Page 4 May 26, 2010
The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Real Estate Today
Sex offender arrested after failing to report
his address - John Couey’s former address
Some Good News & Bad News
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
A Homosassa man who is classified as a sex offender was arrested, May 16, for
failing to register his new address within 48 hours. Charles Nelson Franklin,
The bad news is that the top two
reading this are not ready
38, 6647 W. Snowbird Ct., Homosassa, was arrested after the sheriff s office
areas in the US for a continued sinking real
to buy a home at this time.
received a tip.
estate market are right here in central Flor-
These
buyers
According to Gail Tierney, Public Information Officer with the Cit-
ida. Orlando had median home sales prices
now have the “opportu-
rus County Sheriff s Office, Franklin s new address, 6647 W. Snowbird Ct.,
of $131,000., which is a 15% drop in value
nity of a life time” to buy
Homosassa, “Is the same one as the old trailer that was occupied by John
lower during the first quarter of 2010.
a lot now for just a few
Couey when Jessica Lunsford was kidnapped and murdered. Apparently,
Ocala had median home prices of
thousand dollars, hold this
another mobile home (you’ll remember, Couey’s trailer burned down) has
Franklin
$92,000., which is a 14.5 percent drop in
property for a few years
been placed on the property. Another sex offender, Charles Franklin, was
value this same quarter. The other three hard
then have “the new home of their dreams”
living on the property and failed to register his new address as required.”
hit areas are Cumberland Maryland, Boise
built when they can afford it. The key word
As the arresting deputy was enroute to Franklin’s address, dispatch informed him
Idaho, and Reno Nevada.
here is dreams.
that Franklin might be headed north on Hwy. 19. Dep. Cridland located Franklin on Hwy.
The good news is that many quali-
It is a fact that any couple that take
19, just north of Yulee Dr. Franklin told the deputy that he’d moved to his new address about
fied home buyers are continuing to get su-
the time to write their dreams down, have
8 days previously. The report stated, “Once he (Franklin) found out it was the house that
per great bargains at this time. One of my
better success rates in reaching their goals
Jessica Lunsford had been found in, it was bothering him, and his girlfriend was bothering
clients asked me to run recent sold building
all through their lifetimes. For more good
him, to which he did nothing.”
lots in the Citrus Springs area.
news, we have just sold a good 2/2 foreclo-
According to the report, Franklin’s address was listed on his driver’s license as
Turns out 41 lots have sold through
sure home in Citrus Springs for $40,500.,
8740 W. Verrocchio St., Crystal River. The report also stated that Dep Cridland contacted
the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for that
which is a fantastic deal.
the person who’d made the complaint by phone, and she stated that she and Franklin had
sub-division the last three months. This is
Folks, you can not build a home
lived together, on and off, since about August, 2009, at a S. Viscaria Way address, in Homo-
a lot of property, and shows a bit of an up
for these low prices. More good news is that
sassa, until May 7, 2010, when they moved to 6647 W. Snowbird St.in Homosassa.
tick in sales in north Citrus County. Some
there are more good deals coming up. No
Inglis PD Arrest Man For Domestic Battery
lots in Citrus Springs have sold for as low
matter if you buy a lot or a home, now is the
as $2,500. with most selling in the $4,000.
time for the bargain of your life. I’ll see you
Gary Wayne Roberts, 39, 109 N. Hawthorne Dr., Inglis, was arrested by the Inglis
dollar range. Let’s say the young buyers
around “The Campus”
Police Department, around 4:30 p.m., May 17, charged with domestic battery.
Sworn Complaint accuses Inglis woman
According to the arrest report, the victim stated that Roberts called her on the
phone and asked her to come to his the residence they share several days a week, due to an
of aggravated battery
issue with his dog.
The victim and another person went to the residence, and the animal was inside.
A Sworn Complaint was issued by the Inglis Police Department with the State At-
She stated, that after she cleaned herself up from working, Roberts fixed “adult beverages”
torney s Office, May 19, against Janice S. Cornacchione, 54, of Tronu Dr., Inglis on a charge
for the victim, the other person and himself. The victim stated that she told Roberts she had
of aggravated battery. According to the victim’s account of the incident that was related in
to go and didn’t have time for a drink. She said Roberts became angry and threw the vodka
the police report, Cornacchione and the victim got into a verbal argument, and she waved a
bottle through the kitchen window, breaking it. She said he then grabbed her by the shoul-
knife she was holding in her hand toward him “in a way that made him become very scared
ders and threw her to the ground, sat on her, and head-butted her.
for his life.” The report stated, that as the victim left the residence, Cornacchione threw the
She said she yelled for the other person to help her, and he came into the kitchen.
knife in the direction of the victim, who left and went to a friend’s apartment, nearby. The
He was told by Roberts, “Get out before you get hurt.” The witness left to get help, she
next day, the victim completed a Sworn Statement of the incident and told the officer that
said. She got away and ran out the front door into the front yard. She said Roberts pursued
Cornacchione had left Levy County.
her, grabbed her by her hair and dragged her to the residence, attempting to get her inside.
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Hair Port
The witness drove back into the yard, and the victim freed herself, ran to her friend’s car,
and they drove off, leaving Roberts standing in the doorway to the residence. Roberts was
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