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A3 + PLUS >> Victory in Europe, Opinion/4A LOCAL BASEBALL National 5th straight playoff Police Week berth for the Tigers See Page 5A See Page 1B WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Slithery beasts are now up and about: What you should 3A know about them COURTESY FWC A dangerous coral snake. MAN JAILED FOR BEER FEST IS BACK WINDOW DECAL Chamber’s famed Driver will beer, wine festival returns Saturday. fight arrest By TONY BRITT [email protected] Craft beer lovers and wine connoisseurs can for ‘obscene’ expect an enjoyable (and safe) afternoon on Saturday, courtesy of the Lake City-Columbia County sticker Chamber of Commerce. Along with the brews By CARL MCKINNEY and wines, specialty selt- [email protected] zers and other non-alco- holic beverages will be on hand to Blue and red lights flashed in his rear-view mir- Advance tantalize ror, but Dillon Shane Webb, 23, of Lake City, had no tickets are the taste idea why he was being pulled over. $25 and buds at When the deputy told him the reason for the $30 on the the Fourth stop, Webb thought it was a joke at first. day of the Annual “He said, ‘it’s your decal,’” Webb said. “I said, ‘are Gateway event. For you serious?’” City Craft A few of his friends have the same sticker he has ticket infor- Beer and mation, call on his rear window, Webb said — “I EAT ASS.” Wine “I can’t tell you how many (386) 752- Festival. Webb is now times I’ve seen people laughing, 3690. The event will take looking for pointing and taking pictures,” place from an attorney. Webb said. 2 - 6 p.m. Saturday on the ‘I respect “It’s just funny,” he added. west side of Lake DeSoto, authority. The deputy didn’t think so. near the Elks Club parking I do. But I Now Webb has an arrest on his lot at the intersection of will say that record for possession of obscene Lake DeSoto Circle and materials after the encounter Veterans Street. I know my on West U.S. Highway 90 late FILE rights,’ he “We’ll have our VIP tent, ABOVE, BELOW: Scenes from last year’s Gateway City Craft Beer and Wine Festival. Sunday afternoon. our entertainment and said. “He said — rudely — ‘don’t some vendors there, but you believe it’s pretty vulgar?’” most of the beer and wine find a babysitter, because never gone, so I’m looking vendors will be around Lake this year’s festival is fami- forward to it.” Webb said. “I said, ‘it’s just words.’” DeSoto,” said Jordan Perez, ly-friendly, featuring yard Busy Bee is again serv- The deputy asked how he would explain the Chamber of Commerce games — such as giant ing as title sponsor for phrase to his 4-year-old daughter, Webb said. member specialist. Jenga, Connect 4 and corn- the event, which will have “I guess maybe he thought I was insulting his Advance tickets are $25 hole — in addition to vari- about 30 vendors from parenting skills,” Webb said. and $30 on the day of the ous non-alcoholic beverag- breweries and vineyards. Webb said he didn’t mind being issued a notice es and live entertainment. “This event is fami- event. For ticket informa- to appear in court, but refused to comply when the The performers will be ly-friendly and open to the tion, call (386) 752-3690. deputy ordered him to remove a letter from the Tickets for the VIP area Jacksonville’s Hallie Davis, public,” Perez said. “You who performs from 1 - 2 only need a ticket if you sticker. The arrest report says the deputy “allowed” are $50, which will also him the opportunity to do so. provide entry at 1 p.m. and p.m.; Prom Kings, a St. p.m. want to sample alcohol. “By me doing so, I’d just be giving up my rights include a $10 food truck Augustine-based band that “I think it’s more of the The non-alcoholic sam- voucher and two “full pour” will take the stage from same (as last year’s) but pling is free to anyone who as an American citizen,” Webb said. drink tickets and hors 2:30-4 p.m.; and Jamie better,” said Theresa Pinto, wants a sample. We have Webb’s spouse arrived at the scene, where the d’oeuvres. 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