WELLBORN Crash claims life of cyclist SEE STORY on Page 3A WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢ Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Giving Campaign finance update Small League shutout Guatemala Contributions to local Fort White their all candidates loses 15-0 to 12 locals take a trip to as of July 8. Whitehouse. Central American village. See Page 6A. See Page 7A. See Page 1B. One victim ‘He shot that guy’ in shooting recovering, says CCSO However, no word yet on wounded security guard. By EMILY STANTON [email protected] A local woman shot at the Washington Street Elks Lodge Saturday morning has been released from the hospital. Alvia Lee, 37, left UF Health Shands on Tuesday, according to Columbia County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Murray Smith. However, no update was available on the condition of security guard Niaja Bowles, 33, who was also wounded. The shooter — believed by police to be Robert Dell Church, 29, of Lake Photos by JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter City — is still at large. Ernest Larry Grandison waits for testimony to resume at the Columbia County Courthouse on Tuesday. Grandison is charged with the The initial investiga- murder and armed robbery in the 2012 shooting death of store clerk Rajnikant K. Patel at the A&M Discount Beverage Store. tion by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Witness says accomplice revealed Church was in Church an argument with two unknown females inside ID’d Grandison as killer the lodge at closing. Bowels attempted to separate the parties involved and take Defense attorney as from the defendant’s son’s them outside. former girlfriend in trying to Once outside, Church fell to the ground, says evidence not prove Grandison the shooter. police said. It is unsure what caused him convincing. Grandison is charged with to fall. murder and armed robbery Church then reportedly went to a vehi- By TONY BRITT in the 2012 shooting death of cle in the parking lot and retrieved a hand- [email protected] local convenience store owner gun. He shot Bowles once before fleeing Rajnikant K. Patel. Patel was the area, deputies said. Testimony in the Ernest shot to death in his store, The bullet passed through the lower Larry Grandison murder trial A&M Discount Beverage portion of Bowles’ body and struck Lee in started Tuesday morning Store, 394 E. Duval St., early the leg, Smith said. with the state sending a dozen the afternoon of April 27, 2012. Church is described as a black man people to the witness stand. David Collins, the state-ap- standing 5’ 10 inches tall and weighing The state used surveillance pointed conflict attorney rep- about 235 pounds. video from the convenience resenting Grandison, told Anyone who has information on store robbery, testimony from jurors that a crime occurred, Church’s whereabouts or the shooting a robbery participant turned but that doesn’t mean his cli- Rajnikant Patel’s widow, Daxaben (right), accompanied by her is asked to contact CCSO at 719-2005 or state witness, testimony from translator, Deejal Patel, is sworn in as she prepares to take the wit- Crime Stoppers of Columbia County at the robbery victim, as well TRIAL continued on 3A ness stand on Tuesday. 754-7099. Christie named assistant principal at CCE Moving to Columbia City Elementary the position of positions for them. While Adams was moved to assistant princi- “We’re just trying to put the homebound teaching in October, from same post at Richardson Middle. pal at Richardson right people in the right posi- he was paid for the remainder yet. It’s one of tions,” he said. of the school year under his old By SARAH LOFTUS His predecessor, Hope the many open Sean Adams, the former contract. [email protected] Jernigan, is the new principal. spots that the assistant principal at Summers According to the district’s Christie was the assistant district is trying Elementary School who was human resources department, Michael Christie will be the new principal at Richardson Middle Huddleston to fill as fast as moved to a homebound teaching Adams made $72,215 during the assistant principal at Columbia School. possible, he said. position in October, started his 2013-14 fiscal year. Now, under City Elementary School for this Superintendent Terry Huddleston said he’s trying to new contract on July 1 when the coming school year. Huddleston said he hasn’t filled place his employees in the best district’s new fiscal year began. PRINCIPAL continued on 7A Vol. 140, No. 111 Opinion . 4A CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER LOCAL (386) 752-1293 Health . 8A LOCAL Obituaries . 5A CPR training SUBSCRIBE TO at the Aquatic Wreck on 90 THE REPORTER: 92 70 Advice & Comics . 3B injures one, 7A. 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JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Submissions CPR training at the Aquatic Complex The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption information to run at the discretion of the editor. Aquatic supervisor Daniel Taylor tests new lifeguard on CPR techniques on Tuesday. ‘Safety at the Aquatic Complex is fore- If you would like to see your organization in the news- most,’ Taylor said. ‘We also do recurring training monthly.’ Pictured are Lauren Lee (from left), 20, Taylor, Alex Milton, 18, paper, send the picture and information to associate and Taylor Baldwin, 19. editor Emily Lawson at [email protected]. Wait time for new Harry Potter ride is 450 minutes ORLANDO park, called The Wizarding World of truck ripped open and the energy drink Florida voters first approved the lottery ines to get on the new Harry Potter Harry Potter-Hogsmeade, opened in spilled onto the road. in 1986, and tickets went on sale in early ride at Universal Orlando Resort 2010. The driver of the truck was ticketed for 1988. Sales initially peaked at $4.2 billion L were more than seven hours long failure to maintain a single lane. No inju- back in 2008 but dropped as the state’s Tuesday — enough time to watch a cou- Red Bull spills onto I-95 ries were reported. economy soured. ple of Harry Potter movies or for a fast reader to get through a Harry Potter when semi trucks collide Florida Lottery sales Church forgives robber book. ROCKLEDGE — Call it a different kind Folks on Twitter were tweeting pic- of energy jolt. Thousands of gallons of Red continue to grow who stole offerings tures of a sign listing the 450-minute wait Bull spilled onto Interstate 95 in central TALLAHASSEE — Sales of Florida BRADENTON — A Manatee County time outside the ride, called Harry Potter Florida after two tractor-trailers collided. Lottery tickets continue to grow. church is offering forgiveness to the man and the Escape from Gringotts. Florida Highway Patrol says the crash Lottery officials announced that the who robbed their offerings moments after Universal spokesman Tom Schroder happened Monday evening near Rockledge. state sold more than $5.36 billion in tick- the service ended. confirmed the long lines, though he noted Troopers say the truck hauling more ets during the fiscal year that ended on The Bradenton Herald reports that that wait time varied throughout the day. than 30,000 pounds of Red Bull was head- June 30. That’s the second year in a row just after 11 a.m. Sunday, a man walked Universal workers were handing out tick- ing north when the driver tried to move that ticket sales have exceeded $5 billion. into the office of Kirkwood Presbyterian ets with return times printed on them to over to the center lane because another State officials estimate that the Church of Bradenton, grabbed the pile ease congestion. truck was disabled on the shoulder of the increased sales will result in $1.49 billion of cash and checks that ushers had just The new park zone is called The road. When the driver swerved back into going to schools and to pay for programs brought in and walked off. Wizarding World of Harry Potter-Diagon the outside lane, his truck sideswiped the such as the state’s Bright Futures schol- Alley. Universal’s original Harry Potter parked vehicle. The trailer on the first arship program. n Associated Press THE WEATHER 9 WED 10 THU 11 FRI 12 SAT 13 SUN Slight Chance Chance Chance Slight chance of of of chance of storms storms storms of storms storms HI 92HI LO LO70 HI 92 HI LO LO70 HI 92HI LO LO70 HI HI92 LO LO72 HI 94HI LO LO72 REGIONAL FORECAST MAP for Wednesday, July 9 Wednesday's highs/Wednesday night's low Valdosta City Thursday Friday 95/74 Jacksonville 92/74 Cape Canaveral Tallahassee Lake City 89/76/ts 90/77/ts 94/74 92/70 Daytona Beach 88/76/ts 91/74/ts Gainesville Daytona Beach Fort Myers 92/76/ts 91/75/ts Pensacola 92/70 90/76 Ft.