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Increase in Reports of Stolen A/C Units By Sheriff Rutherford The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is experiencing an increase in reports of stolen air conditioning units from the exteriors of residences, commercial properties, and industrial locations city wide, in all patrol zones. In this pattern we are seeing vacant apartments and closed businesses targeted for these thefts. Additionally, other targeted properties include locations where the thief (thieves) are not in plain view and can be concealed while removing the unit. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office needs your help. Please report any suspicious activity, suspicious persons, or trucks you see during non-traditional business hours carrying air conditioning units. You can call JSO at 630-0500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-866845-TIPS (to remain anonymous and become eligible for a reward). “Obviously this is a crime that represents a significant economic impact to the people whose homes or businesses are hit,” said Michael Bruno, JSO’s Assistant Chief of Crimes Against Property. “We want the public to continue to work with the police and let us know when something just doesn’t “seem” right in your neighborhood or near your business,” he said. “We’d also like to ask the community to assist us in helping our houses of worship, because many of those properties can go for several days with very little or no activity. So when you’re driving around out there, keep an eye out around the houses of worship in your area.” Bruno said. Some theft prevention techniques gaining popularity include: • Digital cameras mounted outside the home, business or church, • GPS devices inside the unit, • Metal caging around the exterior of the air conditioning unit. If you would like to find out if your neighborhood (or business area) has a Watch group already in service to the community, or you are interested in starting one, please contact JSO’s Community Affairs division at 630-2160. The mission of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is to protect the lives and property of the citizens of this community, to preserve the peace and to prevent crime and disorder while constantly guarding personal liberties as prescribed by law. For more information visit: www.jaxsheriff.org
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Prosecutions, sentences and arrests Area victims welcome recent outcomes in their cases By Shirley Shaw Many of us who couldn’t be in court during the sentencing hearing of Charles Southern and Connor Pridgen watched with fascination and horror on Channel 4’s live streaming video as previously unknown facts about their shocking crime were revealed. Ever since Makia Coney was ruthlessly murdered on February 10, our entire community has tried to make sense of her death. There were so many unbelievable aspects to the murder: the three teens were students at University Christian School, a place parents send their kids with complete confidence they will be safe; the boys were friends Makia trusted and admired; they had no previous police record but made a conscious decision to kill their classmate. And as we listened to further details about the cold-blooded killing, our horror increased. During questioning by Prosecutor Mark Caliel and testimony of JSO Detective Bobby Bowers, the chilling story unfolded: Sometime prior to Makia’s murder the boys had
stolen a couple of guns from a friend’s home because, as Southern, age 17, explained, they planned to begin robbing people to get money for maintenance on his car. They thought their new career might involve shooting someone, so they wanted to be sure they had the guts to do it - and their little 4’ 11”, 87-pound, 17year old friend seemed to be an easy practice target. The two boys plotted to take her from the school to kill her, even telling other friends they would never see her again. Driving in Southern’s truck to a nearby deserted area not far from a police substation, they got out, laughing and joking with Makia, then Southern shot her in the left cheek. Det. Bowers, who had extensive military service as a medic, said if she had received medical attention at that point, she possibly could have survived, but Pridgen, then 16, shot her point blank in the face. Her features were so obliterated the medical examiner couldn’t identify her with dental records, and her parents would never see her beautiful face again. Despite testimony from friends, family and school
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Stalkers: Three Variations of a Problem Personality By James E. Casey Jacksonville FBI Special Agent in Charge Stalking is a recent phenomenon that seems to have proliferated into a significant problem (almost exclusively by men against women) for completely explained reasons. It is important to note there are three distinct types of stalking, and we shall address each separately. The first involves a new or casual relationship that blossoms into a fullblown obsession; the second is a case where the stalker has never formally met the victim; and the third involves a stalker and a victim who have shared an intimate relationship. The differences are significant because the analysis for the propensity of violence by the stalker toward the victim is dramatically different for each of these three scenarios.
The Casual Stalker In the instance where the stalker
has either recently met or casually dated the victim, great care should be given as to how the victim chooses to end the relationship with the stalker. An example is a victim who casually meets a male while with friends at a bar, and the male becomes interested in a relationship with her; and in the days and weeks to come he starts to aggressively pursue that relationship, but she is obviously not interested. In fact, maybe she refuses to date him even once. The male won’t take no for an answer and begins to bother her by phone, email and eventually in person. The wrong way to deal with this individual is to attempt to talk him out of a relationship, or try to “let him down easy.” It would be just as wrong (but for different reasons) at this juncture to obtain a restraining order, attempt to have the police warn him off, or to have a male friend talk tough to him. Statistically, this type of stalker is highly unlikely to resort to violence against the victim unless the scenario becomes escalated or his manhood is challenged; exactly the type of behavior a restraining order or
visit from the police might represent. What is called for as soon as the victim perceives a problem is a firm, non-negotiable “No.” The victim should tell the casual stalker that under no terms does she intend to have any type of relationship with him, for reasons she is not compelled to explain to him, and that she does not want him to contact her again - period. She cannot agree to “just be friends” or meet him occasionally to talk, or allow any other form of communication with him. Intuitively, a victim often feels that trying to be nice to him will be appeasing and that through an amiable discussion he will eventually see it her way. This is false. In fact, he will never see it her way and his personality is incompatible with being talked out of something he wants - in this case control of the victim. Think of an impetuous child who strongly desires a new toy. No amount of rationalization or logic will talk the child out of his desire for the new toy; however, if he stops receiving any feedback about the toy, he will gradually realize he is
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Rising above times like these From the Director by Ann Dugger I always look forward to November and the special holiday set aside to celebrate Thanksgiving - a day to be thankful for our many blessings. Despite economic struggles and political anxiety, we at the Justice Coalition remain grateful for God’s many blessings to us not just this day, but every day. As I’ve expressed before, we especially appreciate all the faithful supporters who helped us rise above the devastating embezzlement we experienced earlier this year and who make it possible for us to help the hurting victims who come to us in their time of need. Some may think their contribution doesn’t help much, but I love the phrase, “Little is much when God is in it.” Every dime that comes to our non-profit organization goes toward helping us keep our office open, providing staff who accompany victims’ families to court, help post rewards, and publish the Victims’ Advocate that lists wanted fugitives, unsolved murders and missing persons.
If you contribute to the Justice Coalition by placing an ad, you play a huge role in helping victims of violent crime. If you are a sponsor at a fundraising event, you directly impact what we can do for a family whose loved one has just been murdered. If you volunteer your time at a fundraising event or spend time helping in other ways, you are a valuable part of what we are able to accomplish day in and day out for crime victims and their families. We need volunteers to serve as committee members for upcoming fundraisers: Together We Can Breakfast, John Rowan Golf Tournament, Shoot for Justice, Longhorn Golf Tournament, Ride for Justice and next year’s Ted Hires Legacy Dinner. We currently have 387 open cases awaiting resolution; 163 of those were opened this year. Our staff fielded more than 2000 phone contacts, recorded more than 1700 personal advocacy incidents and our vic-
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The Faith Community holds the key to true Restorative Justice for all mankind. Many churches and businesses support this concept. The Justice Coalition wishes to thank the following for their support in our quest for this goal of compassion and understanding:
tim advocates made more than 1900 court representations. Although Sheriff Rutherford tells us the crime rate in our city is declining, it is still high; thus, the number of victims requesting assistance remains high. This is the season for giving - Thanksgiving and then Christmas - a time we all look forward to each year. And it’s a time when we want to share what we have little or much - with others. So we are asking you to remember the hurting crime victims in our city by making a contribution to the Justice Coalition. If everyone gives a little, no one has to give a lot. We hope you can make a generous donation which, of course, is tax-deductible. You may contribute using the PayPal link on our website (www.justicecoalition.org) and you may also designate the Justice Coalition as beneficiary of your United Way donation at work. Thank you so much for your help. God bless you and your family with health and safety during the upcoming holiday season.
Inspirational Thought
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise; be thankful unto Him and bless His Name. Psalm 100:4 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him. Colossians 3:17 I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psalm 34:1
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To Protect and Serve Our monthly recognition for the best of the best Corrections Supervisor of the Month
Corrections Officer of the Month
WILLIAM R. MESSICK
TYNA M. CHERRY
Recently, Corrections Sergeant William “Bill” Messick received a commendation from the JSO Range Master, Sergeant Scott Allen, for assisting the range staff training the Correctional Division’s employees. He routinely assists the full-time range staff with equipment and repair issues at MCC. He takes pride in viewing the range and making suggestions about how to make the operation better. When assisting with instruction, he applies the training he’s received from numerous advanced firearms schools such as armorer courses, advanced shooting courses, and trauma care and triage for the range instructor. He recently attended an Advanced Firearms Instructor’s Course. Due to his familiarity with range practices and knowledge of weapons platforms, he assisted in keeping the course running smoothly. Not only was he able to complete the course as a student, he went “above and beyond” by making minor repairs to classmates’ weapons when problems occurred. Sergeant Allen said, “By having a balance of both, Sgt. Messick can assist with the general repair and upkeep of the guns in our inventory as well as ‘practice what he preaches’ while instructing firearms shooting principles to students at the line. He has truly demonstrated exemplary standards for the Sheriff’s Office Core Values of Always Improving and Respect for Each Other.”
Reserve Officer of the Month
MICHAEL D. BRAGG Sergeant Michael Bragg has been with the JSO Reserve Unit for nearly 11 years, serving as Reserve Sergeant for the past seven years, supervising a squad of seven Reserve Officers. Since becoming a Reservist, Bragg has assisted in the city parks, managing schedules for all Reserve Officers who assist at Jacksonville’s two highly visited city-operated oceanfront recreation areas: Huguenot Park and Hanna Park. He spends countless hours at Huguenot Park to keep the park’s police presence operating properly. Many of his weekends are spent patrolling the park and assisting citizens. His expertise is sought out each year by the sworn patrol officers who oversee the parks throughout the year. JSO’s Reserve Unit Rapid Response Team, which assists with any type of callout, counts on Bragg to answer any calls for service. He has been involved in Amber Alerts, homicides and numerous traffic deployments. A selfless man who has made himself available anytime he’s needed, he attends Florida State College at Jacksonville to complete the training required to become Basic Law Enforcement Certified. Sergeant Lakesha Burton, Bragg’s supervisor, describes him as, “The epitome of a dedicated community volunteer for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and this city.” Giving back to the community has been a highlight for him and his family. He not only gives his service to the community at JSO, but also to Bragg Avionics, the business he and his family have owned for 25 years. In addition to being honored this month, Bragg was previously recognized as Reserve Officer of the Month in July 2006.
Six Pillars of Character
TAMMY L. BROWN Sergeant Tammy Brown demonstrated trustworthiness, caring and citizenship for touching the lives of a former Jacksonville Sheriff ’s Office employee, James Marion Hewett and his wife Evelyn. James was a civilian employee who worked in the Identification Unit for seven years. When he was hospitalized, Evelyn was in a state of shock and not capable of properly caring for her husband. James asked Brown to help handle his personal affairs, and she graciously accepted the responsibility. After he died, his widow wrote a letter describing Brown’s very kind actions during the final days of her husband’s life. She said, “Sergeant Tammy Brown went beyond the call of duty and took on the responsibility of caring for my dying husband on her off-duty hours. Tammy was my pillar of strength.” Despite her hectic schedule, Brown found time to be by James’ bedside before reporting to work and even after hours, making sure that all of his requests were followed during his stay in the hospital and Hospice. According to Evelyn, Brown remained calm and vigilant. Evelyn said, “I cannot thank Sergeant Brown enough for taking on this tremendous task. She is a devoted wife, mother and friend, but most importantly, a person of integrity. Tammy Brown wears her uniform proudly and represents the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at its best for going beyond the call of duty to help others in need.”
Certificate of Commendation (photo not shown) During April and May of this year two Gate gas stations were robbed by the same suspect. The managers of the stores were taking deposits to the bank when each was approached by the armed suspect who demanded and received the money from the victims, then fled in a silver Isuzu. There were similar robberies at Gate stations in 2008 and 2009. Detectives in the robbery unit had developed information on a possible person of interest, but had not been able to build a solid case and charge him with the robberies. During a CRIMES meeting in May of this year, the series of robberies was discussed. Two detectives (both are undercover so their names cannot be disclosed) were present and formulated a plan to conduct surveillance at several Gate stations, assisted by the Crime Analysis Unit. The next morning they noticed an occupied vehicle at a Gate station that looked out of place. The female occupant seemed to be “casing” the business. When a marked police car pulled into the parking lot, she left the area. The detectives noted the tag number of the vehicle, researched it and brought their finding to the lead detective of the robbery unit, and it was linked to the series of unsolved robberies. A surveillance plan was developed involving the robbery and intelligence units. The first day of surveillance, the same female and vehicle returned to the same Gate station. The second day the same female and vehicle returned with a male suspect driving a silver Isuzu Rodeo. He was believed to be the suspect who had committed the previous year’s robberies. On the second day the suspect driving the silver Isuzu Rodeo robbed the manager in the parking
NOVEMBER 2010
Officer Tyna Cherry has demonstrated exemplary performance in carrying out her duties during her 12 years at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Because of the number of tests she performs, she is often called upon to appear at hearings, motions and trials. She is reliable and knowledgeable, representing the JSO very professionally in court. As an active Field Training Officer, Cherry’s responsibilities include training new officers in two high liability areas: the intake vestibule and the juvenile housing area. She teaches them how to conduct not only housing-area searches, but personal searches on newly arrested inmates. These inmates are masters at concealing contraband, but Cherry has shown that she is more than their equal by finding the contraband. In December 2009, Cherry was working in the intake vestibule when she again proved her skills at uncovering concealed contraband. An inmate had come into the facility for a misdemeanor charge of driving with a suspended license and claimed that he had nothing on him. Another officer performed an initial search on him and his property and didn’t find anything suspicious or unusual. However, Cherry bagged the inmate’s property and noticed that the black permanent marker he had in his pocket felt a little heavier than normal. She examined the pen and saw that when opened normally, there was a regular marker tip. Upon further inspection, she found that the base twisted and hidden inside was a small marijuana pipe manufactured within and an area capable of holding drugs. This discovery resulted in an add-on charge being placed on the inmate. Even more importantly, it resulted in the issuing of an Intelligence Bulletin to alert her fellow officers of this potential contraband. This is only one example of Officer Cherry’s dedication to duty every day where she consistently gives her full attention to what seems to be a small detail. In addition to being honored this month for this award, she was recognized in February 1999 as the Divisions’ Field Training Officer of the month.
Police Officer of the Month
JOSEPH H. SARRIA In January of this year, Officer Joseph Sarria and other patrol units responded to a call of a stabbing victim who had been left on the side of the road. The victim was transported to the hospital where he later died. Homicide detectives and evidence technicians processed the scene, acquiring very little information. Fortunately, there was a witness. The witness reported seeing a white Chevrolet with damage to the passenger-side bumper pull into a nearby business that was closed. Two men got out of that vehicle, ran towards the victim and engaged in a physical altercation with him, then fled. With this pertinent information, the detectives issued a “be on the lookout,” or BOLO, in Zone 5 for a car matching that description. The key to solving this violent crime was to find the white Chevrolet. Just three days after the crime was committed, Sarria was working off-duty in Zone 5 when he observed a white Chevrolet with damage to the right front bumper. Recalling the BOLO from the homicide detectives, he conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. The four occupants of the car were detained and brought in for interviews where three of the juvenile individuals confessed to the crime. They were arrested and charged with robbery and murder. Lt. Raymond Beltz said, “Thanks to Officer Sarria’s vigilance, a violent crime with little evidence left behind was solved, and three violent offenders are incarcerated and can no longer prey on the citizens of Jacksonville.” JSO is always proud to see an officer doing his or her job with the level of dedication and vigilance that Officer Sarria has demonstrated.
Life Saving Award
STEPHANIE A. STRAWN This past June, Detective Stephanie Strawn was working off-duty at the Florida Theater. While securing the upstairs portion of the theater, she discovered one of its employees slumped face-down over a bench. His face was turning purple and she couldn’t locate a pulse, so she immediately began performing CPR and called for rescue. She continued CPR until JFRD’s Rescue 1 arrived and transported the man to Baptist Hospital. After completing her duties at the Florida Theater, she went to the hospital to check on the man who was in critical condition. Lieutenant Steve Myers from Rescue 1 said that he believed the man would most likely have died before arriving at the hospital if Strawn had not located him when she did and immediately performed CPR on him. Whether on duty or off, the training of JSO officers kick in and they do what they should. Thank God, Detective Strawn was there and saved the man’s life. While the JSO detective acted quickly and professionally that night, so did someone else. Registered nurse Lori Towers was attending that evening’s production at the Theater. Upon learning about the medical emergency on the second floor, she responded without hesitation. The Director of Clinical Education Oncology Division for Glaxo Smith Pharmaceutical Company who has worked as an Intensive Care Unit nurse, Towers assisted Strawn in CPR and chest compressions until Fire and Rescue arrived on the scene. In his nomination, Sergeant Barry Stevenson said, “The quick actions of both Detective Strawn and Ms. Towers aided in the victim receiving critical follow-up care.” Lori Towers was honored with a Certificate of Appreciation, JSO’s highest recognition for a civilian, for assisting Strawn in saving a man’s life. lot as he was leaving the store. Detectives quickly executed the pre-planned response and no innocent parties were injured during the apprehension of the suspects. The teamwork and coordination they both displayed, along with the robbery and crime analysis units, exemplify JSO’s Core Values of ‘Worthy of Trust’ and ‘Community Focused.’
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AMBER ALERTS November 2010 • Volume 16, Issue 7 Executive Director
Founder
Ann Dugger
Ted M. Hires, Sr.
Assistant Director
Executive Board
Judith Chapple
Scott Adams
Editor Shirley Shaw
Victim Services Practitioner Lorraine Sinclair
Bookkeeper Jo Wilson
Financial Support Coordinator Andrea Cash
Public Relations McCormick Agency, Inc.
Website Management websessionshosting.com Larry Cohen
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The Justice Coalition began in 1995 because one man’s priorities were changed. Ted Hires was the average businessman working 60 to 80 hours a week and looking out for himself until that day when he and his staff were held at gunpoint and robbed. Being a victim of crime, Ted found the criminal justice system worked harder for the criminal than the victim. As a result of Ted’s experience, he formed a (501C3) non-profit organization, the Justice Coalition, and is making an effort to change the Fourth Judicial court system for the better. Since 1995, the Justice Coalition has been fighting crime every step of the way. Fugitives captured are through a partnership with local media and law enforcement agencies.
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THE SECRET WORD GAME
By Jay Howell In early October I received a call from a radio station near Fresno, Calif., asking me to discuss the case of an 8-year-old missing child. The night before, she had been abducted from outside her home around 8:30 p.m. on a Monday evening. The young victim was playing with six other girls when a stranger approached them and managed to lure her into his pickup truck. Two adults who saw what was happening shouted for the girls to run away, but the man grabbed the victim and drove away as the witnesses chased his vehicle. The description the witnesses gave to police officers matched that of a man who had exposed himself to two girls earlier the same day. An Amber Alert had been issued in California for the missing girl. The Amber Alert system, like many child protection efforts in this country, started with a tragedy. In 1996, in a suburb of Dallas, 9-year-old Amber Hagerman suffered a tragic fate. She was riding her bike near the home of her grandparents when a man pulled her off of her bicycle and threw her into his pickup truck. Neighbors heard Amber screaming as they witnessed her abduction, but could do nothing to stop it. They called the police as the pickup truck sped away with Amber in the front seat. The witnesses were able to give the police a description of the man and the truck, but the kidnapper was never apprehended. Amber ’s body was found four days later, approximately four miles from where the kidnapping took place. In her honor an acronym was created using her first name, giving the new emergency response effort the title “America’s Missing: Broadcasting Emergency Response.” Nine months later, the Amber Hagerman Child Protection Act was signed in-
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mestic violence conviction and has been arrested numerous times, including on suspicion of possessing a sawedoff shotgun. In the aftermath of the reporting, the news media faced a common issue in the reporting of abduction cases. Once the Associated Press realized that the young Fresno victim had been sexually assaulted, the AP removed the girl’s identity from its latest reports, explaining that it does not name victims of sexual crimes. Fortunately, this is now a common practice. While the Amber Alerts and the search for a missing child require the name and photograph of the missing child, most mainstream media have been considerate enough to remove such identifying characteristics from later new reports if the child is alive and a victim of a sexual crime. So, the Amber Alert worked again. And a special thank you to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman. ———————–———— Jay Howell, a Jacksonville attorney, has been a State Prosecutor, a US Senate Investigator, and the founder of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. He represents crime victims in civil claims for damages and advocates for the legal rights of all victims.
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to law by President Clinton. My old agency, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, launched a nationwide campaign in 2001 to establish the Amber Alert in every state. In 2002 President George W. Bush directed each state to develop and institute an Amber Alert plan, and by the end of 2002, Amber Alert systems were in place in 26 states. During the recent early morning radio interview, the station received information that the 8-year-old Fresno child had just been recovered. Eleven hours after she disappeared, police arrested a 24-year-old member of a local gang. Authorities said that a citizen recognized the perpetrator’s truck from the Amber Alerts and media reports that had been issued in the hours after the abduction. When the concerned citizen saw a girl’s head in the window of the truck, he cut the vehicle off and forced it to stop. That’s when the suspect pushed the young girl out of the car and she ran to safety. The perpetrator ’s truck was eventually spotted by the authorities and he was arrested in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Police said that the perpetrator was on probation for a felony do-
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professionals about the accomplishments and mental acuity of the two boys, as well as their own written statements expressing regret for what they did, Judge Libby Senterfitt handed down the maximum sentence requested by the State: minimum mandatory life. She told the two young criminals that she looked for reasons they should not serve the maximum penalty and found none. Congratulations to Asst. State Attorney Mark Caliel, Det. Bobby Bowers and all others involved in the successful prosecution of this very sad case.
bleeding from a gunshot wound to his head. He died shortly afterward. Witnesses observed a distinctive yellow Honda with bright graphics on its side leaving the scene, and detectives tracked the vehicle to Colavito Bell’s home where they questioned him but failed to find sufficient evidence to make an arrest.
Murderers: One sentenced to death, another captured Danielle Stubbs was trying to break up with her boyfriend in January 2009, but Justin McMillian shot and killed the 26-year-old woman in her new town home after helping her move there. When officers stopped his vehicle three days later, he exited the car, firing at police as he ran. He survived being shot by the officers and went on trial last June, where a jury deliberated only 20 minutes and found him guilty of first-degree murder. The following month the same jury recommended McMillian should die for the crime, and on October 1 Judge David Gooding sentenced him to death for her murder and to 30 years for the attempted murder of a police officer. The Stubbs family said finding out her killer would pay with his life could not have come on a better day. “Today’s her birthday. That’s the best present she could get,” said her father, Harold Stubbs. “I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. It was such a bad ordeal to lose our daughter like that. She was working to be a nurse.” Trucking dispatcher Lyn Ragan was speaking with her fiance, Christopher “Chip” Oney, early January 23, 2008, as he performed a safety check on his truck before he left his place of employment on Normandy Blvd. She heard a door slam and thought the retired U. S. Navy Special Forces veteran had entered his truck. He uttered a curse and she heard a noise, then nothing but his breathing. Quickly driving the two miles to the job site, she found him lying on the ground, barely breathing,
NOVEMBER 2010
Chip Oney JSO Detective Mitch Chizic said from the outset they knew Bell was the one who shot Oney, but until recently when people came forward with information and led them to two other witnesses who provided testimonial evidence, the case was at a standstill. The motive for the killing was jealousy because Oney was making more money, and Bell was making less. Thanks to detectives who never stopped searching for leads, and to those individuals who came forward to provide necessary evidence for prosecution, another murderer will be brought to justice.
Other Arrests Every day we are informed in the news about murders, robberies and other crimes - too numerous to mention and probably overwhelming to law enforcement personnel who work ceaselessly to apprehend the criminals and to the courts that prosecute them. So it’s always encouraging to hear an announcement such as the one from Sheriff Rutherford and FBI Special Agent in Charge Jim Casey that their agencies arrested six men for trafficking a 15-year-old runaway earlier this year. She had wandered into a drug-infested area of the city where she met men who gave her crack cocaine in exchange for sex. They held her captive for nearly a month and sold her as a prostitute until she managed to break free and call her mother, who then called police. Six men were arrested as part of an investigation they termed “Opera-
tion Abandoned Hope.” More recently two other fugitives sought by local police were captured in other states by alert officers who either recognized them or considered them suspicious. Joseph Roberts, wanted since July in connection with the disappearance of Brittany Tavar of St. Johns County, had been tracked in her vehicle to the west coast. When he attempted to shoplift meat at a store in Seattle, police were summoned and learned he had outstanding warrants in Florida. When questioned by St. Johns Sheriff ’s Office, Roberts told them where to find the remains of the woman he apparently murdered. He has been extradited to Florida and charged with her murder. And James Turnage was being sought for questioning in the disappearance of Yulee resident Kirk Westfall, whose sons found a pool of blood beneath their father’s jacket in a cooler in his home. Recently released from prison, Turnage had met Westfall, who was trying to help the ex-con get his life back on track, and had been staying in a travel trailer on Westfall’s property. He was tracked by his cell phone to South Carolina where he evaded police who tried to pull him over. Then an alert New Jersey officer spotted Turnage when he stopped for coffee and held him until Nassau detectives arrived to question him. Last, but not least, we witnessed the tragic drama that played out in our area when Christopher “Scott” Kilgore fled after he killed his brother and friend and shot his parents in Clay County. Some schools were closed and entire neighborhoods in Clay, Baker and western Duval counties were on edge as multiple law enforcement agencies sought the armed fugitive. After five days he was located on private property off Normandy Blvd. and killed by JSO SWAT and K-9 officers when he refused to surrender. While not necessarily the kind of successes over which one would gloat, these (and many more) conclusions to cases affecting many local victims are testimony to long hours of diligent work, expert investigation and outstanding professional performances in all areas of the justice system. Our heartfelt appreciation to all who were involved.
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...to Dr. Ann E. A. Williams, founder of Sisters...OICU (Overcomers in Christian Unity) Ministry, Inc., for being a pioneer and daring to go where many would prefer not to (into the prisons) and helping those who were once locked away because of their bad choices. And she does this with fervency, with joy and, most importantly, with compassion. It all started with a dream Dr. Ann Williams she had one night in 1993 where she saw women approaching her who were bloody and abused, drug addicts, prostitutes and criminals. She didn’t know anything about the lifestyles of these women but believed God wanted her to help them. In 1994 she started Bible studies in her home with ten women who had similar visions of ministry (distributing clothing and food to the homeless). They applied for and received non-profit status in 1995. Word got around about Dr. Ann, and Ken Cooper, founder of Prisoners of Christ, approached her in 1996 about going into state prisons with her message of hope. The group of ladies excitedly agreed and became the first female ministry in Florida’s state prisons. They conducted workshops in parenting, self-esteem, employment, etc., to prepare prisoners who were soon to be released and wanted a changed lifestyle. Assessing the unmet needs of these female offenders moved Sisters to another level of service, and they added the Life After Prison (LAP) component. In 1998 their female transitional housing and support program started with Angela Lyles, a 24-year-old from Deland, Fla., who had been incarcerated since age 14 and had no hope until she met the Sisters. She presently is married, has four children, is employed and enrolled in college. Henrene Collins has also benefited from Sisters, overcoming drug addiction and other challenges. She works full time at the Potter ’s House Bistro and now owns her own home. She was reunited with her son when he was released from prison, and she is a life coach for others who seek to change their lives as she has done. Sisters has come a long way since those small cell groups in Dr. Ann’s home. They are listed as a faithbased transitional housing facility on the Florida Department of Corrections’ website, but most women in prison know about Sisters from their work in prison, by word-of-mouth, and because Dr. Ann seizes every opportunity to talk about the facilities. Potential residents are screened to see if they are a good match with the purpose and goals of the group. According to the DOC Statistical Data Base, since its inception in 1998, Sisters... OICU has a success rate exceeding 75 percent; fiscal year July 2009 to June 2010 indicates 86 percent success.
Recently, the group relocated its corporate office and female programs to a new facility at 5265 Timuquana Road. Faith Renewal Empowerment Women’s Center is a fullservice Community Access Center, partnering with the Florida Department of Children and Families, the Florida Department of Corrections and several local community faith organizations. They have also developed a certified Re-entry Life Coaching program which helps in the recruitment and retention process for successful re-entry of the incarcerated population. A former school teacher/administrator, Dr. Ann has worked hard and rejoices over the impact her ministry has made on many others. Our hat is off to Dr. Ann Williams for her ceaseless dedication in empowering those coming out of prison, helping them recognize and access the resources necessary to transform their lives into citizens making a worthwhile contribution to their families and to society as a whole.
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2nd Annual Ted Hires Legacy Awards Dinner • Duval County Sheriff John Rutherford nominated Rev. Larry McGinley and the Old Plank Road Baptist Church, • Nassau County Sheriff Tommy Seagraves nominated Jim If you’ve lived in the Jacksonville area very long, you probDionne, and ably know the story of Ted Hires and why he started the Jus• St. Johns County Sheriff David Shoar nominated Steve tice Coalition. After his death, those who worked closest to Berman. him wanted to honor the great legacy he left behind. That he Congratulations to all these exceptional individuals who had risen from humble beginnings, overcoming personal share their time and talents in their respective communities. struggles to become a successful businessman, earned the reThe Morocco Shine Center proved to be a wonderful venue spect of his peers and community leaders. for the 500 or so who attended the event. It was large and comFifteen years ago, after he was robbed at his restaurant and fortable inside, easily accessible with plenty of parking space, his son was robbed and pistol-whipped, Ted realized the need and the staff worked hard to accommodate every need of the for change in the justice system. His boldness to step forward event. Lighted decorations lent a warm ambiance to the room and lead the way for that change elevated his accomplishas we dined on delicious food catered by Sonny’s Real Pit Barments to a level that deserves the recognition we attempt to B-Q. The Steve Chapman Band provided a musical give him now with the annual Legacy Award Dinner. backdrop with their patriotic music. The 2010 winners of the three “Outstanding” Former NFL Jaguars player Tony Boselli did awards were: a wonderful job as first-time emcee of the • Outstanding Citizen - Isaac “Ike” Legacy Dinner. Special victim speakers were Brown, 25-year JSO veteran, now with US Jim Davis, who talked about his missing Marshals Service. Ike, whose son was murson, Austin Davis, and Phillip Bowling, dered in 2003, spends his off-duty time Somer Thompson’s grandfather, who came speaking to church and youth groups about on behalf of his daughter, Diena Thompchoices and mentoring at-risk youth, to son. That day - Oct. 21 - was the date one whom he’s available 24/7. year ago when Somer was found. • Outstanding Business Leader - LockSomeone commented that her favorite wood P. Holmes, a compassionate, behindo nd part of the program was seeing all the sherthe-scenes benefactor to citizens in his comr a red . iffs together on the stage, and we agree. There f munity and mentor to men he challenges to as Hires h o olds her bouquet ing she make right choices and offers spiritual guidance. om were dozens of uniformed officers, as well as thank c r s the guests fo many in casual dress, from various Sheriff’s Offices, • Outstanding Government Official - State Attorthe FDLE, FBI and US Marshals Service. Several judges and ney Angela Corey, whose office has recorded unprecedented many prosecutors from the State Attorney’s Office honored us numbers of cases filed/prosecuted and criminals sentenced. with their presence. Young Explorers from Duval and Nassau Always an advocate for victims, she ensures justice is served. counties helped immeasurably by directing parking, seating This year a new category was designated: Extraordinary guests and serving food to the hungry diners. Citizens on the First Coast, chosen by the sheriffs of Duval and We can’t begin to adequately thank all the sponsors who surrounding counties. We are all familiar with the names of gave so generously, the committee members who worked so our sheriffs who appear regularly on TV news, but these men hard to make the event possible, and the donors of cash and are quick to note that without the help of individuals behind items for the silent auction. Without each and every one of the scenes, their successes would be impossible. you, the Justice Coalition could not continue its mission of ad• Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith nominated Jim vocating for innocent victims of violent crime, educating the Gill, public about victims’ rights and working with law enforce• Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler nominated the Reinhold ment to make our community safer. Family, a W
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Acknowledgements THLD Committee John Anstett Jerry Bass Andrea Cash Judith Chapple Angela Corey* Nelson Cuba Guy Cudihee Bobby Deal Susie Drier Torsten Drier Ann Dugger W. W. Gay* Wanda Hires Mike Hogan* Ken Jefferson A. J. Johns Chuck Mulligan Bonnie Modling Ralph Nicewonger Larry Osborne Frank Pearce Mayor John Peyton* Michelle Pollina Fitzhugh Powell* Sheriff John Rutherford* Mike Sandifer Sheriff Tommy Seagraves* Capt. Rob Sorensen, Chair Don Swensen Lou Webber Kelly White Randy White Rev. Garry Wiggins Jo Wilson Randy Wyse * Honorary members
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Extraordinary Citizens with the award presenters: Capt. Eddie Boatwright and Jim Gill, Bradford County; Sheriff David Shoar and Steve Berman, St. Johns County; Sheriff Rick Beseler and Reinhold family representative, Clay County; Sheriff John Rutherford and Rev. Larry McGinley, Duval County; Jim Dionne and Sheriff Tommy Seagraves, Nassau County.
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by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Anyone with any information concerning these individuals, please call JSO at 904-630-0500
An active warrant existed on every person shown on this page at the time the Justice Coalition received it from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, about two weeks before the Victims’ Advocate goes to press.
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CHRISTOPHER CORNELIUS GRAY
VA# 4457 Black male, 5' 9", 175 lbs. DOB: 9/30/87 Violation: Cocaine possession/ purchase
VA# 4458 Black male, 5' 11", 170 lbs. DOB: 8/7/80 Violation: Sale of cocaine
VA# 4459 Black male, 5' 10", 160 lbs. DOB: 9/29/89 Violation: Domestic battery
VA# 4460 Black female, 5' 3", 130 lbs. DOB: 10/21/84 Violation: Possession of controlled substance
RONALD LEROY ROBINSON
ZACHARY L. ALLRED
KENDALL AMOS WILMORE
DEVON LEONARD TILLMAN
VA# 4464 Black male, 5' 9", 170 lbs. DOB: 6/14/67 Violation: Domestic battery; false imprisonment
VA# 4463 White male, 5' 7", 190 lbs. DOB: 9/30/86 Violation: DUI with damage
VA# 4462 Black male, 5' 11", 160 lbs. DOB: 6/19/85 Violation: Burglary, cocaine possession
VA# 4461 Black male, 6’ 0", 190 lbs. DOB: 7/1/82 Violation: Sale/delivery of cocaine
ARTHUR LEE WILLIAMSON
APRIL DAWN BATES
CATO KUTANTA CLARK
WILLIAM JOSEPH FRENCH
CARON MALONE BLACK
VA# 4465 Black male, 5' 7", 190 lbs. DOB: 3/17/59 Violation: Grand theft, Medicare fraud
VA# 4466 White female, 5' 3", 140 lbs. DOB: 4/7/85 Violation: Criminal mischief
KYLE ANTHONY GUTHMAN
ALVIN EUGENE SMILEY
VA# 4472 White male, 5' 7", 150 lbs. DOB: 7/20/65 Violation: Grand theft
VA# 4471 Black male, 6' 0", 160 lbs. DOB: 2/22/74 Violation: Burglary, false ID, DSP
DONTAE DERUN BALENTINE
VA# 4467 Black male, 6' 1", 250 lbs. DOB: 1/22/70 Violation: Grand theft
MICHAEL ANTHONY BRYANT
JAMARRA DONNETTE MOSES
VA# 4468 White male, 6' 2", 200 lbs. DOB: 3/17/85 Violation: Domestic battery
SPENCER JAMES MADISON
VA# 4470 Black male, 5’ 11", 205 lbs. DOB: 8/28/62 Violation: Lewd, lascivious exhibition
VA# 4469 White male, 6' 0", 155 lbs. DOB: 2/12/80 Violation: Uttering forged instruments
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PHILLIP LAMAR CURTIS
VA# 4473 Black male, 5' 7", 120 lbs. DOB: 11/4/90 Violation: Resisting LEO w/o violence
VA# 4474 White male, 5' 8", 170 lbs. DOB: 1/10/78 Violation: Grand theft
VA# 4475 Black male, 6' 6", 320 lbs. DOB: 10/21/79 Violation: False ID, DSP
VA# 4476 Black male, 5' 10", 180 lbs. DOB: 1/17/85 Violation: Uttering forged checks
CHARLES BUTLER
JASON TYRELL WITHERSPOON
JAMES THOMAS LATIMORE
WADE LAMAR JENKINS
VA# 4480 Black male, 6' 0", 220 lbs. DOB: 7/8/61 Violation: Sex offender, failure to register
VA# 4479 Black male, 6' 0”, 160 lbs. DOB: 9/16/91 Violation: Robbery, carjacking
VA# 4478 Black male, 5' 7", 140 lbs. DOB: 11/14/55 Violation: Domestic battery
JASON ERIC THOMAS
MICHAEL DUANE FARLEY
MICHAEL SAUL GENES
VA# 4482 White male, 6' 3", 180 lbs. DOB: 12/2/69 Violation: Grand theft
VA# 4483 Black male, 6’ 5", 185 lbs. DOB: 12/31/56 Violation: Aggravated assault w/ deadly weapon
VA# 4481 White male, 6’ 0", 140 lbs. DOB: 5/5/83 Violation: False ID, DSP
FDLE MOST WANTED
EUGENE THOMAS SIDERS AKA “MANN” Race: Black Sex: Male DOB: 1/27/78 Ht.: 5’11” Wt.: 170 lbs.
Violation: Wanted by the FDLE and US Marshals Service for violation of probation for possession of counterfeit checks.
IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS INDIVIDUAL, PLEASE CONTACT FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT: (904) 281-5535
VA# 4477 Black male, 6' 0", 200 lbs. DOB: 8/23/80 Violation: Aggravated assault w/ deadly weapon
DAVID TYRONE GREEN VA# 4484 Black male, 5' 10", 150 lbs. DOB: 11/25/85 Violation: Felony battery
ELIZABETH NIXON LINDSEY
MANUEL OLIN WOODS
VA# 4486 White female, 5’ 6", 110 lbs. DOB: 12/14/60 Violation: DUI with damage
VA# 4485 White male, 5’ 5", 130 lbs. DOB: 12/3/91 Violation: Armed robbery
WANTED POSTERS TERMINOLOGY KEY AFDC - Aid for Dependent Children BATT. – Battery CW – Concealed Weapon CONT. SUBS. – Controlled Substance
D/L S/R – Driver’s License Suspended or Revoked DOM. AGG. ASSAULT - domestic aggravated assault DSP – Dealing Stolen Property DW – Deadly weapon FA – Firearm
FCF - Firearm by a Convicted Felon FEL - Felony FTA - Failed to Appear GT – Grand Theft
HO – Habitual Offender LEO – Law Enforcement Officer MAN. DEL. COCAINE - Manufacturing and Delivering Cocaine PCS - Possession of Controlled Substance
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not going to get it, and will soon desire another toy for which he concludes his chances of obtaining might be better. Most stalkers are like this impetuous child. Unfortunately, the most significant reason a stalker stops harassing a victim is that a new victim has become the object of his efforts to control (obsession). Thus the female who is being pursued needs to stop providing that which the stalker desires: attention and a feeling he controls the situation, so that he will realize his efforts with her are fruitless and he moves on to another victim.
The Stranger Stalker Almost all of these same postures apply to the victim who has never met or had a casual relationship with the stalker. Although the stranger stalker is usually a phenomenon that afflicts better known victims (like celebrities), it can apply to victims who for whatever reasons become the object of a stalker’s affection. This can be as simple as the victim having a job at a mall where the stalker sees and then desires her. In this case it would obviously be important for the victim to identify
the stalker, but it is also important the victim not have any communication with him. This is a scenario where the victim should never get to “No”; she should never even acquiesce to his desires to meet and should not communicate with him. In this instance a third party (such as the police) might have to be utilized to help her identify the stalker because she should never have any personal contact with him. I said above concerning the causal relationship stalker, “statistically, this type of stalker is highly unlikely to resort to violence against the victim.” This is also true with the stranger stalker except there are a few factors that need to be considered. Generally, non-intimate stalkers are a bit more intelligent than the average criminal and most have never had significant problems with law-breaking or contact with the police. However, any stalker who has previously displayed any violent tendencies (assault, destruction of property, vandalism, etc.) is a different matter. So, too, is one who has engaged in verbal or written communications, especially about specific acts to harm a victim, one who is
known to have severe psychological issues, or one who is known to have recently acquired a weapon. If and when these factors become known, law enforcement needs to be involved immediately.
The Intimate Stalker A victim’s chances of suffering violence from a stalker that she has shared an intimate relationship with are the exact inverse of the casual stalker and the stranger stalker. Statistically, the chances of an intimate-stalker victim being assaulted or killed by the stalker are quite high. In fact, while we often talk about the assault and homicide of female victims by their boyfriends and husbands as “crimes of passion,” most do not happen “in the heat of the moment.” Most homicides and many assaults take place well after the heat of the moment has passed and the male has had a chance to think about the situation, and has concluded he is going to assault or kill her. Just like with the other two types of stalkers, this starts as an obsession to control, and a period of stalking usually takes place between the time he makes a decision to harm her, and his acting on it.
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Unfortunately, some facts and admonitions concerning police involvement and restraining orders apply to this scenario. The number of women who have been assaulted or killed while the subject was (or had been) under a restraining order is so significant as to cause great debate and discussion in academic and law enforcement circles concerning the utility of these documents and procedures. There is more than anecdotal evidence that continually calling the police and/or having restraining orders issued may actually heighten the victim’s
safest when he is in jail (long term), or she is in a woman’s shelter or at some other location where he cannot get to her. If a crime has been committed (such as assault or destruction of property) or the victim feels she is in imminent danger, then she should absolutely call police. She should, however, not be under any false assumption that this has made the situation safer, especially in the long term. If by getting him into the criminal justice system the male subject can get treatment for his significant psychological problems,
The single best predictor of violent behavior is recent past violent behavior. chances of being assaulted or killed. This relates to the reasons described above that these interventions tend to emasculate the stalker and make him think his options for controlling the situation are dwindling and that he needs to up the ante. Potential victims of intimate stalking should examine all of the facts from the O.J. Simpson-Nicole Brown relationship, which was highly typical of the dynamics that take place in a case where a husband, ex-husband or boyfriend kills. Every indicator that Simpson would eventually kill Nicole Brown, starting with the numerous calls to the police, destruction of property, frequent assaults, his previous arrests for battery on her, including her telling loved ones he would one day kill her, were present in this case. In fact, the murder of women like Nicole Brown by the intimate men in their lives has often been called the single most predictable crime in the United States today. Let’s get something straight here - I am not implying that in cases of intimate stalking victims should not call the police and should not seek restraining orders. What I am saying is that the evidence does not show that a woman is safer because she has repeatedly called the police or because she has sought a restraining order. There is debatable evidence she is in more danger. She’s in the most danger when a restraining order runs out, or when he is released from custody after having been charged with trespassing as a result of a temporary restraining order. She is the
there is a chance (albeit a small one) that future violence can be averted. It is also true that to get him incarcerated for any length of time requires initially getting him into the criminal justice system at some point. Again, this needs to be understood in the context that merely calling the police absent an arrestable crime and/or acquiring a temporary restraining order is not the same as a long-term solution to a highly complicated problem. Regrettably, many women who find themselves in the position of being stalked by an intimate stalker do not have the resources to permanently relocate or get away from him. Many have children the courts are unwilling to permanently separate from the father. The most significant thing a potential victim of an intimate stalker can do is be aware of the risk factors described above and not let her guard down when things appear “better.” The single best predictor of violent behavior is recent past violent behavior. An intimate stalker who has engaged in threats, destruction of property, previous assaults and acquiring a weapon is telling the victim everything she needs to know about his intentions to harm her. In summary, the intimate stalker is by far the most dangerous of all male stalkers, and statistically the casual stalker and the stranger stalker are unlikely to engage in violence toward their victims. However, all women need to be on the alert for the warning signs of violence that can transcend any stalker, and be ready to respond appropriately.
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UNSOLVED MURDERS
We regret that because of insufficient space to include all unsolved murder cases on this page, effective January 2010 we will only carry pictures of victims from 2006 forward. Periodically, we will feature cold cases in an attempt to bring forth new leads. We remain sorry for your loss and will continue to work to see justice for all. Name: Jerry Clemons Info: On Nov. 7, 2008, this 33-year old male was killed in a drive-by shooting at 14th and Canal Streets. He was talking with friends when 4 men in a gold car opened fire. Notify: JSO Homicide at 630-2177 or CrimeStoppers at 1-866-845-8477 Name: Darrell Lamar Stringfield Info: Shot by unknown assailant on October 22, 2008, in the parking lot of Grand Oaks Apts on Justina Rd. He died on March 6, 2009. Suspect is black male, 20s, 6’2”, 225lbs. Notify: JSO Homicide at 630-2172 or CrimeStoppers at 866/845-TIPS.
Name: Edin Tabora Info: Murdered in front of his home at Leigh Meadows Apartments on Sunbeam Road on October 31, 2008. Notify: JSO at 630-2172.
Name: Damien A. Wallace Info: This man was found deceased in the front seat of a car at 1261 North Broad Street on April 27, 2010. Police have no substantial leads on a suspect at this time. Notify: Det. Gupton, JSO Homicide Unit at 630-2172 Name: Cynthia Boyd Info: This 51-year-old woman was murdered Nov. 24, 2009, when shots were fired into her Westside Jacksonville home. Notify: Call JSO Homicide at 630-2172
Name: Charles Cooper III Info: Charles Cooper, was shot in the back and killed July 1, 2007, between Detroit and Lowell Street. Notify: JSO Homicide at 630-2172
Name: Roderick Montrell Batts Info: This young man was shot in the parking lot of the Waffle House at 334 Beach Blvd. on May 18, 2009. Notify: Call Det. Corporal Watkins, Jax Beach Police Dept., (904)270-1661 if you have information about the murder.
Name: Tammie Lee Tschappatt Info: On May 23, 2008, Tammie was shot as she walked on the street in the vicinity of Shenandoah and Lacoma Drive. She was rushed to Shands Hospital where she died several days later. Notify: JSO Homicide at 630-2172
Name: Barry Brooks, Jr. Info: This 19 year-old was found murdered at at an apartment complex on Timuquana Road in Jacksonville on November 19, 2007. Notify: JSO at 630-2172.
Name: Darryl Caldwell Info: This 36 year-old man was accosted and murdered December 30, 2009, at his Northwood Apartment on Dunn Ave by a young black male wanting drugs and money. Notify: JSO at 630-2172
Name: Michael Earl Foster Info: Michael Earl Foster, age 50, was found murdered by an unknown assailant on June 25, 2006, in the 5900 block of Beckstrom St. If you have any information about this murder, please call Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Notify: JSO at 630-0500
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Name: Crandall “Jack” Reed Info: On Nov. 16, 2007, Reed, 51, was driving his cab when a white car pulled alongside him, robbed and shot him twice. JSO found him on Edgewood trying to get help. He died an hour later. Notify: JSO Homicide at 630-2172 Name: Michael Lamar Perry Info: On Aug. 7, 2008, he was gunned down at 13th and Moncrief by an unidentified black male riding a green beach cruiser cicycle. Notify: Call JSO Homicide 630-2172
Name: Joshua Kyle Allen Info: On Saturday, July 30, 2005, Joshua Allen was found murdered in his condo at Grand Reserve Condos located at 13810 Sutton Park Dr. N. Notify: JSO at 630-0500
Name: Nickeshea Duana Gray Info: This 28-year-old female was murdered on July 25, 2006, in the 8300 block of Marion Street. Notify: JSO Homicide Unit at 630-2172.
Name: Antonio Creech Info: This young man, 22, was murdered Dec. 23, 2007, in a shooting at Eureka Gardens Apartments. Notify: Call JSO Homicide at 630-2127 with information about this crime.
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Name: John L. Burnett Info: This 31-year-old man was killed April 20, 2007, by a teal green vehicle that fled the scene. FHP is seeking information about the identity of the hit-and-run driver. Notify: Call Cpl. Martha Fachko at (904)695-4115, ext. 412. Name: Christopher LaShawn Lester Info: On Jan. 31, 2009, JSO responded to 3160 Dignan Street where they found his body. Foul play is suspected. Notify: JSO Homicide at 630-2172.
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Name: James Alfred Waters Info: On January 19, 2009, at 4:00 p.m., this 32-year-old man was killed sitting in his car at the Cleveland Arms Apartments. Numerous witnesses deny knowing anything about the murder. If you saw what happened that day or know anything about the murder, please call JSO Homicide. Notify: 904-630-2172
Name: Derrell Baker, 17 Info: Darrell was walking on Lenox Avenue near Old Middleburg Road about 7 a.m. on Sept. 8, 2008, when he was shot. He was rushed to Shands-Jacksonville hospital where he later died. Police believe he was shot from a moving vehicle. Notify: JSO Homicide at 630-2172
Name: Bilaal Kwame Shaw Info: Bilaal “Blair” Shaw, 19, murdered while waiting to catch a city bus on Jan. 8, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. CrimeStoppers reports only one tip has been received in the six months since the young man’s death. Notify: JSO at 630-0500 or CrimeStoppers at 866-845-TIPS Name: Clifford Backmann Info: Clifford Backmann was working at 6960 Bonneval Road on Saturday, October 10, 2009, around 12:15 p.m., when an unknown assailant came in, robbed and shot him. The gunman was reported to be a black male. Notify: JSO Homicide at 630-2172 Name: Joe Harrell Info: Joe Harrell was discovered January 22, 2006, lying in the driveway of a vacant house at 3021 Silver Street, believed to have been killed around midnight while walking home. Notify: JSO at 630-0500
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Name: Yvonne Belcher Age: 25(at the time) Height: 5’1” Weight: 100 Eyes/Hair: Blue/Blonde Missing Since: December 22, 2000 Reward: $10,000 Notify: Green Cove Springs at (904) 529-2220
Name: Shirlene “Donetta” Roberts Age: 23 Height: Weight: Eyes/Hair: Brown/Black Missing Since: September 11, 2009
Name: Sandra Gann Age: 49(at the time) Height: 5’8” Weight: 137 Eyes/Hair: Blue/Brown Missing Since: January 5, 2004 Notify: Bradford County at (904) 966-2276
Name: Jackie Markham Age: 51(at the time) Height: 5’6” Weight: 150 Eyes/Hair: Brown/Blondish Brown Missing Since: December 14, 2000 Reward: $20,000 offered by Nassau Notify: Nassau County at (904) 225-0331
Name: Bryan Andrew Hayes Age: 12(at the time) Height: 5’6” Weight: 125 Eyes/Hair: Green/Red Missing Since: February 10, 2005 Reward: $10,000
Name: Joshua Bryan Smith Age: 23(at the time) Height: 5’10” Weight: 145 Eyes/Hair: Brown/Black Missing Since: November 4, 2000 Notify: St. Johns County at (904) 824-8304
Name: Sheena Dayle Johnson Age: 26 Height: 5’4” Weight: 95 Eyes/Hair: Black/Brown Missing Since: September 11,2006
Name: Haleigh Cummings Age: 5 Height: 3’ Weight: 39 Eyes/Hair: Brown/Blonde Missing Since: February 10, 2009 Reward: $35,000 Notify: CrimeStoppers at 1-888-277-TIPS.
Name: Rodney McIntyre Age: 22 (at the time) Height: 5’6” Weight: 170 Eyes/Hair: Brown/Black Missing Since: July 2, 2004
Name: Mark Thomas Gibson Age: 51 Height: 5’7” Weight: 130 Eyes/Hair: Brown/Brown Missing Since: March 12, 2008
Name: Jessica S. Green Info: Jessica Green, 18, was found shot to death in the bedroom of her home at 5620 Hollinghead Lane on Sept. 5, 2007. Notify: JSO at 630-2172
Name: Donna Mills Info: Donna Mills was murdered by a drive-by shooting Dec.15, 2007, as she slept in her apartment on Confederate Point Road. Notify: JSO Homicide at 630-2172
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Name: Jeffrey Edwin Sheppard Info: This man was murdered and his body was found in the Riverside area on August 18, 2008. Detectives have no suspect at this time. Notify: JSO Homicide at 630-2172. Or CrimeStoppers at 866-845-TIPS
Name: David Allen Atkins Age: 25 Height: 5’8” Weight: 160 Eyes/Hair: Green/Brown Missing Since: June 29, 2006
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Name: Kelli Chapple Info: Kelli Chapple, 23, left home to dine with friends on Sept. 7, 2007, and was found murdered, along with a male friend, the next day in a Southside apartment Sept. 8, 2007. Notify: JSO Homicide at 630-2172
Name: Michael Austin Davis Age: 25 Height: 5’8” Weight: 160 to 180 Eyes/Hair: Blue/Brown Missing Since: June 26, 2007
Name: Mark Anthony Degner Age: 12(at the time) Height: 5’ Weight: 135 Eyes/Hair: Hazel/Dark Blonde Missing Since: February 10, 2005 Reward: $10,000
Name: Shawn Patrick Newman Info: On Nov. 9, 2007, unknown assailants shot this 35-yr-old man through the door in his apartment at 4743 Radcliff Ct. Before losing consciousness, he stated, “They came in and shot me.” He died later at Shands Hospital. Notify: JSO Homicide at 630-2172 or CrimeStoppers at 866/845-TIPS
Name: Windy Gail Fox Age: 43 Height: Weight: Eyes/Hair: Blonde/Blue Missing Since: August 6, 2006
Name: Geanna M. Jones Age: 36 (at the time) Height: 5’9” Weight: 165 Eyes/Hair: Brown/Brown Missing Since: Nov. 2000
NOVEMBER 2010
Our Journey’s Second Year By Mayor John Peyton Since I convened the Jacksonville Journey, a comprehensive, citizen-driven initiative to reduce crime, in December 2007, hundreds of community leaders, subject matter experts, law enforcement personnel and involved citizens have worked together to make Jacksonville a safer city. It is because of this community’s involvement that the Journey is realizing the successes we have witnessed throughout our city. In its second year, the Journey made great strides, and I am pleased to say that violent crime in Jacksonville is down. While it’s hard to determine exactly what percentage of the improvement is directly related to Journey efforts, we know that these efforts are helping and that if we want to continue to see Jacksonville become a safer community, we must continue to invest in these important programs. The Jacksonville City Council approved $12.4 million in the City of Jacksonville’s 2009-10 fiscal year budget to fund the Jacksonville Journey. This funding supported efforts to reduce crime through increased police presence and proactive policing activities, assist ex-offenders in building job skills and becoming responsible community members, and keep children safe and productive, particularly after school and during the summer. With the Journey prevention, intervention and rehabilitation programs in place, the Jacksonville Journey Oversight Committee focused its 2009-10 efforts on developing a framework for the long-term oversight of the initiative. Committee members implemented a series of measurements - reporting systems, a communitywide report card on the progress of Journey programs and annual recommendations on program funding based on prior-year performance - to ensure the Journey is making the best use of taxpayer dollars and is having the intended positive impact on the people it serves. The committee also called for more frequent interaction with program providers, exit surveys and pay-for-performance plans for certain programs. Additionally, committee members began personally monitoring specific programs, allowing them to gain indepth knowledge of specific areas of the initiative and provide more informed oversight.
The University of North Florida’s Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice provided additional oversight of the Jacksonville Journey through its “Crime in Jacksonville: Exploring the Jacksonville Journey” course. The secret word is proclamation. Led by Dr. Michael Hallett, ex officio Journey member and current advisor to the Oversight Committee, the course explores the initiative’s successes and opportunities for improvement. The inaugural 2009 class examined the Journey’s courts, corrections, policing and juvenile justice programs. Students evaluated each program’s needs, design, implementation, case management, outcomes, efficiency and cost effectiveness. The class presented its findings in a final report that was shared with program leaders, stakeholders and me. Among that report’s recommendations were calls for more comprehensive tracking of outcomes for those receiving services from the Juvenile Assessment Center and scholarships from the Jacksonville Commitment, and enhanced follow up and case management services for those served through the Jacksonville Re-entry Center. The report also identified the need for pay-for-performance plans for Journey-funded programs, reinforcing the Oversight Committee’s desire to tie funding to demonstrated outcomes. A second class is currently underway. In January of this year, the Oversight Committee instituted a new pay-for-performance plan for Out-of-School Suspension Centers that keep truant and suspended juveniles off the streets and out of trouble. This plan bases funding on attendance, thereby encouraging centers to maximize the number of young people accessing their structured and supervised environments. Based on this success, the committee is planning to institute similar pay-for-performance plans for other Journey programs including the TEAM UP after-school program. These oversight-influenced efforts have led to increased outcomes and accountability across a number of Journey programs. As we continue our commitment to fighting violent crime, it is very clear that the Jacksonville Journey is beginning to make a positive, systemic and long-term impact on our community, increasing public safety every day. And as we begin another year of Journey implementation, I want to thank everyone who has contributed to this historic effort. Together, we are building a safe and secure future for Jacksonville.
America’s First Official Thanksgiving: A Christian Celebration The first official Thanksgiving in the United States of America came very soon after the launching of the new nation.President George Washington, upon Congressional request, issued the following Proclamation which all American patriots today should read for its spiritual encouragement and insight.
George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1789 “Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness; Now therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been able to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted for the civil religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us. And also, that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations, especially such as have shown kindness to us, and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.”
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Sheriff Gordon Smith and the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office endorse the efforts of the Justice Coalition to capture wanted criminals. We rely greatly on the public’s participation in locating wanted persons and deeply appreciate their efforts.
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BETHANY G. BRUFLAT
Race: White Sex: Female DOB: 5/22/64 Ht.: 5’ 8” Weight: 185 Violation: FTA, worthless checks
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Race: White Sex: Male DOB: 9/25/86 Ht.: 5’ 1” Weight: 172 Violation: FTA, No valid DL, possesssion of cannabis and drug paraphernalia
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Race: Black Sex: Female DOB: 4/29/81 Ht.: 4’ 11” Weight: 145 Violation: FTA, possession of cannabis
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Race: Black Sex: Male DOB: 11/18/57 Ht.: 6’ 1” Weight: 350 Violation: FTA, worthless check
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Race: White Sex: Female DOB: 9/9/86 Ht.: 4’ 9” Weight: 100 Violation: Burglary, Grand Theft, DSP
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Race: White Sex: Male DOB: 11/28/93 Ht.: 5’ 8” Weight: Violation: Burglary, Grand Theft
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Jenkins Quality Barbeque (all locations)
Jacksonville Area: (select locations)
TIFFORDALLEN
Race: Black Sex: Male DOB: 4/2/80 Ht.: 6’ 6” Weight: 260 Violation: Carnal intercourse w/unmarried person under 18
ED R U PT A C
Burger King Restaurants Larry’s Giant Subs Gate Food Posts (select locations)
IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE INDIVIDUALS, PLEASE CONTACT CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Call the CCSO at (904) 213-6031 today!
Marcum & Associates INSURANCE AGENCY TROY TAYLOR Associate Tel: (904) 389-7514 Fax: (904) 387-0356 www.mymarcum.com
Famous Amos Restaurants McDonald’s Restaurants
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Auto Homeowners Flood Commercial
and Bond Insurance
1128 Edgewood Avenue South, Jacksonville, Florida
Wal-Mart And Green Cove Springs: (select locations)
Winn-Dixie Harvey’s Grocery Sheriff’s Office
Offenders Beware!
Clay County Admin Bldg.
The Justice Coalition wants you!
NOVEMBER 2010
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Special Thanks PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
November 16 Dining for Dollars
and
A percentage of sales will be donated to Justice Coalition to benefit innocent victims of violent crimes.
Teddy Bear Tuesday
These locations are designated as collection sites for NEW teddy bears. Police officers will keep them in their patrol cars to give to child victims.
9 LongHorn Steakhouse locations Jacksonville 6015 Argyle Forest Blvd. 11998 Atlantic Blvd. 4401 Roosevelt Blvd. 9051 Southside Blvd. 1366 Airport Road 796 Marsh Landing Parkway 9276 Arlington Expressway Orange Park 1605 County Road 220
St. Augustine 166 State Road 312
Sheriff Rutherford will be at the Arlington Expressway location, officers at all other locations, from 11:00am to 1:00pm
Bailey Publishing Bovine Graphics, Brian Martin Larry Cohen, Websessions Contemporary Business Services Dye Bail Bonds Fraternal Order of Police Matthew Leipau Longhorn Steakhouse Wayne Malone, Total Office Products Ralph Nicewonger The McCormick Agency Larry Ward Lou Webber
COMMITTEE CHAIRS Buddy Key (Ride for Justice) Frank Pearce (Ted Hires Legacy) Dan Powers (Together We Can) Capt. Rob Sorensen (Ted Hires Legacy)
CONTRIBUTORS
Richard H. Bier (RFJ) John W. Butz (RFJ) William Campbell (RFJ) Kathy Cold Larry C. Cross (RFJ) Kenneth and Yolanda Davis (RFJ) Bruce DuPree (RFJ) Timothy B. Gaskin Robert J. Giacherio (RFJ) Trevor Harrison Bonnie Heaton Deborah Hodges (RFJ) Royal Johnson
L.A.M.A., Jacksonville Guy LaChappelle (RFJ) Old Plank Road Baptist Church Mrs. S. E. Silcox Loyd L. Smith Dennis Sullivan Robert Tarkington (RFJ) Fred Thompson The McCormick Agency, Inc. Total Office Products James Wittenberg (RFJ)
VOLUNTEERS NEWSPAPER DELIVERY
Tom Butler Bobby Joe Conner Trish and Bob Edwards Jackie Gosch Paul Kirby Ron and Sandra Knause Bryan McCullough Clyde Mills Pete Miller and Family Derrick Rogers Phillip Seidenstricker Pastor Luis Velez
OFFICE VOLUNTEERS Fran Futrill Clyde Mills Russell Flowers
HEARTS AND HANDS MINISTRY Rev. Deryle Adkison Rev. Larry McGinley Rev. Ronnie Williams
Dick Braendle, Courtwatcher
ADVERTISING RATES
A Jacksonville Company
Do you want to be part of the Justice Coalition’s service to hurting crime victims? One way is to advertise in the Victims’ Advocate. The following rates currently apply, and we welcome your business. Business Card size One-eight page One-fourth page
$99 $170-$200 $297-$350
One-third page Half page Full page
$403-$475 $510-$600 $850-$1,000
Call Andrea Cash at (904) 783-6312 for more information.
What We Do Services offered by the
• Provide immediate crisis intervention by assessing the victims’ needs and implementing an appropriate plan of action. • Educate victims regarding their rights as a victim of crime and criminal justice proceedings. • Network our resources to provide the victim counseling and/or support groups, if needed. • Accompany victims to court proceedings. This includes pretrial hearings, trials, depositions, meetings with prosecutors and injunction hearings. • Act as a liaison between victims and prosecutors, law enforcement and the media. • Assist victims in creating an effective impact statement to the court. • Assist victims in applying for victims’ compensation. • Assist victims in publicizing rewards for unsolved murders and missing persons. • Publish a monthly newspaper that prints crime victims’ stories, pictures of unsolved murder victims, missing persons, wanted criminals and much more.
Volunteer Opportunities – Delivering our Victims’ Advocate newspaper – Court watching – Clerical assistance – Research and newspaper writing – Fundraisers – Posting flyers for missing persons and unsolved murders – Special events
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