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Permit No. 14
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Squawk Box
He's Baack!
In the late 90's the Yankeetown
mole would hang out in Yankeetown,
listening to conversations and reporting
them to us. Then got bored, so he moved
to Citrus County. This is his story.
Our Revered Chairman
For the past several years I have
attended BOCC meetings. Until Scott
Adams was elected as a commissioner,
meetings were just business as usual.
Not really knowing the players
at the time, I was interested in who this
guy was, and why he was so polarizing.
In my opinion: crude, insulting,
arrogant and full of himself. A true poli-
tician who can give you the broadest of
smiles without that smile ever reaching
his eyes. He has been called a bully by
many. I won't take that title away from
him. As commissioner, when he rudely
chewed his gum with an open mouth,
"Not your grandpa's dogcatcher" Citrus County Sheriff's Office Animal Control Officer Terry Funderburk with his buddy "Woody" sharing a lov-
kicked back in his chair like he was
ing moment at the 4th annual Best Friends Fest at the Citrus County Auditorium last Saturday. The annual pet adoption festival brings together
hanging out leisurely with a cool drink in
community vendors and local residents hosted by the County Animal Services. Ten year old Woody was once part of a case involving neglect.
hand, and interrupting people at whim, he
But by the looks of things that is no longer the case at all. TheNewscaster/Mike Moore
appears to be a cartoon character come to
Five arrests made in Connection
"Depressed"
man
life.
I have heard him tearing people
states bogus robbery
apart with his words and nastiness.
With Homosassa drug house
Now he is Chairman. Nothing
attempt was actually
has changed. The gum is still there. The
pact Unit. "It's a great way to start the day
rudeness is still there, and his ineptness
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
when a potentially dangerous situation ends
at being a representative of our county
suicide attempt
Early Feb. 6, members of the Cit-
safely." Carlton had been on the agency's
is even more obvious than before. He
rus County Sheriff s Office, Westside Com-
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
Intelligence Led Policing radar for several
has no grammatical skills, forgets to ask
munity Crimes Unit and the Tactical Impact
A 44 year-old Homosassa man was
years. "Billy told us that he'd been out of
for public opinion, at times, and rushes
Unit executed a search warrant at 6659
arrested on a charge of attempted robbery,
prison for a year and that it was the longest
through the last call with, "Anyone else
W. Renee Ln. in Homosassa. Detectives
Feb. 3, by the Citrus County Sheriff s Of-
period of time he had been out of jail since
wanna speak? One. Two. Three. Closed
learned that occupants of the residence were
fice. According to the arrest affidavit, the
he was 15," Blair said. "We changed that
to public speaking!"
dealing in methamphetamine and weapons.
man said he carried out the robbery attempt
today." Carlton was charged with posses-
He reminds us, always, of his
As a result of the investigation, three arrests
with the intent of being shot and killed by
sion of a firearm by a convicted felon; sell,
business skills, his accomplishments in
were made, including William (Billy) Lane
law enforcement, that he is on community
manufacture, deliver or possess, with intent
his field, and the large number of his em-
Carlton, 48, a career criminal with a very
control, has recently been very depressed
to sell, manufacture or deliver, a controlled
ployees. The fact that one of his business
lengthy criminal history. "If he wasn't in
and suicidal and suffers from low self es-
substance; and possession of drug parapher-
interests is called "Good Fellas" should
jail, he was committing a crime," said Det.
teem.
nalia. He was held on no bond.
say where this man finds his warped
Lee Carey, who diligently worked on this in-
The incident took place at the Ho-
sense of humor
vestigation to make the arrest happen. "This
mosassa Walmart, located at 6885 S. Sun-
During the search of the residence, 31 year-
"I like warped. He may be a
latest arrest should keep Billy behind bars
coast Blvd., on Jan. 31. According to the
old Bevely Lynn Carney, who also lives at
great guy to hang out with."
for a long time. We couldn t have done this
arrest report, the man handed a cashier a
the residence was arrested on a charge of
As commissioner and, now,
without the persistence of our road patrol.
note, stating that he had a gun and wanted
burglary of a conveyance (bond $5,000)
chairman? I'm not so sure.
Many thanks to them."
the cashier to give him cash. After giving the
from an incident that occurred on Feb. 3.
The Citrus County Mole
Due to safety reasons, the SWAT
cashier the note, the man laid, face down,
A neighbor said she accused Carney of at-
team responded to assist in the execution
You can now place classified print
on the floor and placed his hands behind
tempting to remove her vehicle, and when
of the search warrant. "Everyone on scene
his head. He remained in that position until
she approached her, Carney told her that her
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worked together to accomplish our mis-
deputies arrived.
name was Beverly, and she was hiding from
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sion," said Sgt. Ed Blair of the Tactical Im-
Continued on page 4 - Bogus Robbery
Continued on page 3 - Homosassa Arrests