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that Mr. Plumeri death was connected to the series of area burglaries.

"Mr. Plumeri suffered at the hands of Darren Decker," said Capt. Brad Smith. "We

know that Mr. Plumeri was inside his home when the suspect or suspects broke in. We be-

lieve that Decker brutally murdered a very talented man who certainly didn't deserve to die

this way. Our continued prayers are with his family and friends."

Sheriff Dawsy deployed special teams in targeted neighborhoods, to deter these

types of burglaries from occurring. Patrols, undercover personnel and forensics teams were

also utilized, and all of the involved agencies worked together to gather intelligence and

identity the suspects.

Although many persons of interest were identified, a major break in the case came

as a result of one of the suspects selling stolen property from a prior burglary. This informa-

tion helped lead detectives to Decker and Baker, who were arrested in Marion County on

Monday, April 18, for a burglary that had occurred earlier that day in Sumter County.

Investigators are currently combing through large amounts of evidence to match

up stolen items to specific burglaries in Citrus and surrounding counties and also working to

bring homicide charges against the couple.

"We have a long way to go with processing the enormous amount of evidence we

have in this case and all of the other burglaries," said Sheriff Dawsy on Friday. "As a result This week's featured photo is of Bryan Albert Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

of Inverness with a 4.71 lb. Trout. Bryan caught

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volved in this investigation went above and beyond to bring closure to this case. They com-

A hit and run traffic incident in Crystal River, early Sunday morning, April 24, took

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mitted a heinous crime. We got them, and they are no longer a threat to our community. It's the life of a Homosassa man who was walking on U.S. Hwy. 19 in the area of Gem St.

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also important to remind our citizens that this couple was not responsible for every burglary

The pedestrian was 22 year-old Matthew Thomas Howell. He was struck at 2:15

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in our area since January, but I am confident we have two individuals in custody who killed am. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 1999 Ford Explorer sports utility vehicle

innocentman."    

an   

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(SUV) was traveling south on U.S. Hwy. 19 in the inside lane. Mr. Howell was walking

examples otherdaytimeCitrusinclude 47 year-old along the roadway edge of U.S. Hwy. 19, when the SUV struck him and failed to stop at the

Recent  of   burglaries in  County 

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James Jones of Crystal River, who was arrested for breaking into multiple homes and mobile scene of the crash. Mr. Howell sustained fatal injuries and expired at the scene of the crash.

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homes in Citrus and Levy counties since Feb. 2016, to feed a meth addiction, according to

Due to the crash and investigation, one southbound land of U.S. Hwy. 19 and a

the sheriff s office. However, detectives do not suspect Jones of working with Decker and portion of W.Emerald Oaks Blvd. were closed to traffic.

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In the afternoon of the same day, April 24, the owner of the SUV surrendered

the vehicle to the Florida Highway Patrol, but thenam  he dve ws notimitly 

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released. The report stated that unspecified hargs pedig. Anyone wh informatin  

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