On March 15, in the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Richard “Ric” Howard, a jury found 34-year-old Rapheal Malik Akbar Arnold of Oviedo guilty on one count of Capital Sexual Battery on a Child Under 12. Arnold was consequently sentenced to life in prison. Nearly two years ago, on May 7, 2020, allegations of sexual...
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday night reported that 15-year-old juvenile female who was reported missing on March 14 has now been found. Kellie Worrick was last seen at 11 p.m. on March 14 in the area of Crystal River.
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office said that it is looking for a 15-year-old juvenile female who was reported missing on March 14. Kellie Worrick is 5 feet 3 inches tall, 115 lbs, with blue eyes and brown hair. She may be wearing a purple and pink hoodie. She was last seen at 11 p.m. on...
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday, March 12, reported that missing Inverness senior Michael Clarke has been found safe in Gainesville. The 82-year-old Clarke was reported missing on March 10. He was last seen around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday at his residence off of South Burr Terrace in Inverness. A spokesman for the Citrus...
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office deputies are currently looking for 82-year-old Michael Clarke. Michael is a 5’8” tall, white male with brown eyes and grey/white hair, weighing 180 lbs. He was last seen around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday at his residence off of South Burr Terrace in Inverness. Michael is wearing a white t-shirt with brown/grey...
On March 3, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) officers onboard the FWC’s Gulf Sentry, an offshore patrol vessel, conducted a resource inspection on a commercial shrimping vessel that was determined to be operating illegally just south of MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa Bay. The vessel, named the Dona Lupa, and its crew were...
The BOCC on March 8 declared the Month of March 2022 as “March for Meals Month” in Citrus County. The ceremony included a presentation by the officers of the Friends of the Community Centers, Inc. of the annual donation of proceeds from “The Circle of Friends Gift Shop” to the Meals on Wheels Program for...
After a nationwide, exhaustive, four-day search for Farrakhan Muhammad, members of the United States Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force, including task force members from the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, were able to take Muhammad into custody without incident. “Arrests such as these are the precise reason why the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office partners with...
Citrus County Administrator Randy Oliver told county commissioners that he is impressed with, and proud of, county staff’s service to the public during the pandemic.
A 500-lot subdivision, located in Citrus Springs, was recently sold to Habitat for Humanity of Citrus County. George Rusaw, executive director of Habitat for Citrus County, said that the plan is to build homes in phases. The first phase will be for 100 homes.