+ PLUS >> Reverend Robert Davis dies, 3A; Report: Physician wrote fake prescriptions, Below. SCHOOLS LOCAL SPORTS Reporter’s 9-car crash Indians face School Page on way to off against back every first day Dixie Bears Tuesday of school on Friday See Page 7A See Page 3A See Page 1B TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2014 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM VOTER FRAUD SHINING STAR ACADEMY OF THE ARTS ALLEGATIONS Plea School will close deal State denies waiver; grades during the two previous school years, state law said the school would school could appeal. be shut down unless it made a success- By SARAH LOFTUS ful appeal. For the school’s appeal to [email protected] be successful, its learning gains had offer to be equal to or better than those Shining Star Academy of the Arts of surrounding schools. The gains of was denied a waiver of termination by Shining Star’s third-, fourth- and fifth- the Florida Board of Education in a con- grade students were compared to those made ference call Monday morning, which of students at Pinemount, Summers means the school will be shut down. and Westside elementary schools. The The school board will vote to issue a gains of its sixth and seventh graders JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Details unknown; 90-day closure at its Aug. 26 meeting, were compared to the gains of stu- The State Board of Education unanimously voted Monday to case could end by Supt. Terry Huddleston said. deny a waiver of termination to Shining Star Academy of the late September. Since the charter school received F SHINING continued on 6A Arts. By TONY BRITT [email protected] SCHOOLS ARE BACK IN SESSION The state has offered Shands Betty Ann Jefferson and network Linda Ivery plea deals in their voter hacked Ivery fraud cases, Local patients according to Ivery’s attor- said to be among ney. Details those affected. of the offers were not From wire service and staff reports immediate- ly available Hospital operator Jeferson Monday after- Community Health noon. Systems said a cyberat- Jefferson and Ivery are fac- tack took information ing voter fraud charges stem- on more than 4 million ming from the 2010 Lake City patients from its computer District 10 race, which was network earlier this year. won by Jefferson’s husband, Some are patients of Eugene Jefferson, who still physicians associated holds the seat and is seeking with Shands Lake Shore re-election. Regional Medical Center, Monday afternoon JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter hospital officials con- Jefferson’s and Ivery’s cases Westside Elementary School third-grade teacher Margia Pollock (center left) and principal April Vinson are seen with firmed Monday. were called before Third students on the first day of classes in Columbia County on Monday. See story, 8A. Community Health Systems operates Shands DEAL continued on 6A Lake Shore and Shands Live Oak Regional Medical Center along with 24 other hospitals Boy’s body in Florida. The company operates 206 hospitals in all in 29 states. confirmed “Limited personal iden- tification data belonging as Walker to some patients who were seen at physician Positive ID made practices and clinics affil- after DNA analysis. iated with Shands Lake Shore Regional Medical By EMILY BUCHANAN Center over the past five [email protected] years was transferred out First-grader Noah Williams (left), 6, walks his of our organization in a LIVE OAK — Nine-year- brother Kaleb, 4, to his pre-kindergarten class Paraprofessional Niki Martin wishes a student good luck on the first old Leo Walker’s body was Monday morning. day of class as she monitors the crosswalk on Monday. SHANDS continued on 6A identified on Sunday through the use of investigative Report: Local MD wrote fake prescriptions resources and a DNA anal- For oxycodone, say prescriptions 340 NW Commerce Drive, was The call to the LCPD was Walker ysis, accord- for a controlled seen by several employees in the from one of the administrators at ing to Live police; doctor held substance, emergency room area printing pre- LCMC who said she wanted law Oak Police Department. The on $10,000 bail. according to a scriptions and placing them in his enforcement on standby as they child’s body was found less report from the pocket shortly before 8 p.m., the confronted Grossman. According than a mile from his house in By EMILY BUCHANAN Lake City Police report said. Grossman reportedly to the report, Grossman refused a body of water. [email protected] Department. told police he wrote the prescrip- to be searched by the officer, Preliminary autopsy results Grossman Andrew tions in order to see how the sys- but later did empty his pockets, A local physician was arrest- Grossman, 60, who worked at tem worked since he was a new WALKER continued on 6A ed Sunday for writing fraudulent the Lake City Medical Center at employee at the medical center. GROSSMAN continued on 6A Vol. 140, No. 140 Opinion . 4A CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER SCHOOLS SPORTS (386) 752-1293 Schools . 7A Obituaries . 5A Operation FSU starts SUBSCRIBE TO Backpack a season on top THE REPORTER: 94 72 Advice & Comics . 4B Voice: 755-5445 Puzzles . 3B ‘Godsend’, 8A. again, 1B. Fax: 752-9400 Storm chance, 2A 2A LAKE CITY REPORTER DAILY BRIEFING TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2014 Page Editor: Emily Lawson, 754-0424 QUICK HITS Scripture of the Day “It is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” — Philippians 1:20-21 Thought for Today I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as import- ant as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend? — Robert Redford, JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter American actor (born 1936) Painting with hands of change Local artist Pedro Jermaine Perry (fourth from left) poses with students from the Hands of Change program after finishing a mural painted in front of Richardson Middle School on Saturday. This project was a way to express their own thoughts and ideas on bullying Winning Lottery Numbers through art. The wall features an inspirational message for students. ‘I have to say that the most amazing thing about this project is the amount of joy it brought to the students and their parents. You could see that they were genuinely happy with their work because Cash 3: (Monday) 8-2-7 their voices can now be heard,’ Perry said. ‘I am constantly teaching them about leadership and I strongly believe this is huge step in Play 4: (Monday) 3-0-5-5 the right direction.’ Fantasy 5: (Sunday) 9-11-25-28-359 Suspect in 30 fires being held in Volusia jail PORT ORANGE Angle is held without bail and has a Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies say ing a loss-prevention officer while trying to Sanford man believed to be con- warrant out for a prohibition violation in Dayeisha Curry and two men ambushed steal a stereo speaker from Wal-Mart. nected to over two dozen fires is Marion County, Georgia. Locke and Register and tried to rob them. The Palm Beach Post reported 19-year- A being held in Volusia County Jail Deputies identified Curry as a suspect old Velmando Williams tried to leave the after being arrested in Daytona Beach. One dead, three jailed and stopped her car in Marianna. All store with a $100 speaker hidden in his The Daytona Beach News-Journal three were arrested. pants. The police report said the loss-pre- reported that 40-year-old Steven Wayne in fatal Florida drug deal Curry and Christopher Laster are vention officer was pepper-sprayed when Angle was taken into custody following MARIANNA — Authorities say a man charged with principle in the first-degree attempting to stop Williams. a short standoff with police in which he is dead and three suspects are behind to homicide and attempted homicide. Juniper police officers found and threatened to jump from a second floor bars following a botched drug deal in the Jordan Davis faces an open count of mur- arrested Williams, who began kicking the balcony. He is charged with resisting an Florida Panhandle. der and attempted murder. It’s unclear windows once inside the police car and officer without violence, disorderly con- The shooting happened Sunday in whether they’ve retained attorneys. banging his head against the glass. duct and being a fugitive from justice. Marianna. The officer was kicked three times, Police believe Angle started 30 fires The News Herald of Panama City Man kicks officer in face spit at and threatened to be killed while in Central Florida. He is a suspect in the reports Patrick Register and Travis trying to subdue Williams. He is charged fire of a million-dollar oceanfront house in Marvin Locke were shot while trying to after theft at Walmart with committing theft, battery and simple Volusia on Friday — the fourth suspected buy pseudoephedrine pills used to cook JUPITER — A West Palm Beach man is assault of a law-enforcement officer and arson of a house in East Volusia County methamphetamine. Register died and out of jail on a $4,000 bond after kicking a other charges. since Wednesday. Locke was treated for injuries. police officer in the face and pepper-spray- n Associated Press THE WEATHER 19 TUE 20 WED 21 THU 22 FRI 23 SAT Slight Slight Chance Slight Slight chance chance of chance chance of of storms of of storms storms storms storms HI 94HI LO LO72 HI 97 HI LO LO72 HI 95HI LO LO74 HI HI97 LO LO72 HI 95HI LO LO74 REGIONAL FORECAST MAP for Tuesday, Aug.