Wesley Chapel Man Arrested For Attempting To Run Girlfirend Over With Car

Clayton Wayne Cody Powell
Clayton Wayne Cody Powell

By Matt Wiley

A party turned violent after a Wesley Chapel man drove his car through a group of people outside of a home, hitting his girlfriend.

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) reports that just after 12 a.m. on October 27, Clayton Wayne Cody Powell, 20, of the Angus Valley area of Wesley Chapel, drove a 1998 Ford Crown Victoria through the yard of a residence on Drexel Rd. in Land O’Lakes.Continue reading

Local Martial Artist, 13, Raising Money To Return To World Games

By Benjamin Carter

Ethan Dillon, now 13, with his medals from the 2012 World Martial Arts Games.
Ethan Dillon, now 13, with his medals from the 2012 World Martial Arts Games.

A shy four-year-old sits on his mother’s lap refusing to join the other kids because the martial arts class is simply too intimidating for the young boy. But, after some encouragement from his instructor, he is suddenly participating with the others. Within five minutes, he’s hooked.

Today, Land O’Lakes resident Ethan Dillon, 13, studies a plethora of martial arts fighting styles. He has achieved high ranks in several different disciplines, including two second-degree black belts in karate and mixed martial arts, as well as a first-degree black belt in Krav Maga, the official self-defense training of the Israeli Defense Forces.

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