Police reports

By Times staff reports

© St. Petersburg Times,
published May 31, 2001

Three men accused of cattle rustling

DARBY -- Authorities arrested three men Tuesday in connection with the theft of 12 cows from a local ranch. The cows were sold at an auction in Lakeland.

Jeffrey Ryan Andrews, 24, of 2603 Wilson Road in Land O'Lakes; Gary Anthony Greene, 30, of 5238 Old Pasco Road; and Justin Stillwagner, 20, of 8230 Barr Road in Myakka City in Manatee County, each face charges of grand theft of livestock and dealing in stolen property.

According to a sheriff's report, the trio took the cattle from an unnamed farm off Bellamy Brothers Boulevard, north of State Road 52.

They then sold the cows for $4,710.78, the report said.

The men were taken to Land O'Lakes Jail. All remained in custody Wednesday night, each in lieu of $15,000 bail.

Man wanted on desertion warrant turns himself in

ZEPHYRHILLS -- Authorities arrested a suspected Army deserter Tuesday.

Joseph Kesely, 30, of 5945 Craig Lane, called the Sheriff's Office to turn himself in on an active warrant for his arrest, a report said. Kesely was taken to Land O'Lakes Jail, where he remained Wednesday without bail.

19-year-old dies of crash injuries

BAYONET POINT -- A 19-year-old Spring Hill man died Wednesday, the day after the car he was driving rear-ended a car just south of State Road 52 on U.S. 19.

Jason Robert Anderson was driving a 1990 Nissan at "excessive speed" at 11 p.m. Tuesday night, Florida Highway Patrol troopers said. Anderson, who was driving south on U.S. 19, struck a 1997 Infiniti, also headed south. The right front of the Nissan struck the left rear of the Infiniti, a report said.

The impact of the crash caused Anderson's car to veer across the median, flip and come to rest in the northbound turn lane of U.S. 19, troopers said.

Anderson and his passenger, Anthony T. Buonaiuto, 25, also of Spring Hill, were ejected from the vehicle.

The driver of the Infiniti, John E. Murray of Port Richey, was not injured in the crash.

Anderson and Buonaiuto were flown to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg.

Anderson died Wednesday, said authorities, and Buonaiuto was listed in critical condition.

The FHP could not provide addresses for any of the people involved and still is investigating the crash.

Bank robber gets 20-year sentence

NEW PORT RICHEY -- A man convicted earlier this year of robbing a Port Richey bank in 1999 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

William Michael Curran, 39, received the lengthy sentence, which also includes five years of probation, on Friday after he was certified as a habitual offender because of his extensive criminal record. Circuit Judge William Webb had wide latitude in sentencing Curran: State guidelines called for a minimum of less than three years in prison and a maximum of 30 years.

Curran was convicted in February of robbing the AmSouth Bank on Embassy Boulevard on Nov. 30, 1999. He passed the teller a note demanding money and escaped with $3,350.

Curran, who has AIDS, continues to maintain his innocence, prosecutor Tom Stathopoulos said. At trial, Curran blamed his former landlords for his arrest, arguing that they turned him in because they feared he had contaminated the mobile home he rented from them.

Curran, who still faces a pending bank robbery charge in Pinellas County, has prior convictions for aggravated assault, battery on a law enforcement officer, burglary, resisting arrest with violence and carrying a concealed weapon, records show.

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