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A3 + PLUS >> Killer escapes death penalty, Story below TRACK & FIELD BAR RESCUE Raffay is LCR Phish Tales episode runner of year airs Sunday night See Page 1B See Page 3A WEEKEND EDITION FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE 22 & 23, 2018 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM CLOSE SHAVE AT CAR WASH Friday Juggling workshop 2A Columbia County Library will host Quite-A-Catch Teen Workshop with jug- gler Ron Anglin. Now in his 19th year, Ron educates and entertains in schools, libraries, and churches. He is a member of the Atlanta Jugglers Association, according to his website. 10 a.m., Fort White Library, 2 p.m., West Branch, 4 p.m., Main Library. For more information contact the library at 386-758-2101. Saturday Ham radio field day The local ham radio club, Columbia Amateur Radio Society, will host a meet and greet as part of its annu- al Field Day exercise. The event will be held in the grassy area between Lowe’s and Lake City Mall, 2469 US 90 West, from 9 a.m. Saturday, June 23 through noon Sunday, June 24. Field Day 2018 is ham radio’s COREY ARWOOD/Lake City Reporter open house. For more, call ABOVE: A customer and two managers at Goo Goo Car Wash in downtown Lake City narrowly escaped death when an SUV crashed Jon Lash at 752-0987. into its front office on Thursday afternoon. INSET: Bystander Penny Johnson snapped this photo in the immediate aftermath. Pooches and beer Want to meet some new people who have pets? Join us for an evening of fun and socializing! Meet some Phillips backs down By 7-5 vote, killer friendly locals who share your passion for pooches. Bring your pooch, buy some from $385K request escapes with life dinner and drinks, social- ize, have some fun and help Road project will now be cy reserve for the work. But Murdered cellmate at Carter, 33, was facing the out a great nonprofit. 4 - 6 handled through normal instead, he announced he’d try CCI for talking about charges stemming from 2014 p.m., Halpater Brewing, 264 budgeting process. to get the project included in the death of Joseph Hughes in the Northeast Hernando Ave. next budget. ‘God and family.’ capital murder All breeds of friendly, “I’m trying to do this thing the case where the leashed dogs are welcome. By CARL MCKINNEY right way,” Phillips said. By TONY BRITT state was seek- Tickets are just $5 per [email protected] His reversal came after the [email protected] ing the death pooch pay at the door. There Lake City penalty. will be door prizes, venison A Columbia County commis- Reporter cov- Convicted killer Anthony Last Friday and turkey pup pops and a sioner backed off from a pro- ered the details Jacob Carter, already serving a Columbia challenge course set up just posal to take $385,000 from a of the origi- two life sentences for killing County jury of Carter for our furry friends. Plus rainy-day fund for an unbudget- nal planned two women in Rhode Island, two men and some great items for raffle. ed project to pave and widen a request, which was given another life sentence 10 women deliberated for about All proceeds from the dog- portion of October Road. came under Thursday after he was convict- two hours before returning a gie social tickets and raffle District 4 Commissioner Phillips fire by County ed of strangling his Columbia first-degree murder guilty ver- tickets benefit Covenant Everett Phillips, who is running Commission Correctional Institution cellmate dict. Pet Trust Inc. Let us know for re-election, was set to ask Chairman Tim Murphy. to death. Following the two-week trial, your coming by calling us at the board at their meeting on Phillips cited safety concerns And it happened because the jurors returned to the court- 386-288-1339. or email cove- Thursday to transfer money cellmate talked about “God and [email protected] from the county’s contingen- PHILLIPS continued on 2A family.” KILLER continued on 2A Vol. 143, No. 320 CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER Opinion . 4A (386) 752-1293 Faith & Values . 5-6A SUBSCRIBE TO TV guide . 2B FAITH AND VALUES THE REPORTER: 92 72 Advice & Comics . 3-4B Separating families: The reality, 5A Voice: 755-5445 Partly cloudy, 2A Fax: 752-9400 Florida Gateway College presents Thursday, June 28 and Friday, June 29, 7 pm Saturday, June 30, 2 pm and 7 pm Alfonso Levy Performing Arts Center Tickets: Kids/FGC staff $9.00 Adults $12.00 Conceived and Developed by David De Silva. Book by Jose Fernandez. Lyrics by Jacques Levy. Music by Steve Margoshes. Title Song "FAME" written by Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore Sponsored by Fame is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). 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 22, 2018 DAILY BRIEFING LAKE CITY REPORTER QUICK HITS Goo Goo gets got Scripture of the Day “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most Gas-brake mix-up High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” led to mishap, says — Psalm 91:1 (KJV) management. By COREY ARWOOD Thought for Today [email protected] Nothing is work unless you’d rather be doing some- “I turned to start run- thing else. — George Halas, 1895-1983, American ning and then smash,” said football coach, team owner. Gregory Mitchell, a 2018 Columbia High School graduate who had a brush with death at a local car Winning Lottery Numbers wash Thursday. Pick 3: (Wednesday p.m.) 1-9-0 Management of the Goo Pick 4: (Wednesday p.m.) 9-3-7-9 Goo in downtown Lake City Fantasy 5: (Wednesday) 8-25-28-30-35 said a customer got the brakes and gas confused and drove through their See an error? main office, shutting down The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news operations for the day and items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, resulting in minor injuries for please call the editor. Corrections and clarications will employees and the driver. run in this space. Thanks for reading. “We heard screeching tires first and we heard the screeching tires again and we came out of the office Submissions ... and as we stepped out The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption into the hallway, she was information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would right here full speed 45 like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture mph,” said Omari James, a and information to Associate Editor Steve Wilson at Goo Goo general manager. [email protected]. “Came on through.” The Lake City Police Department said they Lake City Reporter received a 911 call about HOW TO REACH US BUSINESS..............754-0419 1:38 p.m., but release of all Main number ........(386) 752-1293 CIRCULATION other details were pending Fax number ..............752-9400 an initial wreck report. Circulation ...............755-5445 Home delivery of the Lake City Reporter Online ... www.lakecityreporter.com should be completed by 6:30 a.m. Mitchell, 18, a Goo Goo The Lake City Reporter, an affiliate Tuesday through Friday, and by 7:30 assistant manager, went to a PENNY JOHNSON/Special to the Reporter of Community Newspapers Inc., is a.m. on Sunday. local hospital for treatment A customer and two managers at Goo Goo Car Wash in downtown Lake City published Tuesday through Friday and Please call 386-755-5445 to report any Sunday at 180 E. Duval St., Lake City, problems with your delivery service. of cuts and scrapes he sus- narrowly escaped serious injury when a Chevrolet SUV ran into its front office FL 32055. Periodical postage paid at tained from the impact. on Thursday around 1:30 p.m., surveillance footage shows. Lake City, FL, Member Audit Bureau of In Columbia County, customers should “It could’ve been a lot Circulation and The Associated Press. call before 10:30 a.m. to report a service error for same day re-delivery. worse,” Mitchell said. “I All material herein is property of the of what he’s witnessing. been bad,” James said, start squealing and I Lake City Reporter. Reproduction in After 10:30 a.m., next day re-delivery got lucky.” “Your body takes a min- referring to a portion of turned and I looked and whole or in part is forbidden without the or service related credits will be issued. In surveillance footage ute to process stuff like wall with brick beside the this car is coming at me permission of the publisher. U.S. Postal In all other counties where home delivery Service No. 310-880. of the incident, Mitchell that,” he said. glass plates. and I jumped out of the is available, next day re-delivery or is seen looking out the POSTMASTER: Send address changes service related credits will be issued. Around 5:15 p.m. crews A Live Oak woman was way and it zoomed by and to Lake City Reporter, P.O. Box 1709, office’s front window and were in place cleaning up also nearly hit by the driv- hit the glass and it bounced Lake City, FL 32056. Circulation ...............755-5445 ([email protected]) turning to run moments the debris from the gaping er, he said. back,” Johnson said. Publisher Todd Wilson .....754-0418 before the SUV crashes hole in the store front.