Project1:Layout 1 6/10/2014 1:13 PM Page 1 MLB: Rays battle with slumping Red Sox /B1 THURSDAY TODAY C I T R U S C O U N T Y & next morning HIGH 90 P artly sunny w ith LOW afternoon storm s p o s s i b l e . 72 PAGE A4 w w w.chronicleonline.com AUGUST 12, 2021 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community $1 VOL. 126 ISSUE 309 NEWS BRIEFS District investigating teacher Tropical storm expected to Middle school instructor Jeffrey Brake arrested, facing multiple drug charges move toward H A N N A H He was charged distribute and I Heroin, 2.3 grams. has held positions at Keys, Gulf SACHEWICZ with trafficking in possession of par- I Fentanyl, 4.1 grams. CREST, Lecanto High, I S outh Forida, particu- Staff writer fentanyl, own/ aphernalia. Bond A digital scale. Renaissance Center, Le- rent/lease a resi- was set at $41,000. I Used meth pipes. canto Middle, Citrus larly the Forida K eys, is Citrus Springs Middle dence for the traf- In Brake’s Cit- In addition, Brake was Springs Middle, Citrus expected Fiday to start School teacher Jeffrey ficking in a rus Springs resi- allegedly in possession of Springs Elementary and experiencing w ind and Brake, 52, was arrested controlled sub- dence, deputies semiautomatic handguns, Crystal River Middle. rain from Tropical S torm Monday, Aug. 9 on drug re- stance, possession reportedly located multiple revolvers and an Most recently, Brake was Fed, but it rem ains too lated charges, according of methamphet- Jeffrey the following il- AR-15 rifle. set to start the school year early to forecast the exact to a Citrus County Sher- amine with intent Brake licit items: Since Brake’s employ- at Citrus Springs Middle. path and size of the iff ’s Office arrest to distribute, possession I Hypodermic needles. ment began at the school storm , according to the affidavit. of heroin with intent to I Meth, 1.8 grams. district on Aug. 6, 2001, he See TEACHER/Page A2 N ational H urricane C n t e r . “Tere is a risk of w ind and rainfall im pacts in F o r i d a b e g i n n i n g F i d a y in the K eys and spread- ing northw ard through Chip shortage hits car inventories portions of the peninsula and the P anhandle this w eekend,” the center said W ednesday m orning. G ov. R on D eSantis posted an advisory on Tw itter for residents to “review their disaster plans” and to follow the state D ivision of E er- gency M anagem ent for updates. A s of 11 a.m . W ednesday, the center of Fed w as close to the southern coast of the D o- m inican R epublic, m oving w e s t - o r t h w e s t a t 1 m p h w ith m axim um sustained w inds of 45 m ph. A tropi- cal storm w atch had been issued for portions of C b a . W hile the forecast “cone” included all of Forida, the center of the cone had the system re- m aining a tropical storm w hile southw est of K ey W est on Saturday m orn- ing, in the G ulf of M exico off Tam pa Bay on Sunday m orning and approaching P ort S t. Joe in the P an- handle on M onday m o r n i n g . MATTHEW BECK/ C r o n i c l e No COVID The car lot at Nick Nicholas Ford in Inverness is typically full of new cars, trucks and SUVs for sale. Due to pandemic-related factors, the surplus of new vehicles normally on the lot are far fewer than normal. New cars delivered to the dealership are mostly pre-sold to customers who take in inmate them home once delivered. Many vehicle dealerships across the nation are experiencing similar issues. population at county jail Global electronic component scarcity makes it hard to keep lots filled As of W ednesday, A ug. 11 there w ere no MICHAEL D. There are not that many inventory,” said Vic Si- has 85 new cars on his demand, is creating a c a s e s o f C V I D -1 w i t h i n BATES out there. etsema, general man- lot, which he expects nightmare for new-car the inm ate population at Staff writer Manufacturers are ager of Love Honda in will all be gone by the buyers. And even if you having a tough time get- Inverness. end of August. are fortunate enough to t h e C t r u s C u n t y D e t e n - While the chips are ting computer chips due Fortunately, the deal- Love Honda, he said, find a vehicle, the man- tion Fcility, according to down, local car dealer- to factories being closed ership had some excess is taking in less trade- ufacturer incentives are Cunty A dm inistrator ships are finding ways for so long during the vehicles before the ins and it’s driving up fewer and far between. R andy O liver. According to drive business. pandemic. shortage hit and that’s the demand for used And dealerships are t o C r e C v i c , w h i c h m a n - If you’re looking to “Another month from allowed staff to keep a cars. forced to raise prices. ages the Lecanto-ased buy a new car or truck now we’re going to sell good supply. That, combined with facility, tw o of its em ploy- right now, good luck. out of our current Sietsema said he strong consumer See CARS/Page AX ees had the virus as of Tuesday afternoon. — F o m s t a f f r e p o r t s INDEX Classifieds . .B6 Comics . .B5 Couple pleads guilty City sets tentative Crossword . .B10 Editorial. A9 Entertainment . A4 to study guide scam Horoscope . A4 assessment on sewer Lottery Numbers . .B3 BUSTER THOMPSON City Council members voted 5-0 Lottery Payouts . .B3 Some bought by local district Staff writer during a special meeting the evening Movies . .B5 of Tuesday, Aug. 10, to set a tentative Obituaries . A6 BUSTER THOMPSON fraudulent study guides, in- cluding to the Citrus County Crystal River’s leaders don’t want a property assessment for owners of TV Listings. .B4 Staff writer School District. neighborhood of Citrus County resi- the 90 parcels impacted by the first A Lee County couple ad- Kathleen and Jeremy Jas- dents to chip in more money than phase of the Crystal River Indian Wa- mitted to memorizing Flor- per, 42 and 40, pleaded what was expected to connect to the ters Sewer Expansion Project. ida exams for education city’s latest septic-to-sewer certificates to sell See SCAM/Page A5 initiative. See SEWER/Page A5 The Wilderness Is Calling. Answer It. Stop By & Take A Test Drive! CC-0010FTE A2 THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 LOCAL/STATE CITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLE For the RECORD Citrus County ure to appear. B ond $51. $ 5 , 000 Judge clears way for Sheriff’s Office I K elley J ef f rey Collins, 5 2 , I - Burglaries, thefts and verness, arrested A ug. 9 for sex of- vandalisms Arrests fender fail to report to sheriff’s office H ere are the reported burglaries, I Rich ard Ryan M cGee, 5 7 , w ithin 48 hours of vacate/relocate of thefts and vandalism s (crim inal m is- protest law challenge H om osassa, arrested A ug. 6 for fail- r e s i d e n c e . B o n d $ 5 , 000 u r e t o a p p e a r . B o n d $ 2 , 000 I chiefs) released Tuesday and M ich ael B oyd Glancy I I , 4 1 W e d n e s d a y , A u g . 10-11 b y t h e C t - DARA KAM property destruction occurs.” I , 3 1 I g l i s , D av id K eith H all Leesburg, arrested A ug. 9 for pos- rus Cunty S heriff’s O ffice: The News Service of Florida Also, they argued the law gives po- arrested A ug. 6 for tw o counts of session of controlled substance and I T heft, 7:44 a.m . A ug. 11 un- lice too much enforcement discre- f a i l u r e t o a p p e a r . B o n d $ 4 , 000 d r u g p a r a p h e r n a l i a . B o n d $ 7 , 000 disclosed address, Iverness. TALLAHASSEE — A federal tion and violates First Amendment I K eith D el H umph rey J r. , 3 2 , I , 2 3 , D ak ota P erry B allard I T h e f t , 1 : 3 6 a . m . A u g . 11 judge has refused to toss out a rights. Inglis, arrested A ug. 6 for failure to B ronson, arrested A ug. 9 for viola- 10 block of N orth H arrison S treet, legal challenge to a controversial Walker’s order allowed the appear. N o bond. tion of probation. B ond $255. B everly H ills.