Crystal River property owner discovers human remains

On Sunday, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) was notified by a landowner, who was surveying his property, of the discovery of skeletal human remains located in a wooded area near West Riverbend Road, in Crystal River. Detectives with the CCSO’s Major Crimes Unit and Forensics Unit, along with Medical Examiner’s Office, responded and secured the scene.

Human remains found on April 4 in Crystal River now identified

The skeletal human remains recovered on April 4, 2020 by the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, have been identified as those of 29-year-old, Kyle Clifford Corriveau. This investigation is ongoing, and there is no suspected foul play or any threat to public safety. The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with additional information to contact the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office...

Missing Homosassa woman, 75, found by Walmart employees

After over a week of exhaustive searches, including the use of K9s, air support, and volunteer search parties, Diane Mcinnis was found alive in the early morning hours of April 16th, 2020. While performing a routine traffic stop in front of the Homosassa Walmart, Sergeant Callahan was approached by two Walmart employees who described hearing strange noises coming from the...

BOCC meeting date change in April and Important directions for public input

An arrest warrant was granted today by the State Attorney’s Office for 62-year-old Michael Ball of Beverly Hills. Ball has been arrested and charged with second-degree urder in connection to the shooting that occurred in Beverly Hills on March 25 in which Ball is said to have fatally shot a fellow resident of the neighborhood during a verbal altercation. Ball...

Update: Verbal altercation leads to shooting in Beverly Hills

An arrest warrant was granted today by the State Attorney’s Office for 62-year-old Michael Ball of Beverly Hills. Ball has been arrested and charged with second-degree urder in connection to the shooting that occurred in Beverly Hills on March 25 in which Ball is said to have fatally shot a fellow resident of the neighborhood during a verbal altercation. Ball...

Sheriff’s Office investigates human remains found in Crystal River

On Saturday, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the discovery of human skeletal remains located in a wooded area near West Dunnellon Road between North U.S.  19 and North Citrus Avenue, in Crystal River. Detectives with the CCSO’s Major Crimes Unit and Forensics Unit, along with Medical Examiner’s Office, responded and secured the scene.

Wife charged with murder in Crystal River homicide case

Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes detectives Monday night arrested 50-year-old Victrina Marie Crites-Worley for the murder of her husband, 77-year-old Lawrence Howard Worley, Sr. On March 30, deputies responded to a residence in Crystal River in reference to a well-being check, where Crites-Worley was located inside the residence and the lifeless body of her husband was discovered on the...