Double Trouble: Two-Headed Shark
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Need A Loan? Call Us ! 305-296-8535 KeysBank.com Kurt Ani Lori Brian Smith Lewin Madruga Bailey Barroso (305) (305) (305) (305) (305) 942-4821 304-4187 308-3210 304-6991 393-4669 NMLS#: 518207 NMLS#: 812476 NMLS#: 812674 NMLS#: 812459 NMLS#: 812460 Member FDICMember Equal Housing Lender WWW.KEYSNET.COM SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2013 VOLUME 60, NO. 26 ● 25 CENTS IN THE COURTS ON THE WATER Druckemiller’s sentencing is delayed Druckemiller admitted Attorney cites stealing 52 county-owned Gastesi’s role Apple electronic devices that cost taxpayers $23,311 and in theft case selling them for $4,778 to friends and other employees, By SEAN KINNEY including County Admin- [email protected] istrator Roman Gastesi. Defense attorney Robert Former Monroe County Cintron said he’s waiting for Technical Services Director a subpoena to come back Lisa Druckemiller will not be from cell-service provider sentenced on felony criminal AT&T in hopes of establish- charges on Monday as sched- ing that Gastesi activated the uled so her attorney can first device. review more evidence. “I think it’s going to estab- Druckemiller, 51, plead- lish that it started with Roman,” Cintron said. ed guilty on March 6 to Photo by PATRICK RICE/FKCC grand theft and dealing in Gastesi paid Druckemiller stolen property. She could $899 for three iPhones and an A two-headed bull shark fetus found in an adult shark in the Gulf of Mexico near the Florida Keys two years ago face 15 years on each count iPad worth a combined $2,325. received international attention this week after confirmation as the first of its kind for the species. but the State Attorney’s “If the fellow that’s in Office is recommending a two-year sentence. ● See Druckemiller, 2A MARATHON Double trouble: Taxi regulation in city likely Two-headed shark Bull shark Florida Keys Community Wogan said. “I think there College. Snead says should be strong regulation. found inside Rice is a co-author of the proliferation If there’s anything I could do, study published in the April I’m on board.” mom’s uterus edition of the Journal of demands it The Middle Keys have Fish Biology. least three other taxi compa- By KEVIN WADLOW Media outlets reporting By RYAN McCARTHY nies: On Time Taxi, Bob Senior Staff Writer the two-headed shark [email protected] Gnarley and Key Hopper. [email protected] include NBC News, Fox Wogan says she knows of News, National Geographic At least one Marathon taxi “illegal taxis” that offer $3 The newest celebrity to and Time. operator says she would wel- fares — undercutting every- emerge from the Florida “This is certainly one of come a plan to enact some one else — and operate with- Keys sports the unfortunate those interesting and rarely type of regulation over the cab out even a sign or business conditions of having two detected phenomena,” said industry in the Middle Keys. name on their cars. heads, and being dead. the study’s lead author Island Taxi owner Sheila There are “people that A bull shark fetus with Michael Wagner, assistant Wogan said she’s long advo- don’t have a company and two distinct heads, recovered professor of fisheries and cated for oversight but was they just ride around,” she from the Gulf of Mexico by a wildlife at Michigan State never been able to gain any said. “What’s to stop me Florida Keys fisherman in University. traction. However, Council- from taking the signs off my April 2011, made interna- “It’s good that we have woman Ginger Snead says cars and giving up my com- tional news this week when a this documented as part of it’s time the city regulates the mercial insurance?” scientific journal published a the world’s natural history,” growing taxi business. At Tuesday’s council study confirming it as the Wagner said, “but we’d cer- “You don’t know how first confirmed case of tainly have to find many much I would love that,” ● See Taxis, 2A dicephalia (having two more before we could draw heads) in the species. any conclusions about what An Internet search for caused this.” FLORIDA LOTTERY “two-headed bull shark” A fisherman who caught Friday generated nearly 2.8 an adult bull shark opened it million hits, many featuring Photo courtesy MICHAEL WAGNER/MSU to find the two-headed fetus Keys teacher claims a startling image taken by in its uterus. He turned it Patrick Rice, dean of marine An X-ray shows how the bull shark fetus found near the $17 million jackpot science and technology at Florida Keys developed two distinct heads. ● See Shark, 3A retire from teaching at the TO YOUR HEALTH Jackson decides end of the current school to take lump year,” lottery officials said. “She plans to use her win- sum of $11.7M nings to further her philan- Reports: Keys healthy but overdo it thropic endeavors.” and plenty of access to back get a perspective on Tittel said. “And there are a lot Keynoter Staff The Publix at 3316 N. Use of booze healthy activities. how we compare to the rest of places to get booze here.” Roosevelt Blvd., where and cigarettes On the downside is of the state,” said Christopher The effects of drinking, Key West elementary Jackson purchased the tick- Monroe County’s high rates of Tittel, spokesman for the in addition to damage to school teacher Deborah et, received a $70,000 remains high cigarette smoking and heavy county Health Department. body organs, can include Jackson, 60, on Thursday bonus as the point of sale drinking, enabled by remark- A survey of Monroe traffic accidents, brawls, claimed a $17 million of the winning ticket. By KEVIN WADLOW ably easy access to those legal County residents showed 25 falls and risky sexual Florida Lotto jackpot she The next Lotto drawing Senior Staff Writer but unhealthy vices. percent of the sample admit- behavior, Tittel noted. won in a Feb. 16 drawing. is set for tonight at 11:15 [email protected] Those general conclusions ted to excessive drinking, State records show Jackson, who teaches p.m. with a $16 million are shared by two assess- defined as binge drinking Monroe County has 660 second grade at Poinciana jackpot. Despite our tendency to ments: The first “Monroe (four to five alcoholic drinks active alcohol licenses, the Elementary School, chose In Florida, someone smoke and drink too much, County Community Health in a single setting at least county Health Almanac to receive her winnings in a who wins more than Florida Keys residents gen- Almanac,” newly published once in a 30-day period) or says. None of three Florida one-time payment of $250,000 is required to erally enjoy a healthy by the Monroe County Health heavy drinking (one or two counties with similar popu- $11,718,436.93, according appear in Tallahassee to lifestyle. Department; and “A drinks nearly every day). lations (Columbia, Nassau to a statement released by claim his or her prize in Living in the top-ranked Healthier Nation, County by The Florida average for and Putnam) has more than the Lotto communications person. Jackson could not “physical environment” in County,” a national report excessive drinking is 16 per- 209 liquor licenses. staff. be reached for comment the state helps. The Keys compiled by the Robert Wood cent of the population. Tourism drives demand “Jackson, an educator Friday. have unpolluted air, uncont- Johnson Foundation. “Alcohol can influence our for the past 38 years, will aminated water, sunshine “It’s interesting to step health in so many ways,” ● See Health, 2A INDEX Printed on 100% Classifieds . .7B recycled newsprint Living . .2B Flying in CONTENTS © 2013 In L’Attitudes The new Florida Keys Business . .7A KEYNOTER PUBLISHING CO. Like beer? Then the Marathon Airport manager Obituaries . .2A Brew on the Bay — it’s says coming to the everything beer — is the Opinion . .6A Keys has been a dream. place for you. Story, 5B Sports/Outdoors . .1B Story, 3A Crossword . .4B 7786790 22222 2A Saturday, March 30, 2013 KeysNet.com Keynoter NEWS BRIEFS KEYS COMMUNITY COLLEGE Cops: Man sexually assaulted young girl Audit shows some A Fort Myers man has been jailed on $1.2 million MATSON financial problems bond after being charged Raymond Henry Matson , with sexually assaulting a 97, who wintered in the Florida without specific legal the college is unable to col- young girl numerous times. Keys for 20 years, passed State points away on Thursday, March 21, authority.” lect amounts owed to it by Alfonso Garcia- 2013 at Monroe Manor in them out in ● “The college used the Campus Foundation, is Rodriguez, 69, allegedly Barron, Wisconsin. He was [state] Public Education unable to reduce or elimi- fondled and sexually born April 1, 1915 in annual report Capital Outlay funds for nate the auxiliary funds assaulted her between 2003 Marshfield, Wisconsin the son of John and Grace (Hazel) purposes not specifically deficit fund balance, and and 2005 when she was 6 to Matson. By SEAN KINNEY authorized by law, resulting continues to use college 8 years old. The incidents He is survived by his wife [email protected] in $800,000 of questioned resources to finance the took place in Marathon. Marjorie Matson of Barron, WI; costs.” Campus Foundation’s opera- daughters Carol Matson of Garcia-Rodriguez was ● Rice Lake, WI and Frances Florida Keys Community “The college’s current tions, the college may not arrested in Lee County on Jacobs of State College, PA; 3 College has four deficien- funds-unrestricted fund bal- have resources available for March 25 on a Monroe grandchildren and 2 great cies, all related to bookkeep- ance had declined to a level emergencies and unforeseen County warrant, then LONG grandchildren.