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WILDLIFE PARK TO PRESENT
FLORIDA'S BLACK BEARS
PROGRAM FRIDAY (JUNE 24)
Ellie Schiller Homosassa
Springs Wildlife State Park has been fo-
cusing on Florida's Black bears during
the month of June. A special program is
planned on the theme of Florida's Black
bears to be held this Friday, June 24,
2016.
Displays and hands-on activi-
ties are available in the Visitor Center
and in the Discovery Center. Angeline
Scotten, a Senior Wildlife Assistance Bi-
ologist with Florida Wildlife Conserva-
tion Commission will offer her program
titled Florida's Black Bears at the Ellie
Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife
State Park.
This educational program will
discuss several subjects including biol-
ogy, behavior, conflicts and attractants,
and ultimately how to coexist with bears.
The presentation is about 30 minutes
long with time for questions. The pro-
Thursday, June 16, was another fun day for the kids at the Citrus County Sheriff's Office's summer day camp, Harmony in the Streets. Citrus
gram will be held in the Florida Room at
County Fire Rescue and the Crystal River Fire Department were on hand to cool off the kids - and some of the School Resource Officers - from
the park's Visitor Center located on US
the heat! As long as they were there anyway, firefighters performed fire safety demonstrations, and when it became too hot to handle in the
19.
learning department, firefighters changed over into Water Day mode. Photos courtesy CCSO/Fire Rescue
35+ lbs. of pot and $132K seized
Angeline Scotten is a fifth
Inglis Man
generation Floridian and was born and
raised in Jupiter, Florida. She graduated
in Three traffic stops
Arrested, Bond
from the University of Tennessee with
her Bachelors of Science degree in wild-
life and fisheries science (concentrating
vehicle, deputies found a white plastic trash
Set at $450k
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
in wildlife management), and her minor
bag, a yellow plastic clothes bag and a white
in forestry.
Three people were arrested Mon-
plastic container that contained 24 pounds of
After spending several years
From the Levy County Sheriff Dept.
day afternoon, June 13, after deputies re-
cannabis in vacuum-sealed baggies.
doing field work in various states in the
ceived information about drug activity at a
A traffic stop was made on a third
Benjamin Allen Jones, 53, 33 Can-
southeast, she settled back in Florida with
house located at 6695 W. Riverbend Rd. in
vehicle, driven by 30 year-old
non Circle Trailer Park, Inglis, was arrested
her current position. She has been with
Dunnellon. At approximately 3:00 pm, pa-
Jordan Ryan Carrier, also of
by Dep. LeRoy Prine with the Levy County
the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conserva-
trol deputies conducted three different traf-
Dunnellon, due to Carrier not
Sheriff s Office, June 9, charged with ag-
fic stops in the area of Riverbend Rd. and
tion Commission (FWC) since 2012 as
wearing his seatbelt. Deputies
gravated battery causing bodily harm or dis-
Dunnellon Rd.
a biologist concentrating on nuisance
found 11 grams of cannabis,
ability ($300,000 bond) and tampering in a
A red Dodge charger
wildlife issue in South Florida. There is
one Roxicet pill (pain medica-
second-degree felony proceeding ($150,000
Carrier
driven by 30 year-old Clifford
tion) and two firearms.
no charge to attend the Florida's Black
bond).
Robert Floyd of Ocala, was
Due to the large amount of illegal
Bears presentation by Angeline Scotten
According to the arrest affidavit,
stopped by deputies after Mr.
contraband found during the three traffic
deputies met with the victim at another lo-
on June 24 th .
Floyd
Floyd failed to stop at a stop
stops, the Tactical Impact Unit was called,
cation and reported that she had excessive
For more information, please
sign. A K9 alerted to drugs,
and a search warrant was obtained for the
swelling to both her lips, along with dried
call Susan Strawbridge at (352) 628-
and the car was searched.
6695 W. Riverbend Rd. home. After a thor-
blood on and around them, blood on her
5445, ext. 1002.
Deputies found 12 lbs. of can-
ough search, detectives found a safe which
shirt and a reddish bruise near her left eye,
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nabis in two large containers
contained multiple assault-style rifles, ap-
on both sides of her jaw and on both her
in the back seat of the car.
proximately $132,000 in cash and items used
lower and upper arms.
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driven by 56 year-old Leslie
marijuana, including vacuum sealing bags,
evening, Jones had beaten her during a pe-
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Dexter Douglas of Dunnellon, was stopped
vacuum sealers and other containers used
riod of about three hours, in the two rooms
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for a moving violation off W. Dunnellon Rd.
to package marijuana. Money counting ma-
of the residence where the incident had oc-
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After K9 dogs alerted to drugs inside the
Continued on page 4 - Battery
Continued on page 11 - Pot Seized