The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 137

(JLASSIFIEDiod CALENDARED DEATHS3D COMICS8D Friday January 29 1988 The Miami Herald Section 32S Brother again testifies of murder confession said kill you just like I killed that Sharon Williams told the jury Wednesday And a fingerprint identified as belonging to Jerry Haliburton on a jalousie that had been removed from door In the first trial the prosecution also had a confession from Jerry Haliburton He had admitted to police that he had broken in to apartment to burglarize it but said he found the bloody body and fled The Florida Supreme Court ordered a By JEFFREY WEISS lierud Stuff Writer Freddie Haliburton for a second time painfully and deliberately told a West Palm Beach jury Thursday that his brother had confessed to a murder As it had been more than four years ago testimony in a West Palm Beach courtroom was the keystone of the case against Jerry Haliburton for the 1981 slaying of Donald Bohannon The first trial sent Haliburton to Death Row but was overturned on appeal But Freddie testimony has been inconsistent Last summer he gave a sworn statement that recanted his original damning testimony said that he walked in the room where he was and he started stabbing Freddie Haliburton said of his brother Thursday said he kept stabbing him and realize what he had done until he saw the Freddie Haliburton said his flip-flop last summer was made to improve his relationship with his mother who had been devastated by Jerry murder conviction The defense though said the newest reversal was made out of continuing hatred for Jerry Haliburton and a desire to avoid perjury charges The jury will begin weighing Freddie testimony with the other evidence when deliberations begin today Assistant State Attorney Gay Broome painted the following picture of the early morning of Aug 9 1981: After hosting a party Bohannon went to sleep in his apartment on Evernia Street in West Palm Beach Jerry Haliburton pried open a screen and removed enough jalousies to enter the apartment He picked up a pocketknife he found in the apartment stabbed Bohannon 31 times stole money and left The motive? Jerry Haliburton wanted to see if he had to nerve to kill someone Broome said The prosecution case was built mostly on three pieces of evidence: The statement of Freddie Haliburton convicted four times of felonies and serving a 12-year sentence for burglary told me well if you ever want to kill someone to use a knife because a knife is harder to Freddie Haliburton said of his brother "He wanted to see if he had the Emotional testimony by Freddie ex-wife that Jerry Haliburton had assaulted her at knifepoint and acknowledged killing Bohannon Please turn to TRIAL 4D HAPBlASICANJiATiOa AROUND THE COUNTY Boca beach From Herald Staff Reports I SHOPKEEPER DIES 1st homicide of gels go-ahead i WEST PALM BEACH A shopkeeper shot Monday as he walked along the 500 block of Northwood Road became the first homicide victim of the year when he died Thursday Pierre Michel 30 died at 10:30 am after surviving for three days in critical condition at Good Samaritan Hospital Michel lived at 310 Bethesda Ter in West Palm Beach He was shot at 12:20 am Monday death brings to nine the number of homicides committed so far this year in Palm Beach County for widening A vc WYNETTE CANCELS To attend funeral congressman Paul Rogers whose Washington DC law firm was paid at least $10000 to lobby the agency were very helpful in that Danciu said Bounced back and forth between the city and state the project won approval from Gov Bob Martinez and the Cabinet last year after Boca Raton agreed to reduce the scale create an artificial reef and build a wall jutting into the ocean to trap some sand and protect some rock reefs The corps and state will contribute about $4 million Danciu said with Boca Raton to pay the rest 't 1 WEST PALM BEACH Country singer Tammy Wynette has canceled her appearances today at the South Florida Fair in suburban West Palm Beach because of the death of her stepfather Wynette who was to take the stage at 4 and 8 pm instead will be in Red Bay Ala for Foy funeral this afternoon He died Wednesday night Replacing Wynette at the fair will be country singers Bill Anderson and John Conlee spokeswoman Diane Krause said The concerts are free with a paid fair admission I DRUG LAB ALLEGED 3 charged with plot Suspended cops back on duty JUPITER Two Jupiter men and a Lake Park woman were arrested Thursday on charges they conspired to manufacture amphetamines a Drug Enforcement Administration official said He said federal investigators followed the three for a week Arrested were Conrad Uttal Sr 45 of 717 Federal Highway Jupiter his son Conrad Uttal Jr 21 of the same address and Sandra Tucker 43 of 846 Magnolia Dr Lake Park The three are scheduled to have their first appearance in federal court this morning They were arrested at home about 10 am and found with small amounts of phenyl-2-propanone commonly called P-2-P an illegal substance that is the main ingredient for amphetamines said Bill Simpkins resident agent in charge of the office in West Palm Beach By JEFF TRUESDELL Herald Staff Writer Boca Raton ending three years of conflict with environmentalists learned Thursday that it will get its wider beach at Spanish River Park The final barrier fell with the US Army Corps of decision to issue permits for the project which also won grudging support from the US Environmental Protection Agency The announcement came only after the EPA declined to press earlier objections that the work might damage offshore rock reefs Work on the project could begin in early April and with ideal weather be complete within 21 days said Boca Raton Mayor Emil Danciu who recalled several trips to Tallahassee to seek support and state funds for the project estimated to cost $77 million good to know those efforts have been Reaction from the other side was more somber an environmental battle been said Leah Schad of the Florida Audubon Society one of the groups that worked to sidetrack the beach restoration plans hope we have to say told you but sure we will when the reef is destroyed and the Concern with the reef led the EPA at one time to warn of environmental damage from the project Widening of the beach for 14 miles will bury limestone outcroppings near the shore part of a reef ecosystem that harbors some 40 species of fish the EPA said City officials want to dredge about one million cubic yards of sand from the water to restore what they say is a badly eroded shore They apparently soothed the lingering unease in a meeting Monday with agency representatives in Atlanta In that session attended by City Manager James Rutherford attorney A1 Malefattoo City Engineer Ron Laccheo and biologist and consulting engineer Rick Spadoni all representing Boca Raton the city renewed its pledge to monitor beach conditions for any adverse impact Danciu said The corps which had already alerted the city of its intent to issue the dredging permits held back formal approval until Thursday to give the EPA time to object Its refusal to do so led Schad to pronounce herself Boca Raton won EPA approval with assistance from former JOHN PINEDA Miami Herald Staff Abe Magid takes the cake Thursday as his 103rd birthday is celebrated at the Joseph Morse Geriatric Center in suburban West Palm Beach There for the occasion were his daughters Rhoda Robinson and Shirley Rubin and his son David Magid Abe was born in Russia in 1885 and moved to New York in 1898 He worked as an errand boy by day and learned English in night school He entered the textile business in Manhattan while his wife Anna stayed home to care for the children She died in 1984 thank God I have lived so Magid said and then thanked his children by name for coming to the party COCAINE ARREST In company car Palm Beach County temperatures rise to the occasion gradually By TRACIE CONE Herald Staff Writer BOYNTON BEACH Sgt Paul Sheridan should end his first shift back on duty at 8 am today Sgt Steve Grenier is scheduled to report for work at 4 pm After two weeks of hearing allegations from Delray Beach police that they drove drunk and smoked marijuana the Boynton Beach police officers were to return to duty today Both sergeants had been detectives Sheridan in charge of homicide and Grenier head of special investigations They return to duty in uniform working the desk answering telephone calls and taking complaints from citizens who come in to the station glad the investigation as to narcotics use is Grenier said I wish I could get back to business as Sheridan could not comment because the department still is investigating whether he was intoxicated on the night Delray Beach police stopped him and Grenier on Congress Avenue They were in their private car and off duty a lot like to say but I Sheridan said Chief Ed Hillery said the investigation into whether Sheridan was intoxicated should end Monday when the chief gives his report to City Manager Peter Cheney Sheridan once was accused of driving his unmarked car drunk while off-duty He was survived the cold scare with barely more than leaf burn said spokesmen for associations and marketing co-ops They did it despite early Thursday morning low temperatures colder than in 13 of 22 places listed on the Weather 7 am WEST PALM BEACH Lawrence Borell told his boss at Atlantic Ambulance Service he needed to borrow a car to buy cigarettes He drove the Dodge Aires with sirens on top and the emblem on the side to Spruce Street to buy crack cocaine instead West Palm Beach police said Borell drove to the 500 block of 22nd Avenue at 4 pm where police arrested him and charged him with possession of cocaine officers said an ambulance and he a said Charles Maymon general manager of the ambulance service not out on the road treating Borell 28 has been suspended from his job as a shift scheduler until the outcome of the case is decided Maymon said Borell was promoted to scheduler a year ago after a stint as a driver he said Borell of Riviera Beach was to be transferred to the Palm Beach County Jail Thursday night From Herald Staff and Wire Reports A warming trend Thursday began rather modestly with Palm Beach County claiming hot spot status on the strength of 65 degrees at 3 pm That was up from a predawn low of 44 After three nights of shivering frozen Florida was glad to take what it could get By the grace of a northeast wind carrying warmer air ashore from the Atlantic Ocean not a single hard freeze was forecast for early this morning by the National Weather Service The southernmost forecast of scattered frost was presented to Daytona Beach From Thursday night to Friday morning the weather still was expected to be cold enough with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s this morning Afternoon temperatures are expected to increase to the low 60s in far north Florida the mid-60s from Daytona Beach to Tampa and close to 70 in the West Palm Beach Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Fort Myers weather zones The warming trend is expected to continue through the weekend although the 20 mph force of the warming wind will retard the creature comfort level Ocean waves off south Florida are expected to reach as high as 15 feet so small craft advisory flags flutter and pop from Jupiter south to Key West and Florida Bay Florida fruits and vegetables The coldest place on the list was Tallahassee at 19 degrees colder by three It was 21 down a degree from Wednesday morning at Crestview in the I Daytona 32 degrees matched Wednesday low Pensacola Apalachicola Gainesville Jacksonville and Ruskin all were 32 or lower Please turn to SUSPENDED 4D Outraged viewers to picket Channel change of anchors feel that it is important that you stand up for what you believe in We believe in Reg and Loraine Penn co-chairperson Of Of Wolford and Jacqueline Bange Miller and Sauer have earned the love and respect of thousands of viewers but for six years Channel 12 finished a distant second to WPTV-Channel 5 in the ratings Fans of Miller and Sauer complained to the station the day after the staff shake-up but this week their anger has an edge It is organized They call themselves of Reg and Laurel So far a dozen committee members have vowed to fight to return Miller and Sauer to the One thing is certain: this outrage proves that longevity in television is not always a liability TV news is about entertainment So too is this movement A TV station made a business decision If people want to tell Channel 12 they are angry about this decision they should refuse to watch Steve Wolford and Jacqueline Bange Ratings not rantings are what TV news managements are tuned to Walking a picket line or signing a petition change the numbers in the sacred ratings book unmoved by the protest and stands by its new news director Larry Henrichs said Thursday is not going to said Henrichs who joined the station in October after working at WTVJ-Channel 4 in Miami done as an Henrichs said are changing Channel look Obviously we may lose a couple of viewers But I think that in the long run people will realize what we are selling is damn Reg Miller is searching for another anchor job preferably in South Florida But he called the campaign to get him his old job back Reg and Laurel Outraged television viewers have mounted an extraordinary campaign this week to get the deposed anchor team of Reg Miller and Laurel Sauer back on WPEC-Channel evening news twice a day for five years in your home they become your said Mary Kay Dodd 45 of Lantana Miller made me feel great never met the man But over the television he projects the image of being your The organizers plan to picket Channel studios Monday from noon to 2 pm It will be an event Channel news cameras most likely will ignore even if its reporters watch from the doorstep In addition committee members are circulating petitions and urging a boycott of products made by firms that advertise on Channel news On Monday committee members will deliver a letter to WPEC owner Alex Dreyfoos Jr The letter calls the decision an and an Channel reason for the recent firing of Reg Miller and the demotion of Laurel Sauer is to create a younger image tell us would you also have fired a Walter Penn wrote The Channel 12 management is DON VAN NATTA for Reg and Laurel is an example of 1980s-style activism: People protest whenever corporate America deprives them of something rights entertainment the flavor of a cola LIVELY ARTS airwaves These people are so devoted to Channel former anchor team that one 72-year-old widow wept took my friends In fact nearly 200 people responded to a classified ad in newspaper that carried the headline Back Our Anchor They have never met Miller and Sauer but not important to these people They miss them you watch the same people believe Miller said think it is a wonderful testimonial to the feelings of the people of this Miller refused to comment on the obvious hypothetical question: Would he return to Channel 12? He also reportedly is considering a career in politics a less obvious show business industry In the activists picketed injustices they saw on the news On Monday activists will picket injustices perpetrated on the people who read the news On Jan 11 Miller was fired and Sauer was demoted to the noon newscast Miller and Sauer had co-anchored the 5:30 and 11 pm broadcasts since 1982 They were replaced by younger less-experienced anchors Steve.