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A3 SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2018 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $2 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM SUNDAY + PLUS >> Crime Stoppers Best of ‘How sweet the Best the sound ...’ ballot Morris Williams, 10 years and inside ‘Best teachers 4A counting, 6A ever,’ 1D See 4D ‘Dragging’ Unwelcome surprise for law firm Body of incident Deadly Projectile finally in missing the books woman Despite initial claim, officer jumped in bed of pickup as it fled. found By CARL MCKINNEY [email protected] Grief-stricken daughter: ‘I can’t put it into words.’ Ten months after a bungled traf- fic stop and more than two months after the ensuing disciplinary action By STEVE WILSON — and following repeated requests [email protected] for the material — details have been made public of the fallout The story of a former Lake City resident for a Lake City Police has ended tragically in Illinois. What Department Officer The body of Theresa “Terri” Cox, do you who was reportedly 56, was found think? “dragged” by a mov- Thursday evening ing vehicle last July, in Springfield, n Let us but was later discov- Illinois, as report- know in a Letter to ered to have jumped ed by the State the Editor. into the bed of a flee- Journal Register, See 4A. ing pickup truck. Springfield’s local Officer Stuart newspaper. She Robinson received a written rep- had been reported rimand for failing to “display rea- missing on March sonable care in the performance 23, and her remains of assigned and lawful duties and COURTESY PHOTOS were identified responsibilities,” according to a dis- by the Sangamon COURTESY ciplinary report signed by LCPD County Coroner’s Theresa Cox (right) Chief Argatha Gilmore Feb. 27. Wheel flies off semi, crashes Office on Friday. and daughter On July 6, Robinson was assist- Toxicology tests Lindsay Wiggins. ing officer Arielle Peterson during are pending. a traffic stop at the intersection into E. Duval Street office Sangamon of U.S. Highway 90 and Sisters County Coroner Cinda Edwards said by Welcome Road. telephone that as of Saturday afternoon nei- No one was hurt, ther a cause nor manner of death had been LCPD continued on 7A says firm’s owner. determined. “The toxicology will probably take three By STEVE WILSON weeks or more to get back to us,” Edwards [email protected] said. Cox’s daughter, Lindsay Wiggins, also of Black bear A Lake City law office Lake City, described her mother as “abso- was damaged late Friday lutely wonderful.” spotted in morning in what can only “I just can’t put it into words,” she said. be described as a freak acci- “She will really be missed.” dent. Family members said that, following a Lake City Attorney Teresa Morgan, report made Thursday evening to police, owner of the Morgan Law Cox’s body was From staff reports Clinic on Duval Street Cause of found in a com- in Lake City, was in her death not post bin locat- A black bear was sighted by office at 11:45 a.m. when yet known, ed in the back- several residents in the area of one of the wheels from yard of Edward Lake Drive and Shands Lake Shore an 18-wheel tractor trailer says coroner; Hughes, whose Regional Medical Center late crashed through an office funeral plans to home is located on Thursday, according to the Lake window, badly damaging be announced Springfield’s west City Police Department. the interior. Monday. side. Family mem- “Officers are currently trying “There were two of us bers were in the to locate the bear,” according to there at the time, myself process of making an LCPD social media post Friday and one of my employees,” funeral arrangements as of Friday after- morning. “If seen, please call us at Morgan said, adding that noon, as reported by the SJR. 386-752-4343 immediately.” there were no clients pres- Cox relocated from Lake City to Springfield LCPD posted the following ent at the time. in March, due to her father, John Hall, being instructions and warnings: No one was injured placed in hospice care, and planned to stay Do not approach the bear if spot- during the incident. Morgan with her mother, Nancy Hall. Following a ted. If confronted, remain calm and said that her understanding March 23 incident when Cox reportedly avoid eye contact. Do not run or was that the driver of the attempted to swallow an entire bottle of mus- make sudden movements. Do not tractor trailer was heading TOP: A wheel from a tractor-trailer came cle relaxant pills, in front of relatives, she “play dead.” west on US 90 (East Duval off and crashed into the lobby of a Duval got away from them and escaped to a near- Street law firm Friday. The front window BEAR continued on 2A WHEEL continued on 2A is pictured above. TERRI continued on 7A Bradley says ‘no’ to prison budget hole, ‘maybe’ to reforms Sticking point remains grams and transition services could represents Columbia County in the ing contracts with nearly three dozen healthcare for inmates. result in more prisoners behind bars, Florida Senate, indicated corrections substance-abuse and re-entry provid- the Senate appropriations chairman health-care problems may spur law- ers --- programs considered integral By DARA KAM says lawmakers aren’t planning to plug makers to consider criminal-justice to reducing recidivism and helping The News Service of Florida a $28 million budget gap at the Florida reforms that have failed to gain trac- inmates transition back into society Department of Corrections until next tion in previous years. --- by at least 40 percent because the TALLAHASSEE — Despite warn- year. Corrections Secretary Julie Jones ings that cuts to substance-abuse pro- But budget chief Rob Bradley, who announced last week she is slash- BRADLEY continued on 2A Bradley Vol. 143, No. 291 Opinion . 4A CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER (386) 752-1293 Obituaries . 5A Puzzles . 2-3B ROBOT RUMBLE SUBSCRIBE TO THE REPORTER: 88 67 Business . 1C At LCMC, 8A Voice: 755-5445 Life . 1D Fax: 752-9400 Partly cloudy, 2A 2A SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2018 DAILY BRIEFING LAKE CITY REPORTER QUICK HITS Wheel crashes into law firm Scripture of the Day “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” — Ephesians 4:32 (KJV) Thought for Today No sane man will dance. — Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106 BC-43 BC, Roman statesman Winning Lottery Numbers Pick 3: (Friday p.m.) 2-4-5 Pick 4: (Friday p.m.) 6-4-9-6 Fantasy 5: (Friday) 1-2-14-30-32 See an error? The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news items. 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