Month: April 2013

April 10, 2013   On April 7, 2013 Raymond Cecil Barber Jr 7-2-1954 of Chiefland, Fl was arrested for Capital Sexual Battery on a person less than 12 years of age. This case is punishable by life in prison if convicted.   A complaint was filed with the Levy County Sheriff’s Office on March 16, 2013. The complaint alleged Raymond Barber had inappropriate sexual relations with a child who was 7 years old at the time. The investigation conducted by Sgt. Mike Narayan revealed that Barber, an over the road truck driver, was in the company of the young child during a trip he took 4 years ago. Barber admitted during an interview that he did abuse the child as was reported by the complainant. This investigation concluded on April 7, 2013 with Barber’s arrest.   Barber is being held at the Levy County Jail on a bond of 1 million dollars.

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  Two Department of Corrections inmates attempted to escape today at approximately 1130 a.m. A DOC work crew had gathered at the Levy County Quilt Museum for lunch as they have done for many years. The late Ms. Winelle Horne dedicated many years to assisting the youthful offenders and had offered her home/museum as a weekly gathering place.   Levy County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Dept. of Corrections advising that two inmates had walked away and were last seen heading west from the Quilt Museum. Deputies from the Levy County Sheriff’s Office, Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Corrections Officers and Chiefland Police Dept surrounded the area and had both escapees back in custody within 45 minutes.  They had traveled less than two miles away from the original point of the escape.  There was no evidence the escapees committed any other crimes or came in contact with any members of the public during the escape.    The escapees were identified as:   Tyler A. Benoit  10-20-1993 Brian K. Duncan  4-11-1994   Both escapees were booked into the Levy County Jail and will face Escape charges.

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