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Vincent called the Uinta County Sheriff’s Office sent state troopers to help him out. When they learned that Vincent had an outstanding felony warrant from Atlanta, he was taken into custody.

Meth case involves three generations

CROSS CITY, Fla. (AP) — It’s a generational thing: Deputies in Florida say a man, his daughter and his grandson, along with a fourth person said to be a family relative, are accused of working together to manufacture methamphetamine.

Dixie County Sheriff’s officials say 54-year-old Allen J. Brannin, his 34-year-old daughter, Amy M. Brannin, and her 18-year-old son, Austin J. Brannin, were arrested Thursday. Another relative, 18-year-old Tyler W. Cannon, was also arrested.

The suspects were arrested after deputies served a search warrant at their Cross City home.

Sheriff’s Maj. Scott Harden says it’s hard to imagine someone “cooking up meth” with their daughter or grandson, let alone both.


Complicated sign aggravates driver

WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — An unusual school zone speed limit sign in suburban Detroit has drawn the attention of an irked driver.

Greg Smith tells The Oakland Press of Pontiac that he noticed the sign recently in Oakland County’s White Lake Township that lists six separate times when drivers should slow down to 25 mph on school days.

Smith says drivers “practically have to come to a stop to read it.” An elementary, middle and high school all are nearby.


Out of gas, fugitive calls sheriff for help

EVANSTON, Wyo. (AP) — A 59-year-old fugitive is back behind bars after he ran out of gas in Wyoming and called the local sheriff’s office for roadside assistance.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol said Tuesday that Richard Vincent of Prineville, Ore., was wanted in Georgia for violating parole on a murder and escape conviction.

Vincent called the Uinta County Sheriff’s Office sent state troopers to help him out. When they learned that Vincent had an outstanding felony warrant from Atlanta, he was taken into custody.