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HERNANDO – A Spring Hill woman says she and a former co-worker were told to forge the signatures of hundreds of women, in an effort to obtain thousands in federal aid that is supposed to go to victims of domestic violence. Between 2019 and 2020, Lisa Deitsch and Joseph Burgos worked as domestic violence advocates at Dawn Center, a shelter for abused women. Last year, Deitsch contacted this reporter and offered to "blow the whistle" on the shelter, after witnessing horrific c...
PASCO – A Zephyrhills man is charged in connection with a making and distributing explosive materials and could face multiple years behind bars. In a statement released by the U.S. State Attorney's Office, on November 1 and 2, 2022, 34-year-old John James Hall conducted telephone communications with a man to whom he had sold firearms in the past. In these conversations Hall offered to sell the man a "pipe bomb" that Hall had built. Hall shared with the man that he had c...
SPRING HILL – Investigators with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Department of Law Enforcement are on the scene of a deputy involved shooting at a residence on Feather Street. According to officials, deputies responded to 12480 Feather Street around 2:40 a.m. this morning to serve a felony warrant on 61-year-old Gary Jean Schryver. When deputies attempted to make contact with the suspect at the residence, shots were fired, and the suspect suffered a fatal gun...
BROOKSVILLE – 10-days after the first arrest was made in connection with a 2021 gang-related homicide, officials now say 5 suspects are behind bars. The investigation began on the morning of July 13, 2021, when deputies were called to the area of Silent Breeze Street and Wolf Road. A delivery driver reported finding an unresponsive Hispanic male lying next to a 2021 Volkswagen Jetta. Fire Rescue later pronounced the subject deceased. Investigators opened a homicide i...
BROOKSVILLE – Fire Rescue is on the scene of a vehicle accident involving two pedestrians in the area of Marvelwood Road and Papercraft Ave. Sources say, a male victim is deceased and a female victim will airlifted to a trauma center for treatment. A passerby discovered the victims in the roadway and called 911. We will bring more on this story as it develops. UPDATE: 8:30 a.m. – Investigators with the Florida Highway Patrol say a Toyota RAV4 driven by a 19-year-old Weeki Wac...
WEEKI WACHEE – On Friday, an elderly man was taken into custody on charges of molesting a victim under the age of 12. According to jail records, 78-year-old Frank Joseph Michali of 13058 Maycrest Ave was booked into the Hernando County Jail on 8-counts of Lewd and Lascivious Behavior and 1 count of Domestic Battery by Strangulation. Michali is currently held without bond at the Hernando County Jail. No further details are available at this time. The Hernando County S...
BROOKSVILLE – A Brooksville couple are behind bars this morning, after sources say they were found in possession of several stolen vehicles. Investigators with the Hernando County Sheriff's Office received information that 49-year-old Amy Joy Patton and her husband Michael Aaron Patton, also 49, had active warrants out of Marion County. Investigators conducted simultaneous search warrants at Brooksville Elementary and Big Lots on Cortez Blvd (City), where they located a BMW a...
HOLIDAY – You never know who is lurking in the dark corners of chatroom apps, perusing the profiles of young children in the hopes that one might become their next victim. It happens every day in every town, and it could be your neighbor, your child's teacher, or even a member of your church. They are the stealthy villains of our society, and the heroes are greatly outnumbered. But there is one group of citizen investigators that is committed to exposing these modern-day monst...
SUMTER COUNTY – A former candidate for Hernando Board of County Commissioners and South Sumter High School Teacher is behind bars tonight, after officials say he engaged in unlawful contact with a minor. According to officials, on November 11, 2022, a student at South Sumter High School reported that 48-year-old Patrick Jason Sager engaged in inappropriate communications and physical contact. The Sumter County Sheriff's Office conducted an investigation and discovered Sager en...
SPRING HILL – A high-speed pursuit of a stolen vehicle on County Line Road led to a head-on collision that injured at least one person. Earlier today, Steven King contacted R News after his Dodge Charger was stolen in the area of Mariner Blvd and Curry Street. King was offering a reward for the return of his vehicle, but around 4:00 p.m. this afternoon, sources reported that King's vehicle was involved in a high-speed pursuit with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). Minutes l...
NEW PORT RICHEY – A 2001 murder investigation has come to a close and the suspect will remain behind bars the rest of his life. According to the New Port Richey Police, on November 28, 2001, Police responded to 4725 Sanctuary Drive in reference to a death investigation. The victim, Simon Clarke, was found deceased in a room of a house that was under construction. Clarke had sustained injuries to his head and chest. An autopsy revealed the cause of death to be multiple blunt f...
SPRING HILL – A family of five found themselves in need of a new work vehicle, after a career criminal stole their Dodge Charger and crashed during a high-speed pursuit. Steven and Sandra King prepared for what they thought was a normal day, Thursday, until Steven noticed his 2007 Dodge Charger missing from their driveway on Landfair Street. Around 3:30 p.m. the same day, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) spotted Steven's vehicle traveling on Little Road in Pasco County. T...
HERNANDO – According to Hernando County Emergency Management officials, all government offices, including schools will be closed for the remainder of the week. Here is a statement from officials: Tropical Storm Nicole Update (Brooksville, FL) - In preparation for impacts from Tropical Storm Nicole, Hernando County Government offices will be closed Thursday, November 10th and will remained closed Friday, November 11th for Veterans Day. There will be no trash pick-up on T...
SPRING HILL – Fire Officials are investigating a residential fire that injured two people at a residence on Tassel Street. Fire rescue responded to 10419 Tassel Street after reports of a fired inside the residence. Firefighters were able to quickly bring the fire under control and rescue two occupants and at least on dog. The female victim was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital, after suffering burns over 30% of her body. The extent of the male victim's injuries is u...
HOLIDAY – The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is reporting the death of a child who accidentally shot themselves at a local hotel. On Saturday, deputies responded to the Holiday Hotel located at 2337 US-19 after receiving information that a child had been shot. Upon further investigation, officials determined that a juvenile accessed a gun in a hotel room and accidentally shot themselves. Officials say, 33-year-old Zachary Johnson left an unholstered loaded gun on a t...
NEW PORT RICHEY – A home invasion led to the shooting death of a woman early Tuesday morning. According to the Pasco Sheriff's Office, detectives responded to a report of a shooting that occurred around 12:40 a.m. on Manifee Ct. Sheriff Chris Nocco said during a press conference, that a man broke into the home, pointed the gun at an adult woman who was sleeping on a couch, then headed towards a back bedroom. The suspect then turned on a light and pointed a gun at a female v...
WEEKI WACHEE – The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is reporting the arrest of a property manager accused of stealing over $100,000 through a rental scam. According to officials, in August of this year, the Hernando County Sheriff's Office began receiving numerous complaints from rental property owners regarding a local property manager who they believed was committing fraud. Offiicials say 61-year-old John Bonesteel, operator of Nature Coast Assistance, served as the p...
SPRING HILL – Around 4:00 p.m. yesterday, deputies with the Hernando County Sheriff's Office attempted to execute an arrest warrant at 8051 Canterbury Street. Inside the residence, a woman, child, and murder suspect 29-year-old Jimmy Veloso Nguyen, aka Jordan Ortiz. When deputies tried to make contact with Nguyen, he barricaded himself inside the home, but allowed the woman and child to leave. CLICK HERE for video from the scene. Around 4:00 p.m., numerous deputies began arriv...
PUTNAM COUNTY – A second suspect in a Hernando County homicide investigation has been taken into custody, after a tip led investigators to a residence in Pomona Park, Florida. According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, 25-year-old Reynol Mariscal Gonzalez was arrested on Tuesday, after Hernando County Sheriff's Office investigators provided information on his whereabouts. Deputies converged on in the area of Robin Road, where they believed Gonzalez was hiding and l...
BROOKSVILLE – Two men face charges in connection with the 2021 death of a fellow gang member and at least three additional suspects may face charges. On Tuesday, R News broke the news of a standoff on Canterbury Street with suspected murderer 29-year-old Jimmy Veloso Nguyen. After nearly 3-hours, Nguyen surrendered to deputies and was booked into the Hernando County Jail on charges of Homicide and 2-counts of Aggravated Battery. On the same day, Putnam County Sheriff's D...
HERNANDO – Verizon customers are fed up with the lack of coverage in Hernando County and some say the coverage map is nothing more than false advertising. The majority of Hernando County's population is centered in Spring Hill, and Verizon has pretty good coverage along US-19 and Cortez Blvd, but if you head east of the Suncoast Parkway or west of US-19, the service is intermittent. As you pass US-41 and head towards I-75, the coverage begins to completely disappear. A...
HERNANDO – The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is searching for at least four additional suspects in a brutal gang related "beat down" death that occurred sometime in 2021. Officials haven't released any details into the investigation, since the arrests of 29-year-old Jimmy Veloso Nguyen of Spring Hill and 25-year-old Reynol Mariscal Gonzalez of Pomona Park, last Tuesday. Both suspects face murder and aggravated battery charges in connection with the death of a victim w...
BROOKSVILLE – Hernando County Government announces Paul Hasenmeier as the Hernando County Director of Public Safety and Fire Chief. Hasenmeier joined the Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services Team on October 17, 2022. Hasenmeier earned a bachelor's degree in Fire Science from Columbia Southern University as well as a master's degree in Public Administration from Capella University. He is a graduate of the National Fire Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program. A...
OCALA – An investigation is still underway into a crash on I-75 that claimed the lives of three people and closed northbound lanes for several hours. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, just after 1:00 p.m. today, several vehicles collided in the area of mile marker 337 in the northbound lanes of I-75. Officials have not released a details report of the accident at this time, but they say investigators are still making the scene, gathering evidence and assisting with remo...
BROOKSVILLE – A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the 2021 gang-related death of a victim whose identity has yet to be released by officials. According to jail records, 31-year-old Shayne Anthony Gracteroly-White was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Hernando County Jail. Gracteroly is one of at least 6 suspects that Assistant State Attorney Pete Magrino says murdered a fellow gang member, during a "beat-down" (the process by which a gang member leaves a g...
