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Radio station owner Wilhite found not guilty on sex charges

DAYTONA BEACH -- Local radio station owner Doug Wilhite walked out of a courtroom in tears Wednesday after he was acquitted on charges of having sex with a boy in his home near Ormond Beach. The accusations that Wilhite, 56, plied a 15-year-old boy who ...

From JAY STAPLETON, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  19 Nov 2009

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Man gets life for raping tourist

DAYTONA BEACH -- A man who pulled a knife and raped a 52-year-old tourist in the heart of the beachside resort area was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday. A jury took about 30 minutes to convict Brian Burkhart, 35, of raping the Michigan mother of ...

From JAY STAPLETON, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  19 Nov 2009

Teen testifies about sex with radio station owner

DAYTONA BEACH -- A 16-year-old boy who lived in the home of local radio station owner Doug Wilhite testified Tuesday that the older man "made deals" to encourage him to get naked in exchange for alcohol. The teen, who was 15 at the time, testified in ...

From JAY STAPLETON, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  18 Nov 2009

2 bodies found in Ormond-by-the-Sea home

ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA -- The bodies of two men were discovered Sunday on the floor of a home on Alamanda Drive, a sheriff's spokesman said. Both bodies had signs of trauma, Volusia County sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson said without elaborating. A woman ...

From JAY STAPLETON, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  16 Nov 2009

Radio station owner's sex-abuse trial set for Monday

DAYTONA BEACH -- The trial of a local radio station owner accused of having sex with a 15-year-old boy is set to begin Monday. WELE-AM 1380 owner and nudist Doug Wilhite of Ormond Beach is charged with sexual battery on a child under 18 and lewd and ...

From JAY STAPLETON, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  14 Nov 2009

Local designer sues ABC over trademark logo

DAYTONA BEACH -- It's not the word "American" that has pitted a local entrepreneur against a television network giant, but the design of the patriotism-inspiring label -- with a prominent "CAN." Retired Army Capt. Joseph P. Sammartano is taking the ...

From JAY STAPLETON, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  13 Nov 2009

WELE owner hit with lawsuits

DAYTONA BEACH -- The parents of two 14-year-old girls are suing a 56-year-old local radio station owner claiming the girls were shown pornography and encouraged to have sex with a 15-year-old boy in his home. The lawsuits, which seek damages for mental ...

From JAY STAPLETON, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  10 Nov 2009

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2 get life, no parole, for murder

Two men who faced the death penalty for beating and drowning an Ormond Beach man after a night of using cocaine were sentenced Friday to life in prison. A jury recommended Barry Gallagher, 31, Ormond Beach, and David Marrow, 30, Ormond-by-the-Sea spend ...

From JAY STAPLETON, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  7 Nov 2009

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Victim's dad tells court of family's grief

DeLAND -- David Sanders was the kind of guy who would carry a spider out of the house in a cup, instead of reaching for a shoe to crush it with, his father told a jury Thursday. In the death penalty trial of his son's two killers, Greg Sanders ...

From JAY STAPLETON, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Greg Sanders,  Halifax Corp

Judge gets public reprimand for being friends with criminal

DAYTONA BEACH -- The Florida Supreme Court decided Thursday that a Volusia County judge will be publicly reprimanded for breaking rules of judicial conduct -- by being friends with a career criminal. It will be up to voters to decide whether Judge ...

From JAY STAPLETON, Daytona Beach News-Journal,  6 Nov 2009

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