Community Saturday,Lifestyles March 2, 2013 • Online All The Time • www.aroundosceola.com •Sports NEWS-GAZETTE, Page A1 For the latest Lifestyles Editor Harmony soc- activities, events Peter Covino reviews cer player signs and classes, see... season 2 of HBO’s scholarship “Game of Thrones.”... Page A-6 Page B-5 Page B-1 Serving Kissimmee, St. Cloud, Poinciana, Harmony, Narcoossee, BVL 117TH YEAR • SATURDAY EDITION • 50 CENTS MARCH 2, 2013 Police news Suspect charged with attempted murder after pushing disabled man into highway traffic to law enforcement, on charges of attempted murder, robbery, abuse of a Incident leaves disabled adult and animal cruelty. According to Abreu’s arrest war- victim’s dog rant, De la Rosa, who has muscular dystrophy and is confined to a motor- Kerley with broken leg ized wheelchair, withdrew $240 from the ATM machine at the Shell Gas sta- Two teenagers tion at the intersection of Siesta Lago By Fallan Patterson Drive and U.S. Highway 192. killed in DUI Staff Writer crash De la Rosa saw a couple of friends, A documented gang member was David Cruz-Hernandez and Diane Phil- A drunken driver, arrested and charged with attempted lips Palmer, at the convenience store according to the Florida murder after Osceola County Sheriff’s and after chatting with them, noticed Highway Patrol, killed deputies said he pushed a handi- them speaking with a black man, later two teenagers in a fiery, capped man into oncoming highway identified as Abreu. multi-vehicle crash near traffic on Feb. 23, before robbing the The victim told deputies he noticed St. Cloud Thursday victim. Abreu watching him withdraw his night. Randall Kerley The incident also money from the ATM and decided to was charged with two left the man’s dog with get home as quickly as possible, Sher- counts of driving under a broken leg. iff’s Office reports said. the influence man- “I’m depressed De la Rosa left the gas station with slaughter and driving about the situation his money and began to head home under the influence with and the world today when Abreu caught up with him and property damage. because of what hap- allegedly pushed him out of his wheel- Two suspects pened to me,” said vic- Abreu chair and into oncoming traffic. arrested in tim Jose Mojica De la Abreu allegedly grabbed the $240 Rosa, 31, in a phone interview on and took off running. A witness began stabbing Thursday. “The money I lost was to screaming for help and ran after the Photo/Osceola County Sheriff’s Office Osceola Coun- pay to have a roof over my and my suspect but was unable to catch him. Victim Jose Mojica De la Rosa’s dog, Lola, suffered a broken leg after ty Sheriff’s Office little dog’s head.” De la Rosa was unable to get his wheelchair fell on top of her. De la Rosa was allegedly pushed out detectives Wednes- Police Wednesday arrested Sonny of the wheelchair by suspect Leon Abreu and onto U.S. Highway 192. day arrested Has- Leon Abreu, 24, known as a transient See Suspect, page A-5 san Frames, 31, 204 Browning Circle, Kis- simmee, and Hen- rietta Bell, 35, 304 Dolphin St., Kissim- mee, for their involve- Tricks Sentencing delayed ment in the stabbing that occurred at Ros- for Celebration killer coe’s Bar at 2344 N. of the Orange Blossom Trail in Kissimmee. trade See page A-5 Would you get involved if you witnessed a crime News-Gazette Photo/ occurring? Andrew Sullivan St. Cloud teenager • Yes, I would. John Joao-Pedro Galao • No, I would not. • It would depend on performs a kickflip the crime. off an obstacle at the • I’m not sure. extreme sports complex in St. Cloud during a News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Convicted killer David Murillo was in court Thursday session with friends on for sentencing for the 2010 murder of Celebration Vote at Wednesday. The com- resident Matteo Giovanditto, but at the defense’s www.around plex, at 2401 Peghorn request, sentencing has been delayed pending the osceola.com Way, features areas for discovery of new medical evidence. skaters and bicyclists Results from the and is open from sun- By Fallan Patterson David-Israel Zenon Muril- Feb. 23 Question of the rise to sunset. week: Staff Writer lo is facing life in prison with- The man convicted of out the possibility of parole What grade would you committing Celebration’s for the hatchet bludgeoning give Armando Ramirez first murder was granted a death of Matteo Giovanditto since he took over as continuance Thursday for over the Thanksgiving holi- clerk of court? sentencing due to some pre- day in 2010 in the victim’s viously unknown medical Water Street town home in • D – 51% records. See Murillo, page A-5 • A – 46.4% • C – 1.5% • B – 1.1% Kissimmee products head back to the mound SunRail system in Osceola By Ken Jackson Moran, a Poinciana High He went 8-10 with a 4.90 expected for summer 2016 Staff Writer product, embarks on his third ERA for the Flying Tigers. In season as a relief pitcher. He 121 innings he struck out 78 Index Kissimmee’s Jimmy Moran By Ken Jackson local governments are inte- reported to the Reds’ spring but walked 88, an uncharac- and Alex Burgos have headed Staff Writer grating it into their develop- back to their job sites after a training camp in Goodyear, teristically high number for a ment plans. Ariz. on Thursday, ready to pitcher who had great control The SunRail system that Page A4, Editorial nearly four-month vacation. will link Poinciana to a rail Stops at the Osceola Last year, Moran’s compa- unleash his pitching reper- at OHS, at State College of Parkway, near the current toire and earn a roster spot, Florida and in two prior pro line that will take passen- Page A6, Sports ny transferred him to depart- gers into Orlando and points Kissimmee Amtrak sta- ments in different parts of the he hopes, for the Bakersfield seasons. tion and a Poinciana sta- Blaze, Cincinnati’s high Class- “I got into a funk part way north is coming closer to Page B5, Community country — four times, with reality, and could be moving tion to be built near Poin- the airport bag tags to prove A minor-league team in the into the season, and I couldn’t ciana Boulevard and John Page B1, Lifestyles California League. find the strike zone from one people in a little more than it. At least Burgos’ bosses three years. Young Parkway are part of kept him in one place, and it Burgos, who helped start to the next,” he said. “I SunRail’s Phase II, which is Page A5, Police news Osceola High win a pair of was sliding (the lead shoulder) State Senator Darren was fairly close to home. Soto and Department of expected to begin service in Page C1, Classi ed Now for reality: they’re off district titles, spent 2012 with open and had everyone trying the summer of 2016. Nearly the Lakeland Flying Tigers to work on my delivery. Transportation District 5 to play a game, and chas- Secretary Noranne Downs all right of way already has Page C3, Legals ing a boyhood dream makes of the high-A Florida State He was named to the Ger- been secured in the corridor. League — a season that was man team that played in a hosted a public forum Thurs- the work a little more bear- day at Kissimmee City Hall Phase I, the part of the Page B6, Obituaries able. Their employers are the trying at times for the lefty qualifying round for the World line from DeBary in Volusia starter, a fifth-round pick in Baseball Classic, and got to provide an update on the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit project’s progress, and how Tigers. the 2010 Draft. See Baseball, page A-3 See SunRail, page A-3 Page A2, NEWS-GAZETTE • Online All The Time • www.aroundosceola.com • Saturday, March 2, 2013 YOU’RE OK WITH US! Low Prices, Small Down Payments, and Small Weekly Payments. Why??? Because... OLE RONNIE NEEDS THE MONEY ‘06 DODGE ‘09 DODGE ‘07 CHEVY GRAND SILVERADO LT ‘06 FORD STRATUS SXT CARAVAN SE Leather, Loaded, On-Star 500 SE Super Clean, Low Miles Flex Fuel, Stow-n-Go Seating, V6, 4 DR, Sedan, Super Clean, Cap. Chairs Clean ‘05 FORD ‘05 FORD ‘04 DODGE ‘04 FORD ‘03 CHEVY TAURUS SE EXPLORER TAURUS SE Loaded, V6, NEON SXT EXPRESS 3500 4 Cyl., Loaded, 4 DR, Sedan, Pwr Win & Locks SPORT TRAC Cargo Van, V8, Auto, 6 Cyl. 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