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Wednesday January 16, 2008
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A Publication of
Permit No. 4
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Newscaster Publishing
Sally Price Correspondent
Squawk Box Morriston
Man Found
With Doug Johnston
Dunnellon Police Chief made
his mark
Dead After
Bob Jackson is retiring. In
case you don't know who Bob
Sex Warrant
Jackson is he is the heart and
soul of Dunnellon law enforce-
ment. After 20 years on the
Issued
Dunnellon Police Department, more than half
of those years as police chief, Jackson has
Morriston- On January 9, 2008 a warrant was
decided to retire. Good for you Bob, but it
issued for Randolph Coke Markham, 28 years
won't be the same without you.
of age, for "engaging in sexual activity with a
I have good memories of Bob Jack-
child less than 12 years
son as police chief, but none as significant to
of age by familial or cus-
me as the memory of a chilly winter morning
todial authority".
in 1996. My youngest son was a senior at
On August 16,
Dunnellon High School at the time. He was in
2007 the Florida Depart-
a hurry to get to school that morning and af-
ment Law Enforcement
ter picking up a classmate in Blue Cove he
Manatee Festival Best of Show - This weekend the Manatee Festival brought
received a complaint in
clipped a car on his way to school. What made
reference to an allega-
crowds of festival goers to the streets in the historic district of Crystal River. Arts and crafts
him keep going and not stop is still a mystery
Randolph Markham tion that Randolph
were divided and there were plenty of entries in both classes. The aroma of popcorn and all
to me.
Markham was named as
kinds of food filled the air as all kinds of art filled the mind. Quality craftsmen and artist
My youngest son had never been a
a suspect in a lewd and lascivious offense.
representing every medium displayed their treasures.
problem and followed the rules, but on this
FDLE was the lead agency, with the Levy
Richard Morris of Crystal River took "Best of Show" with his 37 years experience
morning he kept going. He said at the time,
County Sheriff's Office assisting in the in-
with woodworking. Working with exotic woods from around the world, Richard's primary
and to this day maintains that he didn't realize
Continued on page 3 - Man Found Dead
focus is the lathe, creating things with a useful purpose as well as art for enjoyment. Pierce
he hit the car. Given the fact that his old truck
Levy Man
carving is done with a high speed air driven dental drill with a carbide bit by piercing the wood
was loud, the radio was probably blaring at
and carving shapes. Power carving uses high speed air driven power tools. Fine sanding is
full blast and he and his friend were probably
usually followed by a clear satin lacquer. No doubt, Richard's work was worthy of "Best
fully engaged in conversation, I suppose that
Arrested for Lewd
of Show". Photo by Sally Price
could be the case.
The lady whose car was hit was not
Escapee Caught After Attacking Man
& Lascivious
injured but, was she ever mad. She recorded
our son's tag number and called the police.
On Monday, Jan. had an encounter with Coursey when he went
Molestation of a
An hour or so later that son faced a highway
14, law enforcement inside his shed to retrieve some tools. The
patrolman who had to drive a long way to
nabbed the inmate who es- resident told authorities that Coursey had
Continued on page 3 - Squawk Box
caped from the Citrus picked up a hammer and swung it at him, that
Child Under 12
County Detention Facility the hammer had struck him on the head then
James Coursey around 3:30 p.m. on Fri.,
glanced his hand. The resident stated that he
Voting on
Williston--On January 8, 2008 Robert Ben-
Jan. 11, while taking out
was positive his assailant was Coursey, be-
jamin Furr was arrested for Capital Sexual Bat-
garbage during a kitchen work detail. James
cause he recognized him from photographs
Tax Reform
tery on a child under 12 years of age and Lewd
Brown Cousey, 49, was arrested around 9:15
he'd seen in the newspapers and on televi-
and Lascivious Molestation on a child under
a.m. in a driveway on C.R. 491 near Grover
sion. The injury to the man's hand required
12 years of age.
January 29
Cleveland Blvd. Coursey had been in jail since
several stitches and he also had a small lac-
On January 8, 2008 Investigator Lauree
being arrested on grand theft charges last Feb.
eration to the left side of his head.
Allen met the complainant and the victim at
Details on
He was additionally charged in June with un-
With the information on Coursey's
the Williston Police Department in reference
armed burglary of unoccupied structures,
whereabouts on Sunday, the manhunt inten-
to a sexual assault complaint. The investiga-
along with grand theft from the structures.
sified, with the aviation unit's helicopter, nu-
Page 11,12
tion revealed that the defendant committed
Around 9:40 Sunday morning, a 79-
merous K-9 teams, ground units and blood
the above offenses on January 7, 2008. The
year-old Lecanto resident of the Leisure Acres
hounds from the Florida Department of Cor-
victim has made the allegation that the defen-
subdivision (near Hwy. 491) reported that he'd
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