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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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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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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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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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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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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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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