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The Assassination of Two Gilchrist County Sheriff Deputies

While it’s important to celebrate the lives of heroic law enforcement officers, it’s equally important to learn from the circumstances surrounding the assassination of two Gilchrist County sheriff deputies on April 19, 2018.

Overview:  At about 3PM on Thursday, April 19th, a lone gunman reportedly entered the Ace China restaurant in Trenton, Florida and deliberately killed two Gilchrist County Sheriff Deputies with a firearm. The shooter was reported to be found deceased inside his vehicle located outside the restaurant after apparently taking his own life by self-inflicted gunshot. No description or caliber of the firearm has been made available.

 

The deceased deputies are reported as:  Sgt. Noel Ramirez and Deputy Taylor Lindsey. The shooter was identified as John Hubert Highnote, 59 of Bell, Florida.   Site address listed by County tax collector as 359 NW 45, Bell, Fl.  No motive for the assassinations has been reported.

 

An overlooked principal in the shooting is Ace China restaurant owner, Juan Rong Lin as listed by the Florida Dept. of State. 

 

It’s more than curious that not one media or law enforcement source interviewed Mr. Lin or his staff as to what happened inside the restaurant,  including a timeline of events that preceded the shooting.

Active Shooter Drill in March Preceded Assassination of 2 Deputies in April (Source)

 

Above: District Attorney, Bill Cervone attends the news conference where Sheriff Schultz claims Gilchrist County Fire Rescue arrived and did their job.  But Schultz failed to explain why Fire Rescue was told to stand-down on assessing the duputies and transporting them to nearest trauma center for official disposition. Instead the bodies of the two deputies remained inside the restaurant for ten hours to be transported to Gainesville at 1 AM the next morning.  Considering the scene was a public restaurant a hazmat team would be expected on-scene to neutralize contamination from splattered blood and tissue.

 

Above: : News Helicopter captures shooter’s vehicle but no sign of fire-rescue who would normally be swarming the car in order to provide life-saving emergency medical procedures. Instead it was decided to place a tarp over the driver’s door and window.

 

Above: WFLA is on scene at about 1AM on April 20th while the bodies of the deputies are finally removed from the restaurant, draped in American flags for transport to Gainesville. It remains unclear why Fire-Rescue was told, or decided to stand down on transfer of the deputies to the nearest trauma center for resuscitation and final disposition.

WFLA claims the holes in the glass were “bullet holes” resulting from shots fired from inside the restaurant, however the description and caliber of the firearm remains unreported.

Above: Did Mystery Witness See More Than One Shooter?

 

WFLA interviewed an anonymous witness who happened to be working across the highway.  After hearing shots fired he claimed a man rapidly exited the restaurant to drive away in a red truck. This was followed by the identified shooter (John Highnote) exiting the restaurant with a visible firearm.  He then claims to have witnessed a woman enter the restaurant and pause after looking inside.  He claims he also entered the restaurant and witnessed the deputies with  head trauma.  Finally, he claims that sheriff deputies arrived in about three minutes after his boss called 911 but made no mention that fire-rescue had also arrived or that restaurant staff were present at the scene.

 

Why Was a Most Important Witness Never Interviewed?

Why would multiple media outlets show up to cover a restaurant shooting without interviewing the

owner or service staff who were inside during the shooting?

As the most likely witnesses to events that led up to the shooting, it’s bizarre that every media outlet failed to interview the staff in order to report what really happened.  It’s bizarre that in multiple press conferences, Sheriff Schultz failed to acknowledge the existence of restaurant employees as witnesses.

 

Above news report shows a fire-rescue vehicle but the Gainesville Sun reports the deceased deputies remained inside the restaurant until 1 AM the next morning.  How can this inexplicable delay can be justified as normal emergency medical protocol considering the expert capability of fire rescue and their expertly equipped transport vehicles.

 

“The men’s bodies were moved from the restaurant about 1 a.m. Friday, Tummond said.”

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Exhibits

Of interest is the Florida Dept of State records lists the status of the Ace China restaurant as “inactive” with the last annual report filed in 2015 with a dissolution date of 9/23/2016. Furthermore, the mailing address for the Trenton, Florida restaurant is traced to an out-of-state Bank:  East West Bank branch located in Atlanta Georgia.  (3490 Shallowford Road Northeast Suite 100 Atlanta, GA, 30341).

ACE CHINA, INC. (Inactive)
Document Number P14000064002

FEI/EIN 47-1510192
Dissolution 09/23/2016

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T-Shirts For Sale Within Hours of the Tragedy?

#Gilchriststrong T-Shirts Ready For Sale Day Following Shooting Death of 2 Deputies

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Evidence of foreknowledge as commemorative #Gilchriststrong T-shirts are ready for sale in less than 24 hours from alleged shooting

 

Remembering Noel Jr Ramirez Facebook

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Place of employment “Gamestop”?

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Noel Jr Ramirez vs Sgt. Noel Ramirez

Are these matching identities?

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Action NewsJax Report

Photo below matches Noel JR Ramirez facebook

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Facebook Tribute to Lindsey and Ramirez

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John H. Highnote, Gilchrist County Tax Collector

GOFUNDME Ace Chinese setup by Davey Padot former employee (WCJB)

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Page removed at WCJB

Even as the owner and staff of Ace China have not been positively identified or deemed worthy of interview by TV or print media, a GoFundme page is setup by a third party (Davey Padot) seeking support for the mysterious “Lin and Sunni ( Jennifer) Ace China”  ( Archive)

 

No positive ID for restaurant owners. GoFundme setup by third party

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Below: Most recent post on Ace China on 7/13/2017, announces no internet and no credit cards/cash only (Facebook)

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Below:  The “#Strong” meme appears to be a branding process alluding to Partnership for Strong Families (children services) and/or #StongCities Network – a UN program (Source)

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Partnership For Strong Families

Will ACE CHINA re-open for business following shooting ?  No answer and no message when called on 4/29/2018 (352-658-8017)

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Facebook: Christmas Eve photo GCSO

 

SUN 4/27/18: Gilchrist shooter remains a mystery
Why does a description of the shooter’s firearms remain a mystery?
“Highnote left his home in Bell April 19 with two rifles, a handgun and ample ammunition, Schultz said.”

Sheriff Schultz makes a curious comment that implies the shooter departed the Ace China restaurant and then returned:
“Schultz said after killing Ramirez and Lindsey, Highnote returned to Trenton’s Ace China restaurant, got into his vehicle and shot himself.”    Archive)

EMPLOYMENT RECORD:  Deputies Taylor Lindsey and Noel Ramirez

An Archive.org URL search performed on 4/26/2018 reveals the “contact-Us” page at the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) website was captured by the “Wayback Machine” a total of 9 times beginning 9/5/2015.

A Search for deputies Taylor Lindsey and Noel Ramirez lists deputy Taylor Lindsey assigned to patrol from 9/5/2015 through 7/22/2016, however the name “Taylor Lindsey” does not appear beginning 4/12/2017 and subsequent page captures.

In the case of Sergeant Noel Ramirez, his name fails to appear on any current or archived page capture.

This information suggests deputy Taylor Lindsey ceased employment at the GCSO sometime after 7/22/2016 and Sergeant Noel Ramirez was either never employed or ceased employment sometime before 9/5/2015.

Archive.org URL Search
http://www.gcso.us:80/contact-us/

4/26/2017 Taylor Lindsey (Not Listed) Noel Ramirez (Not Listed)
http://www.gcso.us/contact-us/

Links:

OBIT: Taylor Fletcher Lindsey

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/taylor-lindsey-obituary?pid=188819456&page=2

OBIT: Noel Beltran Ramirez Jr.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/noel-ramirez-obituary?pid=188818814

Trenton Florida Website

Trenton Florida Public Safety Department (Police)

Gilchrist County Journal
4/26/2018: 2 Deputies Die in senseless shooting
https://gilchristcountyjournal.net/2018/04/2-deputies-die-in-senseless-shooting/

4/26/2018: Candlelight Vigil to Honor Ramirez and Lindsey
https://gilchristcountyjournal.net/2018/04/candlelight-vigil-to-honor-ramirez-and-lindsey/

HEAVY: John Hubert Highnote and 5 Facts About the Shooting You Need to Know

SunStop Market Announced

SUNSTOP Market to Open 4/17/2018

Sunstop is located across the highway from ACE CHINA and opened their doors 2 days prior to the alleged shooting. “The market features two separate dining areas, one inside the store and one outside. The inside dining area will have wifi for patrons to use while they dine.”

Gilchrist County Observer

Wilson Mobile Homes

GVLSUN: Trenton aches after officers shot

GVLSUN (Archive): Trenton aches after officers shot

GVLSUN: Social media resounds with support for Gilchrist County

EASTWEST Bank – ACE CHINA, Inc Mailing address (Link)

HEAVY: Noel Ramirez & Taylor Lindsey: Tribute to Slain Deputies

Noel Jr. Ramirez – Facebook

Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office – Facebook

GOFUNDME: The Children of Noel Ramirez

Noel Ramirez (Police Officer)

Taylor Lindsey (Police Officer)

NY Daily News: “Fatally shot by responders outside the restaurant”

NEWS4JAX: Sheriff: 2 Gilchrist County deputies killed while eating at restaurant – Sgt. Noel Ramirez, Deputy Taylor Lindsey described as ‘men of integrity’

HERALD: Coward’ shot and killed two Florida deputies eating lunch at restaurant, Gilchrist sheriff says

WLTX: ‘Coward’ kills two Gilchrist County deputies through restaurant window while they ate — “The only things these men were guilty of was protecting you and me, wanting to get something to eat and wanting to do their jobs,” Gilchrist County Sheriff Robert D. Schultz said.

Obituary Sites:

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