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A Message From the State Attorney

I am so proud of the work
our staff does to bring
awareness to problems in
our community. SAO employees recently took part
in an event to help stop
violence in the Jacksonville
area. The event, which
attracts hundreds of supporters, was the Take
Back the Night march at
the University of North

Florida.
The SAO was on hand at
the march handing out information on what victims
can do and how they can
protect themselves. You
can read more about this
great cause in the Off The
Record section of this
newsletter.
God Bless.
~Angela

Pulled From The Headlines

A 1992 cold case involving a sexual battery
in Atlantic Beach has
finally been solved. Assistant State Attorneys
Lee Smith and Alan
Mizrahi recently sent
Kenneth Alfred Bicking,
53, to prison for the rest
of his life for the crimes.
Bicking was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for
one count of Armed
Sexual Battery and one
count of Kidnapping
with a Weapon. A jury
convicted Bicking of
these charges in September.
In April 1992, Bicking
entered a womans Atlantic Beach home,
without her permission.

He then pulled out a gun,

tied up the victim, placed
duct tape over her eyes
and mouth, and sexually
battered her.
For years, the crime
went unsolved. During a
follow up investigation in
2011, DNA swabs from
the original investigation
were resubmitted to the
Florida Department of
Law Enforcement for
testing. Investigators
found that Bickings DNA
matched the DNA recovered from the victim after
the incident.
The victim of the crime
decided to go public with
her story in order to help
other women who are
victims of a sex crime to
come forward. You can

watch the victims interview with WJXT-TV by

clicking here.
Bicking is a suspect
in a South Florida homicide and the murder of
a former Dallas Cowboys punter in Texas.
Authorities have not
been able to prosecute
the cases due to a lack
of evidence.

KennethBicking

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Justice Promised, Justice Delivered

Larry F. White, Jr. was
Deliver Cocaine. ~ASAs
Dontayvious J. Wilconvicted of Murder in the
Avery Sander and Hector
liams was found guilty of
Second Degree. ~ASAs LonMurcia-Bustos
Trafficking in Cocaine and
don Kite and Peter OverResisting an Officer with Kenneth J. Lukens was
street
out Violence. ~ASAs Brett
sentenced to life in prison
Mereness and Tom Man Charles A. Paris, Jr. was
for Murder in the First Degan
found guilty of DUI with Segree. ~ASAs Jessica Garcia
rious Bodily Injury and DUI
and Leah Daza
Miles McChriston was
with Damage. ~ASAs Justin Anthony J. Palmer was
convicted of Murder in
Dixon and Erin Perry
the First Degree. ~ASAs
found guilty of Att. Murder in
Brian Brady and London
Terrence R. Wright was
the Second Degree, Att.
Kite
sentenced to mandatory life
Armed Robbery, and Armed
in prison for Murder in the
Burglary. ~ASAs Matt Poli- Damanecia N. RobertFirst Degree and Armed
meni and Brian Brady
son was sentenced to 20
Robbery. ~ASA Mark Caliel Earnest D. Bolton was
years for three counts of
Att. Manslaughter By Act
Julian W. Andreu was
convicted of three counts of
and one count of Disconvicted of Burglary
Sexual Battery, one count of
charging a Firearm from a
(Structure). ~ASAs Chris
Att. Sexual Battery, and one
Vehicle. ~ASAs Brian
Huband and Lauren Huish
count of Lewd or Lascivious
Brady and Justin Dixon
Molestation. ~ASAs Stacie
Marvin M. Scott was con

victed of Sale, Manufacture,

French and Catherine Licandro

Hearings and Cheerings

Earlier this month, the Hubbard House hosted the 20th Annual Barbara Ann Campbell Memorial Breakfast in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. More than 600 people were in
attendance, including State Attorney Angela Corey, who attended as a guest of honor. SAO
employees Theresa Simak, Dan Skinner, Adair Rommel, Erin Wolfson, Jeanette Lee, Susan
Reinhart, Tammy Klaiber, and Hope Kavalow also attended the event.
Two victims of domestic violence spoke during the event and shared their touching and compelling stories of how they survived domestic violence. The CEO of Hubbard House, Ellen
Siler, announced a new social media movement called #WhyiStandUp, which helps bring the
community together by asking, why do you stand up against domestic violence?.
Hubbard House is a nationally recognized domestic violence center who works to provide
safety and services to domestic violence victims in Duval and Baker counties.

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Victims Voice

Since its start,

Micahs Place
has grown into a
full service
center that
offers an
abundance of
resources to
victims of the
Nassau County
community.

In the Hearings & Cheerings section of the newsletter, you read about an
event hosted by the Hubbard House, a domestic
violence center that works
with victims in Duval County. Since our office also
handles cases outside of
Duval County, it is important that we work closely
with other agencies that
can help the victims in their
area. One of those agencies is Micahs Place.
Micahs Place is a certified domestic violence center that serves the victims
of Nassau County. They
offer a safe emergency
shelter for victims of domestic violence, as well as
a variety of outreach programs including legal advocacy and community education and awareness programs.

Micahs Place started in

1999, with a group of concerned citizens who knew
the importance of establishing a safe haven for those
who are victims of domestic
violence. Up until this point,
victims and children had to
travel outside the county, if
they even had transportation, to get the help they
needed. Shortly after its
start, Micahs Place was
incorporated and registered
as a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization. In 2003, they
began offering a number of
outreach services and referrals through their 24hour toll free hotline. Micahs Place also opened a
16-bed emergency shelter
for victims, and in 2004, the
Department of Children and
Families certified the organization, making it the 41st
domestic violence shelter in

the state.
Since its start, Micahs
Place has grown into a full
service center that offers an
abundance of resources to
victims of the Nassau
County community. Those
services include community
education and training programs, court advocacy, a
resale center, emergency
cell phone distribution, and
support groups.
With the hard work and
dedication of their staff and
many volunteers, Micahs
Place continues to help
victims and educate the
people of Nassau County
as they fight to end domestic violence one relationship
at a time.

Off The Record

Recently, victim advocates from the SAO attended the Take Back the
Night event, hosted by the
UNF Womens Center. The
event began with a march
across the UNF campus
and was followed by a
speak-out and candle lighting ceremony.
Take Back the Night

allows people to come together and unite against interpersonal violence and
abuse in the community. The
cross-campus march represents the solidarity of women
and men who are not afraid
to stand up and speak
against violence, while the
candle lighting ceremony
honored the victims and sur-

vivors of domestic violence.

SAO victim advocates
also spoke with those who
were interested in learning
more about what our office
does and how we work
with victims of domestic
violence.

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SafetyZone
Halloweensafety psfromtheSAOInves gators

Plan costumes for children that are bright and reflective. Consider adding reflective tape to costumes
or trick-or-treat bags for greater visibility.

When shopping for costumes, make sure they fit well and are short enough to prevent tripping.
Also, consider using non-toxic makeup and decorative hats rather than masks, which can limit or block
eyesight.

Make sure children are accompanied by a parent or responsible adult while trick-or-treating. Remember to stay on a lighted path, and carry flashlights with fresh batteries for extra lighting.

Pedestrian injuries are the most common injuries to children on Halloween. It is important that everyone in the group knows to stay together and communicate where they are going.

After an evening of trick-or-treating, sort through the childrens treats. Although tampering is rare, it
is still important to check for any spoiled, unwrapped, or suspicious items that need to be thrown away.

As always, law enforcement should be notified immediately of any suspicious or unlawful activity.
Teach your children to call 9-1-1 in the case of an emergency.

Behind The Scenes

An important part of the
team at the State Attorneys
Office often gets overlooked
for all the hard work they do,
but the SAO could not function without them. They are
the employees who work in
the NCIC Division.
NCIC is responsible for
running reports on all felony
cases through what is called
the National Crime and Information Center. NCIC is a
computerized database
which tracks criminal related
information across the country. The information is available to all local, state and federal law enforcement agencies anytime of the day or

night. The NCIC database is

maintained by the Criminal
Justice Information Services
Division (CJIS) of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
NCIC information is protected, which means only certain
individuals can access it.
The two SAO employees assigned to the NCIC Division
are located in a secure room,
which is not accessible to
other SAO employees or the
public.
Each morning, the NCIC
crew receives new arrest files
at the SAO. The division
then runs a check on each
defendant for information like
previous arrests and convic-

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tions to whether or not they

own a firearm. If the arrest
involves a driving charge,
NCIC also runs a driving
history check on the defendant.
Once all of the criminal
history is received, the
NCIC Division then highlights the critical areas,
such as an arrest or conviction of a crime, and attaches that information to the
new arrest file. The crime
related information is then
passed on to the prosecutor
assigned to the case.