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1A SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2013 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM For one sports mom, Summer job SUNDAY EDITION Mother’s Day means a search begins day without football. 1D for local teens. 1C Drug bust linked to fatal shooting Homeowner killed Department. bers of the Multi- but does not say whether Johns Lonnie Ray “Trey” Johns III, J u r i s d i c t i o n a l was taken into custody before or Alleged after allegedly firing 19, faces charges of possession of Task Force after the shooting. at narcotics squad. more than 20 grams of marijuana ordered him to According to the report, “infor- and drug paraphernalia. drop the weapon mation was received in reference gunman He was arrested at 611 NW but he fired at to an indoor grow operation at By DEREK GILLIAM Bronco Terrace, during the same them instead. (the property).” [email protected] narcotics operation that resulted The officers Johns During the arrest, police took was big in the death of the homeowner, returned fire, from Johns of three “plant pots,” A Lake City man was arrested Alberto F. Valdes, 58. killing Valdes. listed on the report as drug para- in a narcotics operation that left According to sheriff’s report, The arrest report says that “dur- phernalia; an AR-15 assault rifle tipper another man dead late Wednesday, Valdes exited the home brandish- ing the incident a resident of 611 equipped with “tactical light and according to a report released ing a shotgun at about 11:50 p.m. NW Bronco engaged deputies in By DEREK GILLIAM Friday by the Lake City Police Wednesday. Authorities say mem- gunfire and was fatally wounded,” BUST continued on 3A [email protected] Sheriff’s authorities on Friday identified the man killed at his home by depu- ties after he reportedly fired on them with a shotgun as State will have to wait Alberto F. Valdes, 58. A Lake City Police Lady Tigers’ march Department report, also released toward softball title F r i d a y , interrupted by rain. s a i d sherif f ’s By BRANDON FINLEY task force [email protected] members went to VERO BEACH — 611 NW Columbia High looked B r o n c o Valdes like it was on its way to T e r r a c e the Class 6A state softball l a t e championship on Saturday, Wednesday after receiving but the weather had other a tip someone was growing ideas. marijuana inside the gated, Columbia played its way two-story home. Another to a 3-0 lead heading into man, Lonnie Ray “Trey” the fourth inning before Johns III, 19, was arrested lightning delayed the game there the same night in pos- around 6 p.m. The initial session of an assault rifle delay was set to end at 6:30 and drugs, the report said. p.m., but the rain did not let Further details of the up, pushing resumption of shooting have not been the game back to 9 p.m. made available. After returning to the Valdes’ friends spoke of a field at 9 p.m., Columbia well-dressed man who went and Pembroke Pines to Club Rodeo, 1529 S U.S. Charter’s athletic directors Highway 441, three times met with the FHSAA and a week. He drank Coronas the decision was made to with salt, and would pay resume the game at 9:30 with cash. The bartenders a.m. today. say he blew them kisses “It’s a bad situation after every drink. because we were pretty Sharon Nichter, a bar- much ready to go,” Columbia tender at Club Rodeo, said head coach Jimmy Williams Valdes never got in fights said. “We got off to a good and didn’t drink to excess. start. The good thing is it’s “Sometimes he would BRANDON FINLEY/Lake City Reporter VALDES continued on 3A STATE continued on 3A Kayli Kvistad high-fives assistant coach Greg Sund during introductions before the 6A title game Saturday in Vero Beach. Saint Leo U holds local commencement Mall is About 75 area students retooling receive degrees during for new ceremony at FGC Friday. tenant By TONY BRITT [email protected] By TONY BRITT [email protected] erlin Cox stood in the pro- cessional line at the Saint Fall will be the season of Leo University graduation changes at the Lake City with a mixture of wonder, Mall. excitement and satisfaction Representatives from the Vrunning through his mind. Hull Storey Gibson Co., own- “I started going back to college, and ers of the mall, on Thursday once I had my family, it was a lot hard- said Michaels, an arts and er. So, graduating definitely means a crafts supplies chain, will lot to me,” he said. “I’m hoping to take open a store in the mall my love of education now and put it in in the fall. Representatives the classroom.” also announced interior and Cox, 34, of Lake City dropped out of exterior renovation plans college after he finished high school, that will take place at the but Friday afternoon he was one of an mall this summer. estimated 75 Saint Leo graduation can- “Michaels will be joining didates set to receive degrees. us at the Lake City Mall,” Saint Leo University held its annual said Coles Hull, marketing commencement exercises Friday analyst with the Hull Storey at the Florida Gateway College Gibson Co. Howard Conference Center. Saint Leo Hull said Michaels will University has a Lake City center on take the space between the Florida Gateway College campus. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Belk and T.J. Maxx, about A Saint Leo University graduate helps a fellow graduate to adjust her tassel during commencement ceremo- GRADUATION continued on 3A nies Friday at Howard Conference Center at Florida Gateway College. MALL continued on 7A Vol. 138, No. 334 Opinion . 4A CALL US: TODAY IN COMING (386) 752-1293 Business . 1C5A 9183 6456 Obituaries . 5A PEOPLE TUESDAY SUBSCRIBE TO ChanceT-Storm T-storms Chance Obituaries . 6A THE REPORTER: Advice.Advice & . .Comics . .. 5D8B OJ may get Local news Voice: 755-5445 Puzzles . 3B, 5B Fax: 752-9400 WEATHER, 2A8A Puzzles . 2B a new trial. roundup. 2A 2A LAKE CITY REPORTER SUNDAY REPORT SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2013 Page Editor: Jim Barr, 754-0424 Friday: Friday: Saturday: Saturday: Wednesday: Wednesday: 5-20-23-39 19 10-15-20-33-34 Afternoon: 8-5-0 Afternoon: 3-4-9-0 9-14-17-23-25-29 21-22-26-30-57 Evening: N/A Evening: N/A x3 PB 27 AROUND FLORIDA Clock ticking for Scott to sign $74.5B budget TALLAHASSEE — The ment and contributing hazing ritual in 2011 plead- travel between Marion and clock is ticking for Gov. to the delinquency of a ed no contest to hazing Citrus counties collecting Rick Scott. minor. charges on Friday before expired bags of chips and Scott has until May 24 his trial scheduled for next reselling them to make a to act on a proposed $74.5 week. living. billion state budget. The State bar says During a status hear- The Ocala Star Banner Republican-led Legislature disbar ex-judge ing, prosecutors agreed reports a district manager on Thursday officially put to dismiss a manslaughter told the deputy that only the budget on Scott’s desk. FORT LAUDERDALE charge against 25-year-old expired products would be Scott is expected to — The Florida Bar is rec- Rikki Wills in exchange in the trash. Otherwise, sign the budget into law, ommending that a former for his plea. He will be sen- they would come from a especially since it includes Broward County judge be tenced next month. truck or loading dock. $480 million for teacher disbarred for ethical trans- Jury selection had been About half the packages pay raises. gressions while presiding scheduled for Monday in the siblings’ van had But the Republican over a murder trial. after Wills rejected a expired dates. governor can use his veto Ana Gardiner resigned plea deal offered by the They were both charged pen to wipe out individual from the bench in 2010 prosecution last week. He with grand theft. spending items in the while under investigation had filed a demand for a budget. Scott has already for having a close relation- speedy trial in early April. warned legislators that ship with a prosecutor who He faced a manslaugh- 2 charged with was trying the case before he expects them to justify ASSOCIATED PRESS ter charge and two counts human trafficking the millions they put in her. It later emerged that of hazing. The manslaugh- Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd holds a photo of schools bus Gardiner had exchanged CLEARWATER — Two the budget for hometown driver Patrice LaToya Sanders during a news conference. ter count carried up to a projects. more than 900 phone calls 15-year prison sentence. men have been charged Scott may also veto a Friday in Winter Haven. Saunders allegedly drove a bus load and 471 text messages The plea deal will not with leading a human- proposed 3 percent tuition of middle and high school students to her house and staged with the prosecutor during require prison time, assis- trafficking ring involving hike for university and a fight between two of them. the trial. tant state attorney Nicole at least 16 women in the college students. Scott A judicial referee rec- Pegues said. She would Tampa Bay area. has maintained a hard line Tampa, as part of her nor- watching.