1A SUNDAY, JULY 29, 2012 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM First Federal Volunteering SUNDAY EDITION marks 50th helps local anniversary. 1C teen cope. 1D Jarvis target TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter LCPD Chief Argatha Gilmore, right, with Lt. Clint VanBennekom at the scene of a fatal shooting Friday night in Lake City. of grand jury go before a grand Circuit state attorney was appointed to 3rd Circuit State Attorney jury. the case by Gov. RIck Scott. Shooting is subject of complaint by Former Assistant A grand jury is scheduled Aug. 20 in State Attorney Tallahassee, said David Collins, Jarvis’s a former assistant. Michael J. San attorney. Filippo filed the com- Jarvis was elected in 2008 as state leaves one By LAURA HAMPSON plaint against Jarvis. attorney for the Third Judicial Circuit, [email protected] Following the Jarvis which covers Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, complaint, a Florida Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee and Following a complaint and an inves- Department of Law Enforcement inves- Taylor counties. dead, two tigation, Third Judicial Circuit State tigation found enough information to Attorney Robert L. “Skip” Jarvis Jr. will move forward. Brad King, Fifth Judicial JARVIS continued on 3A in custody Recycling in Debby’s wake By LAURA HAMPSON [email protected] A Lake City man was fatally shot Friday during an argument and the two suspects hijacked a car before leading police on a chase, according to reports. After the pursuit, police say they found more than $20,000 worth of cocaine on the suspects. Carlos Lamar Williams, 31, was shot multiple times Williams at Wayne Drive Apartments, where he lived, and was pro- nounced dead at Lake City Medical Center, according to a release from Steve Shaw, public information officer for the Lake City Police Department. Williams, La’Quanza Dontya Gee, 28, of Live Oak and Leonard Shundel Goodman, 32, of Jacksonville were arguing before the shooting, police said. Police are still investigating why Gee the men were arguing, Shaw said. At about 6:24 p.m., LCPD received an anonymous call of possible gunshots at 1442 N.W. Wayne Place. When Sgt. Larry Shallar respond- ed, residents directed him JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter to Williams and pointed to a Lake City resident Buster Bower tosses a piece of insulation laying beside a dumpster in the back of a pickup Thursday. Bower said the Goodman vehicle leaving the scene say- dry insulation is still good and can be recycled. If the insulation is damp it could always be sprayed with bio-chemicals and dried out. He SHOOTING continued on 3A said that the worst place insulation should end up is a landfill. Bogus bills NAACP meeting to air grievances just keep against police on coming By TONY BRITT [email protected] By TONY BRITT [email protected] The Columbia County branch of the NAACP has scheduled a community meeting for tomrrow to get input Funny money. Bogus bills. Counterfeit and discuss complaints from residents about the Lake currency. Call it what you will, but the Lake City Police Department. John Mayo, Columbia County City Police Department, local businesses Branch NAACP president/CEO, said some of the infor- and at least one financial institution have mation could be used as grounds in seeking the resigna- been hit by the fake currency that’s being tion of LCPD Chief of Police Argatha Gilmore. circulated locally. FILE Adora Nweze, state president of the National Association To date there have been 16 separate com- LCPD Chief Argatha Gilmore at a July 16 city council meeting during which she for the advancement of Colored People, will conduct the plaints of counterfeit money being passed, and City Manager Wendell Johnson received a unanimous vote of confidence. NAACP continued on 3A totaling $1,300 in fake currency by way of 42 counterfeit bills. There has even been a report where a woman was given a coun- terfeit bill through a local automatic teller County commission candidates 1st up at forum machine. The counterfeit bills have primar- ily been $50, $20 and $5 notes. From staff reports tricts 1, 3 and 5 are the first of this year’s College Television, which is Comcast “We’ve never seen this amount of coun- candidates to take part in the politi- channel eight, and on 106.5 WCJX radio. terfeit bills through the city in this short County commissioner hopefuls will cal forum, sponsored by the Lake City Candidates for state attorney, circuit amount of time,” said Craig Strickland, Lake answer questions on a wide range of Reporter, Florida Gateway College and judge and sheriff will answer questions City Police Department assistant public issues of interest to local voters live the Lake City-Columbia County Chamber Tuesday, beginning at 7 p.m. Monday at 7 p.m. of Commerce. 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He The raid was part of a sheriff’s eluded authorities for months until office investigation targeting investigators received information retailers who sell the drug also that he was in the Lauderhill area. known as K-2. He was arrested after a foot chase. The Florida Times-Union reports no charges were filed, but retailers were warned that Tampa to see heavy repeated violations could result traffic during RNC in felony charges for sale of the mind-altering substance. TAMPA — Tampa Police Chief The newspaper reported late Jane Castor says the Republican Friday that Putnam County’s National Convention will likely operation was launched in cause the heaviest traffic in down- response to a July 1 change in town Tampa on the first day of the Florida law that makes the sale convention. of these synthetic drugs illegal The Tampa Bay Times reports that downtown business owners will also have to make temporary Man caught with plans for their garbage during the event, which will be held Aug. illegal immigrants 27-30. NAPLES — A man Collier Although the RNC’s big event County authorities say tried to on Aug. 26 is scheduled for smuggle six illegal immigrants ASSOCIATED PRESS Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, from Texas to Miami has been DEA agents remove sacks from a warehouse in Tampa Wednesday. Agents were raiding several properties as Castor told merchants that Tampa arrested on human smuggling part of an operation targeting people making synthetic marijuana. might still see some activity on charges. that Sunday. An arrest report shows Woman: Man fell from He got away, but the unidenti- sion of the county’s Metrorail sys- 49-year-old Armando Valdes- fied woman had minor cuts to tem since its opening in 1984. Restaurant partners Rodriguez was stopped bike, tried to rob her her arms and stomach from the Ros-Lehtinen said in a news Thursday afternoon because scuffle. release that the project will “create with housing project GAINESVILLE — A woman he was speeding. The deputy jobs and during these tough eco- told Gainesville police a man MIAMI — A trendy Miami who pulled over the car noted nomic times that is the best part of who fell off his bike tried to rob restaurant is partnering with a that the driver was “extremely Miami’s airport this project.” nervous and shaking uncontrol- her. Now, authorities are looking local housing project to purchase lably.” for the man seen wearing finger- Metrorail Station opens organic produce. The six passengers in the car less gloves, like the ones used MIAMI — Miami’s new Squad nabs “Most Miami Dade College’s Tuyo told deputies they were travel- by cyclists. Metrorail Station that will con- restaurant is buying boxes of pro- ling for work. One of them was The Gainesville Sun reports nect major hubs in the city to the Wanted” fugitive duce, including everything from a 13-year-old boy who was later the woman told police she was in airport is now open. LAUDERHILL — A fugitive fea- arugula to zucchini, from Verde reunited with his family. The her car when she saw a man fall Congresswoman Ileana Ros- tured on “America’s Most Wanted” Gardens’ 22-acre organic farm. other five remain in custody. from his bike Friday night. She Lehtinen will participate in is being held in the Broward The community offers affordable Agents with the Department got out of her car to help and Saturday’s grand opening of County Jail on a charge of attempt- housing for formerly homeless of Homeland Security responded that’s when she says the man the Miami International Airport ed felony murder. families and those with disabili- to the scene.