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Tana Frances Plank, 25, 11080 SE 201 St., Inglis, was arrested by the Levy County dence due to a physical domestic disturbance. Deputies heard arguing when they arrived, but

Sheriff's Office, Jan. 4, on an arrest warrant for: order to take into custody, fraud by device when they knocked on the door, the residence became silent. Deputies entered the residence

or scheme, and larceny/grand theft ($300 or more, but less than $5,000). Her total surety/ through an open back door, and McLean was found in a bedroom closet and arrested on the

cash bond was set at $51,000.

Patrick A. Lookingbill, 28, Dunnellon, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's

Dale Vincent Dicke, Jr., 34, Lecanto, was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's

Office, Jan. 4, charged with two counts of violation of probation. Each of his bonds was set Office, Jan. 11, charged with child abuse without causing great bodily harm. His bond was

set at none. Dicke is accused of hitting a juvenile on the back with a met mop, several times,

Tina Marie Betancourt, 47, Inglis, was arrested by the Levy County Sheriff's Of- for allegedly stealing money from a relative. The report stated that the juvenile had wet areas

on the back of his shirt, consistent with the accusation, and also that Dicke was intoxicated

fice, Jan. 6, on an out-of-county warrant. Her bond was set at none.

Amanda Jacquelyn SantaFe, 31, a homeless woman in the Hernando area, was ar- during the alleged incident. The residence where the incident took place was in disarray

rested by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Jan. 8, on a Citrus County warrant for obtaining from the struggle, which took place after Dicke struck the juvenile, and the mop was broken

into three sections, according to the report. The report also stated that Dicke claimed the

property by means of a worthless check. Her bond was set at $2,000.

Jaylen James Burney, 19, 8125 N. Sarazen Dr., Dunnellon, was arrested by the juvenile had attempted to choke him, but there were no marks on him.

Thomas James Smith, 55, 773 NE 9th St. #2, Crystal River, was arrested by the Cit-

Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Jan. 9, charged with felonies: possession of burglary tools

and burglary of an unoccupied residence. His total bond was set at $12,000. According to rus County Sheriff's Office, Jan. 12, charged with felony petit theft (two or more convictions

the arrest report, deputies were dispatched to a N. Bedstrow Blvd., Dunnellon residence of any theft). His bond was set at $5,000. The report stated that Smith is accused of taking

due to a burglary in progress. Dispatch informed deputies that an unknown man pulling on two bottles of Gucci cologne with a value of $115.52 from the Walgreen's pharmacy, located

door handles to gain entry had gotten inside the residence and had walked to the back of the at 310 NE Hwy. 19, Crystal River on Dec. 30, 2015. The report stated that Smith asked to see

residence where the person making the complaint could no longer see him. When deputies the two bottles of cologne which were housed inside a locked case. A clerk handed Smith the

arrived at the residence, they found Burney inside of the screened back porch in a kneeling two bottles of cologne and then became distracted by another customer. During the time the

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position. Deputies took Burney into custody. He said, according to the report, "What? I'm clerk was distracted, Smith allegedly left the store with(727) 362-4788of cologne without

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Email, a tank attached paying for them. The report stated that the incident was captured on video. On Jan. 5, a de-

just smoking a cigarette." In Burney's possession was a propane torch withTom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.comIEmail, Debbie Russell, Editor: debbienewsc

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We was taking the tective went to newscasterarchives.com · When he viewed the footage, the detective

torch to a friend's house and had stopped to smoke a cigarette, but he could not give deputies recognized Smith. The investigation determined that Smith had previously been convicted

specifics about the friend or why he had such equipment with him, and he had no cigarettes, of grand theft on April 7, 2009, August 15, 2006 and June 28, 2003. Smith was taken into

the report stated. He said he'd gained access to the porch by way of a ripped screen panel. custody on the charge on Jan. 12.

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The report stated that three holes had been burned into the screen panel that was ripped at

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the side and the bottom and by which Burney had entered the porch. The report also stated

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that the padlock on the screen door was damaged as if it had recently been pried with force.

The owner met with deputies and stated he wanted to pursue charges.

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Dmitry William Growdon, 19, 601 Agmac Ave., Jacksonville, FL, was arrested

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by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Jan. 9, on several Citrus County warrants: felony

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violation of probation (original charge of felony battery) with no bond; felony violation of

probation (original charge of possession of alprazolam and driving under the influence with

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property damage) with no bond; and misdemeanor violation of an injunction for protection

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against domestic violence, also with no bond. While Growdon was being booked into the

Citrus County Detention Facility following his arrest, an anonymous person contacted the

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sheriff's office to report that Growdon had contacted her from the detention facility and told

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her that he had a backpack full of "money and weed," the report stated, in a vehicle owned

by a witness and parked at Cody's Roadhouse restaurant in Crystal River. A deputy went to

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the location and asked the witnes if Growdon had left a backpack in her vehicle, and she said

that he had. She gave it to a deputy who took it to the detention facility and gave it to the

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deputy who had arrested Growdon. Growdon admitted ownership of the backpack and its

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contents. Inside was 39 grams of marijuana, a digital scale and a wallet that contained $400

in cash, separated in such a way as "to be consistent with someone who sells narcotics," the

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report stated. Growdon was additionally charged with possession of Schedule I, II or III

drugs with intent to sell, manufacture or deliver. His bond was set at $5,000 on this charge.

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Richard Lee Kline, 59, 6102 Harmony Ln., Yankeetown, was arrested by the Levy

County Sheriff's Office, Jan. 9, charged with possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana

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(5.5 grams) and battery (touch or strike), both Class F misdemeanors. The report stated that

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the sheriff's office responded to a Yankeetown residence due to a complant of battery. The

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victim told deputies that she'd allowed Kline to stay at her residence, but his behavior had

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become weird and she'd asked him to leave, but he wouldn't. She said, that when she'd ar-

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home outing,  had atempted to enter her garage, and he'd grabbed her

rived  from an  Kline

face,digging fingernails

  his  in and twisting them, causing her face 

 to bleed. The report

stated that the victim had a small cut to the right corner of her nose, a scratch to herright

cheek,cuttothe lip andalsoinjuries rightthatoccurred

 a small    inside of her    to her  knee  had  

when allegedlyher Kline the deputy that the victim

 Kline had  pushed  to the ground.  told

had kicked-in the garage door, and the injuries had occurred when he protected himself by

grabbing her face and pushing her away. Kline was found to be in possession of the drug

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upon his arrest. He was later released on his own recognizance.

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Tiffany Brianne McLean, 30, 11240 N. Northwood Dr. #65, Inglis, was arrested by

the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Jan. 10, on a Citrus County warrant for (felony) failure

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