Fighting Fire with Fire at Goethe from Raids 17,500 Acres of Controlled Burns Planned for Goethe State Park
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CHIEFLAND Thursday, January 17, 2019 Proudly serving Chiefland and Levy County for 69 years C2 sections, 20 pages ITIZEN Volume 69, Number 47 www.chieflandcitizen.com Chiefland, FL 32644 $.75 City releases monies seized Fighting fire with fire at Goethe from raids 17,500 acres of controlled burns planned for Goethe State Park SUZETTE COOK SUZETTE COOK Reporter Reporter Chiefland Police Chief ou can hear Scott Anderson was the blades given the go ahead by Yspinning in the City Commission to the distance. Florida spend $15,000 out of Forest Service crew the $51,811 deposited members are hoping into the Law Enforce- that the helicopter ment Trust Fund last on its way from week. Withlacoochee to the According to City Goethe State Forest Manager Mary Ellzey, headquarters will be the deposited cash was a big one. forfeited monies seized “Hear the bird?” during the raid of eight one firefighter yells internet cafes on Nov. out. “Sounds like the 3. With that the depos- Huey!” it, the fund balance Within 10 minutes, reached $60,697.38 as a Bell UH-1H, aka of Jan. 14. “the Huey,” with the See RAID Page 4A No. 24 on its nose, comes into view, makes a smooth landing and is Love March to greeted by Incident Commander Jerry honor Dr. King Horton. A Community Love Everyone’s happy March and celebration to have the Huey will be held in honor of because of the extra SUZETTE COOK/Citizen Dr. Martin Luther King, room. Not only will Mitigation Specialist and Public Informations Officer Ludie Bond ensures there is effective communication between Jr. on Jan. 21 in Chief- the copter carry multiple agencies for a large-scale controlled burn in Levy County. land. veteran Rotary Craft The march lines up at Firefighter Pilot Keith Island Aerial Burn. from Marion, Alachua, Talk of weather together. First United Methodist Fender and a spotter Two hours before Gilchrist and Levy conditions and safety He reminded the Church, 707 N. Main St., but also an Aerial the Huey landed, about counties. Often the En- expectations contin- teams of emergency at 11 a.m. A celebration Ignition Dispenser 40 Florida Fire Service vironmental Protection ued. “The winds have protocol if something of Dr. Martin Luther that will be operated crew gathered for a Agency is involved also. changed,” Horton happened to the copter King, Jr. immediately by Forest Ranger morning briefing and “Make sure headlights reminded the teams. during the burn. “Only follows the Love March Robert Dorminey, went over the incident and red lights are on “Defensive driving, got division supers make at City Park, across from plus thousands of action plan. when on the highways,” smoke signs out there the decision if some- the Train Depot. plastic balls that will The Incident Com- Horton said. “Make sure already.” thing goes wrong with An open forum will ignite thousands of mander in Chief (ICT) our radios have new Then he made sure the helicopter,” Horton be held 6 p.m. Sunday, acres. The Jan. 10 Jerry Horton talked batteries, communica- the crew in charge of said. Jan. 20, at The Potter’s prescribed burn is safety and assignments tions, know the com- protecting the endan- Once radio channels House, 217 SW 4th St. officially known as with 40 firefighters munications plan,” he gered Red-cockaded For more information, the 2019 Daniels and crew gathered added. Woodpecker had a plan See FIRE Page 3A contact Apostle Lance Hayes at 352-672-0723. Family fun day to Walking stick is tribute to heritage celebrate MLK in SUZETTE COOK Bronson Reporter Come one, come all and help celebrate the oe Hardin speaks life and legacy of Dr. softly and carries Martin Luther King Ja big stick. on Monday Jan. 21, 10 The 67-year-old a.m. to 2 p.m in Bron- Tennessee native who son. The celebration of now lives in Bronson Dr. King will be held at is proud of his Chero- the pavilion in front of kee heritage and pays the health department tribute to his tribe and on West Main Street loved ones by incor- in Bronson. There will porating mementos be food, fun, history, related to them onto games, voter registration his 6-foot tall walking and unity. stick. Hardin said he discovered the stick in CHIEFLAND Turkey Creek in Savan- nah, Tennessee. “It’s CITIZEN beaver cut,” he said 624 W. Park Ave about the stick that is Chiefland, Fl 32626 as an inch taller than he is. Phone: 352-493-4796 “The top was chewed off by a beaver.” Hardin started dec- orating the stick years ago when he acquired a scorpion. “That’s the first thing a guy gave me and that got me started,” he said. The tiny seahorse on the stick has special mean- ing to Hardin. “That belonged to my wife,” he said. “She had that since she was a child. She died three years ago.” Hardin added other items to the walking stick such as several ream catchers from his journeys. “Most everything came from a flea mar- ket somewhere,” he said. The vintage buffalo nickel found him, he added. “My stepson passed away two years ago. We drove to Mem- phis and when I got out and set my feet on SUZETTE COOK/Citizen See STICK Page 10A Joe Hardin of Bronson turned his walking stick into a tribute to his Cherokee heritage. 2A Chiefland Citizen Thursday, January 17, 2019 Levy County Sheriff's Reports Most Wanted The Levy County Bond $7,000. Sheriff’s Office reports the • Jan. 13, Shane Christo- following arrests: Often Used Abbreviations pher Mozdzer-Mackey, 24, • Jan. 8, Mark Stuart DL - Driver’s License Bronson, VOP. Allen, 26, Trenton, battery. DWLSR - Driving While License • Jan. 7, Bryce Alan Bond $1,000. Suspended or Revoked Murphy, 31, Jacksonville, • Jan. 11, Robert DUI - Driving Under the Influence non-support of children or Mathew Andrews, 30, FTA - Failure to Appear spouse. Bond $100. Trenton, violation of condi- ROR - Released on Own Recognizance • Jan. 11, Steven Lee tional release. RWV - Resisting With Violence Nilsen II, 32, Morriston, • Jan. 9, Roddrick Jovon RW/OV - Resisting Without Violence FTA. Bond $5,000. Anthony, 25, Bronson, VOP - Violation of Probation • Jan. 10, Kwanteria Richard Cantlebarry Precious Marshall possession of a weapon or Alizeyh Richardson, 21, 54, Chiefland 40, Delray Beach ammunition by a convicted wayne English, 27, South • Jan. 13, Ronald Merritt Chiefland, battery, criminal VOP VOP felon. Bond $100,000. Port, battery. ROR. Kingsley, 29, Gainesville, mischief, burglary with as- • Jan. 7, Micah Dash • Jan. 12, Andrew possession of a controlled sault or battery, grand theft. Banda, 20, Bronson, out Genrehawariat, 50, substance w/o a prescrip- Bond $32,000. of county warrant. Bond Gainesville, out of county tion. • Jan. 8, Kali Lynn Rob- $1,000. warrant. • Jan. 8, Gary McCabe, erts, 23, Chiefland, DWLS, • Jan. 10, Charles Leon • Jan. 9, Richard Wayne 34, aggravated battery possession of marijuana not Bell, 27, Williston, FTA. Hall, 59, Trenton, failure to by a person detained in a more than 20 grams, pos- ROR. re-register as a sex preda- prison or jail facility. Bond session and/or use of drug • Jan. 9, Joshua Paul tor. ROR. $25,000. equipment. Bond $3,000. Benz, 27, Naples, out of • Jan. 10, Gary Randall • Jan. 11, Cecil McCray, • Jan. 13, Johnny Calvin county warrant. Hammock, 58, Trenton, 33, Gainesville, fleeing/ Sheppard, 51, Chiefland, • Jan. 7, William G. possession of cocaine, eluding, DWLS, carry- battery, obstruction of Jaclyn Richard Jauwan Smith Buesing, 38, Cedar Key, possession of marijuana ing a concealed firearm, justice/tampering. Bond 28, Archer 21, Tampa VOP DWLS, possession of not more than 20 grams, possession of a weapon or $25,000. VOP marijuana not more than possession and/or use of ammunition by a convict- • Jan. 10, Carlo Charles 20 grams, possession and/ drug equipment. Bond ed felon, obstruction W/ Sinnard, 44, Chiefland, Anyone with infor- or use of drug equipment. $27,000. OV, possession of cocaine, battery, possession of a mation about these Bond $3,000. • Jan. 8, Teri Heberling, possession of Methaqua- controlled substance w/o individuals is asked • Jan. 13, Linda Ann 28, Chiefland, possession lone or Mecloqualone, a prescription, possession to call the Sheriff’s Burrill, 60, Williston, of a controlled substance delivery or distribution of and/or use of drug equip- Office at 486-5111. To violation of conditional w/o a prescription. Methaqualone or Meclo- ment. Bond $46,000. remain anonymous, release. • Jan. 10, Shaun Lenley • Jan. 8, Annette Foster qualone, possession of a call Crime Stoppers • Jan. 10, Jose Luis Standridge, 44, Archer, out Hill, 58, Williston, battery. controlled substance w/o at 1-877-349-8477. Castro, 32, Tampa, battery, Bond $1,000. a prescription, possession of county warrant, DWLS. aggravated child abuse. • Jan. 7, Christian J. of marijuana not more than Bond $3,000. Bond $55,000. Howard, 47, Inglis, out 20 grams. Bond $341,000. • Jan. 12, Derik Allen • Jan. 8, Bettye Equil- of county warrant. Bond • Jan. 13, Deanna Nicole Strevel, 37, East Point, out Kenny Williams la Collins, 36, Williston, of county warrant. 39, Williston $609. Miles, 27, Archer, posses- VOP fraud/giving false state- • Jan. 10, Robert Hayden sion of a controlled sub- • Jan. 11, Kyeisha Talyah ment to obtain reemploy- Huffman, 42, Chiefland, stance w/o a prescription, Strong, 20, carrying a ment assistance. ROR. possession of a new legend VOP. Bond $10,000. concealed weapon, obstruc- • Jan. 12, Holly Lynn drug w/o a prescription, • Jan. 10, Crystal Starr tion W/OV, possession of a W/OV.