C M Y K www.newssun.com Suspect jailed in NEWS-SUN attempted Highlands County’s Hometown Newspaper Since 1927 Sunday, November 3, 2013 Volume 94/Number 132 | 75 cents Friday’s scores abduction Avon Park 49 Lake Gibson 30 HCSO: Man tried Lake Placid 28 Sebring 7 Be inspired by traditions from to kidnap female SPORTS, B1 around the world LIVING, B12 jogger on Oct. 4 News-Sun staff AVON PARK — A man investi- Festival draws art lovers gators say tried to force a female jogger into his car at gunpoint in By SAMANTHA GHOLAR their lives. Several local residents October got an unwanted ride of [email protected] enjoyed the cool morning as they saun- his own on Friday. SEBRING – Hundreds of Highlands tered through the booths lining Circle Angel Santiago-Velez, 37, of County residents and art connoisseurs Park. 636 Barberry Loop in Avon Park, unloaded into the streets of downtown “We come every fall,” said was arrested Friday by members Sebring Saturday morning to experience Tanglewood residents and snowbird of the Highlands the 47th annual Fine Arts and Crafts Sharon England. “This event is great. I County Sheriff’s Festival. love it.” Office Crime Circle Drive and its spoke streets England and friend Joe McNeil were Suppression Team slowly filled by mid-morning with kids, busy filling out a survey from the Samantha Gholar/News Sun and the Criminal Joe McNeil (left) and Sharon England cast their votes for snowbirds and locals looking to score the Lions Club Peace Poster contest Saturday morning Investigations Unit something unique for their home and See ART, A3 during the Fine Arts and Crafts Festival. in connection with the attempted Santiago- abduction of a Velez female who was jogging in the area of Walmart in Avon Park on Oct. 4. The intended victim was jog- Harder Hall sale prospects ging at approximately 6 a.m. in the vicinity Walmart in Avon Park when she noticed a car following her, the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office reported. get boost from Website She continued running along By BARRY FOSTER See SUSPECT, A5 News-Sun correspondent SEBRING — It appears that the Sebring city council’s effort to sell Harder Hall is getting a boost from the Website www. City’s metal toprealestatedeals.com/. The Web service covers homes that are interesting, such as his- buildings to toric and celebrity properties as well as other deals including a Colorado ghost town that was be focus of brought back to life by two sisters from Boston. P&Z board The Website and its agents have had a high media exposure By SAMANTHA GHOLAR including features on USA Today, [email protected] CNBC.com, WSJ Radio, SEBRING — City residents, Moneywatch, AOL Real Estate business owners and any interested and in numerous other national individuals are invited to join the and regional media. discussion at the city’s Planning Reportedly, they reach as many and Zoning Department workshop as 20,000 outlets each week and Wednesday at 6 p.m. as the council are real estate contributors to sev- members sit down with the depart- eral major media outlets. ment to discuss the appearance of Harder Hall was the lead story buildings in the historic downtown on this week’s Top 10 Real Estate News-Sun file Sebring area. Deals feature page. Harder Hall’s sale prospects recently got a boost through a listing on a website that specializes in large, P&Z Director Jim Polatty said expensive properties. “The Harder Hall Hotel is Friday afternoon that the issue is someone’s opportunity to bring one that has been changed in the back to life a beautiful and classic big pink hotel on the shores of 1982 when the building was high ceilings among the ameni- past and is once again up for dis- Old Florida hotel,” reads the list- Little Lake Jackson, accompanied vacated. Allowing that the struc- ties. cussion by the council. Assistant ing. “It was designed by the same by an informative article about ture needs work, the listing also The selling price has been set City Administrator Bob Hoffman architects, Schultze and Weaver, the property. gives the statistics for the build- at $4.5 million felt that the issue concerning metal who did the famous Biltmore The four-paragraph description ing including its 134 rooms, the “It’s a real neat property, I hope buildings in the downtown Sebring Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida.” gives a rich history of the hotel two-story mezzanine lobby and There is a large photo of the from its construction in 1927 to the banquet room with 22-foot See HARDER, A6 See METAL, A6 Avon Park City Council Elections Candidate Profiles Remick wanting to serve Sutherland says he has T-storms High 79 concerned residents the needed experience Low 59 By PHIL ATTINGER years helping his father open and run By PHIL ATTINGER Sharon Schuler’s. Details, A12 [email protected] Gunsmoke gun shop at 917 W. Main [email protected] The election is Tuesday from 7 Index AVON PARK — Jonathan St. During the first two years, he AVON PARK — Councilman a.m. until 7 p.m. Remick, 26, holds a masters degree commuted from Lake Placid, but Parke Sutherland said what makes Sutherland is relatively new to the Business B5 in business marketing from bought a home near down- him a good city councilman council himself. He first ran Classifieds A8 Full Sail University in town almost two years ago. is years managing a budget three years ago. Orlando, and he would like During those four years, as a businessman, interpret- “(Councilman) Terry Community Briefs A2 to serve on the Avon Park the gun shop brought in a ing statutes as an attorney Heston talked me into it,” Crossword Puzzle B11 City Council. wide variety of customers, and growing a thick skin. Sutherland said. Dear Abby B11 It just happens that the many of whom had com- “I guarantee I am a good Since then, he said he’s seat held by Parke plaints about the city. city councilman for the city tried to review matters before Editorial & Opinion A4 Sutherland is up for election Remick “Everybody wanted some today. I was not at (age) 27,” Sutherland the council with an eye on Entertainment B10 this year, he said. change,” Remick said. said Sutherland, who will what’s best for the city and Horoscope B11 “I’m not against him,” Remick He would like the city to use turn 53 this month. all residents. said. “There was a seat and I decided social networking and online pres- He is being challenged by Sutherland, born and raised in Sudoku Puzzle B11 to run.” ence to reach beyond its borders. Jonathan Remick, 26, who wants to Avon Park, traces his family history The election is Tuesday from 7 The city web site should have a serve on the Avon Park City Council. back to a family homestead in a.m. until 7 p.m. Sutherland’s seat is the only one up Remick has spent the last four See REMICK, A6 for election, other than Mayor See SUTHERLAND, A6 0990994 01007 Phone ... 385-6155 Fax ... 385-2453 Online: www.newssun.com HEARTLAND NATIONAL BANK***; 11.25"; 1.5"; Black plus three; process, front strip; 0 0 0 3 3 3 8 9 C M Y K Page A2 News-Sun ࡗ Sunday, November 3, 2013 www.newssun.com Facebook link opens investigation into theft, fraud By PHIL ATTINGER Her charges are not directly dants in the robbery case, which is Fargo account held by Ronald deposited, then returned to the [email protected] related to a robbery from March 6, still an open investigation, accord- Phiogene of Phiogene New credit union because the account SEBRING — A woman’s whose 2012, but came to light as part of ing to the Sheriff’s Office. Construction Co. had insufficient funds, reports said. Facebook profile may have linked that investigation, according to However, However, detectives learned that The fraud cost the credit union a her to a bank robbery has landed in arrest reports. Maier’s investiga- the man matching the information total of $2,763.91 from seven jail on fraud charges involving the According to her arrest reports, tion showed that on the account has been incarcerat- transactions of amounts between same bank. Richard Maier, a loss prevention Stubbs had opened ed with the Florida Department of $300 and $600 between Aug. 26 Zondraya Stubbs, 22, of 1801 officer for Mid-Florida Credit a checking account Corrections since October 2008. and Sept. 1. Reports also state Kent Drive in Sebring, has been Union, was investigating potential in June 2009, which Also, the address on the account — Stubbs made a withdrawal from the went largely unused charged with grand theft, forgery robbery suspects and through Stubbs 4523 Leucadendra Drive in Sebring automatic teller machine on Aug. and two fraud charges stemming Facebook saw a photo of Stubbs until 10:26 a.m. — was actually Stubbs’ address at 29 for $100. from allegation of swindling and wearing a mask similar to one used Aug. 22, 2011, the time, reports said. Stubbs was booked into the when she began cashing or deposit- forgery from cashing and deposit- in the robbery. The Wells Fargo account was Highlands County Jail with a bail ing checks at the north Sebring ing checks at Mid-Florida Credit Neither she nor the potential sus- closed as fraudulent on Sept. 7, but amount of $16,000 last Monday Mid-Florida branch from a Wells Union, 6105 U.S.