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75¢ DECEMBER 5, 2013 THURSDAY ThE BakER COUNty PREss 84th Year, Vol. 32 | Winner of 11 state awards for journalism including General Excellence in 2012 Thanksgiving Bradford and essay winners Paxon best the announced 4-3 Lady Cats See page 11 See page 15 Shooting by felon said an accident Biker is The youth was taken to UF ing badly, Deputy McCullough’s how the incident happened and hiding killed in Health Jacksonville and was re- report states. The suspect and the firearm in standing water under the Half-brother covering in stable condition early Tiffany Theophile picked up the residence, Investigator Mike Hauge’s re- this week. brother in a Chevy Cobalt and port indicates. interstate Originally Mr. MacQuarrie at- delivered him to the hospital, “[Mr. MacQuarrie] stated he was recovering tempted to cover up his involve- Mr. MacQuerrie contended. scared and did not want to go to prison, ment in the incident. But upon further questioning, so he lied about the incident,” the inves- accident When police arrived at the the suspect began revising his tigator wrote. JOEL ADDINGTON JOEL ADDINGTON NEWS EDITOR Fraser Hospital emergency story, which led police to inspect Witnesses at the home, including two NEWS EDITOR [email protected] room, Deputy Trey McCollough the mobile home on Tom Wilk- juveniles, corroborated Mr. MacQuar- overheard the victim telling ER erson Road. There they found rie’s recorded confession. The two juve- [email protected] An 18-year-old man was jailed after staff he’d been shot at the county what looked like blood at the en- niles told police they cleaned up blood at A Macclenny motorcyclist shooting his younger half-brother in the fairgrounds, which is near the trance to the residence. the house so that a 15-month-old child died Saturday at the hospital abdomen at a Macclenny residence the address of the suspect, his fian- Joseph MacQuarrie The mobile home’s owner also present that night would not come following an accident on the in- evening of November 26. ce Tiffany L. Theophile and the consented to a search. Mean- into contact with it. They said they did terstate the day before. Joseph Jacob MacQuarrie, a convict- owner of the home, Amy E. Theophile, at while, Mr. MacQuerrie was recanting not know it was illegal to do so, Investi- An- ed felon originally from Duval County, 11885 Tom Wilkerson Rd. his earlier statements at the hospital and gator Hauge stated. gel Ro- was playing with a black .40-caliber Tau- Mr. MacQuerrie initially gave police later during a recorded interview at the Police later recovered additional guns driguez, rus handgun about 5:45 pm when he ac- the same story. He said his brother called sheriff’s office. from the car used to transport the victim 33 and a cidentally shot the 13-year-old victim, the residence saying he heard a loud He admitted to shooting his brother, to the hospital. Inside the trunk Deputy native of the suspect reportedly told police. noise, fell to the ground and was bleed- telling his brother and fiance to lie about See page 4 Puerto Rico, was critically injured in the single- Union obelisk debate vehicle wreck on I-10 west- bound Angel Rodriguez continues at meeting near CR 228 and flown to UF Health Jacksonville, formerly Shands, with life-threatening injuries about 2:30 pm on November 29. Florida Highway Patrol re- ported Mr. Rodriguez’ 2013 Honda drifted for an unknown reason from the left lane onto the road shoulder, lost control and then tumbled into the me- dian. Damage to the motorcy- cle was estimated by FHP at $12,000. FHP does not believe any other vehicles were involved af- ter a preliminary traffic homi- The small contingent rep- cide investigation. A determi- resenting the Sons of Union nation about whether the crash Bulk of Veterans at the meeting said was alcohol related is pending, they’re seeking another monu- the FHP report notes. ment as a tribute to all the sol- The driver was wearing a speakers diers who fought with Union helmet. forces during the battle. The westbound lanes of the They said a large grave interstate were closed for about remain marker in the form of a cross 30 minutes following the acci- PHOTOS BY JOEL ADDINGTON and placed in a cemetery out- dent. At right is Mike Farrell, who spoke in favor of the proposed monument; at left is H.K. Edgerton, who spoke against it. side the state park’s boundar- opposed said a recommendation by battle. The UDC monu- ies in 1991 pays homage to the his staff to place the monu- ment is a much larger Union casualties. Its inscrip- tion lists a number of Union JOEL ADDINGTON ment near the entrance of white granite edifice. Its the park would be passed inscriptions reflect the regiments as well. NEWS EDITOR We’re in no way opposed “For the many years I’ve Christmas [email protected] up the chain of command troop totals and number along with comments ex- of deceased from both been there, I’ve always had the to a Union monument. visiting public ask me where the What began as a bureaucrat- pressed at a public input armies, Union and Con- Festival & Union monument is on the bat- ic process to place a monument meeting held the evening of federate, and the out- What we’re opposed to is tlefield. I often tell them there to Union soldiers at the Olustee December 3 in Lake City. come of the battle — a vic- isn’t any,” said Mike Farrell of Parade Battlefield State Park may now Most of the comments tory for the South against the Sons of Union Veterans, become a political one with expressed during two-and- a monument ... on that invaders from the North. who also serves as an exhibitor Saturday, elected officials from Governor a-half hour hearing were It also lists the Con- during the re-enactment. “I’m Rick Scott on down set to have against the recommenda- original 3 acres. federate regiments that not talking about the cemetery Dec. 7 a say in the project. tion. – Jim Davis fought in the battle Florida Commander of the Sons of Confederate Veterans marker to the dead, I’m talking Starts downtown Lew Scruggs, who heads The sentiment repeated around the base of the about a battlefield marker.” up the Office of Park Planning consistently by members structure, which features The Union group, based at 10 am between within the Florida Department of the United Daughters of the imprint of the Con- the Sons of Confederate Vet- in Central Florida, originally of Environmental Protection, the Confederacy and Sons of federate flag. 6th and 3rd streets. Confederate Veterans organi- erans. “What we’re opposed to “That is not a Confederate proposed installing the new Music at 11 am. US zations and others connected is a Union monument or any monument,” said Mr. Davis of monument — a black granite to the annual Olustee Battle other monument on that origi- the memorial. “It was made to obelisk standing 10- to 12-feet 90 to close at 6:30 re-enactment each February nal three acres. That [tract] is a both sides. If you look at when tall — about 50 feet south of the am. Parade starts Drugs for was this: Keep the proposed cultural and historical resource the monument was commemo- white granite monument dedi- Union monument away from given to the State of Florida by rated, there is giant American cated by the UDC. They believe at 6 pm with Santa the 3-acre state park, the first the UDC (United Daughters of flag with Union and Confeder- the appropriate place for such a the Confederacy).” marker is on the original battle- tree lighting to dinner? state park in Florida, where ate veterans there.” three monuments stand today. In addition to the UDC mon- Among the 32 speakers that field where the park is located follow at City Hall. “We’re in no way opposed to ument built in 1912, there are evening, just three spoke in today. Suspects a Union monument,” said Jim two markers to Confederate favor of the proposed Union Don’t miss it! 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