Celebrating 65 }ears In The Tanzpa Bay .4rea -- SEE STORY ON PAGE 16 .DR. SAM HORTON INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES CENTER DEDICATED More than 60 people attended an event to dedicate a school district building in honor of the late Dr. Sam Horton. The building, located at 2909 N. 40th St., officially was dedicated as the Dr. Sam J. Horton Instructional Services Center. The dedication pro­ gram included words from School Board Member Carol Kurdell, Superintendent MaryEllen Elia, and NAACP President Carolyn Collins. Several members of the Horton family were in attendance. Dr. Horton spent 42 years as an educator in Hillsborough County Public Schools, working as a teacher and principal and finishing as the General Director of secondary education. He retired from the school district in 1991 and remained active in education issues. He dedicated his life's work to the desegregation of schools. Dr. Horton later served 10 years as president of the local branch of the NAACP. Dr. Horton passed away April7, 2009. Family members in attendance included: Michael Warren, Exley Warren, Sr., Sheila Warren, Exley Warren, Jr. (rear), Dwayne Horton, Wanda Horton, Cliff Horton and Jason Horton. (Photography by BRUNSON) Women's HIV/AIDS Brother Talks About Awareness Day Set Hostage Situation SEE PAGE 10 SEE PAGE 2 Dad Turns In Teen Readers Respond Purse Snatcher To E-Mail Firings SEE PAGE 16 SEE PAGE 3 ,....0~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Features <D,.... Retired Educator Honored Brother 01 Victim Recounts On Congressional Record Role In Hostage Situation BY IRJS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Shor t!~ · after 2 p.m .. last TuescLt~ ·, the Tampa PolicL' Department recein:' d a y -1-1 call for assistance. The caller told police that a 27-year-old woman was being held against her \·viii. Police responded· to 10071/2 E. Lake Avenue, and began speaking with the sus­ KATHY CASTOR REV. ABRAHAM BROWN pect. The Tactical Response U.S. Representative ... Honoree PASTOR QUANTAI WALTER SCOla Team was called to the scene WASHINGTON ... Arrested after the suspect refused to ... Pastor of Ebenezer BY IRIS B. HOLTON mer students had been incar­ release the young woman. M. B. Church Sentinel City Editor cerated. After visiting the The situation was finally re­ back of her neck. young man, Rev. Brown solved 4 hours later with the police officers on the scene. He also said that the cou­ Recently, a United States created the not-for-profit arrest of the Walter James Pastor Washington said ple had only been together Representative honored a re­ Prison Crusade Ministries, Scott and the injury of the he provided the officers with for two years and there had tired Tampa educator on the Inc., later renamed as Abe victim, Ms. Tameka Wash­ the cell phone number to been some domestic violence Congressional Record. The Brown Ministries. ington. communicate with Scott. issues between them, but honoree has dedicated a life The purpose of the organ­ Pastor Quantai Wash­ Pastor Washington they had been resolved. of service to his community. ization is to provide needed ington, pastor of Ebenezer said that as the situation Pastor Washington Rev. Abraham Brown services for those incarcer­ M. B. Church, wanted to cor­ dragged on, he obtained a said his sister is recovering ~ is a Tampa native who at­ ated as well as their families. rect and clarify some infor­ key to the apartment and from the incident. e tended the public schools of Through the organization, of­ mation about the hostage gave it to police. It was at that Scott, 44, is being held at a: Hillsborough County. He fenders, ex-offenders, their situation. Pastor Washing­ point that police discovered the Hillsborough County Jail LL graduated from Middleton families, and others at risk, ton said the victim is his sis­ Scott had barricaded the without bond. He is charged ~ High School in 1946, and can achiev~ productive and ter and both of them are door with furniture. with aggravated battery with c( continued his education at spiritually fulfilling lives. members of his church. Police entered the resi­ a deadly weapon, and armed ~ Florida Agriculture and Me­ The retired senior pastor "I had just spoken with dence after Scott cut off com­ false imprisonment. C chanica} University, as an All of First Baptist Church of him about 1:30 p. m., that munications with them. Scott was also charged ffi Conference Student Athlete. College Hill, Rev. Brown day. He wasn't upset or any­ Pastor Washington with violation of probation ~ After graduation in 1950, has been the recipient of thing. I had a previous en­ said his sister suffered 10 on a previous child abuse > Rev. Brown continued his many recognitions. gagement out of town and I puncture wounds to her charge and violation of pro­ bation on a battery (domestic a:w education and earned his In 2008, the newly con­ was on my way to the Inter­ back, a slash across her face, > ·Master's Degree in ,4\dminis- structed. Middleton High state when my sister's friend and a laceration across the violence ) charge. w tration and Supervision. School stadium was named called me and said they had fa He . returned to Tampa "Abe Brown Stadium." gone over to the apartment ~ and obtained employment as Congresswoman Castor and he snatched my sister in­ ::::::i a classroom teacher. During said, "Rev. Brown is a side and closed the door in AUTO ACCIDENT REFERRAL SERVICE m his tenure that spanned more tremendous role model for her face. ~ thap 38 years, Rev. Brown our youth and an inspiration "A few minutes later, she z served as a teacher, coach, to our community. He self­ called back and told me that t; and administrator. lessly devoted his life tooth­ my sister was kicking at the lllll'ltJIII*II Sltrlcll ..J As a coach, Rev. Brown ers and instead of window and he (Scott) was S touched the lives of numer­ abandoning those who had pulling her back. She sciid, • Personalized Service - m ous young athletes. Several of lost their way he worked tire­ 'You better get over here.' She Support and Help from ..J those men continued their w lessly to help them get back called me before she called z .athletic careers throughout the police." the beginning to the end on track. i= college and became profes­ Pastor Washington "He not only helped nu­ • Attorneys - An Attorney ffi sional players. He retired on said he contacted Scott on merous individuals, he will come to you at home en January 29, 1988, as the the cell phone. "He said, 'All or work - No Recovery, ~ Dean of Boys at Chamberlain helped an entire community. I need is time. I'm not going ii: High School. That is why I rise today to to hurt your sister.' "I told No fee 0 In 1976, Rev. Brown ' honor the life of Reverend him to let her come out or it Investigators - Hthere Is it.. learned tha~ , ~P~ · of his for- Abraham Brown." was going to make things • ; : ~ • • ; 1.. .,. • ~ ........or, . M~. ~­ worse,"· Pastor Washmg­ cklant occurad ton said. He· further stated th_at {• Transportation Available when he arrived there were • AuiO Repatr _,Body ·­ • only two police units there. • By the time the incident was • Meclcal Care Provided over, he estimated about 75 • Pharmacy- ~ Dellv8ry • Speclalzilg In: Car, Bus, Middleton Class 011965 Bicycle, Motorcycle, Sip & fal~ Pedestrian lncl­ The Middleton High School Class of 1965 will meet at the Col denta, Loss Wages, ege Hill Branch Library, 2607 E. Dr. MLKing, Jr. Blvd., o Wrollgful Death And onday, March 22, 2010, 6:30 p. m. Please plan·to attend. More." Named To Dean's List Call Mich-elle B. Patty Ashley Cobb, a student at the University ofMassachuse Local: 813-:495-37021 Toll Free: 1-866-352-4200 artmouth, was named to the Dean's List for the ·Fall2009 s Available 24 Hours ADay /7 Days AWeek ester. -t c: Feature m (/) 0 Readers Respond To Call 01 Firing Three Countv OHicials }< ~ BY IRIS B. HOLTON -Mrs. Bean has been a Lee and l\lrs. Bean simul­ ~ · e<us now ·md bt•lit•w t ht• ~ Sentinel City Editor great employee for more taneously . "ithout more that C'ou n t~ · Comm issiont>rs 0 than thirty years. Atty. what was stated in the meet­ should bt• wry cautious in : Last week, Ken Hagan, Renee Lee supervises some ing. how th e ~ · arc handlin~ this m Chairman of the Hillsbor­ of the best lawyers sel"\ing ~Based on the comments matter. ~ ough County Board of Com­ Hills borough County since of Ken Hagan and Mark ... ~I am troubled b~ · the nc- 0 missioners released a letter its inception. For their ca­ Sharpe they do not need the cusntions and have sent mes­ to the community calling for reers to end here tainted and benefit of an investigation, or sages to Commissioner the resignation of three top tarred, is a slap on the face of to afford the accused parties MS. PAT SPENCER Beckner's office. I trust officials. The issue was dis­ all women in this county. due process before pushing they all are given due process cussed during a transporta­ "Commissioners, we have to take away their livelihood all of the facts, and not just in this mutter and that the tion workshop on far more problems to deal and ruin their careers. take what one or two of the other Commissioners will Wednesday. with in this county. Budgets "Moreover, some fore­ other Commissioners have take heed to the counsel Of It ended with the public re­ are trimmed, services . are thought should be given to to say.