Kelly Curry [Mugshot]Deltona, Florida — As a pharmacy technician at the Walmart store on Howland Boulevard in Deltona, Kelly Curry had a pretty good deal on prescription pain pills — paying just $4 for a bottle that should have cost $75.
That good deal, which also was illegal, was brought to a halt on Wednesday after the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office arrested her for stealing approximately 1,600 prescription pills from the store where she worked.
The store’s loss prevention staff contacted the Sheriff’s Office late Wednesday morning after launching their own internal investigation into missing massive amounts of hydrocodone.
That investigation, which included a review of the store’s inventory, transaction histories, and surveillance videos, all pointed to the 46-year-old Curry of Orange City as being the culprit.
Records revealed that Curry was filling prescriptions for family members and putting hydrocodone in the prescription bottles in place of the medications they were supposed to be receiving. She would then pick up the prescriptions, paying $4 each time for what was supposed to be the prescribed medicine. Instead, what she would get was a bottle of 100 hydrocodone pills that should have cost $75.
Wal-Mart estimates that she did this approximately 16 times between May and August, resulting in the theft of approximately 1,600 hydrocodone pills.
The Sheriff’s Office charged Curry with one count of grand theft. She was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail in Daytona Beach on $1,500 bond and has since been released.
Rat meat is chopped; made to look like chicken pieces.
Have you ever wondered what rat meat would taste like?
Well, Chinese law enforcement has arrested over 900 people for selling rat and tainted meat in the past year.
This problem is not only in China, but it is also in England and Vietnam.
A lot of the black market meat, which England receives, comes from Africa.
As the poverty levels rise, people turn to poaching to make money for their families.
The poachers capture wild animals (some even being zebras, gorillas, and elephants) and then sell them. A typical lone poacher can capture about 50 animals a day, five or six of those would then be sold for use on the black market.
A lone poacher can capture about 50 animals a day, while an organized crime ring can capture hundreds of animals in one day.
So, why wouldn’t it be here in America?
This is what Leigh Henry, a senior policy officer for the World Wildlife Fund and the International Wildlife-Trade Monitoring Network (TRAFFIC), had to say:
“The United States is one of the world’s largest, if not the largest, consuming nations for wildlife products. This includes wildlife used for food, whether for cultural reasons or luxury markets. Since the demand continues, so does the trafficking.”
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents at Newark, New Jersey’s Liberty International Airport seized more than 19 pounds of antelope and rat meat from a passenger arriving from Uganda. The FDA feared that the meat was most likely going to small local restaurants.
There is other “bushmeat” (meat from African wildlife, including baboons, chimpanzees, and rats) that Americans might be consuming.
Last January, a study by the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) found the number of records involving food fraud in the USP database is up by 60 percent.
In May of 2013, authorities arrested more than 60 traders in eastern China who bought rat, fox, and mink flesh and sold it as mutton. Much of the meat was destined for New York.
The arrests were part of a nationwide operation since late January to “attack food safety crimes and defend the safety of the dining table,” the Ministry of Public Security said. The police arrested 904 people suspected of selling fake, diseased, toxic or adulterated meat, and broke up 1,721 illicit factories, workshops, and shops. Yet the ministry acknowledges that diners still have reason to worry.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service claims that 55 million pounds of “bushmeat” are exported into the U.S. each year, the majority of it ending up in New York, Florida, and California.
Often times rat meat is made to look like chicken by the way it is butchered, the average person would never know the difference.
The FDA says one of its largest concerns is diseases that many of these animals carry.
Some farmers in the pork industry claim that pig rectum is being sold in the U.S. as imitation calamari.
According to the FDA, they do not have enough resources to check all of the incoming food supply.
With their current resources, they can only check approximately 2.3 percent of all of the meat coming into America.
Even the furniture store IKEA hopped onto this bandwagon.
According to reports, IKEA’s European meatball supplier had up to 10 percent horsemeat in their meatballs.
According to IKEA, they use a different supplier for U.S. meatballs compared to their European meatballs.
Many, including Snopes.com, have pushed the use of rat meat as chicken off as an urban legend, but the FDA and the Ministry of Public Security says the issue in the U.S. is quite real. The FDA said Snopes.com is not a website consumers should go to for information when it concerns important health issues.
The Ministry says that many of the rats exported into the U.S. are not just wild rats, but also rats raised on farms. They said not one of the rodents will ever receive a vaccine for diseases before being sold.
A common dish that could possibly be prepared using rat meat is beef and chicken broccoli. According to experts, the meat in these two dishes is often rubbery, not like that of authentic chicken.
The FDA said that while every dish may not be prepared with rat meat, it is always a possibility.
FWC Research Assistant Sheila O’Dea and Technician Eric Muhlbach collect water from the sampling bottles.
A patchy bloom of Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, continues in the northeast Gulf of Mexico. Satellite images from the Optical Oceanography Laboratory at the University of South Florida show a surface bloom approximately 15 to 30 miles offshore between Dixie and Pasco counties and 5 to 15 miles offshore of northern Pinellas County. Bloom concentrations of K. brevis were found offshore between Citrus and Pinellas counties in surface and bottom waters.
Fish kills have been reported inshore at Honeymoon Island (Pinellas County) as well as offshore in the bloom area, where low oxygen in bottom waters was also detected. In addition, respiratory irritation has been reported at Anclote Key, Honeymoon Island, Three Rook Island (Pinellas County) and offshore in the bloom area.
No blooms were detected alongshore or offshore of Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, or Monroe counties. Additional samples analyzed throughout Florida this week did not contain red tide.
Forecasts by the Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides show little movement of the bloom during the next three days.
A bloom of Pyrodinium bahamense has been ongoing in Tampa Bay since May and discolored water has been reported.
FWC has received multiple reports of fish kills and reports of discolored water over the past couple of weeks in the Indian River Lagoon system (Brevard County). Sampling has revealed bloom concentrations of multiple algae species, including Pyrodinium bahamense and Limnothrix spp.
This report was issued by FWC on Friday, September 5, 2014.
Volusia County — Morris Froscher, a patrol deputy with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, was honored this past April in Tallahassee with a National Sheriff’s Association Crime Victim Services Award for routinely going above and beyond the normal call of duty to assist and support victims.
Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson nominated Froscher for the award after it was brought to his attention that multiple victims had written letters praising Froscher.
A 13-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office, Froscher has provided unwavering support to victims through many personal acts of compassion and kindness — both on and off duty.
These acts include making follow-up visits to crime victims, writing personalized sympathy cards to people who have lost loved ones, and stopping while off duty to provide roadside assistance to stranded motorists.
Following a burglary, in which the thief broke and robbed an eight-year-old boy’s piggy bank and stole his Wii video game system, Froscher replaced the boy’s piggy bank and gave him $20.00 in start-up money. Froscher did it on his day off so no one could make a big deal about it.
But to Froscher’s surprise, Vinny Landolfi, eight, wrote a short letter in his own handwriting.
Volusia County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer, Gary Davidson, provided Ocala Post with that letter.
It reads as follows:
“Dear Deputy Froscher, thank you for the piggy bank. That was so nice of you.”
Sinceraly, Vinny
“P.S. Thank you for the 20 bucks. That was also nice of you. All that you did for me ment a lot to me.”
In a separate incident, a pet grooming business was robbed of their plants. A few days later, while off duty, Froscher showed up at the business and replaced them — even digging the holes.
People in DeLeon Springs and other unincorporated areas of Volusia County say they have never seen anything like it.
“He is the most compassionate cop I have ever met,” said Sheriff Johnson. “Here is a deputy who comes to work every day and makes a difference in people’s lives and even does it when he is not working because he wants to make sure they get the best treatment.”
Sheriff Johnson wrote, “Froscher is a model law enforcement officer and a tireless advocate for victims who lives, breathes and embodies the term ‘serve and protect’ in every way possible. His dedication, work ethic, and commitment to excellence not only help victims to heal from wounds both physical and emotional, but he also serves as an inspiration for co-workers and supervisors alike and shines a positive light on the entire law enforcement profession.”
There was not much change in teams in the most recent college football rankings as Louisville is the only new face in the ranking at No. 25.
Texas A&M took a huge leap in the rankings moving up 12 spots to No. 9 after crushing South Carolina 52-28. South Carolina dropped from No. 9 to No. 21 after the loss.
Georgia is also another team on the rise as they moved up 6 spots to No. 6 after beating Clemson 45-21, dropping Clemson from No. 16 to No. 23.
Florida State still remains at No. 1 but did lose some support after an unconvincing win against Oklahoma State. Florida State dropped from 57 first place votes to 46. Alabama also lost some support after beating West Virginia, losing 44 points total. Alabama is still barely retaining the No. 2 spot.
Full rankings below (overall record in parentheses)
Adam Lanquist [Mugshot]Ocala, Florida — According to the Ocala Police Department, Adam D. Lanquist, 34, called 911 and cursed at dispatchers after his girlfriend was arrested for domestic violence.
Police had already responded to Lanquist’s residence and arrested his girlfriend, Laquittia Howard, 37, on domestic battery charges earlier Tuesday evening. While police were at the residence, Lanquist threatened to sue the Ocala Police Department if police did not arrest his girlfriend.
“She needs to leave, she has beat me for seven years,” Lanquist told police.
Laquittia Howard admitted to slapping her boyfriend several times in the face. Therefore, probable cause was established during the investigation and Laquittia was arrested.
In addition to cursing out 911 dispatchers, Lanquist also called 911 more than ten times and stated that [he] needed officers to give him ride to the Jiffy Store so he could get a drink.
Officers returned to the residence and arrested Lanquist. He was charged with Improper Use of 911.
On the way to the Marion County Jail, Lanquist told Ocala Police Officer Christopher Scaglione that [he] would like to kill him (the officer).
Lanquist is a convicted felon. He has been arrested 20 times since 2001 and has more than 40 charges.
Wendy Ann Kane [DMV]Ocala, Florida — The decomposing body of 47-year-old Wendy Ann Kane, that was found on August 12, 2014, after neighbors smelled a foul odor while performing a well-being check, has now been ruled a homicide.
The body was found at 5701 SE 33rd Court. She had been dead for five days.
Kane was shot to death in the living room of her home.
After obtaining a search warrant, Marion County sheriff’s detectives searched Kane’s home for evidence. Upon searching the home, detectives found cocaine and other drug paraphernalia.
According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Kane was last seen on Friday, August 8, 2014.
Investigators said she may have known her killer.
Marion County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Captain James Pogue reported that Kane moved from New York to Ocala last year and has a sister, a child, and an ex-husband, who lives out of state.
Detectives are asking for family and friends that may have information to come forward.
No suspects have been named at this time.
Detectives would like to know what you know about Kane. If you have details about Kane’s death, please call 352-369-6845. You can phone anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers of Marion County at 368-STOP or 368-7867. Text tips to 274637 using keyword 368STOP. Tips can also be submitted at www.ocalacrimestoppers.com.
Ocala, Florida — The Ocala Police Department is investigating a shooting with multiple shots being fired that occurred at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday.
The incident took place at the Ocala Place Apartments on Northwest First Avenue, Ocala.
Lieutenant Dan Wilson, with the Ocala Police Department, said Kendra Tucker and her ten-month-old son were each struck by a bullet while sleeping.
Police believe the shots were fired from Pavilion Oaks Apartments just north of Ocala Place Apartments. Shell casings were recovered; however the gun was not found at the scene.
At this time, investigators do not have any leads or motives for the shooting.
Tucker and her son were transported to the hospital where they underwent surgery. They are both expected to make a full recovery.
If you have any information about the shooting, you are asked to contact the Ocala Police Department by calling 352-369-7000; by contacting Crime Stoppers of Marion County at 352-368-STOP(7867), www.ocalacrimestoppers.com; or by texting tips to 274637 using keyword 368STOP. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through the OPD mobile app, MYPD, which can be downloaded on Apple and Android devices.
Mark Beekman [Mugshot]Ocala, Florida — Marion County Sheriff’s Office Detectives are investigating the death of inmate Mark Dewayne Beekman, 48.
He was found deceased at 5:13p.m. in the Marion County Jail’s medical pod.
Beekman was arrested on Saturday, August 30, 2014, by the Ocala Police Department after they responded to a call at the Motor Inn, located at 3601 W. HWY 40.
Beekman was Charged with Battery and booked into the Marion County Jail at 3:55 p.m.
The Ocala Police Department said there was nothing unusual about the arrest, but Beekman did have medical issues while being booked.
Marion County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Valerie Strong said, “The cause of death is unknown and still under investigation as investigators await the results of the autopsy.”
Florida State survived a scare in their season opener against Oklahoma State. A lot of experts had Florida State on upset alert going into this game, and they proved to be spot on as Oklahoma State was within three points of the defending champions in the 4th quarter.
Florida State’s run game struggled for most of the game, putting all the pressure on sophomore quarterback Jameis Winston. Winston had another good game for the Seminoles, especially when they needed him when the game was close.
Oklahoma State kicker Ben Grogan missed a field goal in the 1st quarter and that looked as though it would be a crucial play in the game, especially with Oklahoma State only down by three in the 4th.
PJ Williams was a big reason the Seminoles won as he played great at cornerback and he also forced a fumble and recovered it late in the 4th quarter.
Three defensive holding calls on Oklahoma State corner Lampkin proved to be crucial as they helped extend Florida State drives.
Florida State looks to bounce back next week at home against Citadel.
Scoring Summary:
Aguayo 36 yard field goal (FSU 3 OKST 0) 8:51 remaining in 1st quarter
Walsh pass intercepted by Andrews returned 9 yards for a touchdown (FSU 10 OKST 0) 8:37 remaining in 1st quarter
Pender 11 yard run for a touchdown (FSU 17 OKST 0) 8:19 remaining in 2nd quarter
Roland 1 yard run for a touchdown (FSU 17 OKST 7) 3:58 remaining in 2nd quarter
Grogan 37 yard field goal (FSU 17 OKST 10) 0:00 remaining in 2nd quarter
Aguayo 27 yard field goal (FSU 20 OKST 10) 11:50 remaining in 3rd quarter
Walsh pass to Glidden for 55 yard touchdown (FSU 20 OKST 17) 10:45 remaining in 3rd quarter
Winston 28 yard run for a touchdown (FSU 27 OKST 17) 5:26 remaining in 3rd quarter
Walsh 24 yard run for a touchdown (FSU 27 OKST 24) 11:51 remaining in 4th quarter
Aguayo 37 yard field goal (FSU 30 OKST 24) 5:13 remaining in 4th quarter
Winston 50 yard pass to Greene for a touchdown (FSU 37 OKST 24) 3:58 remaining in 4th quarter
Walsh 3 yard run for a touchdown (FSU 37 OKST 31) 1:55 remaining in 4th quarter
The Florida Gators enter the season not ranked for the first time since 2003.
For the past decade the Gators have been known for nothing short of great in football, so last season was a very disappointing year for the Gators.
The Gators finished the season 4-8 (3-5 in SEC play) with seven straight losses to end the season. The Gators did not qualify for a bowl game in 2013 ending their streak of 22 straight seasons in which they qualified for a bowl game.
Quarterback play was the biggest problem for the Gators in 2013, as they hope that Jeff Driskel can have a bounce-back year after missing most of the season with an injury.
The Gators first two games of the season are quite easy and will benefit them as they will have some time to get back into form before playing Alabama in week three.
If Driskel and other key players can stay healthy, then they should be able to contend for an SEC title once again.
Photos from Facebook and Angell Animal Medical Center
Shirley, Massachusetts — It has been two years and four months since a dog named Lilly saved her drunken owner’s life after she passed out on top of railroad tracks just moments before impact.
Christine Spain, 54, of Shirley, Massachusetts, is an alcoholic and says she also suffers from depression. Her son, Boston Police Officer David Lanteigne, said he rescued the pit bull (Lilly) from a shelter in hopes the dog would cheer his mom up and help with her alcoholism. In fact, he claims Lilly did help his mom.
Lanteigne says his mom stopped drinking by 90 percent. However, the remaining ten percent nearly killed her.
One afternoon in May of 2012, Spain, while heavily intoxicated, was walking Lilly on railroad tracks when all of a sudden Spain lost consciousness and fell to the tracks. One problem, there was a train on the tracks headed straight for Spain.
Without hesitation, Lilly grabbed her owner by her clothing and dragged her from the tracks. Spain was unharmed by the train, but Lilly was not so lucky.
The engineer said he saw the dog dragging the woman off the tracks, but could not stop the train in time. The engineer told police that the dog ran around the woman and finished nudging her off the tracks, and took the hit of the train for her owner.
Lilly saved Spain’s life.
Lilly was not so fortunate. The train’s wheels sliced through her right leg, fractured her pelvis in multiple locations, and caused other internal injuries. Critically wounded, Lilly lay down next to her companion, who remained unconscious until help arrived. Because Lilly’s right leg was so badly mangled, doctors were forced to amputate Lilly’s right leg from the shoulder down.
Doctors at the Angell Animal Medical Center told Lanteigne that Lilly would have a very long road of recovery ahead of her.
Miraculously, Lilly did pull though.
Today, Lilly is a happy, ten-year-old pit bull with lots of energy.
Spain was fined $100 for walking on the tracks.
Lilly’s surgeries to repair her injuries cost thousands of dollars. Thanks to multiple donations made by people from all over the U.S., Lanteigne was able to pay for those surgeries.
Lilly walks on three legs and is now famous, with a secretary to manage her schedule — not really, but she is famous.
Hades [top] bottom left Jasmine and Jesse. [Facebook]
Oregon City, Oregon— A child, who was stung at least 24 times by a swarm of bees, says his dog is a hero.
Jesse-Cole Shaver, 8, along with his older sister Jasmine and some friends were playing in the woods behind their home when one of the children stepped on a hollowed log. A swarm of bees then rushed out and began stinging the children.
Jasmine, who is allergic, was stung five times and had to be given two EpiPen injections.
During the incident, Jesse was stung so many times that he became weak and was unable make it back up the hill to get home.
Jesse’s pit bull named Hades heard the boy calling for help and rushed down the hill to his rescue.
When the pit bull saw Jesse, the dog grabbed the boy by his pants and dragged him up the hill. Once they reached the top of the hill, the dog allowed the boy to crawl onto her back and brought the boy home.
Doctors said if it were not for the dog, the situation could have been much worse.
Both children are expected to make a full recovery.
The Florida School Board Association, an organization that calls themselves the voice of education, is filing a lawsuit today, that if won, would shut down the Step Up For Students program.
School districts say they are losing students to “school choice” and individual school districts are not paid for students they don’t serve.
If the School Board Association shuts down the program, students will have no choice but to return to schools within their district. This includes students that are attending private school on a scholarship.
Rather than address important issues in public schools such as bullying, administration issues, and student quality, the board members have chosen to take the right to choose away from parents.
“As a member of the Senate, I have been a prime sponsor of the Tax Credit Scholarship Program, as it has developed over the years. Now, I serve notice that, along with Speaker Will Weatherford (R) and incoming leadership, I will vigorously defend the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program and the benefits it brings to tens of thousands of Florida families who only want what we all want – a chance for our children to learn and succeed” said Senator Don Gaetz (R).
He went on to say, “The lawsuit is hypocritical. When Florida Tax Credit Scholarships were available only to the very poor, who disproportionately are minority families, and other students with unique needs, the School Boards Association didn’t challenge their constitutionality. These students often bring more challenges to the classroom and require extra help, more individualized instruction and additional resources. It is only now, when the eligibility for scholarships has been expanded and when less-impoverished students can participate that the School Board Association has discovered its constitutional indignation.”
The Florida School Board Association has long been accused of corruption by “sweeping” real issues under the rug. Issues that have a serious impact on your children.
Senator Gaetz told Ocala Post in an e-mail that the lawsuit is ironically ill-timed.
“It is particularly ill-timed because the 2014 Legislature both improved the scholarship program and enacted strong academic and financial accountability measures. These measures ensure that students, their families and the public will know how children receiving the scholarships are performing compared to like students in traditional public schools. The law, which this litigation now seeks to overturn, also requires the Auditor General to perform detailed financial examinations of any scholarship funding organization administering the program in order to ensure good stewardship of taxpayer dollars. This lawsuit, if successful, would destroy this thriving school choice initiative at the very time it has taken on robust accountability requirements,” said Senator Gaetz.
The FSBA is supposed to advocate for parents and public education, but instead they are set to protect the school board system and their income.
The Senate reminds the public that these hypocritical board members are voted into office and you, as the parent, have the right to voice your opinion.
We want to hear from you. What do you think about the Step Up for Students program?
Eldramon Richardson [Mugshot]Marion Oaks — According to court records, an Ocala man that attempted to strangle his girlfriend to death was released from jail on $2,000 yesterday.
On August 25, 2014, Deputy Lisa Azure responded to the 13300 block of SW 37th Avenue, Marion Oaks in reference to a physical altercation.
Deputy Azure made contact with a female victim, who stated she woke up when she could not breathe. She said she awoke to find her boyfriend, Eldramon Richardson, 42, sitting on top of her with both hands wrapped around her throat.
The victim stated to the deputy that [she] could not breathe and nearly blacked out before wiggling herself loose from Richardson’s grasp.
Richardson reportedly attempted to strangle the victim because she fell asleep on the wrong side of the bed. Richardson told the deputy it was just an “argument” over sleeping positions.
On the way to jail Richardson said, “If I knew I was going to jail, I would have beat her a*s.”
Richardson also confessed to attempting to strangle the victim while she was sleeping.
Richardson was charged with Felony Domestic Battery by Strangulation.
Richardson has previously been arrested and charged with Disorderly Conduct, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Battery (x2), Violation of Probation, Resisting Arrest (x2), and Driving While License Suspended.
Bagley [left] and DukesMichael Sumpter [Deceased-MCSO]Citra, Florida — Yarnell Bagley, 20, of Citra, was captured by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit, along with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Investigations Unit working with both the Ocala Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Bagley was placed in handcuffs around 11:45 a.m., Tuesday, July 8, 2014. He was hiding in an attic of a home in the 1900 block of N.W. 3rd Street, Ocala.
Thanks to social media, a Crime Stoppers’ tip provided details of Bagley’s location. Law enforcement spoke to the homeowner, who gave permission to search the home. While searching the home, law enforcement saw a large amount of insulation on the floor under the attic access. A camera was used to positively identify Bagley, who surrendered. Before today’s incident, there was a warrant for Bagley’s arrest for robbery with a firearm.
Bagley was in possession of a Glock .45 caliber handgun at the time of his arrest. A witness said another suspect, Kourtland Dukes, 18, was also with Bagley while the weapon was in his possession on the day of the shooting.
Witnesses say on April 10, 2014, Bagley pointed a gun at the victim and demanded cash. The victim was able to identify his robber as Bagley, because of the “Cut Throat” tattoo on Bagley’s neck.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office was offering up to $5,000 in reward money for information leading to his capture.
Detectives also wanted to interview Bagley concerning facts surrounding the death of 55-year-old Michael Sumpter, who died from a gunshot wound following a shooting that happened On June 24, 2014, in Citra.
The sheriff’s office received a call about shots being fired in the 17300 block of NW 16th Terrace sometime after 11 p.m. on June 24. Sumpter was transported to Ocala Regional Medical Center, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
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Wayne Galloway [Mugshot]
According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Bagley and Wayne Galloway Jr., 19, were originally named as persons of interest in the Citra shooting. Dukes’ name surfaced at a later time. All three individuals are from Citra. Consequently, Galloway was arrested on a warrant on, June 25, 2014, for an April robbery and charged with Aggravated Assault With a Deadly Weapon and Armed Robbery; Bagley had been on the run ever since.
When Bagley was 17-years-old he was arrested and charged with Possession of a Weapon by a Delinquent, Obstruction, Armed Burglary, Escape From a Juvenile Detention Facility (x2), and Criminal Mischief. Bagley’s mother assisted in his escape during that time.
Bagley was booked into the Marion County Jail at 2:38 p.m., Tuesday, July 8, 2014. He will face the following charges: Robbery With a Firearm; Marijuana Possession; Resisting an Officer Without Violence; and Possession of a Weapon by a Delinquent Felon.
Detectives questioned Bagley about the shooting death of Sumpter, however Bagely would not answer and refuses to cooperate with law enforcement.
[Last updated on August 27, 2014, at 3:56 p.m.]
On July 9, 2014, detectives sent the Glock .45 off for DNA testing. Detectives also determined the handgun had been reported stolen out of Palm Beach County.
Dukes was questioned on July 9, but he denied ever having touched the gun. DNA samples were collected from Dukes during the interview.
On July 21, 2014, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement contacted MCSO via e-mail and stated that Dukes’ DNA was found on the Glock .45.
On August 25, 2014, after Dukes was finally located, he was arrested and charged with Possession of a Weapon by a Delinquent Felon.
Dukes has a total of four felony convictions. Dukes was convicted in 2010, when he was just 14-years-old, for Distribution of Marijuana; in 2011 for Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon; 2012 for Burglary with Assault, and in 2014, for Possession of Cocaine.
He is being held on a $25,000 bond. The investigation is ongoing.
Today, James Whitfield III, Michael Sumpter’s brother, posted the following:
