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Squawk Box
Unintended Consequence
With Sally Price
June 8, 2010 Inglis
Town meeting... Inglis Po-
lice Department (IPD),
Chief Steve Dixon said the
government funded COPS
Program for 2011 is open again. The gov-
ernment program pays for 2 additional po-
licemen’s salary for 3 years with the town
promising to keep the 2 hired on for the
4th year. Dixon stated with state funding
that was 2 policemen salaries for 4 years
for the price of 1 and he requested to apply
again citing the former commission gave
their blessings. When asked, Dixon said he
had 5 full time officers and 3 reserves and
that K-9 officers get one hour a day dog
time and that for 1 hour a day the town was
not covered. Commissioner Dick Kellman
said that it was unfair to say there is no
cost, citing cost beyond salary, it is not a
cheap dollar free proposition, bring it back
for discussion at budget time. The IPD
request was denied 3 to 2 with Merritt,
Mosher and Kellman voting no.
An unintended consequence from
the “new rules” for conduct at town meet-
ings. The public is not allowed to speak
without filling out a form, passing it to a
Kayak and a Bike, anybody? Mike Dodds of White Springs is off again on his 30 year old Yamaha 650. He said hundreds of folks have stopped
police officer, to give to the clerk, to give
to chat with him, not about Mike or the bike but the rig he created to tow his kayak on behind the bike. All the necessities he needs to camp
to the commission to allow you to speak if
his way where ever he decides to ride is carried behind the cycle. Mike said he has done a lot of back packing in his days including the Ap-
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CCSO
the commission so desires. At a very criti-
Church employee charged with
cal point in the meeting, William Monte-
verde was reading into the record some-
Investigating
thing that possibly could get Town Clerk
10 counts of child pornography
Sally McCranie sued and how she could
be protected with his recommendation.
A String of
The complainant had placed the thumb drive
The tape ran out and the recording tape
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
into his laptop computer
Alan B. Yermal, who also goes by
needed to be turned over. Monteverde was
and an image of child por-
the name of Allen S. Yermall, 49, 9985 N.
in the middle of this statement during the
Untimely
nography had come onto the
Deltona Blvd., Citrus Springs, was arrested
turn and I rely on these tapes to prove what
screen.
by the citrus county Sheriff’s Office, June
I write.
Ten files contain-
11, charged with 10 counts of knowingly
I turned to the Commission Presi-
Deaths
ing child pornography were
possessing child pornography.
dent’s wife I sit next to on the front row
found on the thumb drive.
The sheriff’s office was contacted
and stated how do I get them to re-read the
A detective spoke with the
on June 3 by someone at St. Christopher’s
statement when we are not allowed to raise
(Ozello) The body found earlier June 8th
complainant the follow-
Anglican Church in Crystal River, who said
our hand or speak out anymore. She did
on the shoreline near Peck’s Old Port Cove
Yermal
ing day and was told about
that a USB thumb drive containing images
not know. I got up and went back to IPD
restaurant has been recovered by members
how the pornographic im-
of child pornography had been found in Yer-
Chief Dixon and asked him how I could
of the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office dive
ages had been found. The complainant also
mal’s desk. The deputy was informed that
get the statement re-read or could he ap-
team.
stated that Yermal had not been on the office
Mr. Yermal, whose occupation was listed
proach the clerk to do so. I went back to
Although the investigation is still
since the day he’d been asked to step down
on the arrest report as “senior warden,” had
my seat frustrated with this denied right
continuing, no foul play is suspected at this
in May, but he had gone into the office on
been in charge of finances at the church and
when Dixon said I could do nothing and
time. CCSO detectives are saying that the
June 3 with the complainant present.
had stepped down from that position on May
neither could he. Is it No wonder the “Na-
man’s death appears to be consistent with a
The complainant stated that the of-
19 because he “was not doing a good job,”
tives are restless?”
suicide. A possible weapon also has been
fice does not have a lock on it, so anyone
the report stated. The person who’d made
recovered.
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could enter into the office, and some chil-
the complaint had gone into Yermal’s of-
Tentative identification has been
dren had used the computer for accessing
fice, searching for financial records, when
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made, but next of kin has not yet been noti-
he found the thumb drive in the desk drawer.
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