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Informing more than 17,000 readers daily in print and online GrGracaceville middle 1B 1010AA StStateate ends shutshutss out Roulhac 38-0 cyberberatattack in vestigigationation THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 $1.00 Vol. 92 No. 185 Marianna woman accused of attacking her parents BY DEBORAH BUCKHALTER disoriented, according to the however, that Millwood was that he had a cut on the top of his condition the officer described as dbuckhalter@jcfloridan.com complaint fi led against Mill- the alleged perpetrator of the head and a knot near the top of “consistent with her allegations of wood by the attacks. his left ear that was growing. being strangled.” She also com- A Marianna woman is accused Marianna Police The trouble began when the Officials allege that she plained of pain in her abdomen of attacking her parents in the Department. parents were awakened by the punched both of them with a from being struck and pushed. middle of the night. Naneita Investigators say sound of someone pounding on closed fi st and at one point got The father had lacerations to Mary Millwood, 40, was arrested Millwood and her their back door around 1 a.m. on on top of her mother after push- his left arm, neck and head, offi- this week on charges of aggra- mother were on Sept. 13. When the father opened ing her to the fl oor, put both her cials said, along with swelling on vated battery by strangulation/ the front step of the door, Millwood report- hands around her mother’s throat the left side of his head. domestic violence, assault and Millwood the home when edly was on the other side and and began strangling her. It was Millwood had no apparent in- battery on persons over the age the fi rst respond- pushed him down while entering that point that Millwood’s father juries, officials said. of 65, and two counts of criminal ing officer arrived and that her their dwelling, according to the called for help, officials said in She was placed under arrest and mischief in the case. father was inside the house. The complaint. the complaint. taken to the Jackson County jail. Authorities say she tried to kick two elders were tended by an “She then became enraged and The mother was able to break When she and the officers arrived out the rear driver’s-side win- emergency medical team that physically attacked her parents,” free from her daughter’s grip and at the intake area, she reportedly dows of the police cruiser that was summoned and refused the complaint alleges. It goes on ran out the back door in an at- tried to kick out a window of the took her to jail and that in doing transport for further care, but the to say that she threatened to kill tempt to reach a neighbor’s house cruiser. She was then removed so knocked the window out of father subsequently sought treat- them and ripped pictures off to get help, but once outside was from the car and taken into the alignment. ment at the hospital. the wall and threw items at her reportedly stopped by Millwood jail without further incident. A physical disturbance at When asked what had hap- parents. When her father asked and pushed down onto the steps. Officials noted in the complaint her parents’ residence was re- pened, Millwood reportedly told her to leave, officials allege, she The complaint noted lacera- that officers had responded to ported on Sept. 13 and deputies the officer that some people had picked up a cast iron pan and tions to the mother’s face, on the address several times in the were dispatched to the scene. been there trying to hurt her swung it at him several times. It her left cheek under her eye. past in reference to previous al- There, they found Millwood’s parents. was not clear whether the pan She also had lacerations and legations of attacks by Millwood mother and father somewhat Investigators determined, made contact, but officials noted red discoloration on her neck, a upon her parents. OUTOUTSIDESIDE MARK SKINNER/FLORIDAN From the Left, Jackson County’s Assistant Supervisor of the line liness Elections Vicki Farris and Supervisor of Elections Sylvia Stephens talk with Bradford County Supervisor of Elections Terry Vaughan as they get ready for Wednesday’s meeting. Secretary of State visits Jackson County Ken Detzner here Florida. And on Wednes- day, those efforts paid off for joint Supervisor in an extra way, as Secre- of Elections session tary of State Ken Detzner came here to praise the BY DEBORAH BUCKHALTER diligence of Stephens and dbuckhalter@jcfloridan.com the rest of the team that helped make it happen. It was a hopeful ques- Stephens knew there tion from Sylvia Stephens had been some money in April that sparked a set aside each year to help successful attempt to ob- states comply with the tain a $1.5 million grant federal Help America Vote that will be shared by her Act of 2002, and won- office and fellow Super- dered aloud if there might visors of Elections in 11 other small counties of See ELECTIONS, Page 9A Man charged with smuggling cocaine BY DEBORAH BUCKHALTER as he explained about ixteen-month-old Keuntae dbuckhalter@jcfloridan.com his trip from Louisiana Keys tries to fi gure out the to Sarasota,” the officer best way to wear his junior A Georgia man was ar- writing the complaint S rested in Jackson County also stated that he no- fi refi ghter hat Tuesday night late last ticed “numerous crimi- at the Jackson County Public week on nal indicators,” but did Library’s Outside the Lines event. charges of not specify those in the See more photos from the event smuggling document. on Page 10A or visit our website at cocaine A K-9 officer was sum- jcfloridan.com. and other moned and the dog alert- offenses af- ed as it circled the blue MARK SKINNER/FL SKINNER/FLORIDANORIDAN Mendez ter roughly 2008 Dodge Caravan, the eight kilos complaint states. Men- of the drug were found in dez was detained and “a an electronic compart- probable cause search FLORIDA CAVERNS STATE PARK ment that had been in- revealed approximately stalled in the fl oor of the 8 kilos of cocaine (field van he was driving. tested positive) … con- The street value of the cealed in an aftermarket Get into the volunteer ‘Spirit’ drugs found was estimat- electronic compartment ed at well over $250,000, in the fl oor of the Caravan From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. according to the com- below the dash area,” the Plans underway on Friday, Oct. 2, and Sat- plaint fi led by the Florida document continued. for Oct. 2-3 event urday, Oct. 3, history will Highway Patrol against After being read his come alive through live the driver and only oc- Miranda rights, the of- BY ANGIE COOK demonstrations and ex- cupant, Marcus Men- fi cer wrote, Mendez acook@jcfl oridan.com hibits at the Florida Cav- dez, 24, of Lawrenceville, “admitted knowledge of erns State Park in Mari- Georgia. the cocaine and showed Organizers of one of anna. On Friday, groups The complaint states law enforcement how Jackson County’s more of school children will that Mendez initially was to access the electronic popular fall happenings, come enjoy the festivi- pulled over Sept. 11 on compartment.” Spirit of the Caverns, are ties and on Saturday, it’s Interstate 10 near Cot- Mendez was charged gearing up for another Family Day at Spirit of the tondale for two traffic with possession of co- fun-filled event, but they Caverns. MARK SKINNER/FLORIDAN FILE offenses unspecified in caine, smuggling co- could use a few extra There will be a Park Ranger Robert Goodrich shows Andy Figueroa how to cut the document. Noting caine, trafficking cocaine hands to help pull every- a log using a hand saw in this 2012 fi le photo taken at Florida that Mendez “appeared and possession of drug thing together. See CAVERNS, Page 9A Caverns State Park in Marianna. nervous during the stop paraphernalia. 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