A1 Charges dropped in dog attack, 2A WEEKEND EDITION FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE 15 & 16, 2018 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM 2 hurt in crash, 3A Friday RC championships The SouthSide Raceway in Lake City is currently hosting the 2018 ROAR (Remotely Operated Auto Racers) Fuel 1/8 Off Road Nationals through Sunday, at 1963 SW Bascom Norris Drive. Admission is free to all races this event. Over COREY ARWOOD/Lake City Reporter 300 participants have regis- tered with those taking part hailing from all across the US, Canada, Mexico, Cuba and other places. This is a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS first time event for Columbia County, which is sponsored locally by the Gateway RC Club. (See story, this page.) Jukebox Oldies at Spirit RC crowd ready to roar This weekend is for dancing at The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Racers from as far away as times, speeds and top qualifiers, the scene looked like a miniature in Live Oak. The Jukebox California are in the lineup. NASCAR venue, rather than just Oldies of Valdosta, Ga. people enjoying their favorite will take the stage Friday, By TONY BRITT hobby. while Treble Hook Band [email protected] Brian Lewis, Southside Raceway of Alachua will rock the Hitting the track at full throttle, event coordinator, spent most of the house Saturday. Doors to remote control car racers from day making sure the track had no the Music Hall open at 6 around the world are in Lake City issues and the races were taking p.m. Friday and Saturday, this week showing off their skills place as scheduled. music begins at 8 p.m. and competing for a title. “It’s going great so far,” Lewis The SOSMP is located 4.5 Approximately 300 racers are in said. “The faster guys are qualifying miles south of Interstate town as the Gateway RC Club hosts together and there are really no slow guys here, but some guys are 75 and 4.5 miles north of the 2018 ROAR (Remotely Operated faster than others.” Interstate 10 at the beautiful Auto Racers) Fuel 1/8 Off-Road Nationals at Southside Raceway. Thursday was the first day of Suwannee River off US 129 The colorful, small gas-fueled race seeding races where racers’ best at 3076 95th Drive in Live cars have already been buzzing times on three consecutive laps in Oak. around the track, whipping around seven minutes earned them spots curves, jumping humps, catching heading into championship racing the air over trenches, kicking up competition. Saturday dust and yielding smoke as they Earlier in the week, Lewis and Farmers market make their way around the track. volunteer crews were working into The Lake DeSoto Farmers With television camera crews at the late night hours rebuilding and TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter Market is open every both ends of the track, a truck with Orlando Lebron (red shirt) and other RC race drivers prep Saturday in the parking lot an electronic scoreboard listing lap ROAR continued on 3A their cars while waiting in the staging area on Thursday. at Marion Avenue and Duval Street, across from the Courthouse Annex. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For Man jailed for disturbing peace; Women play dirty pool in more, call 386-719-5766 or visit market.lcfla.com. had no one to talk to, tells cops Walmart thefts, say cops Sunday By COREY ARWOOD By COREY ARWOOD Bingo games [email protected] [email protected] Bingo every Sunday, Monday and Thursday at A Davenport man went to jail charged with disor- A pair of Old Town women are 6:45 p.m. at the American derly conduct after he spent an afternoon drinking facing charges after working in Legion Post 57, 2602 SW an entire 18 pack of beer, which led to reports that tandem to plunder a pool, a full Main Blvd. Three $250 jack- he continually harassed occupants at a Lake City shopping cart and a purse load pots each night. For more motel, a sheriff’s report said. of stolen items from a Lake City info, call 386-752-7776. 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All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, 423 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019 Tel.: (212) 541-4684 Fax: (212) 397-4684 www.MTIShows.com 2A FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2018 LOCAL LAKE CITY REPORTER QUICK HITS Charges dropped in dog attack Scripture of the Day “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace 9-year-old was lence upon the canines or their handler in response to with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:” mauled by six the injury suffered by the — Romans 5:1 (KJV) animals in ‘17. child,” it said. “However, the tragic nature of the event By COREY ARWOOD and the trauma suffered by Thought for Today [email protected] the child do not allow me to argue that on this one Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy. Charges were dropped particular day, no different — Publilius Syrus, 85 BC-43 BC, Roman writer against a man who owned from any other, after rough- 40 dogs, six of which accord- ly two years without issue ing to authorities mauled a that the Defendant acted Columbia County 9-year-old with reckless disregard for Winning Lottery Numbers Pick 3: (Wednesday p.m.) 2-2-2 and one later bit a handy- human life.” Pick 4: (Wednesday p.m.) 8-2-4-2 man at the residence the dog Shortly after the attack Fantasy 5: (Wednesday) 2-6-13-28-32 owner was mandated to relo- the six dogs were confis- cate to outside the county. cated by animal control, David Frank Bencivenga, though with Bencivenga See an error? 70 at the time of the inci- retaining legal ownership of The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news dent, was less than two the animals they could not items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, weeks away from his late be euthanized. please call the editor. Corrections and clarications will June trial date when the While in the custody of run in this space. Thanks for reading. State Attorney’s Office pub- animal control, one of the lished his notice of “nolle six involved in the attack prosequi.” of the boy died, prompting The paperwork official- their relocation to his cus- Submissions The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption ly dismissing the charges tody. information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would were released just before 5 At the time of Green’s like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture p.m. Thursday. Points were attack, he lived in a trail- and information to Associate Editor Steve Wilson at provided in the document er on 265 NW Casey Glen. [email protected]. signed by Assistant State FILE Reports from late December, Attorney John Durrett, Wesley Green is pictured in the hospital after being 2017, state Bencivenga relo- which provided grounds treated for more than 30 puncture wounds left by his cated to 13279 201st Road Lake City Reporter neighbor’s dogs last September. that the negligence charge in Suwannee County with HOW TO REACH US BUSINESS..............754-0419 had no basis for prosecution. roughly 20 canines. Main number ........(386) 752-1293 CIRCULATION Bencivenga faced a through numerous proce- mer prosecutor said was a Michelle Sallie, the moth- Fax number ..............752-9400 Circulation ...............755-5445 Home delivery of the Lake City Reporter charge of culpable neg- dures with county animal “shabby” fence. er of the victim, was angry Online ... www.lakecityreporter.com should be completed by 6:30 a.m. ligence from the Sept. 9, authorities due to the dogs. “Stories were recounted with the prosecutor’s deci- The Lake City Reporter, an affiliate Tuesday through Friday, and by 7:30 2017, attack of Wesley After a definition of culpa- of times spent by the vic- sion. of Community Newspapers Inc., is a.m. on Sunday. published Tuesday through Friday and Please call 386-755-5445 to report any Green, the 9-year-old next ble negligence was provid- tim ‘petting’ many of the “We as a family are utterly Sunday at 180 E. Duval St., Lake City, problems with your delivery service. door neighbor who was ed, Durrett illustrated each canines, and canines being disappointed and disgusted FL 32055. Periodical postage paid at Lake City, FL, Member Audit Bureau of In Columbia County, customers should helping his parents ready of the points that he said provided by the Defendant with the justice system in Circulation and The Associated Press. call before 10:30 a.m. to report a service error for same day re-delivery. for a hurricane at the time disqualified the charge.