
County is nearly a full percentage point, 0.9 percent, lower than December 2009.
Jan. 27, he saw Sturgis on top of her daughter, and that on Jan. 28, he saw
Marion County’s labor force shrank slightly, from 133,013 in November to 132,122
Sturgis on top of her daughter, again, but this time Sturgis’ pants were
for December; Citrus County dropped 378 to 56,162; Levy County remained virtually un-
down, exposing his buttocks. When the mother questioned her daughter,
changed at 16,460 a loss of 47.
her daughter told her that the act in question was simulated, not actual,
In December 2010, nonagricultural employment in the Ocala metropolitan area
and her clothing had remained on her. The mother informed the deputy
dropped slightly from 90,000 to 89,900, a decline of 1.6 percent over the year. Marion
Sturgis
that Sturgis is a registered sexual offender. The deputy spoke with both
County employment grew by 228 to 113,684. The number of jobless in Marion County
the victim and Sturgis, and they both corroborated the information given them by the girl’s
dropped to 18,438, down 1,025 since November.
mother.
In Citrus County, the number of unemployed decreased by 422 to 7,418 and in
The report stated that personnel at the Key Training Center stated that the girl is
Levy County the number of those without jobs remained nearly unchanged, dropping slight-
mildly mentally retarded, that her IQ fits in the range of a 3rd to 4th-grader, and this infor-
ly from 2,178 to 2,053.
mation was corroborated by the Department of Children and Adult Family Services (DCF).
Skinner said Workforce Connection continues to work with economic development
The DCF conducted an interview with the young woman and she gave the same details
partners throughout the three-county region to bring new employers to the area as well as
she’d given the deputy, and said that this has happened about 3 or 4 times within the past
to provide services and hiring and training incentives that help new and existing businesses,
two years.
large and small.
Sturgis admitted to the actions described by the mother and daughter and stated
Programs include on-the-job training, paid internships, green jobs training, and
that similar activity had occurred on three occasions over the last couple of years, so he was
financial incentives that help make the hiring process successful and affordable.
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charged with three counts of the lewd and lascivious molestation of a mentally disabled
person. He was given no bond.
Motorcycle/dog crash kills dog and injures driver
The crash report stated that the crash remains under investigation, and details are subject to
change.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a crash that occurred in Floral City at
At the crash site, Hagmann said she was looking for the turn in the construction
3:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1, seriously injured the driver of a motorcycle and resulted in the
area to pick up friends staying in Riverlodge RV Resort. She’d been instructed to look for
death of a dog.
the large yellow truck with Riverlodge RV Resort painted on the side and to turn left im-
The report stated the incident is being investigated, but at the time of the crash re-
mediately after seeing the truck. Hagmann said she’d never had a wreck in her life and did
port, it appeared that Kenneth D. Weaver, 63, Granger, Indiana, was driving a 2006 Suzuki
not see the oncoming motorcycle when she made the turn amongst all the construction. As
Boulevard motorcycle, traveling north on U.S. Hwy. 41 at S. Roy Terrace, when a stray dog
of Monday night Shands listed Paul Nelson as Critical and Donna Greenwell as Fair.
crossed the road, directly in the path of the motorcycle, and when Mr Weaver attempted to
avoid the dog, the motorcycle overturned onto its left side and slid along the road and still
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The dog was deceased and removed by Citrus County Animal Control. Mr. Weaver
was in serious condition and transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa. The report stated
that Mr. Weaver was not wearing a helmet and alcohol was not a factor in the crash.
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