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Man Arrested For Trafficking In Amphetamines
A Blessing Of Endurance Thanks Mama,
I Turned Out Fabulous
MRS. LEILA SMITH WILLIAMS August 22
While shopping in Hobby Lobby recently, two magnetic mes- sages caught my attention. As stated, “SOMETIMES when I open my mouth, MY MOTHER COMES OUT;” and “THANKS MOM, I TURNED OUT Fabulous!”
Fashioning Shirley Caesar’s Hold My Mule praise, unapolo- getically and without hesitation, I gave a jubilant hallelujah shout- Yes Lord! Thank You for Mama! Yes, our mama was an enduring spirit who trusted God for strength; and had faith to believe He would carry her through the pain and storms she faced daily.
As Mama would remind us at times, ‘I may not have gone to college, but I do know some things!’
She knew the Lord and had a personal relationship with Him. She knew how to pray, trust in God in the face of trials and tribu- lation; sorrow and joy; heartfelt pain; and physical suffering with crippling arthritis; and how to stand firm on her unwavering faith in Him.
She knew to call upon God; her help and strength and very present help in the time of need! Yes, sometimes when I open my mouth, my mother comes out - “Precious Lord, take my hand.”
In retrospect, Mama and Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, both shared a common bond of being loving, caring and sharing; pre- serving with an abiding faith; and receiving God’s blessing of en- durance.
As reported in James 1:12, (NIV): “Blessed is the one who per- severes under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.”
Thanks Mama, living to turn out fab!
Goodnight Mama, we will see you in the morning!
Your loving children, Juanita, Leatricia, Earliest, Valretha, Maggie, Norma and Michele; and grandchildren.
The Sarasota Police De- partment arrested a 38-year- old man. He was arrested on an outstanding warrant in connection with an incident that took place in July.
According to police, lab re- ports showed that Michael Peterson was in possession of more than 40 grams of N- Ethlypentylone, also known as bath salts.
On July 17, 2018 at ap- proximately 1:30 a.m., officers were on patrol in the area of 25th Street and Maple Avenue in the City of Sarasota.
Officers observed Peter- son traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Maple Avenue with no lights. When Officers attempted to stop Peterson, he fled, throwing a backpack he was in
MICHAEL PETERSON
possession of.
Officers caught Peterson
a short time later and located his backpack. While search- ing the backpack, officers lo- cated a digital scale, U. S. currency and a mixture of methamphetamine and co- caine in five small plastic bag- gies.
The drugs had a total weight of 42.2 grams. The substance tested positive for cocaine, but was submitted to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Lab for testing.
On July 17th, Peterson was charged with cocaine pos- session within 1,000 feet of a church, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting a law enforcement officer with- out violence. Peterson was taken to the Sarasota County Jail and later bonded out.
On August 8, officers re- ceived results from the Lab stating the methampheta- mines tested positive for N- Ethlypentylone.
Peterson has been charged with trafficking am- phetamine or mixture as a re- sult of the Lab report.
Three Arrested, 1 Being Sought In Robbery, Shooting
JONATHAN L. VAUGHN ...Wanted for robbery
GENARD DEMARI SMITH, JR.
... Arrested
ERIC GENARD FUTCH
... Arrested
KEIRRA LAMPLEY ... Arrested
Detectives with the Bar- tow Police Department have arrested three people and are looking for a fourth. The indi- viduals are connected to two armed robberies that took place last week.
According to police, the incidents began on August 3rd, when an armed robbery took place at the ATA Stereo Sound Shop, 1256 N. Broadway Av- enue, in Bartow. The store owner told police that 2 men entered the store armed with handguns. They demanded money and fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The second incident took place on August 9th, in the Azalea Gardens Apartment Complex, 1050 South Golfview Avenue.
Officers made contact with Juan Neira and Estefania Daza, who reported they had been beaten and robbed.
Neira and Daza are part of a student exchange pro-
gram and are from another country. The victims told po- lice they went to the apart- ment complex after communicating with some- one on social media to sell an iphone.
However, when the two victims arrived, they were robbed at gunpoint, pistol whipped, and shots were fired at them. The victims sus- tained lacerations to their heads as a result of being pis- tol whipped.
Detectives said their in- vestigation led them to Jonathan L. Vaughn, 21, of Bartow, as one of the sus- pects. He remains at large and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
During the investigation, police identified Genard De- mari Smith, Jr., 19, also of Bartow, as the second sus- pect. Smith was arrested in the Azalea Gardens Complex on August 17th.
Eric Genard Futch, 23,
of Brandon, is accused of being involved in the ATA Stereo Sound Shop robbery. He was arrested in Brandon, by the Bartow Police Depart- ment, working in conjunction with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives learned that Futch’s girlfriend, Ms. Keirra Lampley, 22, of Winter Haven, assisted them in the robbery by serving as a lookout. She was arrested as well.
A warrant has been issued for Vaughn. He is facing charges of 2 counts armed robbery with a firearm, 2 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon posses- sion of a firearm by a con- victed felon and discharging a firearm in public.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to con- tact Heartland Crime Stop- pers at 1-800-226-TIPS or www.heartlandcrimestop- pers.com.
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