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Opening day District champs! Page 18 Page 17 ThE BakER COUNty PREss $1.00 88TH YEAR | VOLUME 47 MARCH 15, 2018 SOUTHERN AT A STATES GLANCE SHOOTING Victim, THINGS TO DO shooter MARCH 15 Elder Abuse Training 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. accused Baker County Sheriff’s Office Elder Abuse Training is a monthly class with the next of past one being held Thursday, March 15. Free breakfast at 8:30. Free training from violence 9:00 - 10:00. This project JOEL ADDINGTON supported by a grant from MANAGING EDITOR the Community Foundation [email protected] for Northeast Florida and presented by the Women’s The two men at the cen- Center of Jacksonville. ter of the fatal shooting at Public is welcome. Training Southern States Nursery room has seating for up to in early February — victim 40 people. Call (904) 722- Dominic Jermone “D.J.” 3000 to register. Broadus II, 31, of Jackson- BCMS Bobcat baseball ville and shooter Gardner vs Lake Butler “Gar” Kent Fraser, 29, of 4 p.m. Macclenny — have faced Baker County High School allegations of violence in recent months. BCMS Lady Bobcat Mr. Fraser resigned softball vs Lake Butler from Northeast Florida 4 p.m. State Hospital in early Jan- Baker County Middle School uary after a state investi- gation found evidence he BCHS Lady Wildcat abused a patient under his softball vs Bolles care last September, hos- 5:30 p.m. pital employment records Baker County High School obtained by The Press late The Lady Cats host Bolles in last week show. the District 3-5A clash. PHOTOS BY JOEL ADDINGTON Mr. Broadus, mean- while, was the target of a MORE ON PAGE 3 temporary injunction for Kites up at WES protection against domes- MORE INSIDE Some kites were flying high in the sky, held up by a brisk breeze or a tic violence ordered by a youngster dashing back and forth across the field, while others flew Duval County judge in ear- lower to the ground or were dragged across it during the annual kite ly January after his room- day activity involving students, their families and teachers at West- mate, Daniel J. Combs, side Elementary March 9. Pictured are (clockwise from above) Allison Elledge, Jakiyah Givens and Karsen Newmans. alleged he was threatened and struck in the face for confronting the deceased about smoking and selling marijuana at their condo on Atlantic Boulevard. Mr. Combs requested the court dismiss the in- junction a few weeks later, court records show. Mr. Broadus faced oth- First Coast Spelling Bee er allegations of violence See page 9 more than six years ago in Duval County. Back in Oc- tober, 2011 a judge there approved a petition for injunction for protection against repeat violence from Janice B. Smith on behalf of herself and her children. Ms. Smith claimed Mr. Broadus threw bricks through her home and car windows, set fire to her ve- hicle and threatened to kill Arrest for multiple death threats her, her children and her Cats win sixth straight JON SHUMAKE was additionally Nixon called police check on Mr. Nixon, who dog, the petition reads. See page 17 charged with ag- because Mr. Nixon she later said was intoxicat- The following year he A Macclenny man was ar- gravated assault af- was sitting in the ed. She said he had made was arrested for selling rested in the early morning ter a six-inch fixed vehicle in her front the same statements to her, marijuana to an undercov- hours of March 10 after he blade was found on yard and had made including that either he, Ms. er detective in Jackson- allegedly told his girlfriend the driver’s seat of statements that Crawford, Andrew Perry or ville and sentenced to one he was either going to kill his Nissan Altima “someone would two others would die that year in jail followed by two himself, her or a St. George, parked at Stephanie definitely die to- evening. years of probation. Flag lot GA man. Nixon’s Taft Road night.” After he was confront- According to Mr. Fras- Brian Nixon, 27, who property. Samantha Craw- ed by deputies, Mr. Nix- er’s employment records Brian Nixon was uncooperative with po- Cpl. Marc Heath ford, 28, of Lake on yelled obscenities and from the state hospital, housing lice as they took him into responded to the Butler had previ- witnesses reported he en- custody just before 3 a.m., residence after learning Ms. ously called for a well-being See page 2 See page 3 plan OK’d Don’t forget to go vote ... COVERING BAKER COUNTY SINCE 1929 in Glen Do you think BCDC and the county jail 904.259.2400 | bakercountypress.com will survive in the long-term? Winner of 10 Page 2 % % % Florida Press awards 37 Yes 42 No 21 Maybe for journalism Vote in our next poll at www.bakercountypress.com in 2016 Page 2 The Baker County Press Thursday, March 15, 2018 BAKER COUNTY COMMISSION Man resists arrest Scaled down subdivision OK’d after death threats MIKE ANDERSON and is consistent with what the county has already per- From page 1 Jacksonville man was ar- PRESS STAFF Shoals Park mitted in other subdivisions rested the night of March Plans for a new residen- along the same corridor. turned around several 10 for battery after allegedly tial subdivision on Odis Yar- “I don’t know what more times despite being told to biting a female co-worker’s borough Road near Glen Odis Yarborough Rd the applicant can do because walk backward toward the hand during an argument at St. Mary, comprising eight he’s met every objection,” officers. He also refused to McDonald’s in Macclenny. 1-acre lots in front and four get in the patrol car once CR 125 Mr. Bennett said moments Brittany Robinson of “flag lots” averaging 6.57 Bob Burnsed Rd. before the issue came to a restrained, and continued Sanderson said she was acres each in the rear, were vote. “At this point we have being disruptive once in the standing outside the South approved by the county an opportunity to move for- car. Cpl. Heath informed Sixth Street restaurant commission last week. ward with the development him he was being arrested where she and suspect The proposed develop- here that now creates only for resisting without vio- Quinton Lee, 26, are em- lence and disorderly con- ment – Shoals Park Unit 3 Longbranch Farms residential dwellings, no ployed. She told Deputy — is a scaled -down version Property mobile homes. That is con- duct. John Murphy that Mr. Lee of a 90-acre plan that was sistent with what the com- Mr. Nixon banged his confronted her about her head and began to yell and withdrawn several months AG 7.5 AG 7.5 AG 7.5 AG 7.5 munity wants. saying she was going to get ago after commissioners re- “The only difference is cuss louder after Ms. Craw- others to beat him up. She jected a request to allow the flag lots. All we’re talking ford arrived at the scene, said the two had never been owner, Long Branch Farms, about is two driveways to causing a deputy to use pep- involved in a confrontation. LLC, to build on lots smaller CR 125 serve about 25 acres behind per spray on him. Ms. Robinson said she than a full acre. RC 1 RC 1 RC 1 RC 1 it.” Ms. Crawford said the walked through the McDon- Chris Milton, director Neighbors also won’t suspect called to give her ald’s and out the front door, of the county’s community have to worry about any- the choice of who was go- and Mr. Lee followed her development department, ILLUSTRATION BY JESSICA PREVATT body moving trailers onto ing to die. She chose herself and confronted her again. presented the plans with a Above map shows the location of the property and the layout of the property or carving the and he told her “come get He got in her face, she told the proposed lots and shared six driveways. favorable recommendation flag lots up into 1-acre seg- killed,” according to the of- police, so she put her left at a commission meeting on ficer’s report. She then hung easements resembling flag both of which would be per- ments for family members, hand in front of his face to March 6. up the phone and called po- poles — that extend from the missible under the present Mr. Bennett said. stop him, at which point he “Other developers have lice. Mr. Perry, 30, gave a typically rectangular main zoning. “I’m more than happy bit the palm of her hand be- obtained similar flag lot de- similar account about over- sections of these lots, or the “With the platting of the to put forth a motion to ap- fore leaving in his vehicle. velopment approval in the hearing their conversation. “flags,” out to the street. proposed subdivision,” Mr. prove this so it can move Deputy Murphy noted immediate vicinity,” Mr. Ms. Nixon said she was In Shoals Park Unit 3, two Milton explained, “the ag- forward,” he said, followed the victim had a clear bite Milton said. “We’re not at the 121 Club when Mr. pairs of flag lots side by side zoned lots would be restrict- seconds later by a round of mark where her skin was aware of any adverse issues Nixon made the threat will share adjoining drive- ed to site-built homes and ayes voiced by all five board broken and she was bleed- related to these develop- about somebody dying.

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