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The latest from the Coconut Telegraph
Floridians
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10/10/07 - In a true-life tale that echoes the Travis McGee stories by
John D. MacDonald, federal prosecutors today filed murder charges
against two men who chartered the fishing boat Joe Cool out of Miami
Beach Marina on September 22. The boat was found adrift and in
disarray by the Coast Guard two days later after being reported overdue
by its owner. No one was aboard, but the searchers found blood
stains, shell casings, some marijuana cigarettes, and a handcuff key,
among other items.
The men who chartered the boat, Kirby Archer and Guillermo Zarabozo,
were found floating in the life raft from the sportfishing boat a dozen
miles from the vessel. They were unharmed and had most of their
luggage with them. They told a disjointed and inconsistent tale of
being hijacked by pirates who shot the captain and crew and tossed
their bodies overboard. They offered no explanation as to why the
alleged pirates let them go unharmed.
Missing and presumed dead are the Joe Cool's captain, Jake Branam,
27, his wife Kelley, 30, his half-brother Scott Gamble, 36, and crew
member Samuel Kairy, 27.
John D. MacDonald, federal prosecutors today filed murder charges
against two men who chartered the fishing boat Joe Cool out of Miami
Beach Marina on September 22. The boat was found adrift and in
disarray by the Coast Guard two days later after being reported overdue
by its owner. No one was aboard, but the searchers found blood
stains, shell casings, some marijuana cigarettes, and a handcuff key,
among other items.
The men who chartered the boat, Kirby Archer and Guillermo Zarabozo,
were found floating in the life raft from the sportfishing boat a dozen
miles from the vessel. They were unharmed and had most of their
luggage with them. They told a disjointed and inconsistent tale of
being hijacked by pirates who shot the captain and crew and tossed
their bodies overboard. They offered no explanation as to why the
alleged pirates let them go unharmed.
Missing and presumed dead are the Joe Cool's captain, Jake Branam,
27, his wife Kelley, 30, his half-brother Scott Gamble, 36, and crew
member Samuel Kairy, 27.
11/12/07 - No one has ever accused criminals of being extraordinarily smart, but
sometimes they do things that make you think they are vying for the coveted Darwin
award. In Miami-Dade county, a man was sighted trying to break into cars in the
parking lot of the Miccosukee Indian Reservation. When police arrived, he fled, and
ignoring signs warning of the dangers of live alligators, he dove into a pond.
Yep, he was eaten. Divers later recovered his body, with several bite marks on the
head, fifty feet below the surface at the bottom of the lake. The divers, incidentally,
waited for the alligators in the pond to be trapped and removed before they made their
dive -- they are not in competition for the award.
The candidate was identified by police as Justo Antonio Padron. He has (had?) an
extensive criminal record including possession of cocaine and marijuana, grand theft,
burglary and attempted robbery with a deadly weapon.
Florida law requires that any alligator that kills a human must be destroyed. The gator,
who was well-known by employees of the reservation and had been nicknamed
Poncho, was being held for inspection by the medical examiner before he meets his
fate.
sometimes they do things that make you think they are vying for the coveted Darwin
award. In Miami-Dade county, a man was sighted trying to break into cars in the
parking lot of the Miccosukee Indian Reservation. When police arrived, he fled, and
ignoring signs warning of the dangers of live alligators, he dove into a pond.
Yep, he was eaten. Divers later recovered his body, with several bite marks on the
head, fifty feet below the surface at the bottom of the lake. The divers, incidentally,
waited for the alligators in the pond to be trapped and removed before they made their
dive -- they are not in competition for the award.
The candidate was identified by police as Justo Antonio Padron. He has (had?) an
extensive criminal record including possession of cocaine and marijuana, grand theft,
burglary and attempted robbery with a deadly weapon.
Florida law requires that any alligator that kills a human must be destroyed. The gator,
who was well-known by employees of the reservation and had been nicknamed
Poncho, was being held for inspection by the medical examiner before he meets his
fate.
