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Head-On Crash Seriously Injures Eustis Pair

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Florida—A man and woman, both of Eustis were seriously injured Wednesday after the vehicle they were in was struck head-on around noon Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A 76-year-old woman of Deland was driving a Ford truck westbound on East New York Avenue near DeLand when she traveled over the yellow line for an unknown reason, FHP Lt. Kim Montes said in a press release. She hit a truck being driven by a 64-year-old Eustis man, head-on, seriously injuring the man and his passenger, a 64-year-old woman, also of Eustis.  They were transported to Central Florida […]

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Eustis, Inside Scoop / By / December 8, 2021

Arrest Made In Shooting Following High School Basketball Game

TAVARES, Florida—Less than 24 hours after a shooting following a high school basketball game, one person has been arrested, according to Tavares Police Public Information Officer Courtney Sullivan. Cedric Williams, 20, of Eustis, was arrested Wednesday afternoon and is facing four charges, including possession of a firearm on school property, carrying a concealed firearm, discharging a firearm from an occupied vehicle and disrupting a school function, Sullivan told Inside Lake.  He is being held at the Lake County Jail on $14,500 bond. At least one shot was fired following a basketball game between longtime rivals Tavares High School and Eustis High

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Eustis, Inside Scoop, Tavares / By / January 23, 2022

3 Shots Fired After Tavares/Eustis Basketball Game, No Injuries

TAVARES, Florida—Tavares Police are investigating after three shots were fired following a basketball game between longtime rivals Tavares High School and Eustis High School, TPD said Tuesday night. Five to six males were in an altercation outside Tavares High School around 9:30 pm. when a school resource deputy (SRD) broke the group up, TPD Public Information Officer Courtney Sullivan told Inside Lake. The group scattered and left in at least one vehicle and fired one shot as they drove down T.A. Hux Alley near THS, she said. Two additional shots were fired as the vehicle traveled down Ianthe Street. None of

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Eustis, Inside Scoop, Tavares / By / January 23, 2022

Second Pedestrian Killed In Leesburg Thursday

LEESBURG, Florida—Another pedestrian was killed Thursday in Leesburg, unrelated to the crash that killed a man early Thursday morning, according to Leesburg Police Capt. Joe Iozzi.   Jarret Roque, 40, of Howey-in-the-Hills, was observed by an independent witness standing in the center travel lane of U.S. Highway 441 just north of County Road 44A, around 11:50 p.m. Thursday, Iozzi said in a press release. Awilda Hernandez, 61, of Eustis, was southbound on U.S. Highway 441 in a 2021 Jeep SUV, when she collided with Roque. Roque suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported by Lake EMS to UF Health-Leesburg, where he

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Eustis, Howey-in-the-Hills, Inside Scoop, Leesburg / By / December 3, 2021

Leesburg Pedestrian Killed Thursday Morning

LEESBURG, Florida—Leesburg Police Department is investigating a crash that killed a pedestrian early Thursday morning, according to a press release. The pedestrian, a 48-year old white male, was on a sidewalk when he suddenly entered the westbound lanes of South Street, near Bottle Brush Court, diverting traffic for about three hours, LPD Capt. Joe Iozzi said in the release. He collided with a 2011 Chevrolet Colorado being driven by 61-year-old Frederick Fashaw, of Eustis just before 1:15 a.m. and sustained life-threatening injuries. The man who has not been identified publicly, pending notification of next of kin, was transported by Lake

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Eustis, Inside Scoop, Leesburg / By / December 2, 2021
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Eustis Hosts Public Safety Engagement Day For Special Needs Community

EUSTIS, Florida— More than 100 special needs clients and caregivers came out to the Eustis Community Center Wednesday to meet Eustis first responders in the city’s first-ever Public Safety Engagement Day; an event aimed at engaging members of the special needs community with first responders in a relaxed atmosphere. The event included demonstrations from Eustis Police Department’s K-9 unit and the SWAT bus was on hand for participants to look at. Participants also had an opportunity to hold a shield and try on body armor and check out a fire truck with Eustis Fire Department.  Numerous firefighters and officers were

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Eustis, Inside Scoop / By / December 2, 2021

Early Morning Eustis Search Warrant Nets One Arrest

EUSTIS, Florida—In response to complaints about drug activity, Eustis Police Department, along with Mid Florida SWAT served a search warrant at a home on Woodward Avenue early Friday morning, according to EPD Chief Craig Capri. “We needed to get out there and take care of it,” Capri told Inside Lake. Two people were in the home at 357 W. Woodward Avenue Apartment B, including Antwan T. Cross, 34, and an elderly woman. Cross, who turns 35 Saturday, was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and violation of probation. The woman is not facing any charges. 

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Eustis, Inside Scoop / By / November 12, 2021

Accused Church Burglar Captured By Eustis Police After Foot Chase

EUSTIS, Florida—A man is facing drug and burglary charges after a witness saw him break into a local church and run from police last week. A nearby business owner spotted Chabazz Rionte Belle, 20, throw a bag onto the roof and enter Gethsemane Baptist Church, 505 S. Bay Street, around 8 a.m. Wednesday and he called Eustis Police Department, according to an arrest affidavit. EPD responded and attempted to get in the building but found all the doors were locked. A church official responded to the scene with a key and officers announced themselves, causing Belle to flee the building.

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Eustis, Inside Scoop / By / November 8, 2021

Beer Can Helps Nab Eustis Man For ’96 Cold Case Murder

EUSTIS, Florida—A discarded beer can helped solve a quarter-century old brutal murder earlier this week, and resulted in the arrest of a Eustis man, according to an Orange County probable cause affidavit. Kenneth Robert Stough, 54, of Eustis was arrested Tuesday for first degree murder and armed robbery by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. In 1996, Terrence Paquette, 31, was found stabbed multiple times in the bathroom of Lil’ Champ, 4510 Clarcona Ocoee Road, Orlando. The location is now a Kwik Stop, according to Google Maps. Paquette was found by OCSO deputies after receiving a call that the store was

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Eustis, Inside Scoop / By / August 27, 2023

Eustis Woman Slaps Child Over Drink, Arrested For Child Abuse

DeLAND, Florida—An altercation between a group of children and adults over a drink landed a Eustis woman in jail on a child abuse charge Tuesday night. Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a gun complaint around 6:30 p.m. on Beech Avenue in the DeLand area of Lake County, according to an arrest affidavit. The complainant told deputies approximately 20 people were outside his home and they went back to their residence nearby. He said the argument was over a drink and when they went to check the mail, the altercation began. No gun was found. Deputies

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Eustis, Inside Scoop, Unincorporated Lake / By / November 3, 2021

Plea Negotiation Conference Scheduled For Former EMT Facing Child Pornography Charges

TAVARES, Florida—A former Lake EMS EMT who was arrested by Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents in June for four counts of possessing child pornography and four counts of transmitting child pornography is now facing a total of 17 felony charges. Acting on a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), FDLE agents met James Bryan Hamrick, 30, in his Eustis driveway the morning of June 11 and took possession of his phone after obtaining a search warrant, according to an affidavit. NCMEC’s CyberTipline Report included copies of the four videos Hamrick is accused of direct

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Eustis, Inside Scoop, Tavares / By / October 22, 2021

Man Caught With Pants Down, Pair Accused Of Having Sex, Possessing Meth in Eustis Restaurant Bathroom

EUSTIS, Florida—A couple picked the wrong place to have sex and use methamphetamine Saturday and ended up in the Lake County Jail. Eustis Police responded to Sonic Drive-In, 15125 U.S. Highway 441, just before 5:45 p.m. Saturday in reference to a suspicious person being locked in the bathroom for 30 minutes. When officers arrived, they heard a male voice in the bathroom and ordered the occupant to step out. Scott David Suttie, 31, of Eustis, stepped out and said, “Who us,” as he pulled his pants up, the arrest affidavit states.  Suttie was accompanied by a female, identified as Morgan

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Around the County, Eustis, Inside Scoop / By / October 18, 2021

Naked Man Arrested After Eustis Police Receive Multiple Calls

EUSTIS, Florida—An Ocala man is facing burglary and criminal mischief charges after he was found in a vehicle naked with several cuts following two calls to Eustis Police Department late Wednesday night. EPD responded to two calls at Country Club Manor just after 10 p.m., one reporting a shirtless man inside a vehicle and a second call reporting a man broke a window and made threats, according to an arrest affidavit. Upon arrival, officers found Kendell Trimian Clark, 38, naked, sitting in a white Infiniti. Clark, who was hot and sweaty to the touch, was handcuffed and questioned by officers,

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Eustis / By / November 5, 2021

Mount Dora Traffic Fatality: Wife And Children Open Up About Losing A Man Who Was “Just Amazing”

The following story was previously published on Lake Legal News.  EUSTIS, Florida — Seventeen years ago Adrick Rojas pushed his best friend’s sister down on a bed and kissed her. And there began a love story spanning nearly two decades that included the couple moving to Lake County and bringing four children into this world who are loved dearly. “Our first kiss! We were sitting in my brother’s room and my brother walked out for whatever reason. Adrick pushed me down on the bed and kissed me! Then [he] looked at me and yelled, ‘You kissed me!” “I didn’t kiss you! You kissed me!”

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Eustis, Features, Inside Scoop, Mount Dora / By / September 19, 2021

Eustis Cousin Charged With Providing the Gun in Myung Sung Store Area Shooting

The following story was previously published on Lake Legal News. EUSTIS, Florida — The first cousin of a man already charged in the shooting of a 32-year-old woman in Eustis last month was arrested Wednesday for principal to aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. According to a probable cause affidavit, the shooting on January 27 was the culmination of a series of arguments and confrontations between the shooter, Keson Donaldson, who was arrested the same day as the shooting, and the victim, Santana Potts. On Wednesday, Eustis Police arrested Donaldson’s cousin, Keenon Maurice Benn, 20, of Eustis for allegedly giving Donaldson

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Eustis / By / August 30, 2022

Police Say Large Gash To Face Reveals Eustis Shooter’s Motive To Pull Trigger On Woman

The following story was previously published on Lake Legal News. EUSTIS, Florida — Eustis Police Department has made an arrest in the shooting of a woman Monday afternoon. According to an arrest report, EPD received a 9-1-1 call Monday stating a female had been shot and was in the area of Orange Avenue. As the call was being dispatched EPD officers heard screams for help coming from the police department lobby and an officer found Santana Potts, 32, in the lobby with one of her family members. Potts, suffering from a gunshot wound to the right arm, told police she

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Eustis / By / August 30, 2022

9-1-1 Call Of Female Shot Near Myung Sung Store In Eustis

The following story was previously published on Lake Legal News. EUSTIS, Florida — Eustis Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred just after 12:30 p.m. near a popular store Monday, said Eustis Police Officer Lauren Brown. At 12:37 p.m. Eustis Police received a 911 call stating a female had been shot near Myung Sung Store at the corner of Palmetto Street and McDonald Avenue. The 32-year-old woman was airlifted to an area hospital for her injuries. She is in stable condition, Brown said. This is ongoing investigation, if you have information; call Eustis Police Department at 352-357-4121.

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Eustis / By / August 30, 2022

Meet A Public Information Officer: Lauren Brown

The following story was previously published on Lake Legal News. As a young boy watching airplanes at North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines in South Florida, Eustis Police Officer Lauren Brown imagined one day he would be flying one of those planes, but happening upon a vehicle crash changed everything. Born in Jamaica, Brown, 35, moved to Fort Lauderdale when he was only 10 years old. “My parents wanted to get out of there. [They] wanted to give me a better life,” Brown tells Lake Legal News. He had a love of airplanes and wanted to be a pilot, even building model

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Eustis, Features / By / December 30, 2024

Exclusive: Wounded Eustis Police Captain Says, “I Want My Story To Be Told By Me.”

The following story was previously published on Lake Legal News. EUSTIS, Florida — Eustis Police Captain Gary Winheim is grateful to be alive and grateful to the community he serves. “I am humbled by the outpouring of support from the community. [I have] enormous respect for all the fire, medical and law enforcement professionals in the incident. Our community is truly strong.” Just two days after being shot in the neck by an ex-con with a violent history, Winheim, his wife, Stephenie, and their beloved dog Laike sat down in their home with Lake Legal News for an exclusive interview Saturday. “This

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Eustis, Inside Scoop / By / September 19, 2021
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