Violence Breaks Out During P&Z Meeting, Two People Face Several Charges

BROOKSVILLE, FL – Two people were arrested during a Hernando County Planning and Zoning Committee meeting Monday after a woman blasted committee members over a proposed low-income housing project being considered near Cortez Blvd and Mariner Blvd.

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Several residents living near the proposed development attended the event to voice opposition of the project but one woman took things to the extreme when she refused to abide by the committee's rules of decorum. CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO

Chairman Nicholas Holmes repeatedly asked 44-year-old Pamala Cremeans to direct her comments to the committee, but she refused. Cremeans finally took her seat, but she continued causing a disturbance, resulting in Holmes ordering her removed from the meeting. Several Sheriff's Deputies who are court-appointed Bailiffs eventually had to physically remove Cremeans, which led to her husband, 49-year-old Shawn Cremeans attempting to intervene. Video provided by attendee Obsidian Gomez shows Shawn struggling with deputies and Pamala lying on the ground outside committee chambers.

According to Jail Records Shawn Cremeans was charged with Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, Trespassing, 2-counts of Resisting with Violence, Attempting to Deprive an Officer of Means of Protection or Communication, and Concealing a Handcuff Key While in Custody. Shawn remains behind bars on a $33,000 bond.

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Pamala Cremeans is charged with 2-counts of Resisting with Violence and Trespassing. She also remains behind bars on a $26,000 bond.

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CORRECTION: The video shows September 10th as the date of the incident. That is incorrect. The incident occurred September 9, 2024.