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Samantha L. Lawson, 23, Inverness, was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's

Office, March 31, charged with child abuse without causing great bodily harm. Her bond

was set at none. Lawson is accused of spanking a small child on the bare bottom with

enough force that a "large amount" of purplish/red bruising was visable to the child's but-

tocks, two days later, the report stated. The bruising was noted by a daycare worker on

March 8. The worker contacted the Department of Children and Families (DCF), and a

Child Protection Team examination and interview was scheduled for March 10. The bruis-

ing was noted and photographed. Lawson admitted to becoming frustrated with the child on

March 8 due to the child refusing to dress him/herself. She said she spanked the child, twice

on the bare bottom, then a third time, harder, after the child was dressed. Lawson agreed that

the bruising was excessive, according to the report.

Melanie Hope Ashwood, 38, Hernando, was arrested by the Citrus County Sher-

iff's Office, April 7, charged with felony aggravated battery on a person 65 years of age or

older, a second-degree felony reclassified to a first-degree felony. Her bond was set at none.

Hugo J. Fiore, Jr., 45, 1027 S. Arabian Ave., Floral City, was arrested by the Citrus

County Sheriff's Office, April 8, charged with introduction of contraband into a Detention

Facility; his bond was set at $2,000. According to the arrest report, Fiore was taken into

custody at the Citrus County Court House in Inverness, ordered by the court on a writ. Fiore

denied having contraband on his person when arrested, but he was found to be in posses-

sion of tobacco rolling papers. At the Citrus County Detention Facility, he was found to also

be in possession of tobacco, which was found in a plastic zipper-type bag concealed in his On Thursday, April 5093 S. Orwell Pt.,Sheriff's Office alerted Inverness residents to avoid

16, the Citrus county Homosassa, Florida 34446

the area of S. Apopka and Dampier near the Courthouse, where the bomb squad investigated

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was arrested by the a suspicious package that was left on a deputy's patrol car, outside the courthouse. The bomb

Citrus County Sheriff's Office, April 19, charged with possession of a controlledesubstance squad determined that a package was not a threat. The man who left the package was located

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(8 grams of cannabis) with intention to sell, manufacture or deliver; her bond was set at and questioned about the incident. No charges will be filed. The Sheriff's Office also re-

$2,000. The arrest came as the result of a traffic stop at 11:30 pm, April 7, due to the front sponded to Pleasant Grove Elementary School on Friday, April 17, for what is being called by

windshield exceeding the tint line legal limit. She admitted to having marijuana roaches school officials as a low level, unsubstantiated threat, according to the CCSO Media Division.

(partially smoked cannabis cigarettes), and that was all, so the vehicle was searched. Eight The students were safe, but evacuated for safety purposes, with the Division of Fire Rescue

small baggies, each containing approximately one gram of cannabis, was located. inside a and CCSO deputies on the scene. No further details were available.

Mountain Dew soda can with a false lid in the driver's (Murphy's) door. Murphy said the

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cannabis was not hers, although the false can would have her fingerprints on it. She was

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also issued a written warning about the illegal window tint.

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Tanner Joseph Ricard, 24, 4210 S. Plumtree Ter., Inverness, was arrested by the

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Citrus County Sheriffs Office, April 8, charged with felony possession of a controlled sub-

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stance (one hydromorphone 10 mg tablet). The arrest came as the result of a traffic stop on

Hwy. 41 South for the driver traveling in excess of the posted speed limit (57 mph in a 45

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mph zone). When the deputy smelled a strong odor of marijuana, the three occupants were

asked to step outside while the vehicle was searched. The report stated that "throughout

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the vehicle, there were small pieces of marijuana sprinkled on the seat, as if earlier they

had been rolling marijuana cigarettes." A white pill was found under one of the passengers'

(Ricard's) seat. Ricard stated he'd been in a traffic crash the previous night and was in pain.

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He said he could not afford to go to a doctor, so he'd bought two pills from a neighbor for

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$5 each, and had taken one of the pills, earlier in the day.

Joshua Michael Kerwin, 19, 2503 Wilson St., Inverness, was arrested by the Citrus

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County Sheriff's Office, April 9, charged with felony retail theft ($300 or more, but less than

$5,000); his bond was set at $2,000. He's accused of taking items with a combined value of

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$542.56 from the Inverness Walmart, and passing all check out points without paying for the

items. The items included a microwave, an air mattress, two air pellet pistols, two pistol soft

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cases, air gun pellets, shorts, shirts, socks, underwear, toiletries, flashlights, a Coleman ax,

 mini cups,fishing DVD   weed killer. According to the re-

 solo  lures,  movies and Round Up

 pot,thelossofficernoted that Kerwin was behaving in a suspicious manner and

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     by surveillancevideo, placing items in his buggy then leaving the store

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without paying for them. When apprehended, Kerwin allegedly told the loss prevention of-

ficerthathehad no  forthe Hetolddeputy several people

      intention of paying   items.   the  that

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had given    a of items to  from the    that

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him and some items were intended to be returned for store credit. He said he'd stolen from

Walmart on approximately eight occasions, never intending to purchase the items taken.

Christina Farr, 29, Homosassa, was placed on the Levy County Sheriff's Office's

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Most Wanted List, April 13, for failure to appear (in court) on a charge of permitting an

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unauthorized person to drive. Her bond was set at $1,000.

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