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0 Tallahassee Aug. 8, 1992 OCALSTATE Obituaries, 4 Theaters, TV, 8 w4 Girt dels police of sex-foMent deal MISCELLANEA Notes from all over Her mother allegedly agreed to allow a real-estate manager to have sex with the 13-year-old in exchange for reduced rent. Sellars By Guy McCarthy Democrat correspondent Tallahassee neighborhood because of drug activity and to get a larger place. On July 22, Sellars told the mother he would take $225 off the $525-a-month rent of the house in exchange for sex with her daughter, police said. When Sellars came to pick the girl up at 5:30 p.m.

the next day, she told her mother she did not want to go. According to a police report, her mother told her that if they did not get the house because she "didn't act right, she was going to whip her." Sellars drove the girl to a vacant apartment at 310 N. Gadsden St In the back Please see ARREST, 4B Drive, was arrested Friday evening. The 69-year-old was charged with procuring for prostitution and sexual acts with a child under 16. Tallahassee Police Department investigators have issued a warrant for the mother's arrest Police told her Friday to turn herself in at the Leon County Jail.

The mother's name is being withheld by police to protect the 13-year-old's identity. Both Sellars and the girl's mother deny the charges. According to TPD sex-crimes investigator Judy Suchoki, here's what happened: The mother had worked for Sellars cleaning apartments. She told Sellars she wanted to move away from the southwest Sellars allegedly said he'd take $225 off rent if the girl would have sex with him. A Tallahassee woman was so anxious to move from her Bond-neighborhood apartment that she allegedly forced her 13-year-old daughter to perform sexual favors for a real-estate manager in exchange for reduced rent on a house he owned in another area.

Three days later, the girl ran away from home, and told the police about the sex-for-rent deal. Real-estate manager Horace Sellars, who gave an address of 1051 Seminole The scene of the accident It was a dog, not a bump in the road. Slow down. Anna Morales has a message to drivers using Pontiac Drive as a detour while construction goes on at Jim Lee Road near Paul Russell Road: "HEY, SLOW DOWN." Her 4-year-old corgi, Precious, was killed by a "fool" driver speeding down the street Sunday. "They wouldn't even stop, and it hurts," she said Friday.

"It might be a child next time." No doubt Precious was worth being a few seconds late. Tony Welch Heat lightning for the '90s It wasn't the Fourth of July, but there was a spectacular light show in the eastern sky Thursday night For more than an hour, orange light pulsed over the horizon with an occasional brilliant burst of red. There was no thunder, and the moon was high in the sky. "It's just regular lightning," said Dr. Peter Ray of Florida State University's meteorology department "When I was little, people called it heat lightning.

"It's so far away people don't hear the thunder. It could be 10 to 40 miles or so." But don't worry about being struck. It's just for show. "It just illuminates the clouds and looks very, very nice," according to the weather expert. Janie Nelson Lozano trial can't find a home A Dade County judge says the trial won't be in Miami, adding that Tallahassee and Orlando remain his top choices for the controversial trial.

'i if, 4 .1 j. nui nji inMminuui.ni.j- n. mm By Michael Warren Associated Press MIAMI A Miami judge on Friday ruled out that city for the manslaughter retrial of Miami police officer William Lozano, saying jurors in the city still fear riots could result from an acquittal. Circuit Judge Thomas Spencer said Tallahassee and Orlando remain his first and second choices for the controversial case, and scheduled an Aug. 14 hearing to consider other Florida cities as well.

Spencer said a fair trial still can't be held in Miami because little has changed since January 1989. The Colombian-born Lozano fatally Please see LOZANO, 4B Phil CoaleDemocrat Nan Koelliker was driving southbound on Capital Circle in the car on the right. Phil Sears Democrat Officer Outlaw and the children. Woman dies in Capital Circle accident The head-on wreck ties up noontime traffic on Capital Circle Northeast. By Guy McCarthy Democrat correspondent "The Mazda hit the Blazer so hard it knocked it up onto the bridge rail, and the Mazda flipped around," Kelley said.

Witnesses said Kelley tried to revive Koelliker with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation before rescue workers arrived. "She was in bad shape, hardly breathing at all," Kelley said. "I asked her name, and she never responded, and when I felt for her pulse, there was none." Koelliker may have had a heart attack or a seizure just before the collision, investigators said. Owens was wearing a seat belt Koelliker may have been wearing a seat belt but it was unbuckled by the time rescuers reached her, investigators said. Traffic was backed up on Capital Circle for at least a mile in each direction.

she was taken to a hospital. The 16-year-old driver of the other vehicle, Rene Owens, of 2813 Baytree Lane was treated for a cut lip and a possible broken ankle. According to witnesses and investigators, here's what happened: Koelliker was driving a Mazda 626 southbound on Capital Circle when she lost control of her car, and struck a guard rail just before crossing the bridge. The Mazda bounced off the rail and veered sharply into the opposing lane, striking Owens' northbound Chevrolet Blazer head-on. "She (Koelliker) hit that rail and shot right out into the middle of the road," said Louie Kelley, who was driving behind the Blazer just before the accident A Tallahassee woman died and a teenager was injured Friday in a head-on collision on Capital Circle Northeast The noon accident on a narrow, two-lane bridge just north of Easterwood Drive, completely blocked the north- and southbound lanes on Capital Circle Northeast and traffic had to be diverted for nearly two hours.

Nan Koelliker, 69, of 2007 Dellwood Drive, was pronounced dead shortly after Host wants government to mind its business A cop with a bad-guy name He would've made a great TV character. In the tradition of last-name lawmen such as Kojak, Columbo and -Hawk, we could've had: Outlaw. Steve Outlaw. Tallahassee cop. Five years ago, he joined the Tallahassee Police Department (where his supervisor's last name is Laws, and a fellow officer's last name is Lawyer).

He's with the housing police, spend- ing much time at the housing development at 1010 N. Macomb St In the photo above he was taking part in a recent Boy Scout day camp at Wesson Elementary. That's how he spends much of his time, he said trying to steer younger folks onto the right path. Of course, he also makes his share of arrests. Sometimes his customers notice his name and comment on it "I take it in stride," he said.

After all, "I always get the last laugh." Ron Hartung Speaking of kids If you get up at 5:30 Tuesday morning, you can wave goodbye to 35 kids who will be heading off on a special trip to Six Flags Over Georgia Those kids from 1010 N. Macomb St. are part of the G.A.M.E.S. program (Growing And Maximizing Every Skill), aimed at young people who are most susceptible to using drugs or dropping out of school. They've earned this trip, say the people at DISC Village, through improvements in school and increased family participation in G.A.M.E.S.

Maybe you've noticed The sign at Temple Baptist Church reads: "WE KNOW IT'S BROKEN. WATCH FOR OUR NEW SIGN." It might even arrive next week, said the Rev. Randy Ray. More and more motorists and pedestrians find they just can't get along without a phone. Now comes word that the other day, near Kate Sullivan Elementary, a woman was struggling to talk on the phone while riding a bike.

a A sobering note Friday from the the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest Romania Since then, he's been a management consultant, an investment adviser and a real-estate investor. Since 1987, he's been executive vice president of The Retirement Housing Council a private, non-profit industry association which represents the owners of for-profit retirement communities. He's a millionaire and a lifelong Republican who believes government has become "too Please see HOST, 4B The candidate seeks to protect property owners' rights while bringing "common sense" to the County Commission. One in a series of candidate profiles.

By Julie Hauserman Democrat staff writer During his 22-year career in the Air Force, Bruce Host lived in far-flung locations across the globe. But Host will tell you that no place felt like home until Tallahassee. 'Tallahassee's been good to me," said Host 52, who is running against Republicans Betty Harley and Charles Brown for the District 4 seat on the Leon County Commission now held by Don Price. "If I'm going to leave a legacy, I'd hope that it be: He worked hard, he did a good job, and the community is better for the fact that he offered to serve." A retired colonel, Host came to Tallahassee 11 years ago from his post as military attache at COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 4 (northeast) Host Channel 40 files for bankruptcy The station manager assures viewers tjie NBC affiliate will remain on the air. By Gary Fineout Democrat staff writer Troubled Channel 40 beset by $600,000 worth of debts has filed for bankruptcy.

However, no layoffs or changes in programming will occur, WTWC general manager Tom Maguire said Friday. Eighteen people work at WTWCs studios, located next to the Killearn Lakes development "There is no possibility that the station will go off the air," Maguire said. "That's absolutely not going to happen, because it would not be in the best interest of our senior lender." Both Holt-Robinson Television which owns the Tallahassee NBC affiliate, and the Montgomery, parent company, Holt-Robinson Communications filed for Chapter 11 on July 31. But station officials say the move was done so that Holt-Robinson can reorganize while it pays its debts. Holt-Robinson Television has owned the station since it went on the air in 1983.

It was Greyhound Financial which lent nearly $6 million to Holt-Robinson Television, that caused the bankruptcy proceedings. The lender filed motions in an Arizona court last month asking that the company be placed in federal receivership. That move caused company officials to file bankruptcy, according to records filed with the US. Bankruptcy Court in Tallahassee. The Chapter 11 proceedings come at a time when the station owes $600,000 to television produc- tion companies, realty companies and news services including $110,000 to Paramount Television, to MTM Television and $55,000 to Warner Brothers.

"You just don't have the rights any more to do what you want with your property." You won't need an umbrella to enjoy these showers -(mm Look up. The Perseids will be raining down. 4 i L- is By Toyca Williams Democrat staff wi iter Scripps Howard News Service. No sources are listed, but we thought we'd pass it along: "The most dangerous ml The showers should last about 5 days. "Late summer is the best time.

It's best to get out earlier after the moon sets, and before the sun rises. And look to the northeast" Kimball said. Meteor showers, flashes of light streaking across the sky, occur when comets get too close to the sua When they become hot they lose materials. Some of that material sputters off into space and begins to orbit around the sun. At the Perseids' peak, between 50 and 60 meteors can be seen per hour.

This time the meteor showers are caused by Comet Swift-Tuttle, which last appeared in 1862. day to be on the road is Saturday, the most dangerous months are August and More showers are coming, but not in the form of rain. Meteors. The Perseids, one of the best meteor showers of the year, is peaking Aug. 11, said Ed Kimball, Florida State University scientist Viewing can be done as early as tonight But visibility can be hampered when the moon is too full or because of haze and fog, said Ken Cook, spokesman for the National Weather Service.

July. One of every five traffic deaths occurs on the nine Saturdays in the two summer months. Be careful out there." fV V7' li-L Ron Hartung Miscellanea appears Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Write P.O. Box 990, Tallahassee 32302-0990.

Fred ClarkDemocrat.