1A WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢ Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Car burglar caught, say police Faces charges in 22 auto the county since late Additional charges are pending as the er box containing two subwoofers from break-ins; more charges December. investigation continues, the arrest report his 2013 Hyundai Elantra. The vehicle Aaron Charles said. was unlocked at the time of the burglary, may follow, say deputies. Bennefield, 23, of 225 “We believe that additional burglaries according to the arrest report. SW Wise Drive, faces 22 will be linked to the suspect,” said Sgt. On Jan. 2, Detective Terrence Wayne By DEREK GILLIAM felony counts of burglary, Edward Seifert, public information officer Tyler began investigating multiple vehicle [email protected] according to a sheriff’s with the sheriff’s office. burglaries in the Wise Estates subdivision. office news release. He Bennefield The first reported vehicle burglary Tyler walked house to house and spoke Columbia County sheriff’s detectives also faces charges of occurred on Dec. 28 on SW Wise Drive. with the people who lived around where arrested a Lake City man who they believe grand theft, fraud and dealing in stolen The victim reported that someone had sto- burglarized numerous vehicles across property, according to the sheriff’s office. len an iPod shuffle and a subwoofer speak- BURGLARIES continued on 3A Virus has health Rapid response officials on alert No one here has been infected, but officials advise caution. By DEREK GILLIAM [email protected] The Columbia County Health Department warned about the emergence of a new form of the norovirus that has reached Florida, sending a notification to area hospitals and schools. While no one in Columbia County has been reported to have contracted the virus, health care professionals were warned it is a possibility. Mark Lander, adminis- trator at the Columbia and Hamilton health departments, said noroviruses are common and are the most common cause of gastrointestinal ill- nesses. Gastrointestinal ill- nesses result in vomiting and diarrhea. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter He said while the virus isn’t Firefighters work on an accidental fire behind the property at 729 NE Double Run Road Tuesday afternoon. Officials believe the fire was started by usually fatal, when people die hot embers from a few days before. The fire consumed approximately one acre of land, destroying two sheds. No one was hurt. Columbia County, from the virus, it’s usually Lake City and Division of Forestry firefighters responded to the scene. because of dehydration. VIRUS continued on 3A Gaetz: Teacher evaluation not working Inmate dies By BILL KACZOR The former Okaloosa County school tive” or “highly effective.” Those are the top Associated Press superintendent said the test-based evalua- two out of five possible ratings. at Suwannee tion system and a related performance pay “How can you have a C or D ranked school FORT WALTON BEACH — Florida’s new plan are too complicated and fail to draw in which 85 percent, or 90 or 95 percent Correctional teacher evaluation system isn’t working, clear distinctions between the best and worst of the teachers are classified as effective and lawmakers should stop making major teachers. or highly effective?” the Republican from Institution changes in the state’s schools until that The Florida Department of Education last nearby Niceville said during an interview plan and other key initiatives are fixed and month released the first preliminary evalua- Monday. “It seems to me that those two By DEREK GILLIAM implemented, Florida Senate President Don tion results. They showed nearly 97 percent [email protected] Gaetz said. of teachers across Florida were rated “effec- GAETZ continued on 3A An inmate died at Suwannee Correctional Institution Miss Olustee Festival winners on Friday, Department of Corrections officials con- BP to pay firmed Tuesday. The inmate was identified as William Bevan, 25. record $4B State officials refused to say how Bevan died or to release any informabout about the cir- for oil spill cumstances surrounding By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN his death. Associated Press B e v a n was serving NEW ORLEANS — BP PLC closed two five-year the book on the Justice Department’s and two one- criminal probe of its role in the year prison Deepwater Horizon disaster and Gulf sentences. It Bevan oil spill Tuesday, when a federal judge is not clear agreed to let the London-based oil if they were giant plead guilty to manslaughter being served concurrently or charges for the deaths of 11 rig work- consecutively. ers and pay a record $4 billion in The two five-year prison penalties. sentences were from convic- What the plea deal approved by U.S. tions in Gadsden County for District Judge Sarah Vance doesn’t aggravated battery, accord- resolve, though, is the federal gov- ing to the Department of ernment’s civil claims against BP. The BRENT KUYKENDALL/Special to the Reporter Corrections website. company could pay billions more for Miss Olustee Festival Contest winners are pictured Saturday after the festivities. From left: Pre-teen The two one-year sen- environmental damage from its 2010 Miss Olustee Kylie Nicole Vickers, Junior Miss Olustee Taylor Carrington, Miss Olustee Breanna tences were for preventing/ Black, Baby Miss Olustee Caitlyn Collins, Miniature Miss Olustee Kinley King and Little Miss Olustee obstructing extinguishment BP continued on 3A Michaela Watley. See more photos from the pageant on pages 5A and 6A. of a fire. Vol. 138, No. 261 CALL US: Opinion . 4A TODAY IN COMING (386) 752-1293 80 50 People. 2A PEOPLE THURSDAY SUBSCRIBE TO Partly cloudy Advice & Comics . 4B THE REPORTER: Wallenda makes Local news Voice: 755-5445 Puzzles . 2B Fax: 752-9400 WEATHER, 2A daring walk. roundup. 2AWEATHER 2A LAKE CITY REPORTER DAILY BRIEFING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013 Page Editor: Jim Barr, 754-0424 Celebrity Birthdays Tuesday: Tuesday: n Actor Gene Hackman is n Musician Phil Collins is 62. Afternoon: 8-4-9 Afternoon: 4-8-5-7 Monday: 83. n Actor Charles S. 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