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trolled substance (7 diazepam 5 mg tablets and 0.1 gram methamphetamine) and possession
of drug paraphernalia (a used needle, a shortened blue straw with white residue and several
plastic baggies with white residue). His total bond was set at $5,000. The arrest is the result
Terry Lee Arnold, 42, Inglis, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office,
of a casual encounter between Cogar and a deputy while Cogar was walking in the area of
Sept. 7, charged with failure to appear and resist or interfere with a law enforcement officer
E. Kabrich Ln. and the Old Floral City Rd.
without violence. His total surety/cash bond was set at $30,000.
Allen Marion Roberts, 27, 2528 E. Jupiter St., Inverness, was arrested by the Cit-
Noah Keith Bevins, 34, Inglis, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office,
rus County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 15, charged with grand theft. His bond was set at $2,000.
Sept. 7, charged with failure to appear. His surety bond was set at $5,000.
Roberts is accused of taking a Husqvarna chainsaw valued at $400 from a residence where
Devin Ronald Binder, 25, 8155 W. Fairoak Ct., Crystal River, was arrested by the
he'd been hired to do some work on Sept. 9. The theft was reported on Sept. 12.
Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 8, charged with grand theft ($300 or more, but less
Thomas Drew Childree, 30, 2386 S. Hull Ter., Homosassa, was arrested by the Cit-
than $5,000). His bond was set at $2,000. Binder is accused of taking $336 in cash from
rus County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 16, charged with petit theft (less than $100), introducing a
the Hungry Howie's restaurant located at 1650 North. U.S. Hwy. 41, in Inverness on Sept.
portable communication device into a detention facility (cellular phone) and introduction of
7. The video surveillance showed Binder taking money from the register several different
contraband into a correctional facility. His total bond was set at $4,500. A video surveillance
times during his shift, the report stated.
showed Childree taking the phone (which belonged to another person) valued at $67 from
Alan Kenneth Thompson, Jr., 32, 787 N. Gardenview Ter., Crystal River, was ar-
the booking desk when the booking officer was busy. Childree and three other inmates had
rested by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 10, charged with possession of child
used the phone, the report stated.
pornography and possession of child pornography to promote such conduct by a child. The
Edward Abeddon Fonseca, 41, Hernando, was arrested by the Citrus County Sher-
report stated that Thompson is accused of sending over 20 child pornographic images to an
iff's Office, Sept. 16, charged with sexual battery on a person under the age of 18 (a first-
HSI undercover agent. His total bond was set at $200,000.
degree felony). His bond was set at none.
Richard Edward Willis, 43, 672 NE 7th Ave., Crystal River, was arrested by the
Andrew John Rutherford, 46, 6515 Pelican Ln., Homosassa, was arrested by the
Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 11, charged with scheme to defraud. His bond was set
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Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 17, charged with possession of a controlled substance
at $5,000. The report stated that Willis is accused of a past theft from Dunkin' Donuts in
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Karen Lynn Kelly-Conner, 43, 14124 Delao Ln., Brooksville, was arrested by the
Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 11, on a charge of scheme to defraud. Her bond was set
at $26,000. She was arrested on a Hernando County warrant for unlawful sale, manufacture,
alteration, delivery or possession of counterfeit resistant prescription blanks for controlled
substances.
Jessica Dawn Simon, 22, 233 South Blvd., Inverness, was arrested by the Citrus
County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 11, charged with possession of a controlled substance. Depu-
ties responded to an urgent well being check at the Denney's Restaurant in Crystal River.
A bail agent from Orlando was conducting surveillance on Richard Figueredo, because he
had open Sumter and Lake County arrest warrants for his arrest. During the surveillance, the
bail agent observed a drug transaction between Simon and Richard Figueredo, who fled the
scene, but was later arrested on felony drug charges. Simon was in possession of one gram
methamphetamine. Her bond was set at $2,000.
Bruce Stone Stewart, 56, 178 N. West Ave., Inverness, was arrested by the Citrus
County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 12, on a Citrus County warrant for 7 counts of knowingly
possessing child pornography. His total bond was set at $35,000.
Otis Ray Bean, 53, Inglis, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Office, Sept.
12, charged with conditional release violation. His surety/cash bond was set at $100,000.
Michael Angelo Young, 50, 7837 E. Day Ln., Inverness, was arrested by the Citrus
County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 12, charged with resisting an arrest authorized by the FWC
(Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission). His bond was set at $500.
He's charged with exceeding the limit of one snook per day in the Gulf Region at the Inglis
Spillway about 7:30 pm. The officer reported that he remembered Young from an incident
on Sept. 1, where he was in possession of an undersized snook.Young fled the area, and a
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high rate of speed, in a reckless manner. The FWC officer located Young at his residence
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Sept. 14, charged with violation of probation (original charge of child neglect). Her bond
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Chase Alexander Owens, 28, 6509 SE 25th Court #5, Ocala, was arrested by the
Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 14, charged with unlawful activity with certain minors.
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His bond was set at $5,000. He's accused of engaging in consensual sexual activity with a
16 year-old girl, whom Owens said had told him she was 18. Owens said the activity had
occurred on two occasions.
Joshua Jeffrey Cogar, 29, 5666 S. Pendant Dr., Floral City, was arrested by the
Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Sept. 15, charged with two counts of possession of a con-
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