UPDATE: Identified as William Clarkson and arrested. Original Post: The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for a suspect in connection with a bank robbery that occurred Wednesday morning, July 9, 2025, at the Capital City Bank in Crystal River. Authorities have released a photo of the suspect andContinue Reading
Two women with extensive criminal histories have been arrested following a multi-week investigation that culminated in the seizure of over 2.7 pounds of methamphetamine and multiple firearms from a motorhome in Crystal River. The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Special Investigations Unit (SIU) executed a search warrant over the weekendContinue Reading
A 33-year-old man was arrested Thursday afternoon, May 29, 2025, following an armed robbery at the Liquor Plus store in Floral City and a failed attempt to flee deputies in a stolen vehicle. According to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), 33-year-old Trevor Shane Kilpatrick entered the store wearing aContinue Reading
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is currently investigating a series of six vehicle burglaries and one vehicle theft that occurred in the early morning hours of May 17th, between 3:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., in the area of North Fox Meadow Terrace and West Meadowpark Lane in Crystal River.Continue Reading
32-year-old Karina Fortune pleaded guilty last Friday to Aggravated Child Abuse and was sentenced to 25 years in the Florida Department of Corrections. Her arrest earlier this month followed an investigation into the severe abuse of a 13-month-old child in her care. On March 22, Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO)Continue Reading
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) has arrested 43-year-old David P Nemyier, the son-in-law of 67-year-old Kyle D Pazain, in connection with Pazain’s homicide. Pazain was found deceased in his Crystal River home on Friday. Following an intensive weekend investigation, CCSO detectives identified and interviewed multiple persons of interest, whichContinue Reading
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is investigating the death of 67-year-old Kyle D Pazian, whose body was discovered inside a residence on Cherrywood Ct in Crystal River on Friday, April 11th, at approximately 10:45 A.M. CCSO deputies and Citrus County Fire Rescue (CCFR) responded to the scene, where PazianContinue Reading
23-year-old William Thomas Lindo II was found guilty on Wednesday, April 9th, on multiple felony charges stemming from a 2023 arrest, including Trafficking in Fentanyl, Burglary of an Occupied Conveyance, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude, Theft of a Motor Vehicle, and Resisting a Law Enforcement Officer without Violence. The incidentContinue Reading
Heather Lynne Duarte-Wright, a 41-year-old seven-time convicted felon, has been sentenced to 27 years in the Florida Department of Corrections for Trafficking in Fentanyl and Possession of Paraphernalia. A jury found Duarte-Wright guilty in January 2025. The sentencing follows a traffic stop by a Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputyContinue Reading
John Kazmier Kaminski, 46, has been arrested for attempted murder after intentionally striking a woman with his vehicle during a domestic dispute in Homosassa on Wednesday, April 2nd. Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a domestic disturbance at a residence in Homosassa. The callerContinue Reading