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local name global coverage June 14, 2017 vol. 8 // issue 24 south florida gay news PAGE 6 - 8 BARS PLAN TO STEP IN AT TASTE THE RAINBOW WITH STONEWALL FESTIVAL THESE THREE PRIDE RECIPES PAGES 18 PAGE 44 SOUTHFLORIDAGAYNEWS SOFLAGAYNEWS SFGN.COM NEWS local SouthFloridaGayNews.com Craig Jungwirth (illustrated left), has a warrant for his June 14, 2017 • Volume 8 • Issue 24 arrest in Orlando. Photo: Broward County Sheriff’s Offi ce (referenced), Orlando Police. 2520 N. Dixie Highway • Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Phone: 954-530-4970 Fax: 954-530-7943 Publisher • Norm Kent [email protected] Chief Executive Offi cer • Pier Angelo Guidugli Associate Publisher / Executive Editor • Jason Parsley [email protected] Editorial Art Director • Brendon Lies [email protected] Designer • Max Kagno Digital Content Director • Brittany Ferrendi [email protected] Associate Editor • Jillian Melero [email protected] Copyeditor • Kerri Covington WHY HASN’t craiG JunGWIRTH BEEN ARRESTED YET? Arts/Entertainment Editor • JW Arnold [email protected] Jason Parsley Social Media Manager • Tucker Berardi Warrant issued against him in April [email protected] Food/Travel Editor • Rick Karlin Gazette News Editor • Michael d'Oliveira ix weeks ago a Broward Circuit Judge in all likelihood they were unaware of the undergo a timely mental health assessment, HIV Editor • Sean McShee issued an arrest warrant for Craig outstanding warrant. a second and mandatory condition of his Senior Photographer • J.R. Davis SJungwirth’s arrest for violating the “It can take a day or two for the clerk’s system probation. [email protected] conditions of his misdemeanor probation. to update,” said attorney Russell Cormican, In January of this year, Jungwirth pleaded Senior Features Correspondents He remains free. the lawyer suing Jungwirth. “Further, we were guilty to two second degree misdemeanors. He Jesse Monteagudo • Tony Adams Correspondents While Craig Jungwirth spent nearly six in court on a civil matter and civil litigants was sentenced to a year’s probation. Dori Zinn • Andrea Richard • Donald months in prison for allegedly publishing are not routinely checked for warrants when The fi rst misdemeanors charge, in 2015, Cavanaugh • Christiana Lilly • Denise Royal • ‘terroristic threats’ against the they attend court. They don’t dealt with Jungwirth’s skipping out on his bill Sean McShee • Alex Adams • Gary Kramer • LGBT community in Wilton check everyone who walks into from the Courtyard Cafe. He was also charged David-Elijah Nahmod Manors, it does not appear “They don’T the courthouse for warrants. Had I with criminal mischief from an incident in Contributing Columnists to have created any urgency known about it, I could’ve tipped off 2016 when Jungwirth defaced the windows at Brian McNaught • Dana Rudolph • Wayne CHECK EVERYONE Besen Ric Reily • Steve Siler • Bil Browning in the ranks of local law WHO WALKS the courthouse deputies.” Rumors with paint. • Terri Schlichenmeyer enforcement agencies. It’s unclear why Jungwirth can’t As for his alleged threats against the Wilton Associate Photographers “In general, when a warrant INTO THE be apprehended or found, since he’s Manors LGBT community in January Federal Carina Mask • Pompano Bill • Steven Shires is issued attempts are made to COURTHOUSE FOR on probation at a known address in prosecutors dropped those charges against bring the person in custody,” a WARRANTS. HAD Orlando. Jungwirth. Jungwirth was initially arrested Sales & Marketing Director of Sales & Marketing • Mike Trottier spokesperson for the Broward I KNOWN ABOUT According to the arrest warrant Sept. 4, 2016 by the FBI in Orlando. He was [email protected] Sheriff ’s Offi ce told SFGN. IT, i could’ve signed on April 19, Jungwirth extradited to Broward County where he faced Sales Manager • Justin Wyse “The warrant is also added violated the terms of his probation charges of sending threatening messages via [email protected] to a national database that TIPPED OFF THE in two ways, fi rst by violating a no- Facebook. Senior Sales Associate • Kevin Hopper law enforcement offi cers COURTHOUSE contact order with the victim of Some of the more alarming messages [email protected] can check when coming into depuTies.” his crimes, local businessman Nick Jungwirth allegedly sent: “My events are selling Advertising Sales Associate • Edwin Neimann [email protected] contact with a person.” Berry, the owner of Courtyard Café out cause you faggots are total patsies. None of - Russell Cormican Sales Assistant / Classifi eds • Tim Higgins In a weird coincidence and Rumors in Wilton Manors. you deserve to live. If you losers thought the [email protected] Jungwirth appeared in court, In April, however,MEMBER Jungwirth Pulse nightclub shooting was bad, wait till you Distribution Services • Rocky Bowell on an unrelated matter, on April 20, one day allegedly posted messages on the Facebook see what I’m planning for Labor Day.” Another after the arrest warrant was signed, but no one page of Rumors about Beachbear Weekend as message read: “I’m gonna be killing you fags National Advertising knew about it. well as messages noting that he was going to faster than cops kill niggers. It’s time to clean Rivendell Media 212-242-6863 [email protected] On that day, he was in court on a civil matter run for mayor of Wilton Manors. up Wilton Manors from all you AIDS infested related to BeachBear Weekend. Jungwirth “I did not respond to him,” Berry said. “I losers.” Accounting Services by CG Bookkeeping made news by hiding in a public restroom in didn’t even try to get his probationMEMBER violated. Ultimately, federal investigators were not Printing by Sun Coast Press order to avoid a process server trying to hand His probation offi cer reached out to me and I able to link the threats to Jungwirth despite the him copies of a lawsuit against him. confi rmed the posts.” messages being sent from Facebook profi les On-duty sheriff deputies had to coax In entering the warrant for his arrest, the named after Jungwirth. He had been facing 10 him out of the family bathroom facility. But court also added that Jungwirth had failed to to 16 years in prison if convicted. SFGN WINNER of & 3 FLORIDA PRESS CLUB Awards And runner-up for MEMBER NLGJA Journalist of the Year OUR OTHER PUBLICATIONS South Florida Gay News is published weekly. The opinions expressed in columns, stories, and letters to the editor do not Get yours, on racks now! represent the opinions of SFGN, or the Publisher. 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SouthFloridaGayNews.com GUIDE TO THE DRIVE 1 Jazz Jennings (far right) and her family join the crowd at Fort Lauderdale's Equality March. Photo by J.R. Davis. Copyright © 2017 South Florida Gay News.com, Inc. 2 • 6.14.2017 6.14.2017 • 3 Services to Mark 1 Year Since 49 Killed in Pulse, Orlando (AP) Church bells will toll throughout the Orlando nightclub, and an evening gathering in the heart of area as residents refl ect on the 49 patrons killed during downtown Orlando. A fi nal, music-fi lled late-night a massacre at the gay nightclub Pulse in the worst mass service is being held at the nightclub. shooting in recent U.S. history. On Monday, local churches throughout Orlando have Starting in the early hours Monday, and continuing arranged for church bells to ring simultaneously, 49 almost 24 hours later, survivors, victims’ families, city times at noon. offi cials and central Florida residents will remember the Local offi cials also have declared the one-year mark as victims with four services. a day of “love and kindness,” and they are encouraging The fi rst service is closed to the public, and it’s being residents to volunteer or perform acts of compassion. held at the nightclub for survivors, local offi cials and An exhibit of artwork collected from memorial club employees. It will overlap with the exact time that sites set up around Orlando after the massacre will be gunman began fi ring shots - a little after 2 a.m. on June shown at the Orange County History Center, and a giant 12, 2016. rainbow, gay-pride fl ag will be unveiled at the Orange It is followed by another midday service at the County government building. Photo Credit: Jason Parsley. Angelenos into the streets to carry rainbow fl ags and protest For the LGBT community nationwide, it’s an emotional NATIONAL the Trump Administration. time. Monday is the anniversary of the mass shooting a year The all-star roster of speakers also included some heavy ago in Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people - mostly Latinos rump’s hollywood Walk of Fame Defaced hitting politicians including U.S. Reps. Nancy Pelosi, Adam - at Pulse, a gay nightclub. Over Weekend at Gay Pride #ResistMarch Schiff and Maxine Waters. Among the marchers in Washington was Gil Mendez, a T(EDGE) As thousands took to the street over the weekend in Waters led the crowd in rousing chants of “impeach 45!” Puerto Rican native who traveled with his partner all the way Los Angeles for the city’s Pride parade, which was re-branded She said “we’re going to take our country back from him,” from San Francisco to join the parade.