Williston Crab Fest

MEDIA RELEASE

Date: April 23, 2010

Time: 8:00 PM

Williston, Fl.-On April 24, 2010 the annual Williston Crab Fest will be held at 3PM-12AM. The event will be in the area of Lincoln Heights on CR-318 in East Williston. Please expect traffic delays and heavy pedestrian traffic in the area. From 4PM County Road 318 will be one lane traffic and vehicles will only be allowed to travel east bound until the event ends. Vehicle traffic traveling west bound on County Road 318 will be detoured either north or south bound on County Road 335.

The Levy County Sheriff's Office will be enforcing all traffic laws. Please remember to buckle up, be safe and don't drink and drive.

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PIstol Class For Charity

Fund raiser for Countryside Christian School in Gainesville Florida basic pistol class hosted by Levy County Sheriffs Office will qualify for Florida concealed weapons permit May 15, 2010 8am at the Levy County Sheriffs Office Classroom 9150 NE 80th Ave Bronson Fl 32621. Cost will be $50 dollars and you can sign by calling 352-486-5111 or email sfinnen@levyso.com. or register at www.Levypistolclass.info Lunch will be provided and additional donations will be appreciated and accepted.

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Chiefland Man Arrested On Drug Charges

                                                                                                     MEDIA RELEASE
Date:                April 12, 2010
Time:                12:00 PM
 
Fanning Springs, Florida-On April 10, 2010 K-9 Deputy Kevin Kinik arrested Mario Antonio Watkins for a Dixie County warrant at 8731 NW 174th Street.  Upon arresting Watkins for the violation of probation warrant for habitual driving without a license and sale of contraband into a county facility, Watkins attempted to pull away and he was taken to the ground and secured in handcuffs. 
 
Search incident to arrest Deputy Kinik located 13 pieces of rock crack cocaine in a Newport cigarette pack and baggie of 17 individual baggies of powder cocaine weighing a total amount of 14 grams of cocaine.  Watkins was charged with the Dixie County warrant and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and resisting arrest with out violence.
 
Defendant:
 
Mario Antonio Watkins
4 NW 13th Ave Chiefland, Fl.
Black Male, 32
 
 
 
 
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Levy Deputy Involved in Traffic Crash

MEDIA RELEASE

 

Date:                April 8, 2010

Time:                1:30 PM

 

Chiefland, Florida-Investigator Tom Martin was responding with his emergency lights on to a burglary in progress call at 8690 NW 150 St.  At 147 Place and Old Fanning Road a vehicle pulled out in front of Martin and he avoided the crash by driving on the shoulder of the road and struck a tree. Investigator Martin had to be extricated from the vehicle and was transported to Shands University Hospital.  Martin is listed in stable condition.  The Florida Highway Patrol is on the scene and handling the traffic crash.

 

Corporal Lauree Allen arrived at the scene and placed Douglas Maund in custody for grand theft.  The investigation revealed that Maund was stealing scrap metal from the residence the past three days and selling the scrap metal in Marion County.

 

 

Defendant:

 

Douglas Lee Maund

1204 NW 17^th Ave

Chiefland, Fl.

White Male, 41

 

 

 

 

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Chiefland Woman Arrested For Grand Theft Auto

MEDIA RELEASE

 

Chiefland, Florida-On April 7, 2010 Lt. Scott Tummond arrested Chastity Anderson for grand theft auto.  On April 4, 2010 the victim reported that Anderson borrowed his 2002 Ford Escape to take her children to Blue Springs for the day.  Anderson never returned the vehicle and the victim reported his vehicle stolen on Monday, April 5, 2010.

 

On April 6, 2010 the Levy County Sheriff's Office located the stolen vehicle and Anderson in Marion County at a known drug house.  Anderson was transported back to Levy County where she advised Lt Tummond that she borrowed the vehicle for the day and failed to return the vehicle because she went on a crack binge.

 

 

Defendant:

 

Chastity Falia Anderson

8132 NW 77 Place

Chiefland, Fl

W/F, 33

 

 

 

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Levy County Sheriffs Office and City of Chiefland Host Fundraiser

On Mar 27, 2010 20 people signed up for a basic pistol class at held at the Levy County Sheriffs Office. This class was a fundraiser for the Trenton Relay for Life Event that will be held in May and hosted by the American Cancer society. Saturdays event although small in nature was well recieved and raised over 1300 for the America Cancer society. The Instructors particpating in this event were Scott Finnen of the Levy County Sheriffs Office and Ray Trembly of Chiefland Police Department.

MEDIA RELEASE

Date: March 25, 2010
Time: 10:20 AM

Morriston, Florida-On September 4, 2009 Detective Roger Bell arrested Ruben Sanchez-Perez for sexual battery and lewd and lascivious molestation on a child under 12 years of age.

On September 3, 2009 the victim reported to the Levy County Sheriff's Office that Sanchez-Perez has sexual assaulted her since she was 6 years of age. The victim is known to Sanchez-Perez and would often stay with the suspect at 2990 SE 199 Terrace Morriston, Florida. Sanchez-Perez is from Mexico but recently acquired a legal resident card. Sanchez-Perez was arrested and transported to the Levy County Jail with a $ 200,000 bond.

On March 24, 2010 Sanchez-Perez plead to 25 years in prison on the lewd and lascivious molestation on a child. Sanchez-Perez is currently in the Levy County Jail waiting to be transferred to the Department of Corrections.

Defendant:
Ruben Sanchez-Perez
2990 SE 199 Terrace
Morriston, Florida
White Male
03/06/59
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