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my fault.”
The deputy asked McKay to get out of the passenger side of the
vehicle. She was handcuffed and seated in the rear of the patrol vehicle.
The store’s general manager said he witnessed McKay enter the
store, pick up three containers of household lye and place them in her purse.
He said McKay paid $3.49 for a forth container and left the store without
paying for the three containers in her purse. He followed McKay out of the
store as she entered the passenger side of the white Pontiac, with Scott in the
driver’s seat. He approached the passenger side window and told Scott to turn
the vehicle off, but she did not comply. He said he told McKay that he was
Scott
aware that she had stolen the containers of lye, but McKay denied it and told
Scott to go. Scott placed the car into reverse as he advised both women not to go anywhere, as a
YOUR COMMUNITY
theft had been committed. He told Scott not to go anywhere because that would make it worse,
but Scott accelerated in reverse at a slow rate of speed. He reached inside the car and attempted
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to turn the ignition off, but Scott continued traveling in reverse at a slightly greater speed. He
said he felt as though he were being dragged by the vehicle, which eventually
stopped.
Levy County is establishing a new
A witness in the parking lot saw what was happening and pulled his
Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps!
vehicle behind Scott’s. The manager stated it appeared to him that Scott was
fully aware of what had taken place and was attempting to leave the scene.
McKay said she’d asked Scott for a ride to the store so she could
The Medical Reserve Corps is a formal
purchase the lye. She said a friend had paid her $20 to purchase the lye. She
group of volunteers who are able and
said Scott dropped her off at the door, and she entered the store and removed
four containers of lye, only paying for one. When she left the store, she saw
willing to assist in the event of any
McKay
the employee following her and entered Scott’s vehicle yelling, “Go! Go! Go!”
natural or man-made emergency that
She said Scott was not aware of what she’d done and was not involved.
overwhelms local medical capability.
McKay was placed under arrest for retail theft, and the passenger side of the vehicle
was searched for evidence. McKay’s purse was positioned on the front passenger seat, and only
three containers of lye were found inside the purse. The other container of lye was found, along
This new program is in need of both
with a black wallet. In the wallet, along with a picture ID, the deputy found a small bag contain-
medical and non-medical volunteers!
ing an off-white powdery substance. McKay verified that this was her purse and stated that the
substance was “meth.” The substance was field tested and gave a positive reading for metham-
phetamine.
To learn more about the MRC, go to
Scott stated that she did not know what was taking place inside the store. She said she
www.Medicalreservecorps.gov/about.
saw McKay walking quickly to her vehicle, but did not think anything was wrong, and when
McKay yelled “Go! Go! Go!” she panicked and did not know what she was doing. Scott con-
firmed that the manager leaned inside her car, telling her to turn the car off and advising McKay
If you are ready to volunteer, call:
that she’d committed a theft, but McKay had pushed the accelerator, she said, causing the vehicle
Fred Eichler, MRC coordinator
to go in reverse at a slow speed. Scott said she did not know why she didn’t press the brake, take
her hands off the wheel or turn the engine off and again stated, “I don’t know. I panicked.” She
352334-8821,
said she did not recall turning around while the engine was in reverse to navigate the car.
[red eichler@doh.state.fl.us
Both women were placed under arrest. Scott was charged with principal in the first
OR
degree and resisting a merchant during or after theft. Her bond was set at $1,000. McKay was
charged with posssession of a controlled substance and petit theft (retail). Her bond was set at
call the Levy County Health Dept. at:
$5,500.
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