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The Bizarre World of Florida

Cosmetic surgeon accused waterboarding girlfriend over Facebook post May 12, 2013

sfl-flduh-waterboarding-girlfriend-20130509-001MIAMI - A South Florida plastic surgeon is in jail after police say he tortured and tried to kill his girlfriend.

Police say Orlando Llorente was mad at his girlfriend because of something she had posted on Facebook.

He reportedly dragged her by the hair into the bathroom, forced her head in the toilet, then poured water over her head in the bathtub — similar to waterboarding.

The incident allegedly took place on April 21st inside Llorente’s apartment at the Brickell First residences in Miami.

After nearly 16 hours of being tortured, the victim convinced him to stop, freed herself and called police.

 

Man Told Police He Abused Baby Because He Enjoyed Causing Her Pain April 16, 2013

Rony-VeusAPOPKA, FL – Police have charged 23-year-old Rony Veus with  the murder of his 1-year-old daughter, saying that he admitted to abusing his  daughter because he liked to cause her pain.

Police responding to a home after a 911 call about a girl who wasn’t  breathing, found Veus performing CPR on  his daughter. He told them he found her not breathing and unconscious.

The infant was rushed to the hospital where she remained in a coma with  bleeding on the brain until Saturday when the girl died. Staff told  investigators that they suspected the girl had been abused, so investigators  interviewed Veus.

During this interview, Veus admitted  he has thoughts of harming his daughter and feels relieved when he causes her  pain or discomfort. He said he’s acted on these thoughts by pulling her hair,  pushing her down, forcing her to eat cinnamon, and burning her with a cigar.

Veus also told police he suffers from depression and schizophrenia and he  needs mental help. Veus’ mother said she never thought her son could abuse  his daughter, but had suspected something was going on.

“I asked him ‘what’s going on?’ He said he don’t know. I said ‘what did you  do with the baby I see something on her feet?’ He say he don’t know,” said  Maritelle Thelemaque.

Initially arrested and charged with aggravated battery on a child, Rony Veus  is now facing murder charges.

 

Miami-Dade Schools Police Chief resigns after sexual harassment allegations from female officers March 8, 2013

Miami-Dade Schools Police Chief Charles Hurley is no longer on the job, a school district official said.

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Hurley submitted his letter of resignation on Feb. 8, a district official confirmed to NBC 6 on Wednesday. Two female Miami-Dade Schools Police officers filed lawsuits in January claiming that Hurley sexually harassed them, and then retaliated against them after they refused his advances.

“I have a lot to say about it, but I’m not making any comment,” Hurley told NBC 6 Wednesday night. “I won’t be making any comments.”

Officers Deanna Fox-Williams and Yewande Gibson’s lawsuits in Miami-Dade County civil court alleged that Hurley, Superintendent of Schools Alberto Carvalho and the school board violated federal and state law when they were sexually harassed by Hurley and then suffered retaliation afterward.

Following their lawsuits, a third female officer also said she was sexually harassed by Hurley, while the school district said that he had been demoted.

“A lot of these allegations have not been proven, however what we understand is that there’s sufficient evidence to concern the administration, to concern the superintendent,” Miami-Dade School Board member Carlos Curbelo said.

Curbelo called the situation “regrettable.”

“Do we expect the highest, ethical and moral standards from our employees? Absolutely, especially those that are in leadership positions,” he said.

The district is conducting a search for a new police chief for the department, which has 161 officers.

 

Robber allegedly pushed man out of wheelchair into traffic; pooch hurt February 28, 2013

A known gang member was arrested Wednesday on robbery and attempted murder charges after snatching cash from a disabled man and pushing him and his wheelchair into oncoming traffic on U.S. Highway 192, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Jose Mojica de la Rosa survived the attack uninjured on Saturday evening, but his 9-month-old Chihuahua, Lola, broke a leg when she was crushed beneath the overturned wheelchair, according to interviews Wednesday afternoon.

“He pushed me,” Mojica de la Rosa said of suspect Sonny Abreu, whom witnesses identified as the attacker, according to the arrest report.

Mojica de la Rosa said he had gone to a Shell gas station on the 4600 block of U.S. Highway 192 about 7 p.m. to withdraw $240 to pay for his rent. Illness and a stroke about 10 years ago forced him to use a motorized wheelchair, he said.

Abreu, 24, was standing nearby talking to another man and his wife and as he watched Mojica de la Rosa withdraw money, the arrest report stated. The other man later told detectives he recognized Abreu from serving time with him in the Osceola County Jail and refused when Abreu asked for help robbing the disabled man, according to the arrest affidavit.

“Jose advised the (suspect) pushed him so hard that he and his motorized wheelchair fell into the eastbound lanes of 192 … Jose stated he was scared for his life, fearing that he might be struck by passing vehicles that were passing within inches of him as he lay helpless in the road,” the report stated. “He was only able to escape injury in the roadway because passing motorists and pedestrians stopped to help him.”

When knocked from his wheelchair, Mojica de la Rosa had been holding Lola in his lap and the dog’s leg was broken in the fall.

Abreu was arrested in Osceola County in 2009 and 2012 on burglary charges but was not convicted in either case. Although he is a documented member of an undisclosed street gang, deputies said the attack and robbery is not believed to be gang related.

In addition to attempted murder and robbery, Abreu is charged with abuse on a disabled adult, petit theft and animal cruelty. He remains held without bail in the Osceola County Jail.

 

School District’s CFO posted to sex blog during work hours January 4, 2013

Filed under: Amazing,Controversy,Florida Nut,Mental Abuse,Really Dumb,WTF? — floridaduh @ 4:13 pm

Hernando schools chief financial officer Desiree Henegar had a busy slate of meetings July 31, including a public hearing on the district’s 2012-2013 imagesbudget.

But she was not too busy to post pornographic images or harsh criticisms of her boss to a popular online account.

“Sitting in an extremely boring meeting next to my big boss who has nasty cigar breath,” she wrote at 11:13 a.m. “UGH!! I need to get out of here!!”

At 2:12 p.m, she posted an explicit image of two women performing oral sex on a man.

“Having inappropriate thoughts during a Board meeting,” she wrote in a caption.

Since March, when she created the account on Tumblr, a blogging and photo-sharing site, the 47-year-old Henegar has posted thousands of times under the pseudonym Floridagirl46.

Much of it is pornography, and in one post she refers to the account as a “sex blog.”

Henegar posted pornographic material at work, sometimes multiple times a day. She also posted several images she claims are of herself, including some that are sexually explicit.

In addition, her pages include mundane details of her daily commute, vacation plans and criticism of her boss. In several cases, Henegar appears to openly and profanely criticize superintendent Bryan Blavatt, referring to him as the “big boss.”

“I’m shocked,” said School Board member John Sweeney. “If this all proves to be investigated and found true, I would fully expect she won’t be in the district for any long period of time.”

When the Tampa Bay Times asked Henegar about the account Wednesday morning, she confirmed it was hers.

“It’s a personal issue,” she said. “That’s my own account. I’m going to go ahead and delete that account right now. I don’t want that to be public information.”

Minutes later, the Tumblr account was removed.

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Henegar seemed aware that the blog’s content was inappropriate for work. “Since this is considered a sex blog and obviously NSFW (not safe for work), I must be extremely careful given my professional life,” she wrote on July 26.

The district has restrictions on using technology for nonwork-related functions, Blavatt said. He could not say if looking at pornography at work specifically violated district policy.

On July 12 at 11:05 a.m., Henegar posted a photo of a man removing his shirt, “Why do I open tumblr at work? For the love of God, someone tell me why I do this!”

On Aug. 11 at 12:55 p.m., she posted a picture of a man exposing himself. “It’s such a distraction, especially in the middle of a meeting when I check my messages and HELLO! there it is,” she wrote. “Not awkward at all….just the opposite…an instant turn on.”

On Aug. 14, while at a School Board meeting, she posted two pornographic images, including one of a woman masturbating.

In two months last summer, she posted nearly 300 times during work hours. On July 3, for example, she posted 11 times between 8:45 a.m. and 5 p.m.

One of her first posts that morning was an image of an exposed man. She wrote, “Damn! Why do I look at pictures like this at work? Damn!!”

She posted again at 9:14 a.m., 9:18 a.m., 10:18 a.m., 10:34 a.m., 12:18 p.m., 12:41 p.m., 4:32 p.m., 4:35 p.m. and 4:38 p.m. Five contained sexually explicit material.

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In her posts, Henegar is critical of her “big boss” and various aspects of her job.

Though she never gives his name, she alludes to Blavatt, referencing his cigar smoking, bad breath, certain events and discussions, even his last day of work with the district — June 28, 2013.

On Dec. 12, she wrote about how he “turned ugly” during a workshop. “He practically had a coronary as he publicly chewed me and another woman out because he thinks we discussed a topic without his knowledge,” she wrote. “He’s a forgetful (expletive) who didn’t remember that it was discussed with him last week and that morning.”

On Aug. 28, after complaining about long hours and her “big boss,” she talked about leaving:

“I’m going home tonight and calculating my finances and budget. If I can afford it, I’ll be a fry cook somewhere. No damned headaches except keeping up with orders.”

She was also critical of others in the district, including board members who “act like a bunch of ignorant politicians.”

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Word of Henegar’s posts was met with a muted reaction.

Blavatt said the blog “certainly would be inappropriate to do during work hours.”

“The salient thing for us will be if this was conducted during school time or not,” he said.

School Board member Gus Guadagnino said he had no knowledge of what happened.

“I’m flabbergasted by what you’re telling me,” he said. “I guess it’s one of those things I won’t believe until I see it myself.”

Other School Board members declined to comment or couldn’t be immediately reached.

Blavatt said that the district had received an anonymous tip about the Tumblr account and that Heather Martin, the district’s executive director of business services, looked into it.

He said Martin, who was out of the office Wednesday, was unable to substantiate the tip.

“The posting that was allegedly there wasn’t there,” he said. “One posting that this anonymous person told us about was nothing. She (Martin) couldn’t determine who, what, where or anything like that.”

Desiree Henegar

Title: Chief financial officer for the Hernando school system, a district with more than 23,000 students.

Duties: Oversees the district’s finances.

She joined the district in 2009, at a salary of more than $78,500. Before that, she was the assistant budget director for Sarasota County schools.

 

Man accused of vandalizing ex-girlfriend’s home, work with glue, spray paint September 17, 2012

It wasn’t enough to call her 30 times in a day, only to make strange noises or hang up when she answered.

No, in the six months following a bad break-up, deputies say Alexander Drzewucki, of Boca Raton, vandalized his 20-year-old ex-girlfriend’s home and work with glue and spray paint, slashed her tires and damaged her neighbor’s property.

Drzewucki, 44, now stands charged of aggravated stalking following a spate of phone calls, vandalism and threats.

According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, the stalking began on June 10, when the woman received as many as 30 phone calls from five different phone numbers.

When she answered, the person on the other line only hung up, or made weird noises.

It happened again three days later, so the woman called the Sheriff’s Office.

She told detectives she thought the calls came from Drzewucki, who she had ended a relationship with in February after two years of dating.

The next day, on June 14, the woman called detectives again and said Drzewucki called her again and again. She told detectives he is no longer welcome on her property and she planned to file a restraining order.

Three days later, deputies got another call – this time, it was from the Boca Raton Denny’s Restaurant, where the woman works

Someone had slashed all four of her tires.

After that, it was quiet for two days – until more harassing phone calls flooded her phone.

Three days later, the harassment changed form.

The woman woke up and found that someone had filled her air conditioner and front door locks with glue.

A month later on July 19, a detective opened a follow-up investigation into the vandalism at the woman’s work and home and discovered the possible connection with her ex-boyfriend.

And on Aug. 27, cops got a call from Denny’s again.

Someone had spray painted a message on the side of the building in red and orange paint: “[Victim's Name] LOVES DRUGSS DRUGS.”

It was the second incident in recent months. The first message read “[Victim's Name] LOVES DRUGS.”

The restaurant’s manager told detectives the harassed woman is a waitress there. He had been aware of on-going problems between the woman and Drzewucki, her ex-boyfriend.

Detectives tried to get a hold of Drzewucki, but he didn’t answer any phone calls.

Two days after the last Denny’s incident, detectives met with the woman, who described the phone calls she had been getting.

 

Man pleads not guilty to leaving mom covered in feces from head to feet July 7, 2012

A 58-year-old man accused of elder abuse pleaded not guilty Tuesday in  court.

Michael Nolan was arrested June 5 after allegedly allowing his 88-year-old  mother to lie in her own feces for three days before calling for help, according  to his Okaloosa County Sheriff’s arrest report.

The incident with Nolan’s mother occurred May 2, according to the report. The  woman was covered in feces and maggots from head to foot and had “other possible  parasitic-type topically on her skin,” according to hospital records.

While at the hospital, the elderly woman was decontaminated by hospital  officials who found that her house shoes had dried fecal matter inside them,  which caused the shoes to stick to the woman’s feet.

The woman also had a urinary tract infection as well as “oozing” open wounds,  which prompted doctors to perform a blood trans-fusion on her.

Nolan told officials he “knew that he should have acted and failed to do so,  which caused serious medical and hygienic issues.” He is scheduled to appear in  court for a jury trial Aug. 27 with Judge Michael Flowers.

 

FHP cruiser covered in liquid feces November 13, 2011

Filed under: Abuse,Bizzarre,Controversy,Dispute,Florida Nut,Mental Abuse,Really Dumb,WTF? — floridaduh @ 2:30 pm

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper’s patrol car was found covered in feces Sunday, and police are investigating whether the incident was connected to a recent controversy, reports WPLG Local-10 News in Miami.

Florida Highway Patrol union chief William Smith said Trooper Joe Sanchez, who held a seat on the Miami City Commission for a decade, found human feces spread on his patrol car at his home.

Smith said it is unclear who vandalized the police cruiser. The recent controversy over traffic stop involving an FHP trooper and a Miami police officer accused of driving 120 mph on Florida’s Turnpike has some questioning whether the vandalism was connected.

Get the details at WPLG Local-10 News in Miami.

 

‘Taliban Toyota’ lawsuit: Jury awards $7.5 million to dealer November 9, 2011

Filed under: Abuse,Controversy,Dispute,Fight,Mental Abuse,Racism,Really Dumb,Unusual,WTF? — floridaduh @ 3:38 pm

An Alabama jury awarded Iranian-born Shawn Esfahani, a Toyota dealership owner, $7.5 million in damages after a competitor,  Bob Tyler Toyota in Pensacola, called his business “Taliban Toyota” and accused him of being a terrorist, reports the Mobile Press-Register

Shawn Esfahani, owner of the mega-dealership, sued Bob Tyler Toyota in Pensacola and its sales manager for slander. Esfahani said that Bob Tyler employees spread false rumors to car shoppers that he was an Iraqi terrorist and supported insurgents in Iraq.

On Monday, the jury ruled in favor of Eastern Shore Toyota and awarded $2.5 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.

After the verdict, Esfahani said that he hopes the verdict will convince Bob Tyler to “change his way of doing business.”

“It’s very hurtful,” he said. “When you live in this country, you can’t believe someone would accuse you of those things just to sell a car.”

Get the details at the Mobile Press-Register.

 

Man kept nephew chained in trailer a pot-growing operation October 28, 2011

Troy Howell, 29, kept his 18-year-old nephew chained up to a bed in his mobile home in Baker County to keep him from escaping and possibly ratting out his pot-growing operation, reports The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville.

mug_HowellTR.gifBaker County authorities found the 18-year-old chained in a room Wednesday  afternoon when they raided a mobile home where an “elaborate” marijuana  cultivation was set up, Sheriff Joey Dobson said.

More than 100 marijuana plants and 15 pounds of processed pot were reportedly found in the elaborate pot growing operation.

The teen had access to a chime in the bedroom to alert someone whenever he needed to go to the bathroom or needed something to eat, according to Baker County Sheriff’s deputies.

Guess who finally cried uncle?

Find out and get the details atThe Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville.

 

 
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