Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Levy County Sheriff's Office Auction

Media Release

 

Date:                November 30, 2011

Time:                8:15 AM

 

The Levy County Sheriff's Office and the Levy County School Board will have an auction Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 9:00 AM.  Surplus property will consist of cars, vans, trucks, buses and a Gravely mower.

 

The auction will begin at the Levy County Sheriff's Office and will conclude at the School Board Facility 2 miles east of Bronson on Alt 27.

 

 

 

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Friday, November 18, 2011

Sexual Predator Change Of Address

 MEDIA RELEASE

 

Date:                November 18, 2011

Time:                8:00 AM

 

Sexual Predator Address Change:

 

In accordance with Florida Statue 775.21, this is a mandatory notification of the changing of address of a registered sexual predator in Levy County.

 

Jeremy Lee Astrologo was convicted in Alachua County in 2001 for lewd & lascivious on a child less than 16 years of age.  Astrologo was living at 16951 NW US Highway 19 Fanning Springs, Fl. and now residing at the below address in Levy County.  For a complete listing of all registered sexual predators and offenders residing in Levy County, or to search by zip code, please visit www.flde.state.fl.us and go to the sexual data base.

 

Sexual predator:

 

Jeremy Lee Astrologo

21161 NE 35th Street

Williston, Fl

W/M, 05/29/1978

 

 

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Major Evan Sullivan
Levy County Sheriff's Office
FBI-National Academy 183rd Session
Office: 352-486-5446
Cell:    352-577-4218

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Sexual Predator Change Of Address

MEDIA RELEASE

 

Date:                November 16, 2011

Time:                2:30 PM

 

Sexual Predator Address Change:

 

In accordance with Florida Statue 775.21, this is a mandatory notification of the changing of address of a registered sexual predator in Levy County.

 

Robert Lewis Jr. was convicted in Alachua County in 2005 for sexual battery.  Lewis was living at 4041 SW 13th Street Gainesville, Fl. and now residing at the below address in Levy County.  For a complete listing of all registered sexual predators and offenders residing in Levy County, or to search by zip code, please visit www.flde.state.fl.us and go to the sexual data base.

 

Sexual predator:

 

Robert Lewis Jr.

21161 NE 35th Street

Williston, Fl.

B/M, 03/08/1974

 

 

 

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Major Evan Sullivan
Levy County Sheriff's Office
FBI-National Academy 183rd Session
Office: 352-486-5446
Cell:    352-577-4218

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Armed Sexual Battery Arrest

MEDIA RELEASE

 

Date:                November 12, 2011

 

On November 11, 2011 the Levy County Sheriff's Office received a complaint in reference to a sexual assault.  The allegation involved Zachary Knight a Lieutenant with the Levy County Sheriff's Office.  Upon being advised of the complaint the Florida Department of Law Enforcement was immediately contacted.

 

FDLE assumed command of the investigation and interviewed the victim and witnesses.  Late this evening a search warrant was executed at a Levy County residence by FDLE & the Levy County Sheriff's Office.

 

FDLE obtained an arrest warrant for Knight and he was arrested at a Chiefland residence.  Knight has been charged with armed sexual battery, false imprisonment, and aggravated assault and tampering with a victim.  Knight has a $ 2,050,000 bond. 

 

Knight has been suspended without pay.

 

Defendant:

 

Zachary Jameson Knight

W/M, 38 Years of Age

Williston, Fl.

 

 

 

 

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Major Evan Sullivan
Levy County Sheriff's Office
FBI-National Academy 183rd Session
Office: 352-486-5446
Cell:    352-577-4218

Friday, November 11, 2011

Veterans Day


MEDIA RELEASE

 

 

Veterans Day

 

Date:                November 11, 2011  

 

As you know today is Veterans Day and it is certainly appropriate for us to reflect on the immeasurable sacrifices our men and women who are currently serving and who have served in our military have made to protect our freedoms and our way of life.  As we pay tribute to these dedicated patriots today, I want to thank you for sharing a special place in our society along with them.        

 

I hope you will take the time to honor all of our Veterans today for their service to our country, and take a special moment to recognize the many Veterans that are today serving in our agency.  Your service to our country has not gone unnoticed and we are very grateful

 

God Bless you & our Country!!!

 

 

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Major Evan Sullivan
Levy County Sheriff's Office
FBI-National Academy 183rd Session
Office: 352-486-5446
Cell:    352-577-4218

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Plane Crash at Wing Field Airstrip Follow Up

MEDIA RELEASE

 

Date:                November 6, 2011

 

The Levy County Sheriff's Office on November 5, 2011 responded to a fixed wing single engine airplane crash in the Morriston area that resulted in two fatalities.  A witness with over 50 years as a pilot advised that the aircraft taxied down the Wing Field private air strip shortly after 4:30 pm. The witness stated as soon as the airplane took off he heard the airplane spit & sputter and then watched it crash into a heavily wooded area just north of the air strip. 

 

The investigation revealed the aircraft was a 1956 Beech Craft T-34.  The aircraft was registered to Ralph Ken Terry from Daytona Beach, Florida. The deceased were identified as passenger Ralph Terry and pilot Mike Fuller from Port Orange, Florida.  Mr. Terry was retired from Northwest Airlines with approximately 30 years of service and over 60 thousand hours of flight time.  Mr. Fuller was a manager at Yelvington Aviation. 

 

On November 6, 2001 the Levy County Sheriff's Office transferred the investigation to the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.

 

Victims:

 

Ralph Ken Terry

74 Years of age

Daytona Beach, Fl

 

Mike Fuller

47 Years of age

Port Orange, Fl

 

 

 

 

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Major Evan Sullivan
Levy County Sheriff's Office
FBI-National Academy 183rd Session
Office: 352-486-5446
Cell:    352-577-4218

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Plane Crash in Morriston

MEDIA RELEASE

Date:                November 5, 2011

 

The Levy County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fixed wing single engine airplane crash in the Morriston area that resulted in two fatalities.  A witness with over 50 years as a pilot advised that the aircraft left the private air strip called "Wing Field" shortly after 4:30 pm. The witness stated that the aircraft spit & sputtered and crashed in a heavily wooded area.  It is unknown at this time the cause of the crash, but weather is not believed to be the cause.

 

At this time the victims have not been positively identified.  The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will respond first thing tomorrow morning and the investigation will resume in the day light hours.

 

More details will be forthcoming as soon as possible.

 

 

 

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Major Evan Sullivan
Levy County Sheriff's Office
FBI-National Academy 183rd Session
Office: 352-486-5446
Cell:    352-577-4218

Friday, November 4, 2011

Sheriff’s Drug Task Force Arrested 5 in Drug Raid

MEDIA RELEASE

 

Sheriff's Drug Task Force Arrested 5 in Drug Raid

 

The Levy County Sheriff's Office and the Chiefland Police Department executed three drug search warrants simultaneously in the Chiefland area.  The operation began shortly after dark last night and five people were arrested on various charges.  The charges range from obstruction of justice to a variety of drug charges.

 

Arrested was James Tarnellius Clemons at 725 S.E. 1 Street, Chiefland.  Upon arrival, Agents located Clemons outside in the front yard cooking oysters.  Clemons obstructed officers and resisted arrest without violence.  Upon the search warrant being executed at his residence agents seized 81.7 grams of marijuana, 6.9 grams of crack cocaine, 5.2 grams of powder cocaine, cutting agents to manufacture his drug operation, straws, baggies, scales and a large amount of US Currency.

 

In the second search warrant, agents arrested Craig Joshua, 28 years of age, from Chiefland.  The search warrant at 8871 NW 55th Ave. stemmed from a series of investigations that involved the purchase of drugs from Joshua.  During the raid, the agents seized 57 pieces of rock crack cocaine, 3.5 grams of marijuana and US currency.  Joshua also had outstanding Levy County warrants for the undercover buys.  While agents were at Joshua's residence, Rollie Tillery pulled up in the driveway.  Lt, Ray Tremblay, with Chiefland Police Department, observed Tillery fumbling and attempting to hide something in the car.  A search revealed that Tillery hid crack cocaine in the back seat and he was arrested for possession of crack cocaine and resisting arrest without violence.

 

The third search warrant was executed at 13559 NW 65th Terrace in Chiefland.  Drug Task Force arrested Jessie Bryan Balogh for trafficking in cocaine, possession oxycodone with intent to distribute and numerous other felony drug charges.  Agents seized 35.4 grams of cocaine, oxycodone pills and 52.2 grams of marijuana.  While agents were executing the warrant, Kelvin Thompson pulled up to the residence and he was arrested for felony driving while license suspended and possession of marijuana (29.2 grams).  When Thompson saw the agents, he immediately threw a bag of marijuana which was later located and seized.

 

The raids were executed simultaneously due to the understanding the drug dealers were believed to be associated and the operation could have put the Deputies in harms way.  The street value of the narcotics seized was approximately $10,000 and agents recovered over $4,000 in cash.  The Chiefland drug operation resulted in 15 felony arrest and 13 misdemeanor arrests.  We are very proud of our Drug Task Force in their efforts to fight the war on drugs.

 

Defendant:

 

James Tarnellius Clemons

725 SE 1 Street

Chiefland, Fl

B/M, 05/04/1974

Possession of Cocaine with intent to distribute

Possession of Marijuana

Obstruction of Justice

Resisting arrest without violence

 

Craig Lashard Joshua

8871 NW 55th Ave.

Chiefland, Fl.

B/M, 08/21/1983

Possession of a controlled substance

Sale of a controlled substance

Two Counts Maintaining a Drug Dwelling

 

Rollie Tillery

314 SW 8th Court

Chiefland, Fl

B/M, 01/06/1955

Possession of Crack Cocaine

Resisting arrest without violence

 

Jessie Bryan Balogh

13559 NW 65th Terrace

Chiefland, Fl.

W/M, 07/25/1987

Trafficking in Cocaine

Possession Oxycodone with intent to Distribute

Possession Marijuana with intent to Distribute

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Maintaining a Drug Dwelling

Sale of Cocaine

Possession of Cocaine

 

Kelvin Lamont Thompson

21220 NE 41 Street

Williston, Fl.

B/M, 12/31/1979

Felony Driving While License Suspended

Felony Possession of Marijuana

 

 

 

 

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Major Evan Sullivan
Levy County Sheriff's Office
FBI-National Academy 183rd Session
Office: 352-486-5446
Cell:    352-577-4218