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Notes From Ireland
party, Gets
As a result of technology,
Multiple
I am writing and sending this
from Ireland. Yes, I’ve been here
a bit over a week with another
Charges
week and a half to go. Ireland is
grand. The weather here is a far
cry from Florida; about 65-70 most days with
Around 7:30 a.m., July 27, The Cit-
little humidity and clear bright skies. Of course
rus County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to
it is July.
an Inverness residence due to a report of a
I’ve been told the winters are dark
fight and a 28-year-old man who was non-
and cloudy most of the time, which I can imag-
responsive and not breathing.
ine might get a little depressing. “There are
The deputy reported that he'd just
lots of other dramatic differences between here
given a man and a woman
and home; I’ve only space to point out one or
a ride to this same resi-
two that strike me as especially telling. The
dence from a residence on
5-year-old Madison McGinnis of Altamonte Springs was on this personal watercraft when it
first is entertainment; it is not at all like home;
Wingate St. As soon as
crashed on Lake Kathryn July 20th. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
the folks here seem to like to talk. They talk a
the deputy arrived at the
(FWC) law enforcement division is investigating a boating accident involving a 5-year-old girl
lot.
residence, he saw a man,
who was on a personal watercraft by herself on Lake Kathryn in Casselberry early Sunday
My impression from listening to it is
27-year-old Shane Lee
afternoon.
that everything is analyzed over and over. On
Stapp, wearing a white t-
The FWC officers responded to a call from Seminole County Sheriff’s Office around 12:30
the FM dial during the week for example, out
shirt and red shorts and
p.m., that Madison McGinnis, 5, of Altamonte Springs, was on a personal watercraft alone
of 10 stations, 7 of them will be talk radio,
no shoes, attempting to Shane Lee Stapp
when it crashed. Preliminary information is the vessel went part-way around the lake, struck a
both in English and in Irish. The process is
enter a wooded area from the back yard. An-
parked personal watercraft, went ashore and through a privacy fence, and then hit a tree and
also very interactive, the radio shows are
other man, "bleeding severely from injuries
stopped. McGinnis was transported by ambulance to Arnold Palmer Hospital.
mostly call in and all the news programs read
to his head," the report stated, was following
“Little Madison is very lucky to be alive,” said Lt. Jeff Hudson, FWC supervisor on the
viewer emails with each broadcast. Every
Stapp. The injured man told the deputy that
scene.
single thing the Guardai (‘gar-dee’ = police),
Stapp was the person that law enforcement
It is unlawful (second-degree misdemeanor) for a person to knowingly allow a person
the government, or businesses that affect the
had been looking for, earlier, on Wingate St.,
under 14 years of age to operate a personal watercraft.
public directly (like communications giant
Woman Survives Accidental
related to another physical altercation.
Eircomm) is scrutinized, discussed, rolled over
The deputy ordered Stapp to place
Continued on page 3 - Squawk Box
his hands behind his back and turn around,
Shooting, Fox Attack
and told him that he would detain him until he
New!
could further investigate the complaint. Stapp
refused the officer's direction, but complied
Pet Activities
From the Levy County Sheriff Dept.
when the officer drew his Taser weapon
retrieved his 22 caliber rifle and shot seven
(shock gun). Stapp was placed in handcuffs
times attempting to kill the fox. During the
Morriston-On July 25, 2008 at 10:26 A.M. the
while the deputies attempted to located the
incident Mr. Vrana accidentally shot his wife
Page 2
Levy County Sheriff’s Office responded to
man who had been reported as unconscious
in the lower right leg and also killed the fox.
3151 S.E. 186 Ave and investigated an acci-
and non-responsive. The officers determined
Upon Levy County EMS arrival the para-
dental shooting.
that the man with multiple injuries to his head
medics had to pry the fox from the victim’s
Upon Deputies arrival at the scene the
was the man they were attempting to locate.
left leg. The victim was transported to Uni-
investigation revealed that Mr. & Mrs. Vrana
A medical unit arrived, and due to
versity of Florida Shands Hospital and she is
were inside there home and observed un-
the seriousness of the man's injuries, he was
listed in stable condition.
known type animal in the yard. The elderly
airlifted to Tampa General Hospital for medi-
The red fox was transported to the Levy
couple went outside to investigate and a red
cal care. The man said that Stapp had struck
County Environmental Health Department in
female fox attacked Mrs. Vrana’s left leg. Mr.
him with an object which he'd thrown toward
Bronson. On July 26, 2008 the fox was trans-
and Mrs. Vrana were unable to escape the
the front door. The man had numerous teeth
ported to Bureau of Labs in Tampa, Fl. and
attack and Mrs. Vrana asked her husband to
knocked out, a severe laceration to the top of
will be tested for rabies.
retrieve a weapon.
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Mr. Vrana went inside his residence and