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Meyer calls victim's father
University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer called Jim Slonina on Monday night to talk about the recent incidents involving a gas card that belonged to Slonina's daughter, Ashley, a Florida student who died in an Oct. 12 motorcycle accident."He was truly sad that it had occurred and he talked to us from parent to parent," Slonina said. "I think a lot of coach Meyer. I honestly believe, I knew in my heart that he would not stand for this type of behavior. When he talked to me, it was person to person. From a parent to a parent."Former Florida Gator junior safety Jamar Hornsby is accused of using Ashley Slonina's BP gas card, which belonged to her father's company, Panhandle Engineering in Lynn Haven, after the girl's death. Hornsby turned himself in at 5:30 a.m. May 9, responding to a warrant on charges of fraudulent use of a credit card and larceny of a credit card. He was released on his own recognizance early that afternoon.Meyer dismissed Hornsby from the Gators later that day.Jim Slonina said he and wife, Rosemary, are supporting the judicial process in this case."I would anticipate that we will be pursuing civil litigation regardless of the criminal activity," Slonina said. "We're not allowing ourselves to get wound up."According to Alachua County court documents, Hornsby started using the card Oct. 13, the day after Ashley died. He used it 70 times in Alachua County and Jacksonville, his hometown, accumulating $2,856.43 in charges, an average of just more than $40 per charge.Steve Maynard of the Alachua County Sheriff's Office said Hornsby is suspected of obtaining the card while helping the Slonina family move Ashley's possessions from her Gainesville home.A private investigator hired by Slonina filmed Hornsby using the card at a Kangaroo gas station in Gainesville on April 3, according to court documents.Those documents showed that most of the Jacksonville charges were made on weekends and during Florida's Spring Break. They were made "at the store just down the road from the defendant's home address," the documents stated.Slonina said he has seen still-frame photographs taken from the video of Hornsby using the card.An arraignment date for Hornsby has not been set, State Attorney's Office spokesman Spencer Mann said.The State Attorney's Office has not received the paperwork from the Alachua County Sheriff's Office, Mann said. He expects the paperwork to arrive either today or early next week and then the case will be assigned to a prosecutor and reviewed by the state attorney."The state attorney reviews every athlete incident that occurs because there's more scrutiny and public records requests than any other incident," Mann said.After noticing the charges about three months ago, Slonina went to Lynn Haven police which contacted the Alachua County Sheriff's Office. Slonina hired a private investigator about that time and said it took "quite a while to undertake surveillance on multiple times."Maynard said Hornsby was identified from the tapes provided by the private investigator and there is no evidence anybody other than Hornsby used the card."Obviously, we're very sad and mad about someone that would be so morally bankrupt, just somebody that has such low character that would do this," Slonina said. "What we will do is support the district attorney in their efforts."
NewsHerald.com – May 16, 2008 04:51 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Panama City
University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer called Jim Slonina on Monday night to talk about the recent incidents involving a gas card that belonged to Slonina's daughter, Ashley, a Florida student who died in an Oct. 12 motorcycle accident."He was truly sad that it had occurred and he talked to us from parent to parent," Slonina said. "I think a lot of coach Meyer. I honestly believe, I knew in my heart that he would not stand for this type of behavior. When he talked to me, it was person to person. From a parent to a parent."Former Florida Gator junior safety Jamar Hornsby is accused of using Ashley Slonina's BP gas card, which belonged to her father's company, Panhandle Engineering in Lynn Haven, after the girl's death. Hornsby turned himself in at 5:30 a.m. May 9, responding to a warrant on charges of fraudulent use of a credit card and larceny of a credit card. He was released on his own recognizance early that afternoon.Meyer dismissed Hornsby from the Gators later that day.Jim Slonina said he and wife, Rosemary, are supporting the judicial process in this case."I would anticipate that we will be pursuing civil litigation regardless of the criminal activity," Slonina said. "We're not allowing ourselves to get wound up."According to Alachua County court documents, Hornsby started using the card Oct. 13, the day after Ashley died. He used it 70 times in Alachua County and Jacksonville, his hometown, accumulating $2,856.43 in charges, an average of just more than $40 per charge.Steve Maynard of the Alachua County Sheriff's Office said Hornsby is suspected of obtaining the card while helping the Slonina family move Ashley's possessions from her Gainesville home.A private investigator hired by Slonina filmed Hornsby using the card at a Kangaroo gas station in Gainesville on April 3, according to court documents.Those documents showed that most of the Jacksonville charges were made on weekends and during Florida's Spring Break. They were made "at the store just down the road from the defendant's home address," the documents stated.Slonina said he has seen still-frame photographs taken from the video of Hornsby using the card.An arraignment date for Hornsby has not been set, State Attorney's Office spokesman Spencer Mann said.The State Attorney's Office has not received the paperwork from the Alachua County Sheriff's Office, Mann said. He expects the paperwork to arrive either today or early next week and then the case will be assigned to a prosecutor and reviewed by the state attorney."The state attorney reviews every athlete incident that occurs because there's more scrutiny and public records requests than any other incident," Mann said.After noticing the charges about three months ago, Slonina went to Lynn Haven police which contacted the Alachua County Sheriff's Office. Slonina hired a private investigator about that time and said it took "quite a while to undertake surveillance on multiple times."Maynard said Hornsby was identified from the tapes provided by the private investigator and there is no evidence anybody other than Hornsby used the card."Obviously, we're very sad and mad about someone that would be so morally bankrupt, just somebody that has such low character that would do this," Slonina said. "What we will do is support the district attorney in their efforts."
NewsHerald.com – May 16, 2008 04:51 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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UF Trustees Approve $47 Million Spending Cut
The University of Florida's governing body unanimously approved $47 million in budget cuts Wednesday that will result in reducing enrollment and laying off some faculty.
The Tampa Tribune – May 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The University of Florida's governing body unanimously approved $47 million in budget cuts Wednesday that will result in reducing enrollment and laying off some faculty.
The Tampa Tribune – May 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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WSOPC New Orleans prelims underway
WSOPC New Orleans, which kicked off last Friday, has already crowned six champions including Del Walker (Event 1), Andrew Kloc (Event 2), Jonathan Westra (Event 3), Mark Stevens Edwards (Event 4), Jason Gladden (Event 5) and Bobby Toye (Event 7). Perhaps the most well-known player of that list is Jonathan Westra who now has an impressive 16 major tournament cashes. The 22-year-old University of Florida student also won a WSOPC event in Tunica and place 20th at the 2008 WPT Reno. His biggest score to date was coming in second at a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic in Las Vegas for $131,335. Going into heads-up play Westra enjoyed a 5 to 1 chip advantage over Brian Walsingham and it didn't take long to decide the winner. Walsingham was dealt pocket kings and that was more than enough for him to move all-in and Westra called with A-6. Westra spiked an ace on the turn and the rest is history. Westra received $29,385 for his first place finish in New Orleans and has to be considered one of the better up-and-coming young players. Also of note during the last several events of the WSOPC New Orleans is Doug "Rico" Carli who made the final table of Event 7. Although Carli exited the tournament eighth for a meager payday of $567, "Rico" continues to wrack up all kinds of WSOPC records. Carli now has a mind-boggling 33 cashes at WSOPC events and has also accumulated 19 final table appearances. That's almost twice as many as his nearest rival. If the WSOPC awarded an MVP award there's a chance the wily poker veteran would have won it every single year. Stay tuned to PokerListings.com for more results from the WSOPC New Orleans and mark your calendars for May 15 when the $5,000 main event kicks off. PL.com's live reporting crew will be on location in New Orleans bringing you our signature updates as the tournament transpires. Be there!Related Article:Lou Esposito wins WSOPC New OrleansVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – May 14, 2008 11:35 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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WSOPC New Orleans, which kicked off last Friday, has already crowned six champions including Del Walker (Event 1), Andrew Kloc (Event 2), Jonathan Westra (Event 3), Mark Stevens Edwards (Event 4), Jason Gladden (Event 5) and Bobby Toye (Event 7). Perhaps the most well-known player of that list is Jonathan Westra who now has an impressive 16 major tournament cashes. The 22-year-old University of Florida student also won a WSOPC event in Tunica and place 20th at the 2008 WPT Reno. His biggest score to date was coming in second at a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic in Las Vegas for $131,335. Going into heads-up play Westra enjoyed a 5 to 1 chip advantage over Brian Walsingham and it didn't take long to decide the winner. Walsingham was dealt pocket kings and that was more than enough for him to move all-in and Westra called with A-6. Westra spiked an ace on the turn and the rest is history. Westra received $29,385 for his first place finish in New Orleans and has to be considered one of the better up-and-coming young players. Also of note during the last several events of the WSOPC New Orleans is Doug "Rico" Carli who made the final table of Event 7. Although Carli exited the tournament eighth for a meager payday of $567, "Rico" continues to wrack up all kinds of WSOPC records. Carli now has a mind-boggling 33 cashes at WSOPC events and has also accumulated 19 final table appearances. That's almost twice as many as his nearest rival. If the WSOPC awarded an MVP award there's a chance the wily poker veteran would have won it every single year. Stay tuned to PokerListings.com for more results from the WSOPC New Orleans and mark your calendars for May 15 when the $5,000 main event kicks off. PL.com's live reporting crew will be on location in New Orleans bringing you our signature updates as the tournament transpires. Be there!Related Article:Lou Esposito wins WSOPC New OrleansVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – May 14, 2008 11:35 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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UF Trustees Approve $47M In Budget Cuts
The University of Florida's governing body unanimously approves $47 million in budget cuts.
Local6.com – May 14, 2008 7:33 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The University of Florida's governing body unanimously approves $47 million in budget cuts.
Local6.com – May 14, 2008 7:33 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Machen's Budget Reduction Plan Approved
The University of Florida Board of Trustees approved the budget reductions plan proposed by University President Bernie Machen.
AM850.com – May 14, 2008 4:52 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The University of Florida Board of Trustees approved the budget reductions plan proposed by University President Bernie Machen.
AM850.com – May 14, 2008 4:52 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Fire Fee for UF?
Gainesville residents and businesses may soon have to pay a new fire fee to help fund the fire department, but the University of Florida could remain exempt from having to pay.
AM850.com – May 14, 2008 4:52 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Gainesville residents and businesses may soon have to pay a new fire fee to help fund the fire department, but the University of Florida could remain exempt from having to pay.
AM850.com – May 14, 2008 4:52 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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UF trustees approve budget cuts with revisions
University of Florida trustees approved much of a budget that makes 47 million in cuts this year, but spared the jobs of five faculty members who had been slated for layoffs and held out the promise of raises for remaining faculty.
The Gainesville Sun – May 14, 2008 4:43 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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University of Florida trustees approved much of a budget that makes 47 million in cuts this year, but spared the jobs of five faculty members who had been slated for layoffs and held out the promise of raises for remaining faculty.
The Gainesville Sun – May 14, 2008 4:43 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Tougher to become a Gator
The University of Florida will see 47 million dollars in budget cuts. Staff positions will be cut, open positions will not be filled and the university is reducing enrollment.
TampaBays10.com – May 14, 2008 3:52 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The University of Florida will see 47 million dollars in budget cuts. Staff positions will be cut, open positions will not be filled and the university is reducing enrollment.
TampaBays10.com – May 14, 2008 3:52 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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University of Florida budget cuts
The University of Florida's governing body has approved 47 million dollars in budget cuts. That will lead to reduced enrollment and some faculty will be laid off.
WINKNews.com – May 14, 2008 3:52 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Fort Myers
The University of Florida's governing body has approved 47 million dollars in budget cuts. That will lead to reduced enrollment and some faculty will be laid off.
WINKNews.com – May 14, 2008 3:52 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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UF Formally Approves $47-Million In Budget Cuts
University of Florida officials in Gainesville on Wednesday approvedthe recommendations of laying offfaculty and otherstaff members, as well aswell asreducingstudent enrollment in its most recent budget cut of $47-million.
cbs4.com – May 14, 2008 1:54 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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University of Florida officials in Gainesville on Wednesday approvedthe recommendations of laying offfaculty and otherstaff members, as well aswell asreducingstudent enrollment in its most recent budget cut of $47-million.
cbs4.com – May 14, 2008 1:54 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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