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LAKECITYREPORTER .COM Witnesses recount attack
witnesses for the prosecution tell- tody following the on the night he was attacked. The Testimony continues ing what they saw on the night attack. first time Thomas was conduct- for second day in trial Columbia County corrections offi- Samuel Selig, ing an inmate count and the sec- of Richard Franklin. cer Sgt. Ruben Thomas III was an inmate who is ond time Thomas was running as June 14 killed. wheelchair-bound Franklin chased him. Summer program By TONY BRITT The state attorney’s office and has a portion “I was sitting on the first steel [email protected] called 13 witnesses to the stand of his left arm bench,” Selig said. “Franklin was The Boys Club of Thursday, many of them inmates amputated, gave maybe a step behind him. He was Columbia County is accept- Testimony in the Richard and corrections officers who wit- Franklin the most in-depth on him.” ing registrations for its Franklin capital murder trial con- nessed the incident or played a account of the attack. summer program. Boys and tinued Thursday with a string of role in taking Franklin into cus- Selig said he saw Thomas twice TRIAL continued on 3A girls ages 6 to 14 are eli- gible. The program will run from June 5 through Aug. 9 and offers a variety of activities, including sports, Wreck games arts and crafts and special events. Cost is $265 kills city per child. For more infor- mation, call 752-4184. All for chicken man, 68 Habitat event Habitat for Humanity Police: Motorcycle of Lake City/Columbia hit car at Baya County Inc. will have a ground-breaking at 11 a.m. Avenue intersection. at 875 NW Early St. for a new house for for Brandi By AMANDA WILLIAMSON and Gilmore Newkirk along [email protected] with their six children. It will be the local Habitat A traffic accident at chapter’s sixth project. A the intersection of Baya work day on the house Avenue and Perry Avenue is scheduled to start at 8 Wednesday claimed the life a.m. Saturday. For more of a Lake City man. information, contact Chris At approximately 9:15 Shumaker at (386) 984-0758 p.m., Ernest Creel, 68, was or Sheila Burnham at (386) ejected from his 2013 Suzuki 590-0766. “cruiser-style” motorcyle after it struck a 1994 Toyota Human services expo Camry making a right-hand St. Leo University is spon- turn onto Baya. Creel had soring a “Lake City Human been traveling east down Services Expo from 1 to 4 Baya Avenue, according to p.m. at the Lake City Mall. city police. For more information, go to The driver of the Camry, www.saintleo.edu. Michael Pate, 33, of Live Oak, violated Creel’s right Community theater of way when he attempted High Springs Community the turn from Perry Avenue Theater will present the Photos by Jason Matthew Walker/Lake City Reporter onto Baya, city police said. musical “Nunsense” Fire and emergency med- tonight through July 7. ABOVE: Lake City resident Paula ical personnel transport- Performances will be Burns shows her excitement as ed Creel to Shand’s Lake Fridays and Saturdays at 8 Chick-fil-A owner/operator Michael Shore Regional Medical p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Sexton gives her a box full of cou- Center, where he passed Ticket are $15 for adults, $9 pons for free chicken sandwiches for away shortly after due to for children 12 and younger a year. Burns was one of 100 people head trauma. He had not and seniors on Sundays, been wearing a helmet at $12. Tickets are avail- who camped outside of the new the time of the accident. able online at highsprings Chick-fil-A restaurant for 24 hours in Police are still investigat- communitytheater.com or order to get the prize. RIGHT: Sarah ing. Citations or charges in High Springs at Pampered Ripple, an Eastside Elementary are pending, police said. Paws, (386) 454-4464; in School fourth-grade teacher, poses Lake City at The Framery of for a photograph after Chick-fil-A Lake City, (386) 754-2780, at marketing team member Katie Hand 341 S. Marion St., or at the gives her lunch out of the drive- City clerk theater 30 minutes before through window on Wednesday. ‘I’m curtain. For more, call (386) so excited,’ Ripple said. ‘I told myself selected 454-3525 or visit the theater I was doing it for the food, but now web page listed above. I’m just doing it for fun.’ for state June 15 Breakfast with the chief award Lake City Police Chief Chik-fil-A opens with fanfare By AMANDA WILLIAMSON Argatha Gilmore will meet [email protected] with residents for a com- 100 endure heat, plimentary breakfast and As the Florida Association discussion from 10 to 11:30 discomfort to win of City Clerks’ announcer a.m. at First Baptist Church, sandwiches for a year. read the biography of the 182 NE Justice St. For more Clerk of the Year award information, contact Audre’ By DEREK GILLIAM winner, Audrey Sikes never Washington at (386) 719- [email protected] suspected it was her. 5742 or email washingto- As the award recipient’s or 24 hours, Lake [email protected]. accomplishments piled City’s newest restau- up, it suddenly dawned rant — Chick-fil-A Artists wanted on Sikes. She had earned on U.S. 90 West near Applications are being one of the most prestigious Interstate 75 — turned accepted through today awards presented to city Fits parking lot into a contest arena from area artists to partici- clerks, and became the first — part “Survivor,” part game pate in the eighth annual Lake City clerk to earn the show giveaway. Juried Art Show at the title of Clerk of the Year. From 6 a.m. Wednesday until Columbia County Public Awards were presented 6 a.m. Thursday, 100 people A makeshift tent city is seen from atop of the Chick-fil-A restuarant roof on Library West Branch, 435 on Monday at the Florida camped in the parking lot in a Thursday morning. NW Hall of Fame Drive. Association of City Clerks quest for free chicken. The rules Applications are available summer training academy were simple. Last the full 24 to stand. It had been a long, hot regularly to see if there’s a grand at all three library loca- in Orlando. hours without leaving and win summer day and night filled with opening he would like to attend. tions, the Fabric Art Shop, “It was totally unexpect- free Chick-fil-A sandwiches for a DJs and water games. Plus free “It gives you information on the the Frame Shop and The ed,” she said. “Words can year. breakfast, lunch and dinner pro- openings in the six-to-eight-week Gallery in Live Oak. Artists not even express how I felt. Tents and chairs and blow-up vided by Chick-fil-A. future so you plan accordingly,” are invited to compete for ... I’m truly honored to be mattresses covered the concrete, Ken and Judy Foskey, both now he said. $1,000 in cash awards. The recognized in this capacity. which was roped off with red and retired, traveled from Warner He doesn’t attend just because application contains the I’m so fortunate to have a white flags. At 5 a.m. Thursday, Robins, Ga., for the grand open- he likes chicken sandwiches, he rules and details for the city council that believes a member of the Chick-Fil-A ing of Lake City’s Chick-fil-A. This said. He enjoys the excitement of competition. The art is due in me.” marketing team stepped around wasn’t the first time Ken Foskey being chosen as one of the 100 to be turned in at the West Mayor Stephen Witt sleeping people, and said “Good camped out for free chicken. He’s and the friends he makes while Branch Library between nominated Sikes on behalf morning. It’s time to wake up.” gone to 12 grand openings and camping in the parking lots. 10 a.m and 2 p.m. today. of the city she has served Slowly, men, women and chil- been selected as one of the 100 “Besides all that, we like the The show will be held at since 2000. Originally dren rolled over, batted the sleep eight times, he said. Chick-fil-A values, the attitude the library from June 18 from their eyes and struggled He checks www.chick-fil-a.com through Aug. 3. CHICKEN continued on 8A CLERK continued on 3A
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2A LAKE CITY REPORTER DAILY BRIEFING FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE 14 & 15, 2013
Celebrity Birthdays Thursday: Thursday: n Actress Marla Gibbs is 82. Shirley”) is 61. Afternoon: 7-9-6 Afternoon: 2-6-4-3 Wednesday: n Singer Rod Argent of The n Actor Will Patton is 59. Evening: N/A Evening: N/A 7-9-17-18-24 Zombies and Argent is 68. n Singer Boy George is 52. n Singer Janet Lennon of n Actress Traylor Howard The Lennon Sisters is 67. (“Monk,” ‘’Two Guys and a PEOPLE IN THE NEWS n Businessman-TV personal- Girl”) is 47. ity Donald Trump is 67. n Actress Yasmine Bleeth n Guitarist Barry Melton of is 45. Country Joe and the Fish is n Actor J.R. Martinez (“All 66. My Children”) is 30. n Drummer Alan White of n Actor Kevin McHale Travolta to treat his Ocala neighbors Yes is 64. (“Glee”) is 25. OCALA n Actor Eddie Mekka n Actress Lucy Hale (“Pretty ctor John Travolta wants (Carmine on “Laverne and Little Liars”) is 24. to take some of his Marion County neighbors to the movies. The Ocala Star-Banner Daily Scripture reportsA that the actor, who lives in the Ocala area, plans to buy 1,000 If you then, though you are evil, tickets to his movie “Killing Season,” which opens in select theaters on know how to give good gifts to July 12. Travolta, who has lived with your children, how much more his family in the Ocala area for 10 years, said he arranged to have the will your Father in heaven give film open in Ocala that day as well. the Holy Spirit to those who Travolta said he plans to provide ask him! 1,000 tickets to the general public — Luke 11:13 and to local donors who have sup- ported his causes. “We’ve tapped the community quite a bit,” Travolta said. “It’s a way COURTESY Lake City Reporter of giving back without asking for “HOW TO REACH US BUSINESS something back.” Suwannee weekend Main number ...... 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AROUND FLORIDA State has highest rate of seniors ORLANDO — Florida has the largest share of residents over age 65 of any state, and Sumter County has the highest rate of seniors of any coun- ty in the United States. New 2012 U.S. Census estimates released Thursday show that 18.2 percent of Floridians are over age 65, the highest rate of any state in the nation. Just under half of Sumter County’s residents are over age 65, the high- est share of any county JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter in the nation. The county located about 40 miles Drainage work northwest of Orlando is Construction workers install large pipes in a trench along home to the retirement Pinemount Road Tuesday. The pipes are for the stormwater community, The Villages, drainage system being built for the widening of U.S. 90 just and also is one of the fast- est-growing regions of the west of Lake City. state. to have Whitlock in custo- Griffis was shot after he dy before the case moves threw the van’s keys into Hunt continues forward. the bushes to foil the for suspect escape. Van Poyck and Valdes were captured fol- PITTSBURGH — A Man executed for lowing a car chase. preliminary hearing has guard’s murder been postponed for two Zimmerman jurors men charged with try- STARKE, — A Florida ing to carjack Pittsburgh man was executed to be sequestered Steelers lineman Mike Wednesday for the mur- Adams while authorities der of a guard during a SANFORD — The six jurors and four alternates search for a third suspect botched 1987 prison van eventually picked to in Florida. ambush intended to free hear the second-degree Twenty-six-year-old an imprisoned friend. murder case of neighbor- Dquay Means and 25- William Van Poyck, 58, hood watch volunteer year-old Michael Paranay was pronounced dead George Zimmerman will remain jailed on con- at 7:24 p.m., 23 minutes be sequestered for the two spiracy and other charges after the injection process began at Florida State to four weeks the trial will related to the attack on last, the judge presiding Adams as he left a restau- Prison. “Set me free,” were his over the case said for the rant about 3 a.m. June 1. first time Thursday. Adams is recover- final words. Van Poyck’s case Circuit Judge Debra ing from stab wounds Nelson told a potential to his leg and forearm garnered international attention because he pub- juror on the fourth day of that Pittsburgh police selection that all panelists say were inflicted by the lished three books and maintained a blog while on will be kept isolated suspect who remains at During the first four large, Jerrell Whitlock. death row. William Van Poyck and days of jury selection, Authorities have been attorneys have asked searching for him in the Frank Valdes ambushed a prison van outside a West potential jurors about the Lake City area of North hardships they would face Florida, where Whitlock’s Palm Beach doctor’s office in a failed attempt to free if they were kept away mother has relatives and from their families. his father also lives. James O’Brien — with Authorities would prefer whom they’d served time. n Associated Press 3A
LAKE CITY REPORTER LOCAL FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE 14 & 15, 2013 3a Free foreclosure defense program extended
From staff reports Attorneys at Three Rivers executive director. “We are grate- Three Rivers are available Funding is limited and expires on Three Rivers Legal Services’ Legal Services are hopeful that ful to be a part of the solution.” Monday through Friday from July 31. foreclosure assistance program the extension will enable them to Free legal aid services are 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. to address Interested persons may apply for — which has assisted more than serve more struggling homeown- now available to any Florida res- a wide range of housing-related services by calling Three Rivers 200 homeowners with their hous- ers of low-to-moderate income ident who owns their primary issues, including foreclosure Legal Services Inc. Residents of ing issues since March — has who would otherwise go without home and meets certain income defenses, alternatives to foreclo- Nassau, Duval, Baker, Clay, and St. been extended through the end assistance. requirements (low to moderate sure, and how to lower mortgage Johns counties should call (904) of July. “Three Rivers Legal Services is income, within 275 percent of the payments. 394-7450. Residents of Alachua, The foreclosure assistance pro- happy to have an opportunity to federal poverty level). Eligible Three Rivers offers this assis- Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy and gram — fully funded by the state extend our services at this time residents with questions or con- tance to qualified homeowners Union counties should call toll- Attorney General’s Office through to a greater number of homeown- cerns about the foreclosure pro- in 17 counties throughout North free at (800) 372-0936. Residents a settlement with the country’s ers in dire straits and those who cess should not hesitate to call Florida. Individuals who could of Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, largest mortgage companies — are continuing to struggle dur- to get advice, even if no formal benefit from the services should Lafayette, Madison, Taylor and was originally set to expire on ing this economic downturn and action has been taken. contact the agency to schedule a Suwannee Counties may call (800) June 30. recovery,” said Allison Thompson, Lawyers and advocates at consultation as soon as possible. 495-0039. Two charged in theft of metal La. man faces drug charges By AMANDA WILLIAMSON placed under arrest. By AMANDA WILLIAMSON for four A v a l l o n e [email protected] According to the police [email protected] days. He h a d report, officers discov- noticed tire r e c e i v e d A Louisiana man faces charges of ered $3,993 in Guarisco’s Two Lake City men were marks on permission drug possession after Columbia County pocket. A search of his arrested on Wednesday an unused from his Sheriff’s deputies allegedly found him vehicle revealed a glass after they allegedly stole d r i v e w a y aunt to take with prescription narcotics, eight grams pipe in the driver’s seat two trailer hitches and and evi- the items. of methamphetamine and a glass smok- and a small plastic con- Guarisco a ladder to sell as scrap dence that Harper L a t e r , ing pipe. tainer containing 8 grams metal. Avallone s o m e o n e M a t t h e w Peter Guarisco, 49, of Metairie, La., of methamphetamine, along with two pre- Matthew Patrick had crawled under his Avallone admitted to tak- was arrested Wednesday on charges of scription bottles. The medication was not Avallone, 29, of of 1398 SW house, the police report ing the hitches and selling operating a vehicle without a license, prescribed to Guarisco and contained a Dekle Road, and Bruce said. the metal to The Recycling possession of a controlled substance, variety of pills, including hydrocodone. Lee Harper, 36, of 777 NW According to the report, Center, the report said. possession of drug paraphernalia and Deputies learned that Guarisco also is Pillsbury Drive, face charg- Anthony Avallone suspect- He told officers Harper possession of methamphetamine. wanted in Nevada County, Ark., for fail- es of larceny and dealing ed his brother, Matthew had nothing to do with the Cpl. Rick Damon and Deputy Calvin ure to appear to answer drug possession in stolen property, accord- Avallone took the items. crime. Lee approached Guarisco in the Wal-Mart charges. ing to a Columbia County Detective Martin Lee The report states that parking lot and asked him to produce Officers booked Guarisco into the Sheriff’s Office arrest found Harper outside The Harper did receive $34.40 identification. After Guarisco couldn’t Columbia County Detention Facility with- report. Recycling Center in a Jeep for the hitches. provide a valid driver’s license, he was out bond. Anthony Avallone, of 1398 SUV. Harper told Lee that The men were booked SW Dekle Road, returned he had taken the metal into the Columbia County home on May 25 at about to the scrap dealer with Detention Facility in lieu of 5 p.m. after being gone Avalone but believed that a $10,000 bond each. CLERK: Prestigious award received Continued From Page 1A
TRIAL: Details of attack recounted at the Lake City Police Continued From Page 1A Department, Sikes became city clerk in 2005. She has since earned her Master Selig said he saw Franklin Brewer, who was also “He shakes the knife at Municipal Clerk certifica- stab Thomas several times attacked, said he saw me and does a cut-throat tion, the only Lake City in the chest and neck area Thomas on the floor and motion across his throat,” clerk to ever do so. as he tried to get through a other corrections person- Minnich said. “Audrey Sikes is a true security doorway. nel trying to help him, so The assistant warden, leader, constant innova- When Assistant State he and another officer tried Tony Anderson, arrived tor, community advocate Attorney John Durrett to calm the inmates down shortly after. and strong supporter of asked for a description of and told them to go to their He said there was mix the FACC,” Witt wrote in the weapon, Selig described cells. of water and blood com- his letter. “Her ability to it as a “Conan” knife. Brewer said he noticed ing out the T dormitory handle work relations with “I’d say it was a Conan an inmate on a stairwell entrance when he spoke grace and sincerity shows blade, about 11 or 12 inch- looking past him and that to Nipper and took com- her commitment to provid- es long,” Selig said, esti- was the last thing he saw mand. He said he went ing the best service our mating that Franklin alleg- because he was struck inside and began talking City has to offer. Her abil- edly stabbed Thomas about on the left side of his to Franklin and told him to ity to motivate and lead is five times. “I seen it sev- face by someone. Brewer “cuff up.” beyond compare.” eral times get buried in his was unable to identify his Franklin wouldn’t com- Sikes balances her time (Thomas’) neck. I was right attacker. ply. between her professional there. When he fell down, “He was in and out of “He kept saying you career and family life. She COURTESY he was on all fours... He consciousness, so I drug wouldn’t understand,” has two sons, and both of Lake City Clerk Audrey Sikes (left) stands with Lakeland got hit in the neck several him out,” said Corrections Anderson said. He said them play travel baseball. City Clerk Kelly Koos. Sikes was honored with the Clerk of times.” Officer Stan Peterson, who response team members She volunteers at a local the Year award by the Florida Association of City Clerks on Although Selig said went into the dorm with sprayed a chemical agent elementary school, and Monday. he saw Franklin hit Brewer. He said Franklin towards Franklin and he travels around the state Corrections Officer William had Brewer’s pepper spray wiped his face and respond- with FACC. “[She] has been a mentor done,” she said. “I make Brewer, when cross-exam- canister, but he didn’t see ed: “I’m going to get anoth- Deputy City Clerk and a teacher to me for the the conscious effort to be ined by Assista nt Public a knife. er one of y’all. Come on in. Michele Greene pre- last six years.” a part of the solution. I Defender Jonathan Austin, Capt. Michelle Nipper I’m ready. Come on.” pared the nomination Daily, Sikes is respon- just feel like this is what Selig admitted to only hear- was responsible for over- Anderson said he then form, which included sible for handling records, you do.” ing the blow and seeing seeing the inmates the gave the word for DART five letters of recommen- attending meetings, The previous clerk of Franklin walk away from night of the attack. Team members to use a dation on Sikes’ behalf. compiling meeting min- Lake City, Mary Jane Brewer. She responded to the nonlethal approach to sub- Including Witt, Sikes utes, preparing budgets, Woods, encouraged Sikes Austin also noted officer-in-distress calls and, due Franklin. A shooter received recommenda- maintaining the city code to apply for the position. other discrepancies in after securing other areas, fired a nonlethal shotgun tions from White Springs and serving as a liaison Woods was retiring, and Selig’s testimony from saw an inmate “fumbling” round with rubber pellets Clerk Shirley Heath, previ- between the public and felt that Sikes would be Florida Department of around a laundry bag. She that struck Franklin “cen- ous City of Bunnell clerk the city council. the perfect replacement. Law Enforcement reports later identified the man as ter mass.” Daniel Davis, FACC presi- She works for all five Sikes said that at the time detailing the incident. He Franklin. She said she told Anderson said Franklin dent Lori McWilliams and of the city council mem- she had been happy work- gave a copy of the report to him it was lock down and fell to the floor and the Greene. Since March, bers, providing them guid- ing for the Lake City Police Selig so he could read the to go to his cell, and when DART Team members Greene kept silent about ance on sunshine laws and Department, but now loves account of events he gave she returned to the area went in and subdued him. the nomination. other issues. her job. authorities back then. Franklin had a homemade Although Anderson ini- “I can’t imagine anyone “I’m not afraid of hard “I just believe I make a “That was a long time knife and a can of pepper tially said Franklin picked else that is more dedicated work. I’m not afraid to go difference,” she said. “We ago. I was real nervous,” spray. the knife back up, Blair to the city clerk profession above and beyond the call have streamlined the pro- Selig said after reading the She said Franklin didn’t Payne, Third Circuit pub- than she is,” Greene said. of duty to get something cesses in here.” report. say anything and when she lic defender, pointed out “Are you more nervous told him to slide the items on cross-examination that today than back then?” to her, he refused. She said Anderson closed his eyes Austin asked. she tried several times to because of the chemical “All I know is I saw what talk Franklin into laying his agent and never actually I saw,” Selig responded. weapons down. saw Franklin retrieve the Depar tment of “Bitch, you ain’t taking weapon. Anderson then Dr. Robert J. Harvey Dr. Rameek McNair Corrections Sgt. Stacy me alive,” she said Franklin said he assumed Franklin Puttere, who attempted to told her as he started to vio- picked it back up. aid Thomas, followed on lently shake the door. DOC Lt. Terry Mobley 752-2336 the witness stand. With response teams responded to the inci- Puttere was one of the headed to the annex where dent as well when he first two officers to enter the incident occurred, she heard radio calls for help. This gift will make Dad smile! the facility after Thomas continued to try to calm He went in immediately This Welcoming Gift is a great Father’s Day gift. was stabbed. Franklin down with no behind the response team “I was entering and found luck. that subdued Franklin and some blood on the left hand “He’s going back and collected the knife and a A Special Welcoming Gift For You side and began following forth, back and forth. He’s padlock. He said he gave the blood trial,” she said. pacing. He’s bowed up ... the knife and padlock to We Are Offering: “I found Sgt. 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