The Shields Painting Difference: Perfection with Every Brush Stroke
Many painting companies in Florida rely on flashy marketing and big promises to try and attract new clients. But when it comes time to work, they fall short of their promises. This is often due to a lack of experience, qualified painters, and a drive to overachieve. At Shields Painting, we do things a little differently than other painting companies in Citrus County. We believe that a professional paint job should be as close to perfect as possible. Our goal is to leave you 100% satisfied, whether we're touching up an old residential paint job or performing a complex commercial project. It might sound simple, but we achieve that goal through honesty, hard work, beautiful results, and reasonable pricing.
As a family-owned and operated painting company in Reddick, FL, we strive to provide personalized, professional, and friendly service. Shields Painting has been in business since 1968 for a good reason. Whenever possible, we go the extra mile to make sure our customers are happy. Unlike some of our competition, we want to know all about your house or business painting project: your vision, your preferences, your challenges, and your goals. When we understand your needs, we can present you with a fantastic final product - one that you're proud to show off to friends and neighbors.
At Shields Painting, we combine our extensive experience with time-tested, meticulous painting processes, resulting in the highest quality painting results around. As a painting contractor in Citrus County, we can take on a variety of residential, commercial, and industrial projects in Florida.
A few of our most popular painting services include:
- Interior Painting
- Exterior Painting
- Residential Painting
- Commercial Painting
- Cabinet Painting
- Ceiling Painting
- Fence Painting
- Sign Painting
- MUCH More!
Our commercial, industrial, and residential painting contractors take the proper steps to protect your property and belongings while we work. Our team will clean up after ourselves, so your property is left clean and free of debris when we're done. After all, we think there's only one way to do a job, and that's the right way.
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Your Go-To House Painting Company in Reddick, FL
Your home is a haven of relaxation and solitude. It is uniquely you - a place where you can express who you are through style and design. Whether you need interior touch-ups for your crown molding or a new exterior coat of paint, hiring a reliable painting contractor is the best way to get quality results.
At Shields Painting, we know how important it is to have a home that highlights your tastes and personality. That's why we offer an extensive array of residential painting services in Citrus County. As tempting as it might be to try a DIY paint job, without the proper skills and experience, there is a good chance that the results will turn out less than satisfactory.
High-quality painting requires skill, experience, and patience. If you're a homeowner who needs residential painting services but doesn't have the time, patience, or skills to handle the job, look no further than Shields Painting. We offer accuracy, precision, and longevity with each paint job we perform. Our customers choose Shields Painting for their home because they receive:
- Free Quotes with Detailed Project Breakdowns
- Affordable Pricing
- Expert Painting Contractors
- High-Quality Paint Products
- Combo of Traditional and Modern Techniques
- Well-Maintained Tools
- Unmatched Craftsmanship
- Friendly, Personalized Service
- Good Old-Fashioned Hard Work!
The majority of our house painting services come in two forms: interior and exterior.
Interior Residential Painting
As an interior painting contractor with decades of experience, our expert technicians have developed an interior painting process that maximizes quality and emphasizes customer satisfaction. We understand that interior painting goes beyond aesthetics. It protects your ceilings and walls and helps you sustain a healthier place to live for your family. When only the finest craftsmanship will do inside your home, Shields Painting is here for you.
Our seasoned team of painting experts and craftsmen is dedicated to respecting your space and providing you with the look and feel you're craving inside your home. Whether you bought a new house and want to make it your own or need minor touch-ups but have no time, Shields Painting is ready to tackle the job, no matter how small or large.
Unlike some painting companies, our interior house painters take the time to get the details right, every time. For instance, color is only one aspect of your interior paint job. The paint sheen or finish is just as important. Certain finishes are better for living rooms and bedrooms than in kitchens and bathrooms. We'll help you find the right finish and paint colors for your home, so you don't have to worry about touch-ups or repainting.
Some of our most popular interior house painting services include:
- Ceiling Painting
- Popcorn Ceiling Removal
- Living Room Painting
- Bathroom Painting
- Basement Painting
- Color Consultations
- More
Cabinet Painting
Citrus County cabinet painting deserves its own section on this page because it requires more time, skill, and quality paint than most sections of your home. If your home's cabinets are built into its woodwork, replacing them can be obnoxiously expensive. Compared to the cost of installing new cabinets, painting your kitchen cabinets is much more affordable.
At Shields Painting, we specialize in transforming old cabinets into new, gorgeous features that are just as usable as they are beautiful. Each step of our cabinet painting process is meticulous and thorough. And we'll take care of the entire job, from cleaning, prep, and sanding to priming, painting, and reassembly. This unique service lets you enjoy a brand-new look in your kitchen without having to go into debt by replacing your cabinets.
Whether your cabinets are new, but you want to change their color or you'd like to transition wood cabinets to a painted finish, Shields Painting has the expertise and experience to give you a new look you'll love.
Exterior Residential Painting
Your home - it's a place that not only keeps your belongings safe. It protects your family and loved ones, too. It's one of your largest investments, and like anything else of value, it should be protected. However, Florida weather can take a toll on your home's structure and paint, lowering your home's value and even putting your family at risk.
While it's true that a beautiful exterior affects your house's value, it shouldn't take thousands of remodeling dollars to make a positive change to your home. There's a fine line between reasonable pricing and top-quality painting, and that sweet spot is what Shields Painting aims for. If you want to transform how your friends and neighbors see your home, never underestimate the power of a professional paint job.
Our exterior residential painting services are designed to boost curb appeal, give your home a fresh look, and help it stand up to Florida's unique weather. But we provide more than that. When you hire Shields Painting for your outdoor painting project, you will enjoy peace of mind in knowing that your home is in truly capable hands. Our goal is to exceed your expectations and help bring out the best in your property, whether you need to re-stain your deck or remove old, peeling paint from your siding.
If you're on the hunt for the very best exterior painting contractor in Reddick, FL, look no further than Shields Painting.
Some of our most popular exterior house painting services include:
- Vinyl Siding Painting
- Deck Painting and Staining
- Stucco Exterior Painting
- Wood Exterior Painting
- Porch Painting and Staining
- Soffit Painting
- Fascia Painting
- Window Painting
- Front Door Painting
- Thorough Painting Prep
- More
The Premier Commercial Painting Company in Reddick, FL
When it comes to first impressions, your businesses' appearance plays an important role. Your commercial property's paint job factors into its overall aesthetics. A great-looking, well-maintained paint job can mean the difference between a customer walking in your storefront and passing by. Conversely, an old, worn-out commercial paint job can send the wrong message to prospective customers. If you can't take the time to keep up your property's appearance, why would a customer spend their hard-earned money on your products?
The same goes for your businesses' interior paint. Would you want to do business with a company that has peeling paint or unsightly crown molding? At Shield's Painting, our goal is to create a beautiful environment that your customers and employees will love inside and out. When you work with our business painters, you can rest easy knowing we treat your business like it were our own. We always clean up after ourselves and know that operations cannot come to a halt just because we're painting. As such, we'll work with your busy schedule to ensure the job gets done right the first time without disrupting your day-to-day commitments.
With decades of commercial painting experience, we know the demands of a commercial painting project necessitate a disciplined and focused approach from the start. Our team of business painters is committed to delivering quality, on-time results on every project, every time - no excuses
We offer professional business painting services to a variety of building types, including:
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Industrial Painting
A high level of care and finesse are required to effectively paint an industrial property. At Shields Painting, we know that industrial paint jobs involve much more than aesthetics. That's why our industrial services are customized to your specifications, using industrial-grade materials that stand up to heavy-duty operations.
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Retail Store Painting
Our commercial painters apply effective, yet appealing interior and exterior paint that stand up to the daily rigors of busy retail environments.
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Small Business Painting
Do you own a restaurant franchise? Have a small "mom and pop" location that needs a fresh coat of paint? Shields Painting has the resources and reliability to efficiently get the job done the first time. That way, you can focus on serving your customers, not having your business repainted.
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Healthcare Location Painting
From walk-in clinics to long-term care facilities, Shields Painting is sensitive to your patients' needs. We know you must protect your patient's privacy while maintaining productivity. Our approach to healthcare location painting centers around your schedule to avoid disruptions in care.
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Apartment Complex Painting
Erase signs of wear and make your apartment complex or multi-family building a more desirable place to live with a stunning, professional paint job.
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Shields Painting has been in the business since 1968. In a world where so much has changed, we are proud to uphold the ideals that make us successful: hard, honest work, getting the job done right, and excellent customer service. Providing you with trustworthy, quality work will always take priority over rushing through a project to serve the next customer. That is just not the way we choose to do business.
As professionals dedicated to perfection, we strive to provide a unique painting experience for every customer - one that focuses on their needs and desires instead of our own. Whether you need residential painting for your home or commercial painting for your business, we encourage you to reach out today to speak with our customer service team. Whether you have big ideas about a new paint project or need our expertise and guidance, we look forward to hearing from you soon.
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Celebrating 140 years of service
Annabelle Leitner Correspondenthttps://www.ocala.com/story/news/local/2016/09/09/celebrating-140-years-for-historic-reddick-church/25481956007/
Former "circuit" church developed into anchor of Reddick community0:000:35ADSept. 11 is a significant date in the history of the First United Methodist Church of Reddick. On Sunday, current members, the pastor, past ministers, district superintendents and friends will celebrate the church’s founding in 1876. The history of the church, however, began many years before it came to Reddick.Agnes Bishop Wilson, in her book “First United Methodist Church, Reddick, Florida: Pierce Chapel 1876-197...
Former "circuit" church developed into anchor of Reddick community
Sept. 11 is a significant date in the history of the First United Methodist Church of Reddick. On Sunday, current members, the pastor, past ministers, district superintendents and friends will celebrate the church’s founding in 1876. The history of the church, however, began many years before it came to Reddick.
Agnes Bishop Wilson, in her book “First United Methodist Church, Reddick, Florida: Pierce Chapel 1876-1976,” wrote that in 1876 the church was located at Millwood and was known as the Millwood Church. It served the farming communities of Lowell, Reddick and Orange Lake. In 1876, 14 women and seven men were recorded as charter members; by 1899 the church membership was at 56.
The church was built on an acre of land that was given by the Samuel H. Owens family. Owens and his family came to this area of northwest Marion County during the 1850s from South Carolina. His large farm was known as the Millwood Plantation and, after the Civil War, a small settlement would develop in the area of what is now the Millwood Cemetery near Reddick.
There are indications that services may have been held at Millwood Plantation before the church formed, as pre-Civil War owners of large farms encouraged early Methodist circuit riders to stop by and hold services. Minutes of the 31st Methodist Conference held Dec, 16, 1874, in Live Oak, for example, state that the Rev. John C. Ley was preaching at the church at Millwood.
The 1879 deed given by the Owens family shows there was a small church building on the land.
In 1891, a vote was taken by members of the church as to whether to stay at Millwood or be relocated to nearby Reddick, which was growing due to its proximity to the newly constructed railway. The vote was six to remain at Millwood and 12 to move to Reddick. During a Charge Conference held Nov. 22, 1891, the vote was unanimous to rename the church Pierce Chapel in honor of Bishop Pierce of the Methodist Church.
The Ocala Evening Star wrote that the cornerstone for the Pierce Chapel was laid on Friday, Feb. 19, 1892.
Tradition has it that the church building at Millwood was moved by skids, which were rolled on logs and pulled by mules, to the site where the church sits now in Reddick. It was on Sept. 11, 1892, that the first service, by the Rev. James Howland, was held in Pierce Chapel.
According to Steve Rajtar in “Reddick Historical Trail,” the church building was enlarged in 1892, with the structure taking on a “Victorian Vernacular style with a Gothic influence.” A building committee of Dr. B.P. Wilson, George W. Leonard and T.J. Davidson was appointed. It has been written that Lewis S. Light, who owned a nearby sawmill, donated the lumber for “the new church,” which was named First United Methodist Church of Reddick.
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The church, in Millwood and Reddick, has been a gathering place for almost a century and a half. Generations of families have grown up in the church.
Joy Lewis Maxwell Row is a member of one such family. Row is the oldest continuous current member. Her grandchildren are the fourth generation of her family to attend the church. Row, whose family lived at Lowell, said there is “something comforting about the old building,” adding that after you enter the doors, if you stop and take a minute “you feel the spirit of God.”
When she was growing up in the church it had a balcony that was reached by a narrow staircase, which is where Sunday school classes were held. The church was on a circuit and services were not held every Sunday, but Sunday school was. That was where Row and others learned songs such as “Jesus Loves Me,” she said.
She said her Sunday school teachers were really good, with Irene Rou being her first one. Row said most of the ministers were very good with the young people and that often the youth of the Methodist church and those from the Presbyterian church next door would join together for activities.
Row also recalled fish fries and fried chicken dinners that helped bring the community together. Every summer, she said, the church would have a picnic at a member’s lake place and they would “load up” everyone in the back of her father’s farm truck and off to the lake they would go.
Kay Stewart came to live in Reddick in 1956, at age 14, when her father W. H. C. Stewart was appointed to the church by the Methodist Conference. During his three years as minister the fellowship hall was planned and built. It was called Stewart Hall. When his appointment ended, the family remained in town and made it their home. Kay graduated from North Marion High School, then located in Reddick, in 1962.
Billy DeVore grew up in the Presbyterian church next door to the Methodist church. His church also did not have services every Sunday and often the members of both churches would attend whichever church was having services. DeVore said the youth of both churches “joined forces for youth activities, Sunday school and vacation Bible school.”
On May 17, 1966, Kay Stewart and Billy DeVore were married by her father and the Rev. R.E. Rutland. The DeVores celebrated their 50th anniversary in May.
Billy DeVore said he has fond memories of joint Thanksgiving and Christmas services, when the families of the community gathered together.
Kay DeVore recalled people she came to know through the church, such as Jeff and Jeanne Stroup because of their involvement with the youth. Layton Lockamy, she said, was a gentlemen with a jovial heart and was always willing to help. Kay, Jacque Stroup and Stevie Aiton sang together in church while Winifred Freimuth played the piano.
Donald J. “Don” Hanna was appointed minister of the church in 1988. It was the third church the young minister would serve. When asked recently what made it special, he said, “the warmth of the people.”
When Hanna served as minister, the church was no longer on a circuit but was a “station” church, the Methodist term for a stand-alone church. He said Reddick was a wonderful community and that the church and town folks made him feel at home and welcomed. It also was where he met Joy Grimes of Lowell, whose family attended the church. They were married there during the second year of his appointment.
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The Rev. Ryan Frack, has been serving the church since 2013.
“Everyone is excited about the upcoming celebration; that this is a wonderful event for the church,” he said.
The excitement of the parishioners shows the pride they have in their church, Frack said, adding that the generations of families that will be represented on Sunday will be “great” and that this will be a time to reinforce what the church has meant to the community will also be a “shot in the arm” for the future.
Although a "homecoming" is held every five years, this is a special time to reflect on the history of the church and its people, he said.
The celebration of the church's long history will begin at 9:30 a.m. Sunday with coffee and doughnuts, followed by a worship service at 11:15 a.m. with the Rev. Russell Clark, minister from 2010-2013, which will be followed by a meal and an old-fashioned hymn sing. The church is located at 15290 NW 42nd Terrace, just off Gainesville Road.
For more information, email Frack ryan.frack@flumc.org or contact church member and Reddick Mayor Jim R. Stroup at 591-3250 or terrierjim@ocalagarrison.org.
Sickle Cell warrior remembered in movement to raise awareness about disease
firstcoastnews.comhttps://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/name-of-sickle-cell-warrior-being-used-to-push-awareness-about-the-awful-disease/77-594478549
September is Sickle Cell Awareness month, and many are convinced that knowledge of the disease is very limited.More VideosJACKSONVILLE, Fl -- His name is Orain Reddick. He is a father, an entrepreneur and a described Sickle Cell warrior."We discovered when he was four years old that he was a sickle cell carrier," said Barbara Reddick.His mother, a retired educator, remembers the ups and downs of living with the disease -- the days when he was in crisis."It is sad to see your child hurting a...
September is Sickle Cell Awareness month, and many are convinced that knowledge of the disease is very limited.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fl -- His name is Orain Reddick. He is a father, an entrepreneur and a described Sickle Cell warrior.
"We discovered when he was four years old that he was a sickle cell carrier," said Barbara Reddick.
His mother, a retired educator, remembers the ups and downs of living with the disease -- the days when he was in crisis.
"It is sad to see your child hurting and you can't do anything about it," she said.
Two years ago, Reddick past away, an apparent heart attack. But she said he would never let the disease that ravaged through his body get the upper hand.
"He fought it," said Reddick.
Her son is gone but his life lives on through his friends and family. Radio announcer Gene White aka Gene DOT Com is a friend from high school.
"After his passing, a piece of me passed," said White, " I would visit him in the hospital. He was a fighter."
White is now working with the Orain Reddick foundation to raise awareness for the disease that strikes African Americans, Hispanic Americans from Central and South America and people of Middle Eastern, Asian, Indian and Mediterranean descent.
"He was such a vanguard," said White, "That's why I have joined this project to raise awareness."
One in eight African Americans in North Florida carry the trait, according to Ben Green of the Jacksonville Sickle Cell Association.
"The message in 2018 is to get tested and know your hemoglobin type," said Green.
When he was 16 months, Clayton 'DJ' Martin was tested. He is now living with the disease, the crisis that so often comes with it, and the pain associated with that crisis.
"When the cell is sickled, they get stuck in a vein or artery that causes the pain," said Martin.
September is Sickle Cell Awareness month, and he is convinced that knowledge of the disease is very limited.
"In general, I don't believe the public knows or understand what we live with," he said.
Martin, White and Reddick's family are now pushing awareness through the Benjamin Ivory Affair.
The event is scheduled at the Mary Singleton Center downtown on Sept. 23 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and it is free.
"If there's a person that is out there and hurting and don't know why," said Barbara Reddick, "they should get up and go and be tested."
Reddick said the public needs to know more about the disease as well as medical practitioners.
There have been growing complaints from patients who flock to emergency rooms during a crisis, they say the health care providers are slow or reluctant to provide pain treatment.
The common concern is that the person is a drug addict.
"We are not drug addicts," said Martin, "We are in severe pain and need help."
This September will be used to uplift the memory or Orain Reddick, but the bigger goals are to raise awareness and to underscore the importance of getting tested.
What's being done to treat this blood disease? This was published in the Pediatrics Nationwide online:
Only one drug – hydroxyurea – is FDA-approved to help reduce the number of crises a person with sickle cell disease experiences. When taken at clinical-trial level doses, it has been shown to be very effective. But there are barriers to using hydroxyurea in children with sickle cell disease, and a recent study published in BMC Research Notes finds that caregivers frequently decline the drug for their children.
The Benjamin Ivory Affair at the Mary Singleton Center is just one step in educating the public about the fight against this dreadful disease.
Man robs Dollar General in Ocala after ‘hearing voices’ in head
Staff Reporthttps://www.ocala-news.com/2023/11/14/man-robs-dollar-general-in-ocala-after-hearing-voices-in-head/
A 31-year-old Reddick man is behind bars after voices in his head allegedly instructed him to rob a Dollar General store in Ocala.On Monday, Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the Dollar General store located at 13200 W Highway 326 in Ocala after an employee called 911 to report a robbery. Upon arrival, deputies established a perimeter and located a man matching the description of the suspect less than a mile from the store on Highway 326, according to the arrest report.The man was identified in the repo...
A 31-year-old Reddick man is behind bars after voices in his head allegedly instructed him to rob a Dollar General store in Ocala.
On Monday, Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the Dollar General store located at 13200 W Highway 326 in Ocala after an employee called 911 to report a robbery. Upon arrival, deputies established a perimeter and located a man matching the description of the suspect less than a mile from the store on Highway 326, according to the arrest report.
The man was identified in the report as Matthew Mark Pringle.
An MCSO corporal arrived on scene to assume the role of lead investigator. The report stated that the corporal interviewed witnesses at the scene and reviewed video surveillance footage from the store.
A store employee told the corporal that they recognized Pringle from a similar robbery that had occurred at the store the day before, and the employee immediately called 911. According to the report, the employee was then “jumped” by Pringle, and he snatched the phone from the employee’s hand.
After being attacked by Pringle, the employee complied by opening the cash register, and Pringle took an “unknown amount of U.S. currency” from the cash till. Pringle then fled from the store on foot, heading westbound on Highway 326, according to the report.
The corporal noted in the report that two additional witnesses were interviewed and provided similar details of the robbery incident. In addition, the corporal noted that Pringle was observed on the store’s video surveillance footage, and his face was “plainly visible.”
Shortly after the corporal reviewed the store’s surveillance footage, which showed the attack and robbery at the counter, the corporal made contact with Pringle and noted that he was “wearing the same clothing from the video.” Pringle was placed under arrest and transported to the MCSO Major Crimes Unit for an interview.
After being read his Miranda rights, Pringle admitted to robbing the Dollar General store, and he further admitted to a robbery that had occurred the previous day (November 12) at the same location. He claimed that he was “hearing voices” that were “directing him to conduct the robberies,” according to the report.
The corporal noted that Pringle did not elaborate on his motivations for the robberies, and he refused to provide any further details during the post-Miranda interview.
Pringle was transported to Marion County Jail where he is currently being held without bond. He is facing felony charges for unarmed robbery and hindering, delaying, or preventing the communication to a law enforcement officer of information relating to the commission of an offense.
A court date has not been scheduled yet, according to jail records.
Mom arrested after road rage incident at Marion elementary school
Staff Reporthttps://www.ocala-news.com/2023/08/18/mom-arrested-after-road-rage-incident-at-marion-elementary-school/
A 31-year-old mother was arrested after she was accused of intentionally crashing her SUV into another parent’s vehicle in a road rage incident that occurred at an elementary school in Marion County.On Monday morning, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to Reddick-Collier Elementary School (4595 W Highway 316 in Reddick) to assist the Florida Highway Patrol with a two-vehicle collision. Upon arrival at the school, an FHP trooper informed the deputy that the crash was intentional, according to the MCSO report....
A 31-year-old mother was arrested after she was accused of intentionally crashing her SUV into another parent’s vehicle in a road rage incident that occurred at an elementary school in Marion County.
On Monday morning, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to Reddick-Collier Elementary School (4595 W Highway 316 in Reddick) to assist the Florida Highway Patrol with a two-vehicle collision. Upon arrival at the school, an FHP trooper informed the deputy that the crash was intentional, according to the MCSO report.
The deputy made contact with the female victim who advised that she was traveling westbound on W Highway 316 in an SUV, and she was heading to the elementary school to drop off her son. The report stated that when she approached the four-way intersection on W Highway 316, another SUV traveling on NW Gainesville Road attempted to cut her off.
The victim advised that she had reached the stop sign first, and she continued traveling across the street. She stated that this upset the driver of the second SUV, identified in the report as Jennifer Perez.
When the victim reached the car line for the elementary school, she stated that Perez’s SUV pulled alongside her in the grass shoulder. Perez then began yelling at the victim, and the victim yelled back. Following the verbal exchange, Perez proceeded to drive her SUV into the victim’s vehicle with her son sitting in the front passenger seat, according to the MCSO report.
After the collision, the victim advised that Perez told her, “Yeah, I just did that.” Perez then continued into the car line for the school while the victim exited her vehicle to assess the damage. The deputy noted in the report that an independent eyewitness saw the collision and corroborated the victim’s statement.
The deputy made contact with Perez. After being read her Miranda rights, Perez advised that it was her turn at the intersection of W Highway 316 and NW Gainesville Road. She admitted that she drove onto the grass shoulder and yelled at the victim, though Perez claimed that the victim drove her off the road and hit her, according to the MCSO report.
In the report, the deputy noted that the damage on both vehicles was consistent with the statements from the victim and eyewitness.
A computer check of Perez revealed that she does not have any prior convictions for battery, and a citation was issued to her for unknowingly driving with a suspended or revoked license.
Perez was arrested, transported to Marion County Jail, and she was released the same day on $10,000 bond. She is facing a felony charge for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
A court date has not been scheduled yet, according to jail records.
Reddick man arrested after being accused of holding knife against neighbor’s throat
Staff Reporthttps://www.ocala-news.com/2022/11/02/reddick-man-arrested-after-being-accused-of-holding-knife-against-neighbors-throat/
A 35-year-old Reddick man was arrested by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office after a female neighbor accused him of attacking her and holding a knife against her throat.On Tuesday, an MCSO deputy responded to a residence located on N U.S. 441 in Reddick in reference to a physical disturbance. Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with the female victim who stated that a neighbor, identified as Joseph Lee Stengline, had attacked her while she was walking her dog.According to the victim, she was walking her dog on 190th Str...
A 35-year-old Reddick man was arrested by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office after a female neighbor accused him of attacking her and holding a knife against her throat.
On Tuesday, an MCSO deputy responded to a residence located on N U.S. 441 in Reddick in reference to a physical disturbance. Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with the female victim who stated that a neighbor, identified as Joseph Lee Stengline, had attacked her while she was walking her dog.
According to the victim, she was walking her dog on 190th Street when Stengline allegedly grabbed her, pulled her hair, held a knife to her throat, and told her that she was “too pretty not to play with.”
The victim told the deputy that she felt a cut on her throat when she attempted to push away from Stengline. She advised that she was able to get away from Stengline and she ran to another neighbor’s home to contact law enforcement.
In the MCSO report, the deputy noted that the victim’s throat had a minor cut that was not bleeding.
The deputy located Stengline on 190th Street and made contact with him. Stengline claimed that nothing had happened with the victim. According to Stengline, the victim’s boyfriend had confronted him about an issue, and everything was “handled” after they smoked a cigarette.
After being read his Miranda rights, Stengline stated that he had also contacted 911 to report the incident with the victim because he “knew this was a set up.” He claimed that he never touched the victim, and he added that the victim’s story was “made up.”
The deputy conducted a pat-down search of Stengline and was unable to locate a knife.
The victim’s boyfriend was interviewed by the deputy and advised that there have been issues with Stengline over money that was owed and “drug deals that went bad.” He told the deputy that he had spoken with Stengline prior to the arrival of law enforcement, and he initially ran when MCSO arrived on scene because he “didn’t want any trouble.”
The deputy interviewed a male witness who stated that the victim had pounded on his door and was crying for help. The witness advised that the victim was claiming that she had been attacked, and the witness let the victim use a phone to contact law enforcement and her boyfriend.
When the deputy conducted another interview with Stengline, he confirmed that he had issues with the victim’s boyfriend. According to Stengline, the victim’s boyfriend had previously shorted him on drugs and had attempted to steal his money.
Stengline admitted that he had previously threatened the victim’s boyfriend with a knife several months prior to the incident involving the victim, but he stated that he had never pulled a knife on the victim.
Stengline was arrested and transported to Marion County Jail where he is currently being held on $5,000 bond. He is facing a felony charge for aggravated battery.
A court date has not been scheduled yet, according to jail records.