http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/ en Feedback@tbo.com Copyright 2008 2008-08-20T17:16:01-05:00 An Alternate Opinion http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/an-alternate-opinion/ 1:20 p.m. As the jurors are led out of the courtroom to begin deliberations, Judge Ficarrotta releases the four alternate jurors.

One, Richard Bulick of Ruskin, says he would have voted to convict Onstott of premeditated murder.

Regarding the prosecution’s case, he says “I think it…]]> Onstott Trial 2008-08-20T17:16:01-05:00 Up To The Jury Now http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/up-to-the-jury-now/ 1 p.m. David Lee Onstott’s future is now in the hands of the jury.

They have been instructed and sent off to deliberate the charges against Onstott.

Stay with TBO.com for updates and the verdict, which you can watch live.

]]> Onstott Trial 2008-08-20T17:13:01-05:00 St. Pete’s Tyrone Elementary On The Move http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/st-petes-tyrone-elementary-on-the-move/ About 640 youngsters, along with teachers and administrators, made a smooth return to Tyrone Elementary School in St. Petersburg today, but no one is getting too comfortable.

That’s because in about 3 ½ months they’ll get to do it all again.

The 50-year-old school is shutting down…]]> Back To School 2008-08-20T17:08:00-05:00 Broken Every Commandment, Now http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/broken-every-commandment-now/ 12:35 p.m. Pruner ends his argument with Onstott’s words to his former wife.

“You know, I’ve broken every commandment now,” Onstott says.

Pruner emphasizes the word “now.”

Defense attorneys have suggested that Onstott was talking about adultery. They suggested that Onstott had agreed to help…]]> Onstott Trial 2008-08-20T16:27:01-05:00 Mother: Stop the Lies http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/mother-stop-the-lies/ 12:25 p.m. As Pruner plays more of the recorded conversation, Onstott’s mother tells her son to tell the truth. She implores him to stop the lies.

Onstott starts to talk about prison and what prison is like. He says he will not see the outdoors again.

“According…]]> Onstott Trial 2008-08-20T16:17:00-05:00 Paranoia http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/paranoia/ 12:10 p.m. Pruner addresses the defense explanation of why Onstott seemed nervous when Onstott was hiding out a friend’s house.

Skye had said that Onstott was upset because authorities were accusing him of a crime he did not commit. Pruner says that’s silly.

“He’s paranoid and he’s…]]> Onstott Trial 2008-08-20T15:46:00-05:00 A Hasty Departure http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/a-hasty-departure/ 11:45 a.m. The defense has suggested that Sarah left the home to get some food after her brother and Darryl left.

Pruner says the Lunde home showed all the signs of someone trying to make a hasty departure. The front door was left open. The porch light was off.…]]> Onstott Trial 2008-08-20T15:36:00-05:00 Sophistication and Intellect http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/sophistication-and-intellect/ 11:30 a.m. Pruner tells the jury it doesn’t make sense that Andrew Lunde and Darryl Daoust had the ability to kill Sarah, dump the body, lie low for a few hours then frame Onstott.

Andrew was 17 years old at the time. Darryl was 15. Neither had the “sophistication…]]> Onstott Trial 2008-08-20T15:34:00-05:00 Anger Below the Surface http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/anger-below-the-surface/ 11:20 a.m. Onstott tells his mother that he doesn’t understand his anger. He talks about problems he’s had with his father and says he gets “freak show” violent after talking with his father on the phone.

Pruner says this explains how Onstott could have killed Sarah. Just below the…]]> Onstott Trial 2008-08-20T15:13:00-05:00 Tolls back after day-long reprieve http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/tolls-back-after-day-long-reprieve/ Starting today, tolls will be reinstated across the Florida Turnpike system.

Tolls were suspended to allow for evacuations because of Tropical Storm Fay.

The Selmon Crosstown Expressway, which also suspended tolls, reinstated its tolls Tuesday night, at least on the upper lanes. (My SunPass dinged as…]]> Behind The Wheel 2008-08-20T15:02:00-05:00