DIVING SPORTS Irma impacted Canes look to popular Keys shakeoff close wreck, 1B loss, 1B VOLUME 51-NO. 3 STAY CONNECTED /KEYSINFONET NEWSAll DAY. YOUR WAY. WWW.FLKEYSNEWS.COM FACEBOOK.COM FRIDAY JANUARY19,2018 50 cents CRIME ON THE WATER CRIME &COURTS Condo Guard camera seizes captures shrimp in Keys marine burglary protected area Three construction workers charged after video shows them The 6,000 pounds were found searching Tavernier apartment. aboardaboatinthe protected Tortugas. BY KEVIN WADLOW [email protected] KEYNOTER STAFF Owners of aTavernier condomi- The U.S. Coast Guard and the nium watched alive burglary in National Oceanic and Atmospheric progress on their residence’s securi- credit Administration seized about 6,000 ty video Tuesday, the Monroe RobertSchminky, chargedwith attempted first-degree murder aftera2015 shootout with police. pounds of shrimp from the 68-foot County Sheriff’s fishingvessel Ronald E.nearthe Office reports. Dry TortugasShrimp Sanctuary Three men, all PreservationArea Jan. 12, the Guard employed by a said. Homestead company Keys cops still impacted Crews aboard the Coast Guard doing work at the cutter Raymond Evans and aNOAA Ocean Pointe com- joint boardingteam saw the crew of plex on Burton the Ronald E. fishing inside the Chavez Drive, were each by 2015 rollingshootout marine sanctuaryand was boarded. arrested on acount The vessel’screw was citedfor of felony burglary Trial began this week three yearsafter KeyLargo man illegally fishing inside anational and misdemeanor engaged police in amiles-long gun battle,wounding one marine sanctuaryand for safety theft. deputy and shooting up an FHP trooper’s patrol car. violations. The unit owners Fishing within federally protected told Deputy Matt through several Key Largo YOUKNOWWHEN waters is illegal. The Dry Tortugas Koval that around BY DAVID GOODHUE neighborhood streets trav- YOUTAKE THIS JOB are about 70 miles from Key West. 4:15 p.m., they re- [email protected] elingwellinexcess of 100 ACoast Guard spokeswoman said Chunchalean ‘‘THEREARE RISKS. ceived an online mph at times in his white the Guard isn’t releasingthe home security message In 2015,law enforcement LexusSUV,opening fire on THEREARE ALWAYS port of the Robert E. or who owns it alerting them of in Monroe Countynarrowly officers when the chase got because it’s an activeinvestigation. “movement” in their missedringing in the new to County Road 905. GOINGTOBERISKS. Said Capt.Jeffery Janzsen, com- unoccupied unit. The year by mourning the deaths Andnoone is disputing BUT IT’S NOTEVERY mander of Coast Guard Sector Key owners switched on a of two of its own. that whatprecipitated the West, “Within the Florida Keys, we security camera to And theman responsible, chase was Schminky beating DAYYOU GET SHOT take protectingthe national marine see three “males who led Monroe County his wife of 16 years,Honour AT. IHAVE sanctuary very seriously. Boaters going through all Sheriff’s Office deputies and Schminky, so savagelywitha and fishermen should familiarize Rubio their drawers, cabi- aFlorida Highway Patrol shotgun, swinging the wea- NIGHTMARES OF MY themselves with the boundaries of nets and rooms...tak- trooper on arollinggun bat- pon six to eighttimes as if it CARGETTING the sanctuary to make sure they are ing things,” Koval noted. tleearlyJan. 21,2015, were abaseballbat, thatthe complying with federal law.” On the audio track, the men woundingone deputy and stock brokeoff and he frac- RAMMED.” The “evidencepackage” for the discussed items they were finding. leavingthe trooper with per- tured several of her ribs and seizure has been forwardedtothe “One of the men said his kids manent hearing damage and one arm. National Marine Fisheries Service, would love [a Wii video] game,” both with nightmares, is Police, prosecutors and was all out of character. Rob- which will determine if aformal Sheriff’s Office information officer standingtrial thisweekal- Schminky’s attorney, Hal ert Schminky hadnever been notice of violation will be issued. Becky Herrin said. “Another said most three yearstothe date Schuhmacher,saidall of this violent in the past, and he he would be playing the game later of the crime. happened. “sNapped” late at night Jan. on that evening.” No oneisdisputing that But Schuhmacher —and 20,2015,after Honour Robert Schminky, 60,fled Schminky’s wife —argue SEE BURGLARY,4A from police on U.S.1and None of it was planned and it SEE CHASE, 2A AFTER IRMA Rules mayrule out FEMAtrailers in Keys Federal loan program for sioners, meeting at the Mara- move, install and maintain the use in the Keys. State officials used travel trailerscomes with thon Government Center. trailers —ifsuitable tie-down contacted county staff to gauge costly requirements and aJune In addition to requirements locations can be found. local interest. 1move-out deadline,county for tie-downs and liability in- Liability insurance seems Rice asked staff to continue hears. surance, the agency insists the may not be available, she add- efforts to resolve “the require- trailers be removed from the ed. “It’s very difficult to get ments that are the real deal- Keys during hurricane season, quotes.” killers.” Coast Guard BY KEVIN WADLOW which begins June 1. “It’s just not practical...We Heather Nicotri, an enforcement [email protected] “I don’t see what we have to have aneed; it’s ashame we BOAT REMOVAL officer with the National Oceanic gain if they have to be out of can’t work something out,” All vessels sunk or “dis- and Atmospheric Administration, Atangle of technicalities on here in six months,” Mayor Commissioner Danny Kolhage placed” in Florida Keys waters measures aturtle exclusionary 200travel trailers for tempo- David Rice said. “That’s alot of agreed. by Hurricane Irma may be out device forcompliance aboardthe rary hurricane-relief housing trouble...If we can’t get some Commissioner George Neu- of the water, Capt. David Dipre 68-foot commercial fishing vessel. appears to be too much trouble, flexibility, there’s nothing we gent suggested seeing if there is of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Monroe County Commission can do. It is aproblem we’d like afeasible way to purchase the Conservation Commission told members said Wednesday. to solve.” trailers outright from FEMA. commissioners. Aproposal to bring afleet of “If we don’t get around [the “We’re going to wind up “Everything we could legally Local News 3A used travel trailers owned by June 1deadline] it’s not worth displacing as many as 500 remove as ahazard to naviga- Opinion 7A the Federal Emergency Man- the headache,” Commissioner people if we don’t find some tion has been removed,” Dipre Life 1B agement Agency to the Florida Heather Carruthers said. housing for these folks,” he said. Puzzles 2B Keys comes with along list of Senior Planning Director said. “The whole thing was amon- Sports 5B PrintedoN rules, time limits and expenses, Mayte Santamaria said plan Under the proposal, trailers Briefs 6B 100% recycled county staff briefed commis- would require county staff to would be loaned to the state for SEE TRAILERS, 4A Classifieds 7B newsprint 305-743 - 5680 www.DiscountDemolitions.com Lic#CGC1523252 DEMOLITION SITE WORK HAULING DUMPSTERS 2A THE REPORTER FRIDAY JANUARY192018 Keys News FLKEYSNEWS.COM RP Schminky kept firing. LASTING SCARS Once thecarsunlocked, The Keys, like anywhere Graceygot offone round else, have crime, though at Schminky. Whitehouse violent crime is relatively was also firingatSchmin- rare throughout the island ky —and he at thedeputy. chain.But police-involved Abullet fromthe volleys shootings,and especially ricocheted off something movingshootouts, are and struck WhitehouseiN anythingbut typical here. the leg. And while the natureof Schminky, onceagain, policeworkisinherently drove off,heading south dangerous anywhere, the down U.S. 1. But this time malaise born of theraw Graceyand Whitehouse, madness of this particular with herseriously dam- instance is something aged car and hiswounded difficult to shake for the leg,were out of the fight. officers involved, partic- Sajdak tookoff after ularly for Gracey and Schminky in his van. Whitehouse. Agoste, who is stationed Gracey, who earnedthe in Islamorada, was nowiN FHP’s Medal of ValoriN Key Largo responding to May 2015 forher courage calls forbackup. Traveling underfire that day,suf- North, he saw awhite fered permanent hearing LexusSUV withadam- damagecaused fromthe aged front end driving ringingofgunfire —both south withnoheadlights. received and returned — Thevehicle turnedright insidethe confinedspace into the parking lot of St. of her squadcar.She FILE PHOTO BY VINCENT DEVRIES Justin at mile marker wears specialear plugs Florida Highway Patrol Lt.Kathleen McKinneyand Trooper Christine Graceystand by medals,including the Medal of 105.5. thatremove background Valor,Graceyearned forher role in trying to stop shooting rampagedefendantRobertSchminkyin2015.McKinney, FHP Agoste made aU-turN Noisethatshe now finds sub-district commander forthe Keys,recommended Graceyfor the Medal of Valor. and drove to thechurch. distracting. Fluid also He saw Schminky get out drainsdaily fromher right highway. Whitehouse of his car andjog toward ear. FROM PAGE 1A went after him, but U.S. 1through some bush- “The doctorssay there’s Schminky was drivingiN es. But before he gotto nothing Ican do about it,” circles, and beforethe two the right of way, Sajdak Graceysaid. “I basically CHASE headedsouth again down arrivedinhis van,over- have to sleep on my CR 905, Schminky’s car head flashing lightson,