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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Area Police Beat
Remembering the past
Matthew Paul Solley, Jr., 22, 61 S. Jackson St., Beverly Hills, was arrested by the
Florida Highway Patrol, March 12, charged with driving under the influence of alcohol,
drugs, or chemicals (bond $1,000). The arrest report stated, that when Mr. Solley was leav-
ing the Shell gas station at the intersection of CR 491 and CR 486 in Lecanto, he traveled
north on CR 491 at speeds up to 70 mph, and was weaving between lanes. After the truck
turned right onto Roosevelt Blvd., the trooper made a traffic stop on the truck. The trooper
reported that Solley, the driver, showed signs of intoxication, and there were open beer cans
inside the vehicle. During roadside sobriety testing, Solley performed poorly and was taken
into custody.
Matthew John Gord, 26, Beverly Hills, was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's
Office, March 13, charged with (misdemeanor) driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs
or chemicals. His bond was set at $1,000.
Dwayne Marcus Heater, 45, Homosassa, was arrested by the Citrus County Sher-
iff's Office, March 13, charged with misdemeanor domestic battery. His bond was set at
none.
Donald Jason Little, 36, Inverness, was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's Of-
fice, March 13, charged with felony domestic battery by strangulation and domestic battery.
His bond was set at none.
Robert Lewis Millard, 34, 6355 S. Florida Ave., Floral City, was arrested by the
Citrus County Sheriff's Office, March 13, on a Sumter County warrant for violating an in-
junction for protection against domestic violence and domestic battery. His bond was set at
none.
James Douglas Potts, 56, Hernando, FL, was arrested by the Citrus County Sher-
5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446
iff's Office, March 13, charged with misdemeanor domestic battery. His bond was set at
none.
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Sherry Ann Lavender, 57, Dunnellon, was arrested by the Citrus County om Russell, Publishe, email: thenewscaster1@gmail.comI Kennedy of the Florida Out-
T Sheriff's David Newell, owner of Nature's Giant Fish Bowl welcomes Sally
Office, March 14, at 8541 W. Kipling Ln. in Homosassa, on ebbie Russell, Editor, email:r Writers Association circa 1945, part of the history month being celebrated at the Homo-
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lewd and lascivious molestation of a person under 16 years of age. Bond was set at $10,000. sassa Wildlife.comPark. The history of Homosassa and the Park will be highlighted during
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history the month of March at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Displays on our
Robert Donald Barker, 49, Inglis, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Of- .newscasterarchives.com · thehealthcaster.com
fice, March 5, charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and refusing to submit area's heritage will exhibited in the Park's Visitor Center on US 19 and in the Discovery Center
to alcohol testing after a previous refusal. His bond was set at none. According to the arrest from Tuesday, March 7, 2017 through the end of the month. Special exhibits on this subject
report, around 12:50 am, a deputy noticed a golf cart in the tree line on the south side of will also be displayed all month in the Discovery Center where there is an historical Spring's
the roadway in the 200 block of CR 40 East, in Inglis. Mr. Barker was inside the gof cart, time line. The public is invited to learn about the history of the park and its early days as
turning the lights of and off. The deputy stopped behind the golf cart and activated his emer- an attraction. Old Photo Album panels will display historical photos. Additional displays will
gency light. The report stated that Barker stumbled when he attempted to stand, his speech focus on the history of the first-magnitude Homosassa Spring which is the centerpiece of the
was slurred, his face was flushed, and there was a full cooler of beer on the floorboard of park and headwaters of the Homosassa River. Other exhibits tell the story of Gentle Ben who
the golf cart. Barker told deputies that he d had a few drinks and was on his way home, that was brought to the attraction by Ivan Torrs' Animal Actors. Buck starred as Gentle Ben in the
he d driven the golf cart because he knew he would be driving. He told deputies he wouldn t television series by the same name. The Mullet Train was another important part of Homo-
perform the field sobriety testing because he would fail them. A relative came to take pos- sassa's history and brought Northern visitors to Homosassa and the Homosassa Hotel. The
session of the golf cart. At the jail, Barker refused to submit to breath alcohol testing (which train also transported fish and cedar from the area to other locations in Florida and up North.
A working model of the Mullet train tells its story with a narrated history.
he d also previously refused, once).
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