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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Levy Deputies Investigate Break In
Shooting/Grow House - Continued from page 1
at Inglis Food Mart
from his house, he exclaimed, “Alright, alright! I got about a hundred
plants in there, and when deputies asked for permission to search his resi-
dence, Williams replied, “You already got me, I might as well (allow the
According to Levy County Sher-
amount of money was taken and said it was
search),” according to the report.
iff’s Office (LCSO) Investigator Jay
a “smash and grab” job and that the LCSO is
A total of 299 marijuana plants were located inside the residence.
Crooms, an alarm about 5:25 AM Saturday
working some leads.
They ranged in size from 1-1/2 ft. to about 4 ft. tall. Deputies also found
morning notified the LCSO that an event had
Crooms said if anyone has any
empty plastic baggies “for packaging narcotics” and “cannabis for sale,”
taken place at the Inglis Food Mart.
information that might help, to contact the
along with digital scales, growing equipment and cannabis grinders, the
The local Inglis store is located at
LCSO at 1-800--538-9767 or the Inglis Po-
report stated. A small bag containing approximately three grams of crack
650 Hwy 40 E on the corner of Jerry’s St.
lice Department (IPD) who is assisting in
cocaine was also found. In the kitchen, deputies found loose cannabis and
and Hwy 40. Crooms said that Deputy Matt
the investigation.
a small bag of crack cocaine weighing approximately two grams.
King responded to the early morning alarm
Crooms said LCSO is in charge of
Williams stated that all the marijuana plants, growing equip-
and found a concrete block had been thrown
the investigation with assistance by the IPD
ment, lights and fertilizer belonged to him, but not the crack cocaine.
through one of the front left windows of the
because when IPD arrived at the scene the
He stated that the marijuana was for his personal consumption, and he’d
store allowing entry to the inside.
LCSO Deputy had already completed the
not rented the residence merely for the purpose of growing marijuana,
When King arrived he notified
report. Crooms said when Inglis Sgt. Mack
although no beds were found in the residence, the report stated, and only
LCSO about the break-in and called for
Ballard came on duty he responded to the
“a few days of clothing, at best.”
Crime Scene Investigation to come. Inves-
Food Mart to help.
Williams was charged with possession of a controlled sub-
tigator Crooms arrived with LCSO Crime
Inglis Food Mart owner Rajendra
stance
Scene Technician Gary Brewer who started
Singh was on the scene and Crooms said it
with intent to sell, and also renting a structure with the intent of manu-
dusting the scene for finger prints and pro-
was up to the owner if the store would re-
facturing and trafficking in a controlled substance. He was not charged
cess the scene for other evidence.
main open that morning as customers had
with the crack cocaine. His total bond was set at $20,000. Cleveland’s
Crooms reported an undisclosed
been turned away during the investigation.
bond was also set at $20,000 on the charges related to the shootings.
Traffic stop leads to arrest,
FHP Gainesville 800-395-8248
93 lbs. marijuana confiscated
FHP Brooksville 800-500-1240
baggies. Another black trash bag containing
A routine traffic stop in Floral City,
Sunrise Outpost
marijuana was found in the rear cargo area.
June 3, resulted in the arrest of the driver,
When Jones was
33 year-old Jason Paul Jones, 4910 N. Red-
Kayak Sales & Rental
handcuffed and his Miranda
wood Ave., Hernando, and the confiscation
Warnings were read to him,
of 93 pounds of marijuana.
6027 Hwy. 40W, Yankeetown, FL
he said, according to the
According to the arrest report,
352-447-5655
report, "What do you need
Jones was driving west in a white Dodge
to talk to me about? I don’t
Durango on C.R. 48 at 36 mph in a posted
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352-
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