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NORTH KEY LARGO Bridge jump may be hoax By DAVID GOODHUE al battery. Dziadura sought for questioning in a.m. Monday saying he was Monroe County deputies [email protected] “At this point in time, my going to tie a 40-pound found Dziadura’s Honda personal impression is it is sex case; no body found after search dumbbell weight to his leg minivan. Inside, the deputies Monroe County Sheriff staged,” Ramsay told US1 and jump from the 65-foot found a 40-pound dumbbell, Rick Ramsay suspects a Radio’s Bill Becker on the came soon after Miami-Dade facts, I have to also consider span. Both Monroe deputies two baseball bats, a crowbar, Miami-Dade man who may “Morning Magazine” radio detectives wanted to question the subject staged his suicide and Miami-Dade police a black suitcase, shoes, or may not have jumped off show Tuesday. him in a sexual battery case, to elude Miami-Dade detec- arrived at the bridge after the clothes and a child car safety the Card Sound Bridge in Although Miami-Dade Monroe County Sheriff’s tives who are seeking him for relative called police. seat in the backseat. The keys North Key Largo early County Police say there is no Office Detective Deborah questioning in a sexual bat- The two Miami-Dade were in the ignition. Monday morning may have arrest warrant for 38-year-old Ryan wrote in her report. tery case,” Ryan wrote. officers found Dziadura’s A view of Dziadura’s staged an elaborate hoax to James Alan Dziadura, his “Additionally, should no Dziadura sent a text mes- iPhone at the top of the elude charges of capital sexu- supposed suicide attempt body be found, based on the sage to a relative around 1 bridge on a railing. The See Jumper, 2A
MARATHON WEINER WALK Hernstadt in final two for Marco Sept. 30, made $156,000 City manager annually with no benefits, has interviews Litzan said. In Marathon, Hernstadt on Jan. 13 and 14 makes $145,000, plus $33,000 in health benefits, By LARRY KAHN per year under a contract that [email protected] expires in June 2015. Marathon’s full-time pop- With Marathon City ulation is around 8,400. Manager Roger Hernstadt Marco Island’s is around one of two finalists to be the 16,800. city manager of Marco “He’s obviously using this Island, the Marathon City [possible new job] to lever- Council appears split on age his contract,” Council - whether to push to keep him man Mark Senmartin said. if he’s chosen. “If he wants to leave if he Following a lengthy gets a better deal, more process of whittling its appli- power to him. There is no cant list, the Marco Island reason to offer him a raise City Council has settled on and an extension at this point. Hernstadt and Bald Head If it was three weeks out, that Dachshunds (above from left) Island, N.C., Village Manager might be different.” Nicki, Buddy and Sammy, with Calvin Peck to interview. “I don’t think we’re going their owners Ron and Kathy to find anyone with his tal- Individual council mem- Stephenson of Key West, bers will interview both in ent,” Councilman Rich one-on-one settings on Jan. Keating said. “I’m willing to participate in Tuesday’s annual 13, then the full council will consider anything that’s rea- Key West Dachshund Walk interview both the following sonable. I think Roger’s been in Old Town Key West. The day. The council is expected great for Marathon. The cost three-block walk started eight to offer one of the two the job of running the city has stayed years ago and now draws more following the second day’s the same with him running than 200 wiener dogs. Among things in there.” interviews, City Clerk Laura those decked out is Missy (left), Litzan said. He added that “we’re in There is no salary set but the middle of a lot of things a 9-year-old who made the the previous manager, Jim drive — with her human — Riviere, who left the job on See Hernstadt, 2A from Marathon.
Keynoter photos by SEAN KINNEY NCAA CHAMPS DIVE IN IMMIGRATION Cuban migrants land in Marathon with U.S. Customs and ly placed the boy with pater- Southwestern U.S. border Group of 21 Border Protection. nal relatives in Miami. with Mexico, she said. includes four Initial reports received by Those relatives sought to In these cases, especially the Sheriff’s Office indicated have him stay but after a pro- among Cubans, who can young kids there were two girls who tracted court fight and a dra- legally stay in the U.S. if they were not accompanied by matic extraction of Elian make it to dry land, immigra- By DAVID GOODHUE their parents, leading Sheriff from the relatives’ home by tion officials usually are able [email protected] Rick Ramsay to express U.S. immigration officials, to find relatives whom with worry on Bill Becker’s US1 he was returned to his father the children can stay. A group of 21 Cuban Radio show “Morning in Cuba in 2000. According to accounts the migrants arrived in Marathon Magazine” that the situation But it appears all the migrants gave Immigrations early Monday night, includ- could end up devolving into minors in Monday’s group and Customs Enforcement ing four children. a fiasco similar to the Elian were accompanied by adult agents, their trip from The children, plus seven Gonzalez situation. relatives, Erice said. Matanzas, Cuba, to the Keys Keynoter photo by KEVIN WADLOW women and 10 men, landed In 1999, Gonzalez, who Erice said, however, that was quick. They said the University of Michigan assistant coach Mark Hill shows the on Coco Plum Beach. They was a month short of 6 at the federal immigration agents group split aboard two go- were reported to federal colors while supervising a drill for Wolverine swimmers at the time, was found at sea after are seeing an increase in fast boats and left Cuba, authorities by Monroe County his mother drowned while immigrant children coming which is about 90 miles away Jacobs Aquatic Center in Key Largo. Hill is a former head swim Sheriff’s Office deputies they attempted to cross the to the United States without from Key West, about 1 p.m. coach at Coral Shores High School in Tavernier. Michigan’s around 6:15 p.m., according Florida Straits. their parents. The trend is and arrived off the Keys men are the reigning NCAA national champions. Story, 1B to Elee Erice, spokeswoman Federal authorities initial- more noticeable on the about 4 p.m., Erice said.
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NEWS BRIEFS OUR ENVIRONMENT Scott names two to district board Bondi: TDC money OK for growing coral in Tavernier. “We want to go use of TDC taxes. who know the TDC process land for a nature trail are Florida Gov. Rick Scott Opinion comes out and fix it.” Commissioner George saying that we need to go for allowable, Bondi noted. has reappointed two people Applications from Neugent has been a strong this. So we decided, let’s go “The Florida Keys to four-year terms on the after request Nedimyer’s nonprofit organ- advocate for coral nurseries. for another opinion.” National Marine Sanctuary under-the-radar Lower ization for a grant from “Anything that we can do to Any money from TDC and the Florida Reef Tract Florida Keys Hospital from Monroe county tourist-development improve the assets that make coffers — which would are publicly owned, protect- District Board. By KEVIN WADLOW taxes on hotel rooms and us unique, we should take need approval from tourist ed and managed marine The nine-member taxing Senior Staff Writer other short-term accommo- that opportunity,” he said. advisory groups and the environments open to the body meets quarterly but has- dations started the process Bondi’s decision affirms County Commission — public for recreational and n’t levied taxes since entering [email protected] that resulted in Bondi’s six- the commission’s action. would go toward allowable educational activities,” the into a $20 million lease for Growing corals in the page opinion. Starting in 2011, the “bricks and mortar” spend- opinion says. Lower Keys Medical Center Florida Keys can qualify for “In sum, it is my opinion Coral Restoration Founda - ing, Nedimyer said. Billy Causey, southeast on Stock Island with health- bed-tax cash. that local option tourist devel- tion applied three times for a While “bricks and mortar” and Caribbean regional man- care giant Health Manage - So says a legal opinion opment taxes can be used to TDC grant of approximately usually means facility con- ager for the National Marine ment Associates. handed down Monday by fund a coral outplanting proj- $75,000. The requests went struction, in this case the term Sanctuary Program, endorsed Scott reappointed Stephen Florida Attorney General ect to repair a naturally occur- nowhere, based on concern is virtually literal: Bricks to the Coral Restoration Hammond, a sales associate Pam Bondi in response to a ring reef,” Bondi wrote. from county attorneys that hold growing coral branches Foundation’s request. with Island Resort Realty in query from the Monroe Monroe County commis- growing coral did not seem to and epoxy to hold them. The Coral Restoration Key West, and Cara Higgins, County Commission. sioners in July decided on a fit under state TDC law. “We provide all the free Foundation and Mote a partner with the law firm “Our coral reef is one of 3-2 vote that coral-growing “When you start chasing labor,” Nedimyer said. Marine Laboratory have Horan, Wallace and Higgins the main tourist draws down nurseries in Keys waters down [funding] opportuni- Previous attorney-general established offshore areas LLP, also of Key West. here, and the reefs are not in should be able to seek Tourist ties, sometimes it goes opinions on TDC spending where broken and cloned Their terms expire Sept. the best of shape,” said Ken Development Council money smoothly and sometimes it elsewhere in Florida ruled corals are grown to a size at 12, 2017. Nedimyer, founder of the as “zoological parks,” a term doesn’t,” Nedimyer said. that placing an underwater which they can be planted on The most recent major Coral Restoration Foundation listed in state law as a legal “We had so many people artificial reef and buying damaged areas of the reef. board action came in 2010 with a $3 million start-up loan to rehabilitate the then- KEY WEST defunct Key West Con - valescent Center on Stock Island. Cuba flight ‘really exciting’ By SEAN KINNEY in Key West. Its members The process of designat- [email protected] are due to fly back Friday ing Key West International as KEYS WEATHER after touring agriculture, an international point of It wasn’t the start of reg- botanical and other sites. entry began in 2009 with a PREDICTED TEMPERATURES ularly scheduled flights to The plane is a propeller- request to U.S. Customs and Havana from Key West, driven Cessna 441 operated Border Protection. Following DAY HIGH LOW which many people hope by Key West Executive Air that was a three-phase, two- WED. 81 73 will happen, but it was a Charter, whose corporate year, $2.25 million project to THURS. 83 70 start nonetheless. address is listed as 336 have the airport reclassified FRI. 75 66 “It was really exciting to Duval St., home to as a federal inspection sta- SAT. 76 66 make history,” Mayor Craig Prudential Knight and tion, instead of the current Cates said upon his return Gardner real estate. label of a general aviation Forecast: Expect partly from Jose Marti International Cates said that upon land- facility, leading to the federal cloudy skies with a chance Airport after a Monday ing at Jose Marti, he present- OK in October 2011. of showers. morning flight there from ed agents from Havana Since then, at least two Key West International. Tours, on the tarmac to con- operators have worked to get Visit KeysNet.com/weather Cates was among seven firm travel documents, with a the appropriate authoriza- for radar and extended forecast. passengers, along with two Key lime pie, coins bearing tion from the U.S. pilots, who made the trip on the city’s crest and a small Department of the Treasury Photo by DAVID GOODHUE the first commercial — actu- replica of the southernmost and its Cuban counterpart. ally, a charter — flight buoy on Whitehead Street. Mambi Travel of Miami Divers get ready to hit the water Monday to search for BEACH ADVISORIES between the two cities since “We had a brief exchange has twice announced that James Dziadura. No body was found. 1962, when federal travel with them,” Cates said. “It daily flights would start, first The Monroe County restrictions between the was nothing political.” on Nov. 15 and then on Dec. Health Department tests cities went into effect. He recalled traveling 15. But it never happened and ‘Jump’ increasingly Keys beaches every two It was organized by with his family to Cuba for the company hasn’t said why. weeks for the presence of Carolann Sharkey, a mem- vacation in 1958. “It was a Monday’s flight was enteric bacteria. There cur- ber of a group called the great feeling to return,” he operated by Miami-based looks like hoax rently are no beaches with Tropical Research said, calling the travel Mar Azul, a travel agency health advisories against Ecological Exchange, based process “very smooth.” specializing in Cuba. From Jumper, 1A Islamorada and a helicopter swimming. from Miami, said Chief Facebook page shows he Petty Officer Ryan Doss. OUR ENVIRONMENT has four young children and The search began around 3 a wife, who could not be a.m. and ended late CONTACT US reached for comment. They Monday afternoon with no Talks ongoing for trail sponsors live in the Redland section body found, Doss said. Upper Keys By JIM TURNER sponsors this summer. The But proponents claimed of unincorporated Miami- Sheriff’s Office divers 91655 Overseas Highway News Service of Florida company reportedly runs sim- awarding naming rights and Dade, according to online led by Sgt. Mark Coleman Tavernier, FL 33070 ilar programs in parts of New allowing the commercial county appraiser records. searched the area directly Newsroom . . . .(305) 852-3216 State officials are negoti- York, Tennessee, Arizona displays could help cover or Miami-Dade Police underneath the bridge Advertising . . .(305) 852-3216 ating with a private company and Texas. replace some of the estimat- spokeswoman Officer where police found Fax ...... (305) 853-1040 to take over a park sponsor- DEP, in talks with ed $1 million a year the state Robin Pinkard said there is Dziadura’s cell phone. Fax ...... (305) 852-0199 ship program after failing to Bikepath Country since spends annually to upkeep no warrant for Dziadura’s Ramsay said the divers get any businesses to pay for August, held an internal public trails. arrest, but he could be a found a 4-pound dumbbell Marathon advertisements along some meeting Dec. 18 on the pro- Gov. Rick Scott signed the “subject” in a case. on the ocean floor, but he 3015 Overseas Highway of Florida’s prime trails. posal but the deal remains in John Anthony Wilson Bicycle Capital sexual battery is was suspicious that there (P.O. Box 500158) New York-based Bikepath limbo, according to DEP Safety Act into law in 2012. defined under Florida law was no rope attached to it. Marathon, FL 33050-0158 Country has offered to give spokesman Patrick Gillespie. The law limits the wording on as a “person 18 years of age Sheriff’s Office spokes- Newsroom(305) 743-5551 the state 30 percent of any “We are currently negoti- the signs, which can depict a or older who commits sexu- woman Becky Herrin had Advertising . . .(305) 743-5551 revenue over 15 years in ating with the company and corporate logo and can say al battery upon, or in an no initial estimates on how Fax ...... (305) 743-6397 exchange for making signs the current proposal is being the business “proudly spon- attempt to commit sexual much money the search Fax ...... (305) 743-9586 and seeking corporate spon- reviewed internally,” sors the costs of maintaining” battery injures the sexual cost the department in fuel, sors for the controversial pro- Gillespie said in an e-mail. the trail but cannot include a organs of, a person less than time and manpower. E-mail gram, which went into effect On its webpage, the com- company’s slogan. 12 years of age....” Ramsay told Becker that [email protected] more than a year ago. pany claims to design The law allows the adver- Dziadura’s disappear- even if Dziadura changed Among the seven trails “attractive and non-obtru- tisements at only seven ance and possible suicide his mind about killing him- Missing your paper? included on the state’s list are sive” eco-friendly signs. trails: The Overseas Heritage launched an extensive self and panicked once he We no longer offer same-day the Florida Keys Overseas The Legislature’s first Trail, Blackwater Heritage search of the area surround- landed on the ocean bottom, redelivery for missing or wet Heritage Trail. attempt at approving the Trail, Tallahassee-St. Marks ing the bridge by agencies he would have likely freed papers. Customers can Bikepath Country was the park trail advertisements Historic Railroad State Trail, including the U.S. Coast himself from the weight request a credit or next-day only entity to submit a pro- died in 2011 after opponents Palatka-Lake Butler State Guard, the Monroe from his leg and not have redelivery by calling posal regarding the trail signs objected that the ads would Trail, Nature Coast State Sheriff’s Office, Florida untied or cut the rope from 743-5551. After hours, call after a Department of become an intrusive distrac- Trail, Withlacoochee State Fish and Wildlife Conser- the weight. Ramsay also toll-free (800) 843-4372. Environmental Protection tion for those visiting pris- Trail and the General James vation Commission and said that if Dziadura conference call with potential tine state lands. A. Van Fleet State Trail. Ocean Reef Public Safety. drowned, his body would FLORIDA KEYS KEYNOTER (ISSN The Coast Guard search probably be in the same 8756-6427, USPS# 0201-620) is included boats from Station area where he jumped in. published semi-weekly by Florida CRIME FRONT Keys Keynoter, P.O. Box 500158, Marathon, Florida 33050-0158. Subscription rates are $54.23 in the Keys. Your Keynoter home Report: Hate crimes increase ‘I won’t be delivery subscription includes the Sunday edition of The Keynoter Staff group against another that in increase of 22.3 percent Miami Herald. Keynoter mail any way constitutes an from the 139 such crimes subscriptions: $64.84 in Florida The number of hate express of hatred” based on reported in 2011. strongarmed’ and $60.32 out-of-state. Please call for all other rates, including crimes reported in Monroe “race, color, religion, ethnic- In Monroe County, six From Hernstadt, 1A year, he got a three-year overseas mail. Periodicals Postage County and around Florida ity, ancestry, national origin, hate crimes were reported in extension and a raise from Paid at Marathon, Florida and increased from 2011 to 2012, sexual orientation, homeless 2012, up from one the previ- right now in the west part of $110,000 to $130,000. additional mailing offices. according to a report from status, advanced age or men- ous year. All of those origi- town. Hopefully there will Then in February 2012, he POSTMASTER: Address changes the state Attorney General’s tal/physical disability.” nated with the Key West be enough people on the got another extension until to FLORIDA KEYS KEYNOTER, Office released Tuesday. Attorney General Pam Police Department, accord- council to keep him here. I June 30, 2015, and a raise to PO BOX 500158, MARATHON, FL Based on 1989 legisla- Bondi’s report for the year ing to a state database. think he’s proven himself his current salary. 33050-0158. tion, a hate crime in Florida ending Dec. 31, 2012, says In November 2012, Key with his track record.” Councilman Chris Bull “is an act committed or there were 170 hate crimes West police investigated Councilwoman Ginger would appear to be the attempted by one person or reported statewide, an two beatings seemingly Snead agreed, saying, “I deciding vote on offering a motivated by the victims’ would want to keep him. I new contract if Hernstadt is sexual orientation. would definitely be on board chosen for Marco Island. He In one case, a local man to talk about his contract.” called the Marco Island told police he was ordering Mayor Dick Ramsay’s interview “a negotiation tool RENTING? food at Sandy’s Cafe on view falls more in line with more than anything else.” White Street when an Senmartin’s. “I think it’s more terms BUYING? unknown man called him a “If it comes before the of the contract than the dol- “faggot,” then punched and council and there is anything lar amount based on my SELLING? kicked him. A week earlier, a proposed such as a salary discussions with him,” Bull gay couple from Brooklyn, increase or contract exten- said. “It is a negotiation as N.Y., in town for a wedding, sion, I will vote against it,” far as what he needs to stay Use the told police they were accost- he said. “The city has treat- and what we think is appro- Keynoter ed on Duval Street, called ed him well. From what I priate. I won’t be strong- “faggots” and hit by an understand, he wants a four- armed because he’s being Classifieds for unknown attacker. year contract and a golden offered a job somewhere A hate-crime charge parachute. I would be else because he has to make all your real allows prosecutors to opposed to that. I would be that decision. But from my estate needs. increase penalties upon con- disappointed if we extended discussion, this Marco viction for crimes where longer than we already did.” Island thing is a Plan B.” 743-5551 there is “evidence of certain Hernstadt was hired on Hernstadt has declined prejudice.” Jan. 29, 2010. In June that to discuss his job status. Keynoter KeysInfoNet.com Wednesday, January 1, 2014 3A
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