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Friday, April 13, 2018 YOUR LOCAL SOURCE FOR LAKE & SUMTER COUNTIES @dailycommercial Facebook.com./daily.commercial 75¢ Cops: Killer released, kills again Stanley Tarrand detectives say According to detectives, They are still serving part of a 51-year sen- charged with executing Stanley Tar- unspecified leads led them to trying to deter- tence for a homicide in Sumter Tampa woman, rand, 40, of believe Tarrand and Houck were mine what his County in June of 1993 when dumping body Mascotte, shot seen together in the Tampa area motive was. he was a juvenile. According Fannie Houck shortly before her body was dis- Sumter to news reports, he stabbed Staff Report execution style covered. Investigators were able County Jackie Harris, a mother of two, Tarrand in the back of to use cell phone data to estab- Houck Sheriff's 51 times. WEBSTER – A convicted the head and lish that Houck was within a spokeswoman He served just 22 years of that murderer released from prison dumped her on County Road half mile of Tarrand's Mascotte Michelle Keszey said detectives sentence before being released five months ago for good behav- 711 in Webster, where her body residence hours after they left are not clear about the nature of for good behavior, according ior was charged Thursday was discovered Monday. Tampa together. the relationship between Tar- to the Sumter County Sher- morning with killing a Tampa- He was brought to the Lake Detectives obtained a search rand and Houck but said they iff's Office. At the time he was area woman and dumping her County Jail, where he was warrant for Tarrand's home do not believe she was with Tar- released, the courts were getting body on the side of the road in charged with first-degree and also searched his vehicle, rand against her will. ready to resentence him under Webster. murder. He is being held with- where they found a firearm they Tarrand was released from the new 2014 juvenile sentenc- Sumter County Sheriff's out bond. believe was used to kill Houck. state prison in November after ing guidelines. Man shot dead in Business nip/tuck Fruitland Leesburg poised Park ID’d for beautifi cation through grant program by cops By Roxanne Brown roxanne.brown@daily- By Frank Stanfield commercial.com frankstanfield@daily- commercial.com LEESBURG — Leesburg is making it its business to get FRUITLAND PARK — more involved in helping its Police have identified the local businesses. man who was shot to death To do so, officials devel- late Tuesday as Scott Larue oped the Façade, Sign & Behney, 58, of Denver, Landscaping Grant Pro- Pennsylvania. gram, a fix-it up incentive Neighbors of the garage open to business/building in the 800 block of South owners within Leesburg’s Dixie Avenue called police business corridors located to report gunfire. Police at U.S. Highway 441, U.S. arrived at 11:17 p.m. and Highway 27, Dixie Avenue found Behney dead on the and Main Street. floor of the garage. He had Through the program, sustained a fatal wound to financial assistance to his head. replace signs, facades and The owner of the shop landscaping that does not gave him permission to use conform to the city’s current People walk down Main Street on Thursday in Leesburg. Trees were recently planted on Palmetto Street the garage to fix his camper. from Main to Magnolia streets in what will become Beacon College’s Virginia Margaret Durand Park. He had not known the man See GRANT, A5 [WHITNEY LEHNECKER/DAILY COMMERCIAL] long. He liked to travel to motorcycle swap meets, said Capt. Erik Luce. Police are asking anyone with information to call the Fruitland Park Police Department at 352 360 Gun rights supporters: Bring 6655 or Crimeline at 800-423-8477. Darrell Hatcher, Jr., a your unloaded rifl e to rallies motorycle enthusiast, said he ran into Behney at the flea market in Fruitland Park By Russ Bynum Patriotic Americans spread 17 in Parkland, Florida. It’s several times recently. He The Associated Press word of the gatherings on unclear how many will show believes Behney, who made social media. Organizers up — turnout predictions of his living selling motorcycle Organizers are encourag- have permits for rallies Sat- national organizers are vastly parts at swap meets, was in SPORTS | B1 ing gun rights supporters to urday outside 45 statehouses, higher than those of local the area for Bike Week in bring unloaded rifles to ral- said David Clayton, of West planners. Daytona and was sticking THE lies at state capitols across Virginia, one of the coali- Clayton said a new gun around hoping to make some the U.S. this weekend, tion’s founders. law in Florida and similar sales at Leesburg Bikefest in VILLAGES pushing back against a wave The rallies come less than measures being considered two weeks. of student-led gun vio- three weeks after hundreds of in other states threaten the Hatcher said Behney told RALLIES lence protests that some thousands marched in Wash- rights of law-abiding gun him he was living out of a see as a threat to the Second ington, New York and other owners. He said those attend- travel trailer that he had PAST Amendment. U.S. cities to demand tougher ing rallies are encouraged to parked at the South Dixie A group called the National gun laws after the February TAVARES Constitutional Coalition of school shooting that killed See GUNS, A5 See FRUITLAND, A5 Volume 142, Issue 103 Opinion ....................... 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C5 62° / 87° 66° / 88° 70° / 84° A2 Friday, April 13, 2018 | DailyCommercial.com NATION&WORLD NATION & WORLD DIGEST Trump puts off Syria strike decision LISBON, PORTUGAL Spain’s high court blocks By Robert Burns Catalan separatist’s power bid and Catherine Lucey The Associated Press Spain’s Supreme Court on Thursday turned down WASHINGTON — Presi- a second request by a jailed dent Donald Trump on leader of Catalonia’s inde- Thursday put off a final pendence movement to be decision on possible military released so regional lawmak- strikes against Syria after ers can vote on making him tweeting earlier that they their leader. could happen “very soon or Judge Pablo Llarena said in not so soon at all.” The White a ruling that there remained House said he would consult a risk that Jordi Sanchez, a further with allies. prominent Catalan secession- Defense Secretary Jim ist, would repeat the offenses Mattis warned such an attack that landed him in a Madrid carried the risk of spinning jail. out of control, suggesting He is being detained caution ahead of a deci- while the Supreme Court sion on how to respond to investigates whether he an attack against civilians orchestrated protests last weekend that U.S. offi- that hindered officials who cials are increasingly certain were trying to stop a court- involved the use of banned banned Catalan independence chemical weapons. British referendum last October. officials said up to 75 people were killed. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting in the Oval Offi ce at the White House in KABUL, AFGHANISTAN The White House press Washington. Trump said Thursday that an attack on Syria could take place “very soon or not so soon Taliban attack on Afghan secretary, Sarah Huckabee at all!” [EVAN VUCCI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] government compound kills 15 Sanders, said in a brief state- ment after Trump met with noncommittal. “We’re look- outside Damascus. The of self-defense, with 2,000 The Taliban stormed a gov- Mattis and other members of ing very, very seriously, very Cabinet agreed on the need U.S. ground troops in Syria; ernment compound in central his National Security Coun- closely at the whole situa- to “take action” to deter fur- he insisted he could not talk Afghanistan early Thursday, cil: “No final decision has tion,” he told reporters. ther chemical weapons use about military plans because triggering an hours-long gun- been made. We are continu- Mattis said options would by Assad, but added that May an attack “is not yet in the battle that killed 15, including ing to assess intelligence and be discussed with Trump would continue to consult offing.” three top local officials, police are engaged in conversations at a meeting of his National with allies to coordinate an Mattis said he personally and government officials said. with our partners and allies.” Security Council on Thurs- international response. believes Syria is guilty of an The blistering attack in the Sanders said Trump would day afternoon. That meant Mattis said that although “inexcusable” use of chemi- Khuja Omari district was the speak later with French Pres- airstrikes, possibly in tandem the United States has no hard cal weapons, while noting latest insurgent assault in ident Emmanuel Macron and with France and other allies proof, he believes the Syrian that the international fact- Ghazni province, which is now British Prime Minister The- that have expressed outrage government was responsible finding team would likely fall largely under Taliban control.