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Permit No. 14
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Squawk Box
Interview With A
Self-Professed Drug Addict
By Newscaster Staff
This week, the Squawk Box
will present a sad-but-true story about our
legal system and drugs, while local resi-
dents are still buzzing about a multi-agen-
cy drug bust in Inglis at 21 Cypress Ln.,
May 3rd, that resulted in numerous arrests
(see “Twelve arrested in Inglis meth house
raid,” also on page one).
We’ve heard negative comments
about the local police department allowing
drug activity to continue in the town, but
on March 13, two police officers - who
were attempting to serve a warrant on a
person who does not live at the residence
- stumbled upon suspicious activity that
aroused their suspicion enough that they
searched the property and found evidence
they thought was sufficient to justify the
arrest of the four people present. The four
people were arrested, but did not include
the person they were attempting to serve
with the arrest warrant. The arrest report
stated that one of the people arrested was
an eight-time convicted felon, Vincent L.
Members of the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Underwater Recovery Team searched for a weapon used late Saturday night to stab Brandon
Baker.
Yuranko, 25, of Inverness. Yuranko died from stab wounds at Citrus Memorial Hospital. CCSO Photo
On April 27, all charges against
Twelve Arrested In Inglis
Man Arrested
the four (in the March 13 arrests) were dis-
missed due to “insufficient evidence” by
Assistant State Attorney Glenn E. Bryan,
Meth House Raid
For Stabbing
but no details of the investigation were
available. However, in an interview with
‘The Newscaster’ correspondent Sally
By Newscaster Editor
have direct connections to that mobile home
Death
Price, Baker explained that the two offi-
Tom Russell
in Inglis. In other words, thereís been a lot
cers did not have a search warrant for that
of cross-county activity,” she said. Accord-
For two-and-a-half years, the Inglis
address, just an arrest warrant for a girl
ing to the press release, detectives with the
Police Department listened to neighbors
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
who was not present and did not live at
CCSO have arrested more than 90 people
complain, and was aware of criminal activ-
that address. Apparently, police stumbled
from Citrus County who are known to have
Matthew Ross May,
ity at a mobile home in Inglis located at 21
upon what they felt were prosecutable
ties to the 21 Cypress Ln. Inglis location.
29, 508 Zephyr St., Inverness,
Cypress Ln., the residence of “kingpin Mar-
offenses, but because they did not have
At noon, on Thursday, May 3rd,
was arrested by the Citrus
ian Walker,” according to a press release
a search warrant and did not obtain one,
the three agencies partnered to serve a
County Sheriff s Office, May
from the Levy County Sheriff s Office. IPD
their action was made null and void by
search warrant at the residence. When the
6, charged with manslaughter
officers and LCSO Drug Task Force agents
the state attorney s office, just as you see
warrant was served at Walker’s 21 Cypress
in the stabbing death of an ac-
slowly built their case, with the use of sur-
in detective books and movies. If the po-
Ln., Inglis residence, nine suspects were
quaintance, 25 year-old Bran-
veillance, confidential sources and the gath-
May
lice had waited for a judge to issue them
present, but during the course of the search,
don Yuranko, also of Inverness.
ering of evidence that led them to suspect
a search warrant, the evidence may have
three additional suspects showed-up at the
According to the sheriff s office,
that illegal activity was being conducted at
Continued on page 8 - Squawk Box
residence, and all were placed under arrest.
May and Yuranko got into a fight outside
the trailer - such as stolen property being
Methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia
May’s residence during the late hours of
illegally traded for prescription and other
!
NEW
that included “scales, filters, spoons, nee-
May 5. A group of people were gathered in
drugs and the manufacturing or ‘cooking’ of
dles, etc.,” were confiscated, according to
front of the home during the fight. May and
methamphetamine.
Fire Dept. Merger
the press release.
Yuranko had both received minor injuries,
According to Gail Tierney, Public
“As for clean-up, thatís probably
and friends had broken up the fight. May
Information Officer with the Citrus County
for Yankeetown?
a good question for the Levy Sheriff’s Of-
went inside his home, while a friend attend-
Sheriff s Office, due to the scope of the op-
fice,” said Tierney.”A couple of our Citrus
ed to Yuranko, outside. After a short time,
eration, the IPD needed additional resourc-
See page 8
personnel took some initial measures, but I
the report stated, May went back outside and
es to shut down the drug operation. “A large
number of Citrus subjects are known to
Continued on page 4- Inglis Meth Bust
Continued on page 4 - Stabbing Death