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Two men were arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, June 4, charged with

retail theft when a deputy saw the two men drive up to the Key Center Thrift Store dona- "Ask the Sheriff" radio show is the "You Can't Make This Stuff Up" segment. Have you

tion center located at 1625 W. Main St., Inverness, leave a love seat, then take a Sanyo flat ever had someone try to break into your vehicle while you were sitting in the driver seat?

screen television set and place it into the back of their truck. The deputy detained the two That's what happened to one of the CCSO deputies who was working undercover. The two

bold, wanna-be burglars' were arrested by a deputy who was in a marked patrol unit just

men, 29 year-old Richard Leroy Connolly, Springgrove Ave., Toledo, Ohio, and 31 year-

old Michael Anthony Stewart, South Blvd., Inverness, and placed them under arrest. All the around the corner!

Citrus County Wanted of the Week

way to the detention facility, according to the report, Connolly kept saying he didn't know

it was illegal to take the television set, and all he did was open the door (truck tailgate).

Gary Ray Stine, 37, was listed as a Wanted of the Week by the Citrus County Sher-

Stewart had one prior theft conviction and was charged with misdemeanor petit theft with

iff's Office, June 5. Stine is wanted for felony violation of probation (on an original charge

$1,000 bond, but Connolly had two previous theft convictions and was charged with felony

of possession of methamphetamine). He's a white male, weighing 150 lbs. with brown hair,

petit theft with his bond set at $5,000.

brown hair and a tattoo of a scorpion on his leg and a tattoo on his back of "Spive" over

Deena Marie O'Neal, 43, 4047 E. Scott Ln., Dunnellon, was arrested by the Citrus

wings. He's a convicted felon, thief and known drug user, according to the sheriff's office. If

County Sheriffs Office, June 5, charged with arson of a dwelling; bond $10,000. The suspi-

you have any information regarding Stine, please contact Crime Stoppers of Citrus County

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cious fire had occurred at her residence that day. O'Neal told investigators she'd been sleep-

by calling 1-888-ANY-TIPS or texting "Citrus" plus your tip to 247637 or via the website

ing from 2:00-3:30 p.m. and had no idea of how the fire started. The report stated that the

www.crimestopperscitrus.com You will remain anonymous and could be eligible for a cash

cause of the fire had not been determined, but the plastic siding of the home had been burned

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in several areas. A neighbor told investigators that she'd spoken with him around 3:30 p.m.

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and told him she was going to leave her significant other, and also that she was intoxicated

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and upset. She said she was going to get even with her boyfriend, and twenty minutes later,

he said, he saw fire trucks going to the residence, and he also went there to check on O'Neal. 15,  pm,SteakDinner$10.00 must be purchased in ad-

Sunday, June  1:00-3:00      is  (tickets 

At first, she denied setting the fire, but after investigators told her was va ·e.On June ·Ladies Auxiliarymeeting beheldat and 

 there  no other ex- nc ) Wednesday,  18, the   will   · 5:00 pm, 

planation for the fire, she relented and told them how she'd set the fire, intentionally, willbe June22, starting 1:00 and serving

 with the Post meeting   held at 6:30 pm, On Sunday,    at 

until the food is gone, the Men's Auxiliary is having a Grilled Chicken Dinner, $5. On Fri-

newspapers that had been lighted with fire.

Christian Glidewell, 29, 271 SE 6th Lane, Otter Creek, was arrested by the Levy day, June 20, 7:00-11:00 pm, Karaoke with Gator.

County Sheriff's Office, June 5, on an arrest warrant.

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Brice Kwong Sesler, 43, 48 Tyler St., Beverly Hills, was arrested by the Citrus

County Sheriff's Office, June 5, on two felony warrants for grand theft. According to the

CCSO, Sesler has served time in prison and has been arrested 26 times in the state of Flori-

da, convicted of several felonies, and his Florida driver's license has been suspended. He's

U.S. 19 at C.R. 40 · Inglis, Florida

lived in Citrus County for years, but has not registered as a convicted felon in this county,

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which is a requirement. Sesler was on the Wanted of the Week list for the CCSO.

Jodie Michelle Simmons, 30, 3824 W. Whipporwill St., Lecanto, was arrested by

the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, June 5, charged with two counts of parent refuse/fail to

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require minor student to attend school; total bond $500.

A man and a woman were arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, June 5,

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after a traffic stop on a green vehicle that ran a stop sign during a "covert surveillance" in

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Floral City. The driver, Christopher Jones, 29, 207 E. Harvard St., Inverness,  charged

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with felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of cannabis less than 20

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grams; total bond $2,500. The passenger, Susan Mercurio, 47, 6700 W. Curlew Pt., Crys-

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tal River, was charged with felony sell/manufacture/deliver possess withto sell/

or   intent 

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manufacture/deliver a controlled substance; bond $5,000. The two   after

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1:00 a.m. after a drug-sniffing canine (K-9 officer) alerted to the presence of narcotics in

the vehicle. In Mercurio's purse, deputies found 3 grams  and   

methamphetamine  2.5 grams

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marijuana, and in her pocket, 1.5 grams of methamphetaminewasfound,wrapped in

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foil packages. Mecurio was charged with selling the drug due to the way it was separated

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into several packages, which is common for selling the drug, according to the reports. She

lis, Yankeetown, Dunnellon, Hernando,amount of methamphetamine under the rear seat.

told officers that Jones had placed a small Crystal River & Homosassa

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In that area,Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446 Jones said belonged to him, along

5093 S. 2.4 grams methamphetamine was found that

withPhone (352) 489-4588Mercurio's purse.

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Cheryl Kay Cooper, 48, a homeless woman in the Kings Bay Park area of Crystal

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River, was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, June 5, charged with disorderly

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conduct/breach of peace. Her bond was set at $500. The report stated that a complaint

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