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34-year-old man killed in rollover crash in Marion County

August 6, 2017, 11:57 am
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A 34-year-old Silver Springs man has died as the result of a rollover crash early Sunday morning in Marion County.

Michael Adam Mcpherson had been at the wheel of a 1993 Ford F-150 at 3:55 a.m. traveling westbound on SE 95 St Road when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a mailbox and then a tree before overturning, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol.

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Firefighters union to resume negotiations this week with The Villages

August 6, 2017, 12:30 pm
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Union contract negotiations between the Village Center Community Development District and Professional Firefighters of The Villages IAF Local 4770 will be held beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 10 at Lake Miona  Recreation Center.

In a bargaining session last month, an attorney representing the VCCDD put forth an offer  to spend $1.56 million next year on additional pay and benefits for firefighters.

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Wildwood man arrested after allegedly attempting to steal battery from lawn mower

August 6, 2017, 2:28 pm
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Bobby Dean Smith Jr.
Bobby Dean Smith Jr.

Bobby Dean Smith Jr.

A 54-year-old Wildwood man was arrested last week after he allegedly attempted to remove the battery from the lawn mower of a man he has known for 20 years.

Bobby Dean Smith Jr. at about 11 p.m. Wednesday was spotted removing a battery from a riding lawn mower at a residence on County Road 235, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

The lawn mower’s owner asked Smith what he was doing and he fled on food. A cable to the battery had been severed and the battery was partially removed from its compartment under the seat.

Smith was located at his home on County Road 235 and taken into custody. He was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center on $1,000 bond.

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Prosecutor’s office says conviction not likely in case of caregiver accused of raiding Villager’s bank account

August 6, 2017, 2:33 pm
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Amanda Jane Warner

A 36-year-old woman who had been accused of raiding the bank account of an elderly Villager will not be prosecuted in the case.

Amanda Jane Warner

Amanda Jane Warner

Amanda Warner had been arrested last year after she allegedly drained $2,000 from the bank account of a 90-year-old Village of Mallory Square woman.

“Although there was probable cause for an arrest, after reviewing the facts and circumstances of the case the likelihood of a conviction at a criminal jury trial is slight,” the prosecutor’s office said in a filing in Sumter County Court.

“Based on the testimony at depositions the state cannot establish the defendant intentionally used the funds of the victim for her own gain. The state is unable to show, beyond a reasonable doubt, the defendant overstepped her fiduciary duty. The financial records are still outstanding and Wells Fargo has not responded to our subpoena. If additional information is received, the state may consider refiling. The state cannot establish all elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt,” the prosecutor’s office said in the filing.

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Woman who impersonated law enforcement in Villages will avoid prosecution in case

August 6, 2017, 2:40 pm
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A 19-year-old woman who earlier this year impersonated a law enforcement officer in The Villages will avoid prosecution in the case. 

Ka'mesha Nicole Byrd

Ka’mesha Nicole Byrd

Ka’mesha Nicole Byrd of Eustis was arrested in January on a Sumter County arrest warrant charging her with impersonating a law enforcement officer. 

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert in The Villages after reports surfaced of a suspicious woman identifying herself as a law enforcement officer and approaching homeowners.

Surveillance videos from The Villages ultimately led detectives to a grey Nissan Maxima which had been borrowed by Byrd. A family member told detectives that Byrd has in the past identified herself as a police explorer and also an employee of a police department. Detectives interviewed Byrd and she admitted to them that she was the person who had impersonated a deputy on multiple occasions in both Sumter and Marion counties. Byrd expressed to detectives that she desired to attend a law enforcement academy and become an officer. At the time of her arrest at her home in Eustis, Byrd surrendered a BB gun pistol which is believed to have been worn during the offenses.

Byrd has entered into a pre-trial intervention contract which will enable her to avoid prosecution in the case. She will perform 100 hours of community service as part of the contract.

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Villages couple surprised to discover family of Opossums living under their grill

August 6, 2017, 2:47 pm
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These Opossums were discovered at a home in the Village of Bonnybrook.

A Village of Bonnybrook couple was surprised to discover a family of Opossums living under their grill.

A landscaper had been working at the home of Dean and Betty Chickering on Saturday and alerted the couple to the presence of a mother Opossum and her babies. The mother had built a nest between the grill and the lanai.

These Opossums were discovered at a home in the Village of Bonnybrook.

These Opossums were discovered at a home in the Village of Bonnybrook.

The family made a nest between the lanai and the grill.

The family made a nest between the lanai and the grill.

Unsure of how to handle the situation, the 14-year residents of The Villages called Community Watch who advised the couple to “let nature takes its course.”

Nighttime fell and then the Opossums were gone the next morning.

Opossums have grayish-white fur and are about the size of a house cat. They have long naked tails, small naked ears, and a pointed snout, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Opossums prefer woodlands with lots of cover and nearby water. They are also common in urban areas, as they are attracted to almost any type of available food, including garbage, pet food, or cultivated fruits and vegetables. 

Opossums are skilled climbers, often seen in trees and on the tops of fences. Females produce at least two litters a year. After gestation, the young crawl into the female’s pouch where they can nurse. At about 80 days, the young leave the pouch and often ride on the mother’s back. Young are weaned at 95 to 100 days and disperse to be on their own shortly afterward.

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Lady Lake man awaits sentencing in death of 24-year-old motorcyclist in The Villages

August 6, 2017, 2:52 pm
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John Edward Kiley

John Owen Kiley

A 28-year-old Lady Lake man is awaiting sentencing in the 2015 death of a 24-year-old motorcyclist in The Villages.

Last week in Sumter County Court, John Owen Kiley entered a plea of no contest to a charge of vehicular homicide. A second charge of leaving the scene of an accident involving death was dismissed in exchange for Kiley’s plea.

Benjamin Elliott Murtagh, 24, of Belleview, was riding a 1998 Kawasaki at 6:35 p.m. April 11, 2015 when he was struck and killed by a vehicle at the intersection of County Road 466A and Buena Vista Boulevard.

Benjamin Elliott Murtagh was riding a motorcycle when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in 2015.

Benjamin Elliott Murtagh was riding a motorcycle when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in 2015.

The driver of the vehicle immediately fled the scene and the Florida Highway Patrol began searching for him.

Kiley later turned himself in to law enforcement.

Sentencing has been set for Sept. 19.

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Villager gets hole-in-one at Nancy Lopez

August 7, 2017, 3:53 am
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Beth Pfeiffer

Villager Beth Pfeiffer recently got her second hole-in-one within a six-week period.

She scored the ace at Tori Pines at the Nancy Lopez Championship Golf Course.

She started playing golf two years ago when she moved to The Villages.

If you get a hole-in-one be sure to share the news with us at news@villages-news.com.

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Frankie Brin wins second bracket of the 65s in Lakeland

August 7, 2017, 9:18 am
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Frankie Brin July 2017 Florida Half Century Champion

Frankie Brin Financial (FBF) 70s traveled to the Walker Road Softball Complex in NW Lakeland, Florida. Since Frankie Brin Financial (FBF) and the Florida Venom were consistently the two top teams in the 70s plus bracket this year, it was decided to experiment by moving the two teams to the second bracket of the 65s.

There were 4 brackets in the 65s this month. FBF won the tournament with a 3-1 record. The Venom had a 2-2 record. FBF gave 21 runs in 4 games, while scoring 37.

The weather was brutal throughout the tournament. Saturday’s games were cut short due to lightening. The format for Sunday’s games was 1 pitch.

Saturday’s first game was a 11-2 victory over Team Flagler. Carter Honkonen, John Rebardo, and John Iorio had 3 hits. The second game against Plaque Attack was a tightly fought contest with FBF coming out on top 9-7. Dick Kanyan and Floyd Williams had 3 hits.

Sunday’s first game against the Florida Venom was a 9-4 loss.

The second game resulted in a 13-3 win for FBF over South Florida Bulls. Rod Severson had 4 hits and John Iorio, Dick Kanyan, and Floyd Williams had 3 hits.

Ed Krisha did an excellent job pitching all 4 games. His paralyzer pitch worked magnificently against Team Flagler and South Florida Bulls. Team Flagler scored 2 runs, and The Bulls scored 3 runs in the last inning. It was a tremendous team effort with outstanding defense and timely hitting stated Manager Jack Marx.

Leading hitters for Frankie Brin Financial: John Iorio (.900) 9-10, Carter Honkonen (6 RBI) and Dick Kanyan (.727), Floyd Williams (.643), John Rebardo (.636) with 2 triples, Rod Severson (.615), Mike Jeffreys (.545), and Ed Krisha (.500).

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Carol Hannon snapped this sunset from Lake Sumter Landing

August 7, 2017, 9:59 am
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Village of Bonita resident get hole-in-one after 14 years of playing golf

August 7, 2017, 10:00 am
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Marsha Solms
Marsha Solms

Marsha Solms

Villager Marsha Solms had been playing golf for 14 years and have never had a hole-in-one.

That all changed on Friday Aug. 4 at the Belle Glade Championship Golf Course. She got the hole-in-one at Hole #7 at Seminole, using a 5 hybrid for 110 yards.

“I was playing with my husband Chuck who has had one hole-in-one, but didn’t get it in The Villages, so I feel I’m tied with him, but sort of one-up because I got mine in The Villages,” the Village of Bonita resident said.

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Joe Dollarton

August 7, 2017, 10:17 am
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Joe Dollarton

Joe Dollarton, 69, of The Villages, FL, passed away Thursday, August 3, 2017 after a short battle with cancer. He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, son of the late James Donald and Elizabeth Whitney Dollarton.

Joe had lived in The Villages for 12 years, moving here from Waldorf, Maryland.

Joe was an electrician and was a member of IBEW Local 26 in Maryland. He retired to The Villages where he enjoyed playing golf and making new friends. He worked at Cane Garden Golf Course as a starter and made many friends there; he was famous for his greeting “Top of the morning to you.”

He is survived by his wife, Nancy Reeves Dollarton, and loving daughter, Colene Luczak (Marcus), Reston, Virginia; three grandchildren, Ryan, Piper and Lucy Luczak; brother, Don Dollarton (Eileen); nephews, Jimmy and Terry Dollarton; brother-in-law, Al Macsay. He is preceded in death by his sister, Mary Macsay.

Friends will gather to celebrate Joe’s life, which would have been his 70th birthday, on Saturday, August 5, 2017 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hiers-Baxley Life Event Center, 3975 Wedgewood Lane, The Villages, Florida.

Please join the family to raise a toast to Joe with his favorite, Miller Lite.

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Villages resident arrested after running from Circle K with cold Budweiser in a bag

August 7, 2017, 12:59 pm
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A 39-year-old resident of The Villages was arrested after he was caught running from a Circle K service station with a cold Budweiser.

Keith Barnum

Keith Barnum

Lady Lake police went looking for Keith Barnum, who lives with his mother on the Historic Side of The Villages, at about 3:15 a.m. Sunday after he reportedly entered the La Plaza Grande service station from which he has been banned.

The attendant at the Shay Gate reported seeing Barnum run through the gate. A police officer spotted and then detained Barnum who had been running to his home on Roseapple Avenue. The officer noted that Barnum had a Budweiser in a bag that was “very cold and heavy with condensation,” according to an arrest report.

Barnum was arrested on a charge of trespassing.

He has been arrested several times at the Circle K.

He was arrested at the Circle K last month, claiming he had simply gone there to wash his hands.

Barnum was previously arrested at the Circle K when he allegedly groped an employee. He later showed up at the Circle K again on a beer run.

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75-year-old Villager arrested after allegedly hitting woman on head with laptop 

August 7, 2017, 1:00 pm
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Edward Bauersfeld

A 75-year-old Villager was arrested Monday morning after allegedly hitting a woman on top of the head with a laptop.

Edward Bauersfeld

Edward Bauersfeld

Sumter County sheriff’s deputies were called at 8:47 a.m. Monday to the home of Edward J. Bauersfeld in the Hickory Head Hammock area of The Villages.

Bauersfeld told a deputy that a woman had been acting unusual and was unplugging all of the devices in the house, claiming it was “bugged,” according to an arrest report. He said the woman was about to break their laptop and he pulled it out of her hands and “softly” hit her on the top of the head with it.

The woman then called law enforcement.

Bauersfeld was arrested on a charge of battery and booked at the Sumter County Detention Center where he initially was being held without bond.

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Woman taken into custody at gunpoint at dog park in The Villages

August 7, 2017, 1:05 pm
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A woman was taken into custody at gunpoint after a traffic stop at Atlas Canine Dog Park.

Patricia Broome

Patricia Ann Broome

Patricia Ann Broome, 34, of Fruitland Park had been in a speeding Toyota pickup truck at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday, according to an arrest report from the Fruitland Park Police Department.

The vehicle pulled into the Atlas Canine Dog Park at Moyer Loop and Crews Court “but would not come to an immediate stop,” the arrest report said.

The brake lights illuminated numerous times and then the vehicle came to an abrupt stop.

The police officer saw someone switching seats with the driver.

The officer, feeling threatened due to the suspicious actions of the occupants of the vehicle, ordered the three people out of the truck.    

When the officer indicated to Broome that he had seen her switching seats with the driver, she denied that had happened and insisted she had been driving, the report indicated.

She was arrested on a charge of resisting an officer and booked at the Lake County Jail. She was released after posting $1,000 bond.

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Tunnel will be closed on multi-modal path near Saddlebrook Recreation Center

August 7, 2017, 4:38 pm
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The multi-modal path tunnel located under Buena Vista Boulevard at the Saddlebrook Recreation Center will be closed for stucco repairs beginning Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. his work is anticipated to take approximately four weeks.  Golf cart users are asked to follow the directional signage to the tunnel at Belvedere Boulevard for crossing under County Road 466.
If you have any questions or need additional information, contact District Property Management at (352) 753-4022.

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Tonight’s Live Entertainment (Tuesday, Aug. 8)

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Villager gets third hole-in-one since moving to Florida’s Friendliest Hometown

August 8, 2017, 3:00 am
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Paul Symeon
Paul Symeon

Paul Symeon

Villager Paul Symeon got  a hole-in-one on Saturday, July 29 at the Palmetto Executive Golf Course on the 6th hole playing at 88 yards using a 50 degree gap wedge.

It  was his third hole-in-one since moving to the Villages in 2007 from Connecticut. 

“The hole-in-one tradition of buying drinks afterwards was satisfied by buying breakfast instead,” Symeon said.

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