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Covid-19 Deaths Among Florida Inmates Reach 119

December 2, 2020 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The death toll of Florida prison inmates from COVID-19 has reached 189, with two additional deaths listed Wednesday on the state Department of Corrections website. Since the start of the pandemic, 17,021 inmates and 3,845 corrections workers have tested positive for Covid-19, department numbers show. As of Wednesday, 420 inmates were in medical isolation — […]

Felon Who Had AdventHealth Palm Coast On Lock-Down Over Threats to Kill Is Sentenced to Probation

December 2, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Kelsey Anderson in his recent Flagler County jail booking photo, left, and his state prison photo.

Kelsey Joe Anderson, the 38-year-old Bunnell felon who had AdventHealth Palm Coast on lockdown 14 months ago after he threatened his wife, who worked there, that he was driving over there to kill her co-workers, was found guilty of a second-degree felony and will serve a year under house arrest and three years on probation, but no jail or prison time.

Flagler’s Cold-Weather Homeless Shelter, In New Home, Opens for 15 Guests With a Few Dollars’ Help from Local Governments

December 2, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

At the Sheltering Tree's new cold-weather shelter at Church on the Rock, beds are arranged for the homeless with distance and some privacy. (© Martin Collins for FlaglerLive)

Flagler County’s only cold-weather shelter for the homeless moved from its old location after 12 years to Church on the Rock on U.S. 1, where it operated for the first time this year, on Monday and Tuesday nights, with security, privacy from formerly resentful neighbors, and elbow room to spare.

Unemployment Payments Are Weeks Late in Florida and in Nearly Every State

December 2, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

When Palm Coast organized its food drop in May, Florida was filling only 44 percent of unemployment benefit applications within three weeks, a rate half the required federal standard. In October, it was 57.7 percent, still 30 percent short of the federal standard. (© FlaglerLive)

A federal standard requires 87% of unemployment claims to be met within three weeks of filing. Florida wasn’t ,meeting the standard even before the pandemic, and since spring, saw the standard fall as low as 22 percent. Florida’s dismal record prompted a lawsuit.

Flagler Beach Hotel Replacing Farmers’ Market Gets Key Board’s Approval, With No Public Opposition

December 1, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 47 Comments

A rendering of the proposed Flagler Beach hotel at the center of town.

The Flagler Beach Planning Board Tuesday evening voted 7-0 to recommend the plan for a 97-room hotel and town houses adjacent to Veterans Park on land used for a farmers’ market for 30 years. There was. surprisingly, no public opposition. The proposal moves on to the City Commission on Dec. 10.

Flagler Sees Highest 2-Week Tally Yet as Covid Hits School, County and City Leaders and Passes 1 Million Mark in State

December 1, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Cases have reached their highest levels of the pandemic in Flagler in the last two weeks. (© FlaglerLive)

Leaders in Palm Coast, the Flagler County Fire Department and the district’s largest school are battling Covid-19 in a two-week stretch that’s also seen the highest number of infections in schools, where the plan is to continue the option of remote learning past Christmas.

12-Room Motel and 3-Unit Development, Including 2 Vacation Rentals, Advance in Flagler Beach

December 1, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

A rendering of the proposed 12-room motel on State Road A1A, at South 13th Street, in Flagler Beach.

While three tourism-focused proposed developments in Flagler Beach point to a bullish economic future that would help balance the city’s tax base, the spate of high-visibility proposals may also be contributing to a mixture of public unease and antagonism to so much palpable change, much of it in iconic areas.

Court Refuses to Revisit School Reopening Ruling, Leaving State’s In-Person Preference in Place

December 1, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Flagler students returning to school in August. (Flagler Schools)

An appeals court Monday refused to reconsider a decision that backed Gov. Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran in a legal battle about the state’s push this summer to reopen schools amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Strange Case of Cornelius Baker’s Dangling Fate on Death Row, 13 Years After a Bunnell Murder

November 30, 2020 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Cornelius Baker arriving for his last hearing in Flagler County Circuit Court in February. (© FlaglerLive)

Conflicting Supreme Court cases gave convicted murdered Cornelius Baker hope that he could get a new sentencing trial and escape the death penalty, as have two previous Flagler death row inmates. But the conflicting cases, again reflecting the contradictions of Florida’s capital punishment laws, now leave his fate in an absurd twilight zone.

97-Room Hotel and 10 Town Homes Would Replace Flagler Beach Farmer’s Market Parcel in Heart of the City

November 30, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 117 Comments

The Flagler Beach Farmers' Market in its heyday, in 2015. A 97-room hotel is proposed for the site along State Road 100, returning the 1.3-acre parcel to its former uses. (© FlaglerLive)

A South Florida architect and resort developer is proposing to build a 97-room resort and 10 walk-up town houses for short-term renters in Flagler Beach on the rectangular vacant acreage in the heart of city best known for its weekend farmers’ market, which has not been active in the past year. The resort, 35 feet tall at its height, would vastly change the complexion and skyline of downtown, though it would also be a return to form of sorts.

We Need a Crisis-Proof Safety Net for Parents

November 29, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The collapse of child care and traditional schooling is having a devastating effect on women in particular. Part of the problem is just plain sexism. But another part is more complicated.

Florida (and Flagler) Can Thank ‘Luck’ as Most Active Hurricane Season on Record Ends Monday

November 29, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The more sterious storms stayed away from Flagler County and its fragile shoreline this year. (© FlaglerLive)

In a season that overlapped the coronavirus pandemic, most storms spun away from Florida, sparing communities double-barreled crises of responding to a major storm while contending with restrictions and safety concerns imposed by the coronavirus.

55-Year-Old Palm Coast Woman Is Killed as She Crossed U.S. 1 South of Royal Palms Parkway

November 29, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The crash took place south of Royal Palms Parkway, which continues as Education Way on the west side of the highway.

A 55-year-old Palm Coast woman was struck and killed by a vehicle on U.S. 1 south of Royal Palms Parkway in Palm Coast late Saturday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Pendulum Was Swinging Toward Reopening Schools. Then Came the Surge.

November 28, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The national Covid-19 surge that is overwhelming hospitals in some states has stalled any further movement toward opening classrooms. Scores of schools are closing in hard-hit states, and major cities are shelving plans to reopen schools for the first time.

Supreme Court Refuses to Reinstate Death Sentences in Decision That Could Affect 2 Flagler Inmates

November 27, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

David Snelgrove, whose mental capacities had been at the center of his arguments against a death sentence for the double murder he committed in Palm Coast decades ago, at his penalty-phase re-trial in January. A jury failed to reach unanimity for a death recommendation, and his sentence was commuted to life in prison. (© FlaglerLive)

The decisions could apply to about 100 inmates, possibly including David Snelgrove of Palm Coast, who was removed from death row in January after his lawyer successfully argued for life without parole, and Cornelius Baker, whose hope for a new penalty-phase trial is still pending.

Audrey II Puts Bite in City Rep’s “Little Shop of Horrors,” Opening Outdoors on Thanksgiving Weekend

November 25, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Alexander Loucks comes under the spell of the bloodthirsty plant Audrey II in the City Repertory Theatre production of “Little Shop of Horrors.” (© FlaglerLive)

“Little Shop of Horrors” is City Repertory Theatre’s most expensive production in 10 years, and is intended in part to give theater-goers a break from pandemic fatigue even as the show easily invites allegorical leaps to the present-day.

Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence of St. Johns’ James Terry Colley Jr. in Double-Murder

November 25, 2020 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Justices unanimously rejected an appeal by James Terry Colley, Jr., who was convicted of killing his estranged wife, Amanda Cloaninger Colley, as she tried to hide from him in a bathroom of her home. He also was convicted of murdering Lindy Dobbins, who was hiding behind a chest in a closet when she was shot, according to the Supreme Court opinion.

CNN Commentator Alice Stewart at Flagler Tiger Bay Dec. 9

November 25, 2020 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Flagler Tiger Bay Club is set to host Emmy Award winning journalist and CNN Political Commentator Alice Stewart for the December 2020 meeting.

Kiwanis Club of Flagler County Fund-Raiser Raffle

November 25, 2020 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Kiwanis Club of Flagler County is offering our community neighbors 50 chances to win $50, during a 50 day period.  This is their second annual  50/50/50 raffle with all proceeds benefiting the club’s youth programs and community charities.  A $10 donation gives the bearer a ticket that covers all 50 days. 

Two School Districts Had Different Mask Policies. Only One Had a Teacher on a Ventilator.

November 25, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

As Covid-19 cases skyrocket, political leaders have struggled to balance concerns about individual freedom and harm to the economy with the imperative of curbing the virus’s spread. (Alliance for Excellent Education)

Eleven states let school districts decide whether students and staff must wear masks. One Georgia middle school where masks were optional–only about half of the children wore them–became the center of an outbreak.

Oral Arguments on Alachua’s Mask Mandate Evoke Hijabs, Nazis, KKK, Crime and, Finally, Public Health

November 24, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The appeal was argued on Zoom before, Judges (© FlaglerLive)

Oral arguments about Alachua County’s mask mandate before a three-judge panel of the First Circuit Court of Appeal Monday was a spectacle of audacious leaps and strange analogies that nevertheless illustrated the sharp and far from resolved divide between mask proponents and anti-maskers, including on the judicial bench.

Black Voters Saved Our Democracy

November 24, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Octavius Catto's statue outside of Philadelphia's City Hall. Catto was an activist for Black suffrage, assassinated by white supremacists --Irish-American Democrats--on Election Day 1871 as he was going out to vote for the first time. (John Donges)

Joe Biden may have won the presidency. But so too did white supremacy, xenophobia, and corruption. And as the violent pro-Trump protests that broke out in the capital recently show, we are indeed a nation divided.

Supreme Court Rejects Red-Light Camera Case, Leaving System in Place

November 24, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to take up a case about whether a South Florida city’s red-light camera program violates state traffic laws, leaving in place a city’s camera and the enforcement system.

Powered by Vacation Rentals, Flagler’s Tourism Revenue Is Up Significantly as State’s Drops 30%

November 24, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Flagler County’s tourism-tax revenue has gone up three successive months between July and September, substantially so in August and September, in contrast with statewide tourism revenue, which plummeted 30 percent in the third quarter. Vacation rentals, the beach, and vacationers traveling shorter distances account for the county’s success.

Charles Swindell, Felon Who Threatened to Burn His Mother and Did Burn a Child, Arrested for Raping Girl

November 24, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Charles Swindell has had frequent bookings at the Flagler County jail since 2013.

Charles G. Swindell, a 50-year-old resident of Palm Coast, has a long and violent history, particularly with his own family–his mother and his children. But he’s served relatively little time in jail for his felony and misdemeanor convictions since 2013. That may change with his most serious charge yet: raping a child entrusted to him.

Disney Springs May Be Accessible By Train by 2022

November 23, 2020 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Disney Springs may finally be accessible by rail. (© FlaglerLive)

The private passenger-rail service Brightline announced an agreement Monday with Walt Disney World to build a station at Disney Springs as part of expansion plans from South Florida to Central Florida.

‘That Covid Kicked My Butt’: Flagler Infections Reach 2nd-Highest Weekly Total, 32 in Schools

November 23, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The week ending Saturday saw the second-highest number of cases in Flagler County since the beginning of the pandemic. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County has the 10th-lowest average in the last seven days among Florida’s 67 counties. But those are relative and deceptive numbers that appear better only in relation to much worse numbers elsewhere. In the absolute local numbers remain dismal–and dangerous–by any measure.

“That’s It?” Flagler Sheriff’s Detectives Arrest Five Women in Prostitution Sting After Placing Web Ads

November 23, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

An etching by Edgar Degas for "La Maison Tellier," Guy de Maupassant's 1881 story of a a provincial brothel.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office last Thursday arrested five women on misdemeanor prostitution charges in the second such local sting operation in three weeks. None of the women is a local resident.

Court’s Trump Appointees Strike Down Florida Bans on Bigoted ‘Conversion Therapy’ Aimed at LGBTQ Children

November 22, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Barbara Lagoa was one of the two judges who ruled against a ban on conversion therapy. She was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court by Gov. Ron DeSantis in January 2019, then nominated to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals by President Trump. (© FlaglerLive via Florida Channel)

Two South Florida ordinances barred therapists from providing treatment or counseling that is designed to change minors’ sexual orientation or gender identity. Critics of such therapy say it harms minors who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. The federal court ruled against the ban on First Amendment grounds.

Recovery Stalls in Flagler and Volusia as Job Gains Slow, Consumer Confidence Drops and Covid Cases Surge

November 20, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

A note announcing Farley's permanent closure at European Village in Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County’s unemployment rate in October was 5.7 percent, down a statistically insignificant decimal point from the previous month, and consumer confidence statewide again dropped in a reflection of the sharply worsening covid pandemic locally and statewide.

After Brush With Flagler Deputies, 2 Brothers Brag of Murdering 21 Year Old, But Questions Remain

November 20, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd with images of the two Lobato brothers after they were charged with first-degree murder in the death of Danne Frazier, 21. (© FlaglerLive via YouTube)

Angel and Jojo Lobato, the two brothers involved in the traffic stop last week in Flagler County, were arrested in Polk County on first degree murder, grand theft and other charges connected to the stabbing death of 21-year-old Danne Frazier of Winter Haven.

How the ‘Massive’ Rollout of the Covid Vaccine Will Happen in Phases in Flagler and Palm Coast This Spring

November 19, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Flagler County Health Department Chief Bob Snyder, an eternal optimist. (© FlaglerLive)

Health care workers and first responders will get the vaccine first, followed by residents at large. The health department will use the same infrastructure it uses for Covid-19 testing, but on a more massive scale–assuming the more than 112,000 doses needed to approach herd immunity in Flagler are available by spring.

Flagler Public Health Director Echoes Strong CDC Directives Against Travel at Thanksgiving as Covid Surges

November 19, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The way the CDC wants it: an empty section of Orlando International Airport. (© FlaglerLive)

Bob Snyder, who heads the Flagler health department, has been warning for weeks that the combination of holiday gatherings, cooler weather and more indoor activities would result in quicker spread of the disease at a time when community spread is already out of control in much of the country and not exactly under control in Flagler.

Two Projects Move Forward To Help Improve Water Quality in Region

November 19, 2020 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Lake Minneola in Clermont is at the center of an innovative water quality improvement project.

The core mission work of the St. Johns River Water Management District took another step forward earlier this month with two projects to help improve water quality. A project to benefit the Indian River Lagoon — the Crane Creek / M-1 Canal flow restoration project — is moving forward with award of a contract for […]

Sheriff Presents 2020 Quarter 1 and 2 Awards

November 19, 2020 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

April Employee of the Month Deputy Adam Gossett with Sheriff Rick Staly. (FCSO)

Typically FCSO holds quarterly awards ceremonies where recipients can invite their families and friends to congratulate them, however, with the current COVID-19 pandemic, the regular awards ceremony was postponed. During the week of November 9th, FCSO held several small ceremonies in order to recognize the award recipients.

Bar Deems Her ‘Not Qualified,’ But Senate Confirms Trump Nominee Kathryn Mizelle to Florida Judgeship

November 19, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Kathryn Kimball Mizelle as she appeared by Zoom at her Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Sept. 9. (© FlaglerLive)

At 33, Kathryn Kimball “Kat” Mizelle is President Trump’s youngest federal judge appointee. She will serve in the Middle District of Florida, which includes Flagler County. She has never tried a case, criminal or civil. She was a former clerk for Supreme Court Judge Clarence Thomas.

Belle Terre Elementary Briefly Under Code Blue Alert for Bomb Threat This Morning

November 19, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

A very vague bomb threat led school and sheriff's officials to sweep Belle Terre Elementary this morning, out of caution. (© FlaglerLive)

Belle Terre Elementary was placed under a “Code Blue” alert early this morning when a parent found a note in the parent’s child’s backpack mentioning a bomb. The parent found the note at the child’s home.

FPC Principal Tom Russell Reveals Covid Diagnosis as Cases Rise and State Extends Remote School Option To June

November 18, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Flagler Palm Coast High School Principal Tom Russell with his wife Julie at the school in June 2019, shortly after his appointment. "It has shocked my family because of my vigilance about practicing safeguards," he wrote of his Covid-19 diagnosis. (© FlaglerLive)

Russell’s revelation occurs as cases in Flagler and in Florida are rising sharply and the surge cascading over much of the nation, now reaching catastrophic proportions in many states, is beginning to ripple in Florida, where the state agreed to extend remote-learning options in all schools through June.

Finally Confronting Warming, Florida Lawmakers Set to Address Rising Seas and Flooding Systematically

November 18, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

A flooded property in the Hammock in 2016, in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, whose effects were limited to tropical storm conditions onshore. (© FlaglerLive)

Florida lawmakers’ new perspectives and readiness to more directly tackle the crisis represented a further evolution in the position of Florida Republicans about climate change. But environmentalists said the GOP leaders are not going far enough.

State Attorney Will Seek Death Penalty for Derrek Perkins in Stabbing Murder of Wife Brandi in Hastings

November 18, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Derrek Perkins.

The victim, a resident of Green Cove Springs who worked at a restaurant in St. Augustine, had filed an injunction against Derrek the day before the stabbing and after several intimidating and threatening incidents involving him.

Palm Coast Fire Department Revives Its Junior Firefighter Program to Prepare Young Recruits for a Career

November 18, 2020 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The sky's the limit for students who enroll in the Palm Coast Fire Department's program. (© FlaglerLive)

The program is not in competition with the Fire Academy at Flagler Palm Coast High School, but rather a complement to it: students enrolled in the academy are welcome to apply to be in the fire department’s program as it would provide the natural steps in the progression toward becoming a firefighter.

Calmer Swearings-In at County and School Board; Mullins Will Not Be Commission Chairman This Year

November 17, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

County Judge Melissa Distler swore-in Colleen Conklin to her sixth school board term and Jill Woolbright, left, and Cheryl Massaro to their first this evening. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County School Board and the Flagler County Commission held swearing-in ceremonies for a combined six new and re-elected members. Donald O’Brien was named chairman of the commission, Trevor Tucker chairman of the school board.

11th Circuit Upholds Firing of Sandy Hook Massacre Denier and Florida Atlantic University Professor

November 17, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

James Tracy denied it. (Dave Barger)

A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday rejected James Tracy’s First Amendment arguments that he was fired in retaliation for views posted on a blog. The panel upheld a jury’s decision on the First Amendment issue and a district judge’s rulings against Tracy on other issues.

Flagler Commission Bids Charlie Ericksen Farewell After 8 Years as ‘Model for Comportment and Friendliness’

November 17, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Charlie Ericksen was elected to the County Commission in 2012. Today is his last day as an elected official. (© FlaglerLive)

A pragmatist and a statesman-like county commissioner for eight years, Charlie Ericksen was a quiet, forceful contrast to some of the more boorish and crude elected officials who’ve managed to win seats in recent years.

‘Councilman Corrupt.’ ‘Councilman Full of Crap.’ It’s a Grim New Day on the Palm Coast City Council.

November 17, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 59 Comments

Palm Coast Council member Eddie Branquinho telling fellow-Council member Ed Danko to get away from him after the meeting today. (© FlaglerLive)

A confrontation between Palm Coast City Council members Eddie Branquinho and Ed Danko devolved into name-calling this morning soon after Danko was sworn in during an already tense meeting, signaling an unprecedented divide on the council.

Heralding ‘Big Change,’ County Approves Gardens Development on John Anderson With Few Conditions

November 17, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Flagler Beach City Attorney Drew Smith (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission at a minute after 11 p.m. Monday approved The Gardens development of 335 homes on the east side of John Anderson Highway in a 3-2 vote, with few conditions, possibly ending the developer’s nearly two-year, three-front battle with county regulators, Flagler Beach government and a community organization that had opposed the proposal. But opponents hinted at litigation several times. 

The Trump Campaign Can’t Find a Judge Who Will Ignore Facts — but It’s Trying

November 16, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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The Trump campaign’s legal strategy has come down to this: Even as judges dismiss lawsuits as baseless, it files nearly identical ones in new courts, hoping for more favorable judges. Failure has not slowed it down.

Warrantless Search of Car’s GPS Data Is Constitutional, Florida Appeals Court Rules

November 16, 2020 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The ruling by a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal rejected arguments by Brandon Joshua Bailey that the GPS evidence, which was obtained without a warrant, should be suppressed and his first-degree murder conviction should be overturned.

Judge Denies County’s Motion to Dismiss Captain’s BBQ Suit But Cracks Open a Way to Get There

November 16, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Circuit Judge Perkins in court today. He denied Flagler County government's motion to dismiss a lawsuit against it by Captain's BBQ, the restaurant at Bing's Landing. (© FlaglerLive)

While all but ridiculing the county’s claim that it had broken the law by approving a lease amendment with Captain’s BBQ without putting it out to bid, Circuit Judge Perkins was far more receptive to the county’s claim that the amendment had not yet kicked in, and so could not have been breached. He all but drew a map for the county’s next attempt to dismiss the lawsuit, pending the taking of depositions.

Behind an Investigation Alleging How a Case Worker Lied to Cover-Up a Pregnant Runaway Girl’s Escapes

November 16, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Dierdre Wade was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Nov. 10.

A Flagler County Sheriff’s investigation points to a case worker’s alleged criminal misconduct as much as it does at cracks in a child-welfare framework that enabled a runaway girl, pregnant from a rape, to be out of supervision month after month even though her case worker allegedly knew where she was and how she would run away.

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