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Citrus Sheriff Dept. assists Hernando
Remembering the past
Sheriff Dept. with bomb threat device Final Civil War In Florida Talk March 18th
When John Milton took the oath of office to become Florida s
fifth governor on October 7, 1861, he took the reins of a state deep en-
tangled within a Civil war. The Federal blockade of Florida s coast-
line was making it difficult to bring in the supplies necessary to aid
the Southern troops fighting to the north and to feed the women and
children waiting for them at home. Milton worked hard to establish
Florida as a large provider of food and salt for the Confederate Army.
Milton was a strong advocate of Florida s secession from the
Union on January 10, 1861, and throughout the war he pressed the
Confederate government to maintain enough troops for an adequate
defense of the state, even though the Confederacy largely ignored his
pleas. However, throughout the war Milton maintained absolute loyalty to the Confederate
cause to the end.
The Levy County Historical Society is pleased to welcome R. Boyd Murphree,
former assistant editor with the Papers of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois and a for-
mer archivist with the Florida State Archives in Tallahassee to give visitors a view of John
Milton and the times. Boyd currently is the Project Manager for the UF Smathers Libraries
Florida Family and Community History digital project.
The program EMBATTLED EXECUTIVE: GOVERNOR JOHN MILTON AND
THE CIVIL WAR IN FLORIDA is the third and final talk in the Historical Society s 2017
5093rS. part series on Florida during the Civil Wa34446program will be held Saturday, March
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Man swims Suwannee River to evade arrest
truck, possibly a Ford. The device left behind by the suspect was rendered safe by the Citrus
County Sheriff s Office Bomb and transported to the Florida Department of Law Enforce-
Ronald A. Working, 28, of Old Town, managed to temporarily evade capture, Fri-
ment (FDLE) state lab for further analysis. The Florida Department of Financial Services
day afternoon, Feb. 24, by swimming the Suwannee River. According to the Levy County
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are also involved in this investigation.
Sheriff s Office, Mr. Working was wanted by Dixie County on two counts of oystering in a
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to call the Her-
closed area. When deputies with the Dixie County Sheriff s Office were attempting to take
nando County Sheriff s Office at 352-754-6830. If you wish to remain anonymous or to be
him into custody, Mr. Working jumped into the Suwannee River and swam across into the
eligible for a reward, call the Hernando County Crime Stoppers toll free number 1-866-990-
wooded area of Andrews Management Area in Levy County.
8477. You may be eligible for a reward up to $1,000. Photos courtesy CCSO, HCSO.
Hernando man charged
Deputies with the Levy County Sheriff s Office assisted the DCSO deputies and
captured him near the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 19 and NW 155 Avenue, near Chiefland.
with purse snatching
Working was booked into the Levy County Detention Facility with a $3,000 bond for the
Dixie County, FL warrants and additionally charged with resisting arrest without violence in
Kermit Wilbert Alexander, a 52 year-old homeless man in Hernando, was arrested Levy County, with his bond set at $25,000.
by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Feb. 28, charged with robbery by sudden snatching
(bond $2,000).
The victim told deputies, that on Feb. 24, she was standing near her vehicle that
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was parked at a N. Calomonden Ter., Hernando residence, and Alexander entered her ve-
hicle by way of an unsecured passenger side door. She said she told him to get out, and he
did, after a short period ot time, and when he did, he snatched the purse she was holding in
her hands, then took off running toward the intersection of E. Poet Ln. and N. Calomonden
Ter. Deputies were unable to located Alexander at that time, but placed a "BOLO" (Be On
the Look Out) for him. The case was turned over to Major Crimes detectives.
On Feb. 28, the victim contacted detectives with information that Alexander was
standing beside a gray truck that was parked down the road from her residence. A deputy lo-
cated Alexander, near the intersection of E. Poet Ln. and N. Calomonden Ter., and took him
into custody. Although Alexander was not interviewed, he made two comments, according
to the arrest report, "It was all over a dope deal" and "She's just mad because I smoked her
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the report stated. Baldwin was charged with abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult,
with his bond set at $5,000.
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