And …. more and more bizarre …. Boat captain grabbed machete; crew jumped overboard June 18, 2013

A Sunday boating trip down the Ocklawaha River ended with four people abandoning ship after they said the vessel’s operator got upset and went for a machete.

It was unclear what set off Rex Crews, 51, but it was enough that the four passengers on the boat, including Crews’ daughter, decided it was safer in the water, according to Marion County Sheriff’s Office reports.

The four were picked up by a passing boat and the sheriff’s helicopter was able to spot Crews’ boat near Moss Bluff. Crews docked the boat and ran into the woods. He was eventually caught by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers and charged with boating under the influence.

Crews was booked into the Marion County Jail, from which he was released Monday morning after posting a $500 bond.

Man stabbed brother over spilled beer, missing mac & cheese June 13, 2013

A 49-year-old man was arrested in Deltona late Tuesday on suspicion of stabbing his brother in a fight that started over some missing macaroni and cheese and spilled beer.

Randy Zipperer was arrested on charges of aggravated battery and obstructing an officer without violence.

[Warning, content may be graphic: 911 call

According to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, a witness said Zipperer was at his home on Danforth Avenue when he became upset because he couldn’t find his mac and cheese.

His 47-year-old brother went to help look for the food and accidentally knocked over Zipperer’s beer, the witness told deputies.

The brothers then got into an argument and Zipperper got a knife from the kitchen and stabbed his brother in the stomach, deputies said.

Deputies said the brother had a small puncture wound on his stomach and found blood leading from the kitchen to the bedroom.

Refused a drink, drunken man returned to bar, attacked four with knife May 21, 2013

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Operations Bureau Support Services Bureau -Crime Scene Investigation Unit

James  Klingbeil (Arrested) DOB: 1/21/1963 Address: 110 9th Street, Belleair Beach Arrested for Attempted Murder,  two-counts Aggravated Assault and one- count Battery

Rebecca D. Schaefer (Victim) DOB: 12/24/1980 Address: 712 1st Street, Indian Rocks Beach

Nicholaus Rees (Victim) DOB: 12/24/1977 Address: 303 Live Oak Lane, Largo

Michael W. Arnold (Victim) DOB: 04/03/1987 Address: 205 Orangeview Avenue, Clearwater

Gordon Rees (Victim) DOB: 10/21/1968 Address: Live Oak Lane, Largo

What: Deputies have arrested a man after he injured four people during an Indian Rocks Beach Bar stabbing incident. Bar patrons held suspect down until deputies arrived on scene.

When: Deputies responded to the incident at about 11:11 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2013.

Where: Deputies responded to the Red Lion Pub located at 1407 Gulf Boulevard in Indian Rocks Beach.

Why/How: Deputies initially responded to a disturbance at the Red Lion Pub in Indian Rocks Beach. Upon arrival, deputies discovered three victims with stab wounds and the suspect, later identified as 50-year-old James Klingbeil, being held down by patrons of the bar.

According to deputies, Klingbeil had been at the Red Lion earlier in the evening for a drink. The bartender refused to sell alcohol to him as he was already highly intoxicated. A verbal altercation ensued and Klingbeil then left the bar without further incident.

Deputies say Klingbeil then walked over to the USA Grocers located at 1211 Gulf Boulevard where he purchased a fillet knife. Klingbeil then returned to the Red Lion, where he got into a verbal altercation with 32-year-old Rebecca Shaeffer (a bartender).  At some point during the altercation, Klingbeil pulled out the knife and began attacking Schaeffer with it.

According to deputies, bar patrons 35-year-old Nicholaus Rees, 26-year-old Michael Arnold and 44-year-old Gordon Rees attempted to help Schaeffer and were injured in the process. Nicholaus Rees suffered a laceration to his right forearm, Michael Arnold suffered a laceration to his hand and Gordon Rees was punched in the face by the suspect.

Deputies say eventually patrons were able to take Klingbeil to the ground and get the knife away from him.

Schaeffer was transported by air to Bayfront Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. She sustained multiple lacerations. Nicholaus Rees was transported to Largo Medical Center by his brother Gordon Rees for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Michael Arnold transported himself to Bayfront Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Klingbeil was arrested for attempted murder, two-counts aggravated battery and battery and transported to the Pinellas County Jail without further incident.

The investigation continues.

Worm loses woman in messy love triangle May 20, 2013

Stock Island – A Stock Island man was arrested, charged with cutting another man with a knife in a dispute over a woman.

The victim said he and a man he only knows as  “worm” got into a fight over a woman they both had dated. He said he was originally dating her, then she left him for “worm”. After staying with “worm” for a while, she returned to the victim.

He said on Saturday morning, he was on his boat in Boca Chica Channel when “worm” went by in a dinghy yelling profanities. When “worm” got to the Key Haven boat ramp, he threw the victim’s moped into the water.

The victim went to the boat ramp to confront “worm” and a fight ensued. “Worm” pulled out a knife and slashed the victim, cutting his arm.

Deputy Kim Trullender was dispatched to reports of a fight at the boat ramp at 10:45 a.m. He found no one there, but a short time later he found the victim at the Tom Thumb store on Stock Island. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of his injury. He told Deputy Trullender what happened.

Jeffery “Worm” Ballard was found by Deputy Joe Cortner walking on College Road at 1:15 a.m. He had blood on his face and head, and told the deputy he’d been beaten up by the victim of the earlier fight. He was arrested and charged with aggravated battery. Photos were taken of his injuries and Detective David Brummer will be continuing to investigate. Ballard was checked at the hospital, then booked into jail.

Woman cut her boyfriend after he ‘cut the cheese’…in her face May 10, 2013

Sometimes being in a relationship stinks.

A woman from Immokalee, Fla., allegedly threw an 8-inch-long kitchen knife at her boyfriend after he farted in her face.

Deborah Ann Burns, 37, told Collier County detectives that an argument ensued Tuesday night, while the two were watching TV, Naples Daily News reported.

Burns says that her boyfriend purposely passed gas while walking by her on his way to the kitchen.

When officers responded to a report of a possible stabbing, they found Burns’ boyfriend in front of his house, with cuts on his abdomen and left arm, according to a Collier County Sheriff’s Office arrest report sent to The Huffington Post.

The victim told authorities that his stomach wound came when Burns and he were arguing in the kitchen over money. He said she threw the knife at him, left the house, but came back, and struck him in the arm with a stick.

According to the report, the victim makes no mention of the alleged flatulence, but “continually stated if [Burns] returned he would kick her ass.”

When detectives interviewed Burns, she allegedly asserted that her boyfriend became agitated and began yelling only after she confronted him about his fart.  

Burns was arrested following the incident and charged with aggravated battery. She remains in custody on a $50,000 bond.

According to Collier County arrest records, Burns was arrested eight times between 2005 and 2012, on charges including cocaine possession, failure to pay child support, and trespassing.

More machete madness …. Man accused of slashing his granny with machete April 22, 2013

TAMPA — A Plant City man is in jail after authorities say he attacked his grandmother with a machete, slashing her face and upper body.

Arrest reports say Barbara A. Harvey, 75, sustained numerous “life threatening” lacerations in the incident Saturday afternoon. She was transported to Tampa General Hospital, where she remained Sunday in intensive care, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said.

Anthony W. Griffith, 34, faces charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery with a weapon on a person over 65.

Arrest reports say Griffith admitted to slashing his grandmother. The two got into an argument at 7608 Loghouse Road, where they both live.

He was being held without bail at the Hillsborough County Jail. Records show Griffith has been arrested numerous times, including in May 2002 when he faced a count of battery and in August 2002 when he faced a count of DUI with property damage or bodily injury.

Offer to buy shots for women led to fatal stabbing April 3, 2013

Two brothers arrested after a fatal stabbing at Boynton Beach bar turned violent when their offer to buy several women a round of shots was declined, police said.

Vakhtang Magradze, 27, and Alexandre Magradze, 29, took the rejection as a sign of disrespect at the Backyard Bar early Saturday and started arguing with the women, according to Boynton Beach police arrest reports.

Some other patrons stepped in to break up the 1 a.m. argument and that’s when Vakhtang Magradze stabbed Ryan Gill, 33, several times, police said.

Gill died at Bethesda Hospital. The bar’s manager and another staffer were also stabbed in the melee but survived.

The Magradze brothers, both citizens of the Republic of Georgia, were taken into custody by Boynton Beach police officers at the scene.

Citing witnesses, arrest reports provided this sequence of events:

The Magradze brothers wanted to buy a woman and her female friend a round of shots. The women declined.

The brothers “took it as a sign of disrespect” and started arguing. Numerous people got involved in a bid to stop the escalating dispute.

One of the women heard a ‘click’ sound. Gill had been stabbed in the neck below the ear.

Elsewhere on the premises, an officer doing an extra patrol saw several bar staffers running to break up a fight.

The officer arrived to see Vakhtang Magradze on top of Ryan Gill and stabbing him “several times on the neck area with a knife,” the arrest report said. Gill was on the floor with Magradze on top of him, police said.

The officer told Magradze to drop the knife and stop fighting, but Magradze wouldn’t stop. The officer tried to Taser Magradze. It didn’t work because of Magradze’s heavy jacket.

The officer then stunned Magradze again, who swung around “with the intent to stab” the officer. The officer kicked the knife out of Magradze’s hand.

A bar manager tried to break up the fight. He was stabbed in the back several times by Magradze. Another staffer who tried to help was stabbed in the nose area.

Meanwhile, Alexandre Magradze was “actively fighting patrons,” the arrest report said.

Vakhtang Magradze was charged with second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault, among other charges.

Alexandre Magradze was charged with disorderly conduct and was released.

Man cut brother with sword during feud over fake pot March 19, 2013

(PORT CHARLOTTE) Charlotte County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Port Charlotte man Sunday for swinging a sword and cutting his brother over an argument about buying synthetic marijuana. Charged with Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon was William Russell Voswinkel Jr., 23, 2143 Starlite Lane.

CCSO responded at 3:20 p.m. to the Voswinkel home concerning an argument between Voswinkel and his 21 year old brother that resulted in an injury. Deputies reported there were several people in and outside the home when they arrived and all subjects were uncooperative at first and refused to provide any information. Deputies said the two brothers changed their statements repeatedly and became more verbally aggressive toward the deputies fearing an arrest was eminent. The home was in total disarray and there was blood throughout the house and on the floor.

Deputies finally learned that Voswinkel went into a room where a collection of various knives and swords were kept. Voswinkel picked up a sword and began swinging it in a circular motion. He told deputies he was very upset from the argument over the synthetic marijuana and was swinging the sword in anger. His brother entered the room, saw the sword, and was in fear knowing that Voswinkel has a criminal past and has been violent before.

As the sword was twirling in the circular motion, his brother put his hand out and grabbed the sword by the blade in defense of the blade striking him. The sword lacerated his right hand between the thumb and index finger. Voswinkel told deputies he was so emotional that he walked out of the room and smashed his fist through the fish tank, cutting his hand. Charlotte County EMS was called and the injured brother refused treatment; Voswinkel was treated at the scene.

Deputies finally were able to determine that Voswinkel was the primary aggressor; he was arrested and taken to the Charlotte County Jail. Voswinkel, a convicted felon, remains in jail on no bond.

Man stabs pregnant woman 30 times March 6, 2013

OCALA – A pregnant woman stabbed more than 30 times Monday is recovering in a hospital.

According to Ocala police, Samuel Roy Cone II, 59, was charged with attempted murder and was taken to the Marion County Jail after reportedly stabbing Jill Feingold, 40, at the home of a relative.

Feingold first was taken to Ocala Regional Medical Center, where she underwent surgery. She later was transferred to Shands at the University in Gainesville. On Tuesday morning, Feingold, who is 22 weeks pregnant, was listed in critical condition. Her unborn child also was in critical condition.

Feingold told a 911 dispatcher she was lying on the bedroom floor inside a residence at 1025 NE 12th Ave. when Cone, her husband’s uncle, stabbed her more than 30 times with a steak knife. She said he was still at the home.

Officer Robert Cashner arrived and saw Cone walking away from the home, toward the roadway. Cone walked to the officer with his hands raised in the air. He was taken into custody.

Detective Mat Steckman, along with several other detectives, arrived and Steckman talked with Cone, who had a large amount of blood on his clothing and his hand, according to reports.

Cone said the residence is owned by his mother and that he lives there. He apologized for what he did and added, “They took all I had.”

He told the detective “I know I’m going to the gas chamber.”

Officials found the weapon, described as a filet knife, in the living room.

According to reports, it appears the attack began in the kitchen and progressed to the living room, then to a bedroom.

Here’s one way to lose your tenants …. become the landlord from hell February 27, 2013

A North Naples man is facing a felony charge after Collier County sheriff’s deputies say he downed two bottles of pills and then threatened to kill his tenants with a sword.

John J. Moscatelli, 49, of the 100 block of Cypress Way East, is facing a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He is also facing a misdemeanor charge of resisting an officer without violence.

Just after midnight Sunday, Moscatelli called out to a man who rents a room in Moscatelli’s house, saying he had injected himself with two syringes and consumed two bottles of pills, according to an arrest report. The tenant went back to his room, where his wife was sleeping, and called authorities.

When Moscatelli learned the tenant had called deputies, he armed himself with a sword and punctured the door of their bedroom, reports said.

“I’m going to do something to you all if you don’t get out of my house,” Moscatelli said, according to reports. He also yelled several times that he was coming to kill them.

When deputies arrived, they attempted to kick the front door in, but Moscatelli blocked them, reports said. They ultimately used pepper spray and a stun gun to subdue Moscatelli. He was transported to a local hospital.