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| Photo courtesy of ACSO |
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| Dean Hall |
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| George Elwood |
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| Crystal Mencer |
October 4, 2018
Levy County deputies responded to a home in Williston on
September 26th to a report of a theft. Deputies met with the victim
who said unknown person(s) broke into her shed and stole her child’s dirt bike.
The motorcycle, described as a yellow 125 cc Suzuki valued at $700.00 had been
stored inside their shed. The victim was able to provide deputies with a
potential suspect at the time the report was filed.
This case was assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Criminal
Investigations Division for further investigation. Investigators learned the
named potential suspect, Crystal Mencer (3-1-85) of Williston, had outstanding
warrants for her arrest. Investigators located and arrested Mencer and during
an interview she denied any involvement in the theft of the dirt bike.
Investigators discovered Mencer was involved in a
relationship with George Elwood (2-25-85) of Williston. Elwood was located and
interviewed by investigators who told them Mencer brought him a stolen yellow
dirt bike. He said he contacted a person later identified as Dean Hall
(8-30-87) of Newberry and arranged to sell it to him. Hall did purchase the
dirt bike for an undetermined amount of cash and a small amount of
methamphetamine.
Levy County Investigators went to Hall’s home in Newberry
and met with Alachua County Sheriff’s Office investigators. A resourceful ACSO
deputy was granted permission by a neighbor to enter into their property which
would allow him to see into Hall’s back yard. There, in plain view, the deputy
saw and photographed a dirt bike. This picture allowed investigators to
positively confirm this was the stolen dirt bike. Based on this discovery,
investigators were able to secure a search warrant for Hall’s yard and home.
Investigators discovered more than just a stolen dirt bike; they also found
more drugs inside the home.
Mencer, Elwood and Hall were arrested. Mencer has been
charged in Levy County with principal to burglary, principal to grand theft and
dealing in stolen property. Her bond has been set at $60,000.00 for these new
charges and NO bond on her warrants. Elwood has been charged in Levy County
with burglary, grand theft motor vehicle and dealing in stolen property. His
bond has been set at $100,000.00. Hall was taken into custody and has been
charged with drug offenses in Alachua County and is being held at the Alachua
County Jail. A warrant for Hall’s arrest for dealing in stolen property in Levy
County has been granted and will be served at a later date.
The child’s dirt bike was recovered in Newberry and will be
return.