Former Resident Facing Charges in Three Counties
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TheThe CountyCounty RecordRecord WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 ■ 104th Year, No. 3 ■ BLOUNTSTOWN, FLORIDA 32424 ■ 50 CENTS (Including Tax) TRAGEDY CRIME Local Former resident facing man injured charges in three counties BY KELLI PEACOCK DUNN intent to defraud. account. Two days later, 2008. News Editor In addition, Calhoun she deposited a check writ- Investigation revealed County has an outstanding ten on a Bank of America the Regions account had a in fire A former Calhoun warrant for Hall on account registered to her balance of $973 at the time County resident is facing BY KELLI PEACOCK DUNN charges of two counts of business in the amount of Hall wrote the check to News Editor several felony charges in criminal use of personal $2000. SunTrust and the Bank of three counties following an identification information After making the two America account had been A Clarksville man is in investigation by the and one count of violating deposits, Hall withdrew closed since Dec. 3, 2007. critical condition at Shands Florida Department of the Florida $1100 from ATM In the second Jackson Hospital following a house Law Enforcement Communications Fraud machines and spent County case, SunTrust fire last week. (FDLE). Act. She is also facing around $1128 in purchases took another loss from Hall Terry Chambers, 41, Angela Hall, 32, who charges in Leon County for over a seven day period. in the amount of $1919.39 was at home when a grease left Blountstown for grand theft. ANGELA HALL Problems arose when the for a series of bad checks fire erupted on the stove Houston, Texas, back in According to one of two Bank of America check deposited in her personal checks. She allegedly last Thursday afternoon. the summer of 2008, is affidavits for arrest filed in was returned to SunTrust account in December deposited a $1950 check Firefighters managed to being held in the Jackson Jackson County, SunTrust on Jan. 7, 2008, with a 2007. Dec. 31, 2007, into a contain the blaze to the County Jail, accused of two Bank took a loss of notation that the account According to FDLE, SunTrust account regis- kitchen area of his famiily’s counts of bank fraud and $1924.63 back in was closed. The Regions Hall appeared Dec. 12 at a tered to her business. The Chambers Road home. five counts of cashing or February 2008 after Hall check was returned for check was written on her After the fire was extin- depositing an item with wrote two worthless insufficient funds on Jan. 9, guished, Chambers’ sister, personal Regions Bank See HALL CASE, page 2 Michelle Lytle, says she noticed her brother might POLITICS need medical attention. “He was walking around, but I knew he didn’t look Two local that great,” she remarks. Chambers was taken to Calhoun-Liberty Hospital, then airlifted to Shands races set where he is being treated for internal burns to his lungs, throat, and nasal passages. for Nov. 2 See CHAMBERS FIRE, page 6 election ONLINE EDITION BY KELLI PEACOCK DUNN News Editor The County The Calhoun County Supervisor of Elections Record office is gearing up for the November 2 general elec- ONLINE tion. 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For more election infor- SCHOOLS COURT mation, stop by the APALACHICOLA RIVER Supervisor of Elections Sept. 15...8PM... 1.2’ office in the basement of the Trial is on Calhoun County Sept. 17...8PM... 1.0’ Courthouse, check out their Sept. 19...6AM... .11’ website at www.votecal- hold after houn.com, or call 674-8568. defendant fails to show BY KELLI PEACOCK DUNN News Editor Quesadilla A trial was set for this week in the Calhoun County Combo courtroom, but it was post- poned after the defendant failed to show. Large 1-Topping Jury selection was set to begin Monday in the trial of Pizza, Chicken Shop-Vac C.L. Capps, Jr., charged with Michael Leonard is national dealing in stolen property or Steak 6 Gal. Pro Series and grand theft. According to the State Attorney’s Office, Quesadilla & Wet/Dry Vac Capps failed to appear at a With Accessories. 2223394 finalist for proficiency award pre-trial hearing a week prior and Circuit Judge Hentz 2-Litre Drink 99 The National FFA Entrepreneurship/Place The proficiency $ McClellan issued a warrant Organization (FFA) has ment. Leonard is one of awards recognize out- 29 for his arrest. When Capps announced Michael four people chosen to standing student achieve- After $10 Mail-In Rebate didn’t show up for jury selec- Hampton Leonard of compete for this award at ment in agribusiness Limit 1 Rebate tion Monday, the trial was $15.99 Blountstown was select- the national finals to be gained through establish- temporarily postponed. • APPLIANCES • PAINT • LUMBER ed as a national finalist held this October during ment of a new business, • BUILDING MATERIALS • TOOLS Anyone with information • FLOOR COVERING & MORE for the National FFA the FFA national con- working for an existing on his whereabouts is asked DINE IN OR Proficiency Award in vention in Indianapolis, to call the Sheriff’s Office at Outdoor Recreation - Ind. CARRY OUT WALDORFF See LEONARD, page 9 674-5049. 19838 SR 20 West ACE HARDWARE Blountstown, FL 25615 N. 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