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Squawk Box
Thursday Candidates
Meeting Should be Well Attended
With Doug Johnston
This
Thursday,
August 2, at the Inglis
Community Center a very
important meeting will take
place beginning at 6:30
PM. Candidates for the
Levy County School Board,
Sheriff, County Commission, Clerk of the
Court and Superintendent of Schools will
be on hand. Each candidate will make a
brief, (one minute), speech then meet with
members of the audience to answer ques-
tions and generally present themselves to
those attending.
One minute is not enough time
to present a platform so the session with
the public afterwards is important. The
candidates should be asked questions
about their vision for Levy County and
why they are the best suited to represent
We Care Food Pantry grand opening - Assisting with the ribboning cutting ceremony, left to right: Nicole LeBeau, corporate spokesperson for
us. Candidates who dwell on why their
SweetBay supermarkets; Grace Nelson, advocate to combat hunger and wife of U.S. Sen. from Florida, Bill Nelson; Diane Toto, president of We
opponents are unworthy to be elected
Care Food Pantry; Wayne Dupler, Crystal River Sweetbay store manager; Florida Sen. Charlie Dean. Read full story on page 2.
rather than their own merits always make
Bank Robbery Suspect
Thirteen Year Old
me suspicious, but apparently it works.
Mud Slinging is an art form in the politi-
Arrested in Lecanto
cal arena today.
Dies in Barge
I think every candidate for
school board should make crystal clear
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
Canal
rant was submitted to the U.S.
their stance on FCAT and how much in-
The  U.S. Marshals Florida Re-
Marshals Florida Regional Fu-
fluence standardized testing should have
gional Fugitive Task Force,  Gainesville
gitive Task Force.
in our schools. It is unpopular with stu-
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
Division, with the assistance of the Citrus
On July 26,, task force
dents, teachers, parents and the elector-
Citrus County Sheriff s Office
County Sheriff s Office arrested 28 year-old
members gained information
ate as a whole so should we elect candi-
dispatchers received a call just after 1:00
Roger Edward Giles in Lecanto, July 27.
that Giles was no longer living
dates who would endorse continuing our
Giles
p.m. Sunday, July 29, about a 13-year-old
Giles is one of three suspects in the Feb.
in the Gainesville area and was
current testing policies? Should we use
Sebring youth who failed to surface while
2012 armed robbery of a Gainesville, FL
likely hiding in Citrus County
FCAT as a tool to evaluate and improve
swimming with his 13 year-old cousin,
Bank of America located at 7606 W. New-
with a new girlfriend. The following day,
Continued on page 8 - Squawk Box
about 2.6 miles west of the Barge Canal
berry Rd.
task force members and investigators with
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bridge. Witnesses say Brent Latrell Patter-
Due to an ongoing investigation,
the U.S. Marshals Service, along with mem-
son, Jr., had been struggling in the water
an arrest warrant had been issued for Giles,
bers from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Of-
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when he disappeared. He was spending the
three days earlier, by the Alachua County
fice and the Gainesville Police Department,
afternoon with family and friends from the
Sheriff s Office (Gainesville). The war-
all traveled to Inverness and worked with
Ocala area. The sheriff s office was assisted
rant charged Giles with four felonies: rob-
the Citrus County Sheriff s Office to contin-
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Coast
by the Inglis Police Department and U.S.
bery with a firearm, false imprisonment of
ue the investigation into Giles’ whereabouts.
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onTheNatureCoast
Coast Guard. The Florida Fish and Wildlife
an adult (kidnapping), grand theft ($20,000
Due to the investigation in Citrus
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Opening
Commission (FWC) responded to the area
or more and less than $100,000), and grand
Hours
County, the task force determined that Giles
theft of a motor vehicle. Giles’ arrest war-
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Continued on page 3 - Canal Death
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