Charges Filed in Fatal Shooting Man Allegedly Left Illegal Cedar Park Apartments on Mother’S Charged, Police Officials Said
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1 THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2013 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢ Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Charges filed in fatal shooting Man allegedly left illegal Cedar Park Apartments on Mother’s charged, police officials said. But the The door to Day. state Department of Children and the apart- weapon on table, where Michael S. Norman, 26, faces charg- Families is investigating the incident, ment where 4-year-old child got it. es of possession of a firearm by a con- department spokesman John Harrell the shooting victed felon, possession of a firearm said. occurred is By DEREK GILLIAM with altered serial numbers and aggra- Mike Lee, public information officer ringed by birth- [email protected] vated manslaughter, according to a city with LCPD, said there were nine chil- day balloons police news release. dren staying in the home at the time, for a neighbor’s Lake City police filed criminal Jarvin Jackson, 11, died two days and that Norman was the father of the daughter’s first charges against the man who allegedly after he was shot in the neck with a 4-year-old who shot Jarvin. Lee said owned the gun that a 4-year-old used to Ruger 9mm handgun. birthday on May accidentally shoot an 11-year-old boy at The boy’s mother has not been GUN continued on 6A DEREK GILLIAM/ Lake City Reporter 14. VA slates memorial County checks readiness ceremony for Friday ‘Catch the Spirit’ event to honor ultimate sacrifice. By TONY BRITT [email protected] Americans will take a moment during Memorial Day to remember the ultimate price paid by countless sol- diers who gave their lives to protect freedom and democ- racy. The Lake City Veterans A f f a i r s M e d i c a l Center will get a head start on the tribute by hosting a Hunter c e r e m o n y Friday. The 19th Annual “Catch the Spirit” Memorial Day Ceremony will take place 9:30 a.m. Friday on the Lake JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter City Veterans Affairs Medical Downed power lines, tree limbs and debris are scattered throughout downtown Lake City after a tornado ripped through the area on March 7, 2008. Center’s front lawn, 619 S. County officials held a series of meetings Wednesday to make sure plans are in place for dealing with hurricanes, tornadoes and other disasters. Marion Ave. Columbia County Sheriff Mark Hunter will serve as keynote speaker. From 2005 Plans reviewed ahead of hurricane season to 2006, Hunter served as the Emergency operations staff agement director, had three separate meet- become hurricanes after they reach sus- undersheriff for Columbia ings to go over what will happen at the county tained wind speeds of 74 mph. County. In 2008, he was elect- discusses disaster procedures Emergency Operations Center when a disas- Morgan said the prediction calls for nine ed sheriff and was re-elected in case they are needed. ter strikes here. hurricanes with four of those storms reach- for a second term in 2012. In Dr. William Gray, professor of atmospheric ing the status of “major hurricanes.” addition to his law enforce- By DEREK GILLIAM science at Colorado State University and A major hurricane is any hurricane that ment career, Hunter served [email protected] frequently on the Weather Channel leading reaches sustained wind speeds of more than in the Florida Army National up to a hurricane making landfall, predicted 111 mph, commonly referred to as a Category Guard for 30 years, retiring With hurricane season around the cor- 18 named storms for the upcoming hurri- 3 hurricane. with the rank of lieutenant ner, Columbia County officials reviewed cane season, which officially begins June 1, Gray will update his prediction on June 3. colonel. their emergency operations procedures Morgan said. Morgan said county employees will Wednesday. Tropical storms are named after they reach SERVICE continued on 3A Shayne Morgan, county emergency man- wind speeds of more than 39 mph. They STORMS continued on 6A Health Counterfeit officials money being discuss passed at city businesses tobacco By AMANDA WILLIAMSON By AMANDA WILLIAMSON [email protected] [email protected] Four incidents of counterfeit bills Tobacco marketers aim to being used at local businesses have capture the attention of youth, occurred in the past week, including people with disabilities and one involving an unknown woman who the lesbian, gay, bisexual and passed $150 in counterfeit bills through transgender community with the drive-through window of a local new products and advertising Steak n’ Shake on Saturday. that places those groups at a Lake City Police Department public high risk for tobacco use, said information officer Steve Shaw said speakers at the 5th Annual Wednesday he was uncertain about a Rural Tobacco Summit in connection between the four incidents. Lake City Wednesday. Two of the cases happened at S&S Held at the Holiday Inn and Food Stores, while the other happened- Suites, the event attracted Hip Hop Fish and Chicken. According more than 45 health educators to the reports, the cases involved a $10 from around North Central bill, a $20 bill, two $50 bills and one Florida. Suwannee River Area JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter $100 bill. Health Education Center On Saturday, Officer Larry and North Central Florida Thinking picnic Thomas responded to Steak n’ Shake Cancer Control Collaborative at 170 W Commerce Blvd., where a Linda Brack, of Glen St. Mary, looks over watermelons at Lee’s Produce on the corner of U.S. 90 and TOBACCO continued on 3A Baya Drive. ‘I come over (to Lake City) a lot. So I usually stop in here. It’s convenient,’ Brack said. 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