Monroe County Sheriffâs Office deputies arrested a 53-year-old Boot Key Harbor man on Saturday for reportedly swinging a machete at another live-aboard resident and threatening to kill him, deputies said.
John Ralph Zens was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and two counts of aggravated stalking, according to Sheriffâs Office spokesman Adam Linhardt.
The 28-year-old male victim reported on May 3 that Zens attempted to strike him with a machete while he, his girlfriend, who is also Zensâ former girlfriend, and another person were coming ashore at the 20th Street Bridge, Linhardt said.
Zens told the male victim that he was going to kill him if he didnât leave the area. Zens then swung the machete at the man, nearly striking him before the victim was able to run away, Linhardt said.
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Miami, Florida - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents teamed up with U.S. Marshals on Wednesday to apprehend a wanted federal fugitive.
Florida CBP Marine Agents teamed up with
US Marshals to capture a federal fugitive
“Today’s case spotlight’s our agent’s versatility and ability to work closely with partners to get the job done,” stated Miami Air and Marine Branch Director Tony Arevalo. “Our agents were able to provide the needed maritime capability to make this arrest happen.”
AMO Marine Interdiction Agents (MIA), based in Marathon, headed out with Marshals in the early morning to execute a warrant service to a fugitive, John Raymond Martin, known to be living aboard a sailing vessel moored in Boot Key Harbor.
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The Marathon City Council agreed to create a hybrid model for code enforcement and continued the trash receptacle ordinance to next month, while approving the Coco Plum bridge projects and the kayak ramp on Grassy Key to move forward this month. Rotary Park will receive a facelift as well.
The council agreed to a hybrid model for code enforcement in which residents have the option to choose between a code board made up of their neighbors and friends or an impartial, law school-trained special magistrate. The vote was split, with John Bartus, Mayor Luis Gonzalez and Dan Zieg in favor of the hybrid model. Zieg said 80% to 90% of cases are resolved before ever coming to the magistrate. Bartus said the cityâs incorporation movement two decades ago had a code board comprised of citizens among its most desired goals, and a hybrid system is the âbest of both worlds.â
Migrant vessel from Cuba sinks before reaching land in the Keys
All seven aboard were rescued by the U.S. Border Patrol, which means theyâll likely be sent back to Cuba.
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A boat that ferried seven Cubans to the Florida Keys floats in Boot Key Harbor in the city of Marathon on Tuesday. [ U.S. Border Patrol ]
By David Goodhue
Published Jan. 13
A homemade boat with seven people from Cuba on board began to sink shortly before it reached land in the Florida Keys Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.
The vesselâs passengers survived unharmed, but unfortunately for them, their rescuers were U.S. Border Patrol agents, and they will likely be sent back to Cuba.