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A3 SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2018 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $2 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM SUNDAY + PLUS >> Turtle crossing Another Loving new hotel a ‘loser’ Morris for LC 1D Williams Taste Buddies: 4A Red, white & blue See below 1C COURT REPORT 3A Mayor drove drunk 50-plus times; rejected help: Too busy Witt ordered to get treatment anyway after DUI; faces reprimand from Supreme Court. By CARL MCKINNEY COURTESY [email protected] Lake City mayor and local attorney Stephen Witt told a sub- stance abuse evaluator that he’d driven under the influence of alcohol on dozens of occasions, but denied having a drinking problem and claimed he had too many professional obligations to attend treatment, court records show. The state’s high court told him to seek treatment anyway. Gleason Place The Florida Supreme Court in May ordered Witt to sign a treatment contract after the Florida Bar filed a complaint over a drunk-driv- ing incident last year. Witt, whom the court placed on probation for the length of the contract, said he will fully comply. “I will do whatever they want me to do,” Witt sold for $18M Witt said Friday. Last August, the Bar filed a complaint against Witt just days before he struck a plea deal for driving under the influence in January 2017. CCSD The Bar accused Witt of violating multiple rules for minor and criminal misconduct for the incident. Bar officials referred Witt to Florida Lawyers Assistance for a substance abuse evalu- School ation, which took place in May 2017, court records show. During the evaluation, Witt admitted to “excessive alcohol use,” saying he’d tried to quit drinking at least 20 times and grades had driven under the influence at least 50 times, according to a referee’s report submitted to Witt admitted to holding the court. excessive alcohol The evaluator diagnosed Witt with a “moderate alcohol use consumption on steady disorder” and recommended a the night of the two-year monitoring contract DUI, but claimed BY STEVE WILSON including random testing and COREY ARWOOD/Lake City Reporter that it was ‘an [email protected] support group meetings. Turtle crossing A Florida Bar grievance com- unusual occur- Overall, Columbia County mittee voted to recommend rence,’ the report public schools have earned Jastin Collings, 12, and dad Damien Collings, both of Lake City, diverting the matter to Florida were spotted helping a soft shell turtle cross west U.S. Highway states. Witt said another “B.” Lawyers Assistance, court that ‘with his job Data released by the Florida 90 Thursday morning. “Any time we see a turtle we save it,” said records show. Department of Education said Damien. Taking care to avoid the turtle’s jaws, Jastin used the Witt rejected the recommen- and other respon- the district has earned that handle of a fishing net to gently guide the animal across the road dation because he said “he sibilities, it would while Damien kept his eye out for oncoming traffic. grade for the second year in does not have a drinking prob- not be possible for a row, and for the fifth time lem,” according to the referee’s him to comply with since 2010. report. On an individual school CCSO: Robberies likely linked He admitted to excessive the alcohol testing level, for 2018, grades broke alcohol consumption on the or attend support down as follows: Columbia By CARL MCKINNEY Wednesday and another one night of the DUI, but claimed group meetings,’ High School, RSGA, Melrose, [email protected] Friday at a Dollar General on that it was “an unusual occur- according to the Five Points, Fort White State Road 47, according to the rence,” the report states. Elementary School, Fort The same suspect might be Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Witt said that “with his job report. behind an armed robbery at GRADES continued on 6A the Subway in Fort White on ROBBERIES continued on 6A MAYOR continued on 6A Vol. 143, No. 326 Opinion . 4A CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER (386) 752-1293 Obituaries . 5A Puzzles . 2-3B ROCKET LAUNCH VISIBLE HERE SUBSCRIBE TO THE REPORTER: 88 70 Business . 1C SpaceX Falcon 9 streaks over Lake City, 3A Voice: 755-5445 Life . 1D Fax: 752-9400 Chance of storms, 2A 4th of july Feeds 4 for $29.99 Meal Deal to-go Enjoy a meal deal for four with a whole chicken, pound of Pulled or Sliced Pork, three pint-sized Sidekicks and choice of bread for just $29.99. Add up to four drinks for just $1 each. wednesday2 Valid at participating locations only. Not valid with any other offer, 0 coupon or discount. Exclusions apply. See store for availability. Take-Out 1 only. Offer valid 7/4/18. July 4th8 2A SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2018 DAILY BRIEFING LAKE CITY REPORTER Woman, 18, faces trafficking, QUICK HITS Scripture of the Day “And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that contraband charges for meth day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.” — Zechariah 14:9 (KJV) Drug was found Northwest White Oak Glen. secured the occupants during in her bra during Deputies added a booking the raid. Thought for Today charge of smuggling contra- A search of the home yield- booking at jail. band into a detention facil- ed several bags of suspected To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future ity. meth and a digital scale, large offense. McIntosh admitted to own- amounts of cash, glass pipes, — Ambrose Bierce, 1842-1914, American writer McIntosh By CARL MCKINNEY ing 23 grams of meth found syringes, and other assorted [email protected] on a bed and in the basement paraphernalia, according to the during the raid, according to report. Winning Lottery Numbers An 18-year-old woman was a Columbia County Sheriff’s Another suspect, Dustin Eric Pick 3: (Friday p.m.) 2-3-8 being booked into Columbia Office report. Curlin, 31, of Northwest White Pick 4: (Friday p.m.) 7-9-3-1 County Detention Facility on The task force also arrest- Oak Glen, who was not at the Fantasy 5: (Friday) 9-10-18-22-30 meth-related charges when dep- ed another occupant, Eugene home during the raid, was locat- uties say they found more drugs Bates, 26, of Northwest Jerri ed at a probation office and Bates in her bra. Place, after finding three bags arrested on a charge of selling a See an error? Kyleigh Ann McIntosh, 18, of of meth in his pocket, the report controlled substance, according The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news Southwest Canterbury Street, states. to the report. items. If you have a concern, question or suggestion, had been arrested on charges Bates, who faces charges of Authorities found $129 in please call the editor. Corrections and clarifications will of trafficking in a controlled possession with intent to dis- Curlin’s wallet. run in this space. Thanks for reading. substance and possession of tribute and possession of par- One of the $20 bills was paraphernalia after a multi-ju- aphernalia, was the only per- pre-documented currency from risdictional drug task force on son who didn’t agree to answer a previous undercover narcotics Submissions Curlin Wednesday raided a home on questions after authorities investigation, the report stated. The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture and information to Associate Editor Steve Wilson at [email protected]. 2 jailed in generator theft Lake City Reporter By CARL MCKINNEY gree grand theft charge generator at a nearby sub- len from a construction site HOW TO REACH US BUSINESS.............. 754-0419 [email protected] Main number ........ (386) 752-1293 after deputies say he and division, according to the at Southwest Lotus Glen, Fax number .............. 752-9400 CIRCULATION Kristopher Jennings of report. according to the report. 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Periodical postage paid at company owner on a chase, from a con- struction ator from the back porch Lake City, FL, Member Audit Bureau of In Columbia County, customers should Circulation and The Associated Press. call before 10:30 a.m. to report a but the suspects were struction company, and placed it into their service error for same day re-delivery. All material herein is property of the apprehended after they site at the said he wit- trunk before fleeing in the Lake City Reporter. Reproduction in After 10:30 a.m., next day re-delivery or service related credits will be issued. crossed the county line, Douglas Preserve Jennings nessed the vehicle. whole or in part is forbidden without the according to a Columbia of Laurel theft and A neighbor called her permission of the publisher. U.S. Postal In all other counties where home delivery Service No. 310-880.

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