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When deputies with the Citrus County Sheriff's Office went to 825 N. McGown

Ave., Crystal River, Feb. 9, to arrest Ryan Dale Depetrillo, 23, a homeless man, on an arrest

Late Wed. morning, Feb. 25, numerous deputies with the Citrus County Sheriff's

warrant for failure to appear (original charges of license plate attached to a vehicle that it is

not registered to and possession of paraphernalia) with a bond of $4,000, he was found to Office responded to a 3010 N. Cannes Pt., Hernando residence to serve 44 year-old Steven

be in felony possession of a controlled substance and arrested on that charge, also, with his Degennaro with a Marian County arrest warrant. According to Citrus County Sheriff Jeff

second bond set at $2,000. The report stated that Dipetrillo had 0.4 grm methamphetamine Dawsy, deputies had been looking for Degennaro, since the weekend, as he's the suspect in

a "home invasion-type burglary where there was some violence involved," he said.

in his left front pants pocket.

Deputies took up positions around the house prior to engaging Degennaro, who

John Frank Fredman, 27, 3199 S. Arundel Ter., Homosassa, was arrested by the

Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Feb. 13, charged with giving false verification of ownership/ disobeyed commands by the numerous officers to stop, and got into a vehicle and took

false identification to a pawnbroker. The report stated that a Stihl chain saw valued at $508 off - hitting a deputy and a K-9 Officer, said Dawsy, who were later determined to be okay.

(along with several tools and a pressure washer valued at $700) were reported as stolen from Degennaro was shot an unknown/unspecified number of times and transported to an Ocala

a 168th Ave. Morriston, FL residence to the Levy County Sheriff's Office. The chain saw hospital. The Florida Department of Law enforcement (FDLE) was contacted and came to

(with the same serial number) had been pawned by Fredman at the American Trading Post the scene to start an investigation into the shooting, as is customary in an officer-involved

Pawn in Crystal River, in exchange for $75. In the Levy County case, Fredman had admitted shooting, said Dawsy.

Degennaro was taken into custody and transported to an Ocala (Marion County)

to stealing the pressure washer from the residence and had returned it. Due to Fredman's

hospital. The Marion County Sheriff's Office will arrest Degennaro on the warrant on charg-

coopoeration and lack of a criminal history, he was released on his own recognizance.

Patrick Vigmund Zyskoski, 49, 760 W. Lightwood St., Dunnellon, was arrested by es of burglary of a dwelling, aggravated battery with a deadly weaon and grand theft.

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the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Feb. 13, charged with felony possession of a controlled

substance (0.5 gram methamphetamine). His bond was set at $2,000. The arrest came as the

result of a traffic stop when a deputy observed Zyskoski riding a bicycle at night without any

lights on to T-Backs Bar, located at 4591 N. Carl G. Rose Hwy. in Hernando. The deputy

5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

reported that Zyskoski had lights on the front of the bicycle that weren't turned on until

Tuesday (2-24-15) at 3:18 PM the Levy County Sheriff s Office responded to a 911

Phone: (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788

Zyskoski saw the deputy, but he had no rear light, at all and told the deputy,he wasRussell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.comIEmail, Debbie Russell, Editor: of US 19

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Gregory Preston Massey, 28, 35 S. Adams St., Beverly Hills, was arrested by the to a vehicle. Deputies arrived and confirmed the subject was deceased.

Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Feb. 13, charged with felony possession of a controlled

The individual has been identified as twenty-five year old Cedric Jerrod Wilson.

substance (0.14 gram methamphetamine). His bond was set at $2,000. The arrest came as Wilson resided in the NE section of Gainesville. Mr. Wilson s family has been notified of

the result of a traffic stop in Crystal River at Dunkenfield Ave. and Arter St., after a deputy his death. Investigators, with the assistance of the 8th Circuit Medical Examiner s Office,

observed the driver of the vehicle in which Massey was a passenger, fail to come to a com- determined Wilson suffered from long term depression and had taken his own life.

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lete stop at a stop sign located at Pompeo Ave. and Milwe Ln. The driver had no driver's

license, and gave permission for the deputy to search the vehicle. The drug was found inside

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a cigarette box on the front passenger floorboard where Massey had been sitting. Massey

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admitted the cigarettes box was his, but claimed he knew nothing about the drug inside the

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Wayne Joseph Drake, 48, 12307 W. Edwards Ct., Inglis, was arrested by the Citrus

County Sheriff's Office, Feb. 14, on warrant for traffic or endeavor to traffic in stolen prop-

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erty and false verification to a pawnbroker. His total bond was set at $10,000.

Javanth Kenrick Charles, 23, Dunnellon, was arrested by the Citrus County Sher-

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iff's Office, Feb. 15, charged with felony domestic battery by strangulation. His bond was

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David Robert Swanson, 51, 4468 S. Alita Ter., Homosassa, was arrested by the

Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Feb 15, charged with a felony, sex offender failing to report

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to law enforcement vacating/relocating his residence within 48 hours. His bond was set at

$5,000. The report stated that a woman had emailed the sheriff's office, stating that Swan-

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son had not been residing at his permanent address since Oct. of 2014.

David Wayne Adams, 28, 8485 E. Hampton Point Rd., Inverness, was arrested by

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the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Feb. 16, charged with felony possession of a controlled

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substance (55 cc's methamphetamine) and possession of drug paraphernalia (a syringe and a

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needle). His total bond was set at $3,000. The arrest came as the result of a narcotic sniffing

 K-9alerting ofdrugs during a traffistop  which Adams was a passenger.

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 Thedrugwas located  syringe in the passenger front door pocket (where Adams had

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     Adamsthat drug was his. A syringe was found on the driver's seat,

been sitting).   denied  the

between the driver's (Frank Pilgrim's) legs, and a needle was found in Adams' pocket.

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A 32 year-old Inverness man was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office,

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March 1, charged with  battery of    who

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Chase Faso, 9809 E. Granada Ct., was charged with what used to be a first-degree misde-

meanor, but has been reclassified to a third-degree felony, battery of a person 65 years of age

or older. The report stated that the victim and the victim's wife told deputies that Faso had

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walked up the victim's driveway while he was unloading yard materials, cursing him in an

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aggressive manner. They got into a verbal argument that became physical. They said Faso

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struck the victim on the right eye and shoved the victim's wife to the ground. Emergency

medical services responded to give the couple treatment. A "black" (bruised) eye was form-

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ing on the victim's right eye, and his wife had lacerations to her shin and hand.

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