A3 + PLUS >> TRIAL: Defense paints murky picture in boat-ramp killing, Story below LOCAL FOOTBALL Cruiser dinged Manage offense in Main mishap better, says Allen See Page 2A See Page 5A TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2019 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM 1957-2019 65th fall blowout in full swing ATHENA R. RANDOLPH, MD Fair lights up Lake City Bidding farewell to a dear friend Beloved pediatrician passes after brave battle with cancer. See complete obituary, 3A. RAY CARPENTER PHOTOGRAPHY/Special to the Reporter The 65th Annual Florida Gateway Fair — please note the name change — kicked off Friday and continues through Saturday, Nov. 2. The theme for this year’s fair is “Fun for the Whole Herd” and fair organizers have By CARL MCKINNEY brought in a variety of shows, acts, rides and entertainment to satisfy every taste. See 4A for more. [email protected] Dr. Athena Randolph held out against the cancer as long as she could, refusing to let the illness force her to abandon the practice Teen Town she and her hus- town hall She kept band had built up work at up over the past The Lake City Council her practice two decades. It and city staff hold until just wasn’t until the a town hall meet- last month. last few weeks ing at Teen Town on that the strug- Northwest DeSoto gle wore her down to where she Street on Monday, couldn’t even keep up a part-time where City Manager schedule. Joe Helfenberger talk- ed about public works DOCTOR continued on 3A projects in the neigh- borhood and introduced newly hired Asst. City Manager Vince Akhimie, Feds won’t who was wrapping up his first day on the job. make a case CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter on local pot News Service of Florida Florida’s medical marijua- MANSLAUGHTER TRIAL na laws should be enough to shield the growing industry from prosecution across North Defense paints murky picture in boat-ramp killing Florida. U.S. Attorney Lawrence Keefe By AMY HIETT that picture would be no clearer by have no more knowledge of what of the Northern District of Florida Special to the Reporter trial’s end. happened than you do now,” he said. said that while marijuana remains Scheel’s attorney, Sean Manson, “That is reasonable doubt.” illegal under federal law, he will The defense painted a murky pic- said there were four witnesses to But John Durrett of the State not waste resources on issues ture of the night of September 29, the shooting and four versions of the Attorney’s office framed the ques- declared legal and regulated by 2018, during opening arguments truth. tion differently. the state. of the manslaughter trial of David “I would submit to you that at Michael Scheel on Monday, and said the end of these four stories, you’ll TRIAL continued on 2A Scheel FEDS continued on 2A Vol. 145, No. 163 Obituaries . 3A CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER (386) 752-1293 Opinion . 4A Sports . 5A MARLENE KENNEY SUBSCRIBE TO THE REPORTER: 84 71 Advice & Comics . 7A Grass not always greener, 4A Voice: 755-5445 Classified . 8A Fax: 752-9400 A few showers, 2A 2A TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2019 LOCAL LAKE CITY REPORTER CRUISER DINGED IN MAIN STREET MISHAP QUICK HITS Scripture of the Day “Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?” — Psalm 94:3 (KJV) Thought for Today You learn to know a pilot in a storm. — Lucius Annaeus Seneca, 5 BC-65 AD, Roman statesman Winning Lottery Numbers Pick 3: (Sunday p.m.) 1-5-9 Pick 4: (Sunday p.m.) 4-1-4-2 Fantasy 5: (Sunday) 5-10-12-27-28 See an error? 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In all other counties where home delivery U.S. Postal Service No. 310-880. just start shooting. he was a teenager through to know who you were?” is available, next day re-delivery or POSTMASTER: Send address changes service related credits will be issued. TRIAL Scheel, 57, at the time a mutual friend. The group Durrett asked. Brown to Lake City Reporter, P.O. Box 1709, of the incident, tried to of three witnesses, the answered, “No.” Lake City, FL 32056. Circulation............. 755-5445 Continued From 1A ([email protected]) have the case dismissed deceased, and the defen- Brown recounted the Publisher Todd Wilson ... 754-0418 ([email protected]) “Guns and alcohol do not under Florida’s Stand Your dant hung out together at final moments after the Home delivery rates (Tuesday–Friday and Sunday) mix and Mr. Scheel chose Ground law last month but the park about 30 minutes, expletives and before the NEWS 4 Weeks . $10.70 to do just that,” Durrett said the motion was denied. according to Brown. Then gun started going off. He Editor Robert Bridges ... 754-0428 12 Weeks . $31.67 ([email protected]) 24 Weeks . .$54.14 in his opening statement. Scheel is charged with Sapp and Brown left to get said Sapp ran past him 52 Weeks . .$88.81 ADVERTISING Fort White resident armed manslaughter and a truck that had belonged to (toward Scheel) and said, Rates include 7% sales tax. Scheel drank nearly until aggravated battery. the mutual friend, who had “Run.” Then Brown saw the Ad. Dir. Chris Ratliff ..... 754-0417 ([email protected]) Mail rates the point of blackout then According to sheriff’s died as a teenager. Brown gun. 12 Weeks . $41.40 put five bullets in one reports, the two victims, said Scheel was interest- Testimony continues CLASSIFIED 24 Weeks . .$82.80 To place a classified ad ... 755-5440 52 Weeks . .$179.40 man and one in another, both also Fort White resi- ed in seeing the truck. today. he said. The shooting at a dents, were lying near the According to Brown, he Three Rivers boat ramp left ramp when the Columbia and Sapp returned about Joseph Sapp Jr., 26, dead County Sheriff’s Office an hour later to a very dif- THE WEATHER and Joshua Brown, 27, par- responded to a 10:45 p.m. ferent Scheel. Brown quot- alyzed. 911 call about the distur- ed from the stand a vulgar, 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu 1 Fri 2 Sat Durrett admitted to bance. expletive-filled greeting Few Few Mostly Mostly Partly inconsistencies among the Shooting victim Brown, from Scheel on their return Showers Showers Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy state’s witnesses but said it now confined to a wheel- to the boot ramp.