Hendry Prostitution Suspects Arrested

Stabbing-Robbery Investigation Continues - Two Arrested For Prostitution

LABELLE, FL. -- Hendry County Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate a stabbing that occurred during the early morning hours of March 31, 2010 at a migrant labor camp south of LaBelle. Two women were arrested for prostitution.

Deputies responded to the Duda Labor Camp, located on South 29 after receiving a call of a fight.  Upon their arrival they found 23 year old Jose Hernandez suffering from a stab wound and lacerations to the abdomen.   

Upon questioning, Hernandez stated he didn't know who had stabbed him, but that they had taken his wallet and necklace. 

Deputies then noticed 31 year old Allison Carina Ruark (photo left) exit the apartment next to Hernandez and questioned her as to why she was there.  Ruark stated she had come to the Camp with Michelle Astroga, Linda Carbajal (photo right), John 'Ace' Daniels, and Victor Roa and they were in the process of conducting ''business" for $5.00. 

The victim later identified Ruark as being one the individuals who was involved with the males who took his possessions and stabbed him. 

During this time a second individual was later found walking down State Road 29, and identified as 35 year old Linda Carbajal.  Carbajal was then transported to the Hendry County Sheriff�s Office and along with Ruark and, subsequent to further investigation, Carbajal and Ruark were arrested for prostitution.

Currently Linda Carbajal and Allison Carina Ruark are being held on a $500.00 bond.

Suspect Arrested In Clewiston Shooting

Teen Arrested After Shots Fired At Truck

CLEWISTON, FL, -- In the early morning hours of March 31, 2010 Hendry County Deputies were dispatched to the Twin Lakes in the southeastern Clewiston area after a report of gunshots being fired.

When deputies arrived on scene they met with 24 year old Areli Campuzano who reported that she and her family had been asleep inside their home located at 691 Twin Lakes Drive when they heard gunshots being fired.  Areli Campuzano reported that she got up and ran out the door and saw a tan Ford F-150 pickup truck with several men dressed in black passing their house.  She went on to say that she recognized some of the men in the truck and identified them to deputies on scene.  

Investigators with the Hendry County Sheriff�s Office were contacted and a search for the Ford pickup truck was conducted.  Deputies along with Clewiston Police Officers did locate the vehicle and spoke with the driver and his passengers.  He reported to Deputies that he was dropping off some co-workers in the Twin Lakes area when he passed by the residence of Campuzano. 

The driver along with his passengers noticed several men standing in the front yard of 691 Twin Lakes, suspect Hugo Campuzano being one of them.  The driver stated that as he drove by he saw Hugo Campuzano with a gun in his hand and witnessed him shoot towards his vehicle.  

He then drove through the backyard of a residence onto Sherwood Drive as Hugo Campuzano continued shooting at them.  As the investigator inspected the vehicle he located what was believed to be a bullet hole located in the back passenger side of the truck and a bullet fragment was found.

Hugo Campuzano was then transported to the Sheriff�s sub-station for further questioning.  After further questioning, 19 year old Hugo Campuzano was placed under arrest for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Firing a Weapon in Public, Firing a Missile into a Vehicle and Possession of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony.  Campuzano is currently being held on no bond.

Free Florida Easter Fishing

No License Required This Weekend

Both residents and nonresidents in Florida can fish in public fresh waters across the state without a license during the weekend of April 3 and 4. All other fishing rules apply.

The Florida Legislature and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission designated the first full weekend in April each year to be Florida�s Free Freshwater Fishing Weekend. This year, that falls on Easter weekend.

Research conducted in 2009 by the Outdoor Foundation emphasized that recreational fishing is the number-one gateway activity that leads participants to increase their overall involvement in outdoor activities. 

So this weekend is your chance to get outdoors and go fishing right here in the �Fishing Capital of the World,� where virtually everyone is within 45 minutes of a freshwater fishing opportunity. The weather predictions are looking good, it is just after a full moon and spring stimulates fish to congregate in shallow waters. The fishing should be great.  So, Get Outdoors Florida! and burn off some of those chocolate-bunny calories with a free fishing adventure.

Death On Hendry Road - Seatbelts Tell Tale?

One Dead In Saturday Night Crash

LABELLE, FL. -- A 2000 Hyundai, driven by 23 year old Ernest De Kock of Felda was traveling west on County Road-832 (Keri Road) about 11:40 p.m. Saturday night and was unable to negotiate the curve. The driver abruptly steered to the left, sending the vehicle into a counter-clockwise yaw, traveling off the roadway into a ditch and colliding with trees and shrubbery with the right side portion of the vehicle.

Subsequently, it overturned onto its top, coming to final rest on its top in the ditch, partly submerged, facing north. Driver and an unidentified passenger were flown to Lee Memorial Hospital. De Kock has serious injuries and was not wearing a seatbelt, nor was the passenger.

Another passenger, Friedrich H. Klingenberg, 19 of Felda was transported by ground to Lehigh Regional Hospital with minor injuries. He was using his seatbelt. The unidentified passenger, not using a seat belt according to the crash report, succumbed to his injuries at Lee Memorial Hospital.

Weekend Fun - Collier County

IMMOKALEE, FL. -- One of the most popular parks in Collier County is the C.R.E.W. park south of Immokalee Road in the northeastern portion of the county.

Home to dozens of 'geocacaches', where participants look for hidden caches around the park using a GPS receiver, and site of broad ecology ranging from swamp to oak hammocks. Plenty of wildlife can be seen from turtles to bobcats along cleared trails and boardwalks.

Photo: 3-D photograph by Don Browne of one of the boardwalks through the Popash Slough trail at CREW.