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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Citrus Patrol Car Crash Under Investigation
Remembering the Past
Deputies with the Citrus County Sheriff s Office are investigating a crash involv-
ing a CCSO deputy s K-9 vehicle and a Yamaha motorcycle that occurred on Dawson Drive
in Inverness on the afternoon of April 23. The two riders on the motorcycle were injured
and transported to a local hospital by emergency medical services. The deputy and K-9 were
not injured in the crash. The CCSO s Division of Fire Rescue also responded to the scene of
the crash. Information regarding this incident was not yet available, according to the CCSO
Media Division.
The year was 1982 and singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett met with Patrick Rose in Crystal River
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to review a script for a manatee public service announcement. Buffett and Governor Bob Gra-
ham established the Save The Manatee Committee in 1981 to promote public awareness and
education about the endangered West Indian manatee. Rose, Executive Director of Save The
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Manatee Club, is an aquatic biologist, one of the world's leading experts on manatee, first
Federal Manatee Recovery Coordinator and Florida's first Marine Mammal Coordinator. Photo
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from Florida State Archives, history by Sally Price.
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The State of Florida made an unprecedented offer first thing April 22, 2015 in the
commercial littering charge against White. White s Attorney Stephen Crawford of Tampa
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said he had never seen anything like it. The offer was to resolve the charge with "no con-
test." This is called a plea of convenience to put this behind oneself. Commissioner White
did not admit to anything and had proclaimed his innocence since day one.
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There are no consequences to plead no contest according to Attorney Crawford. There
is no fine, no jail time, no record, no diversion program, no probation. White does not have
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to pay the DEP s original investigation cost by sub contractors and backhoe costs set at
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$30,000. He does have to pay $270 in court costs. Crawford said by doing this White saved
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Levy County tax payers the cost to carry out a 4 day trial costing thousands for judge, jury,
bailiff and court costs. Crawford said they would have loved to have had their day in court
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since White has pleaded his innocence since the day of his arrest and felt a trial by jury
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would have proved his stand.
White told The Newscaster this move would save the taxpayers of Inglis about
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$2500 because a special election would not have to be held. He said Levy County taxpayers
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would save $40-$50 thousand in unnecessary court trial costs.
White always contended that the charges were politically motivated because he
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was active in replacing the Inglis police dept. with police protection provided by the Levy
County Sheriff Dept. White said the whole ordeal is, "as much about differences between
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me and town attorney Brad Bettin." White placed an item on a special meeting agenda that
was to call for the termination of the attorney. Because of a technicality the item did not
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come up for discussion. White made reference to addressing employees. Bettin is a contrac-
tor for Inglis and not an employee. White has been critical of high attorney fees and said, "I
am only trying to save taxpayer dollars, and now I am suspended." The remainder of White s
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term lasts until April 1, 2016.
White said one of the first items he would place on the next town meeting agenda
is a charge back for all the expenses paid to Attorney Brad Betting, that weren t approved by
the commission.
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