Stolen From The Times-Union
Artimus Pyle, a former drummer for legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, was arrested Monday afternoon on a charge of failure of a sex offender to properly register, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office announced today.

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The 59-year-old, whose real name is Thomas Delmer Pyle, lives in Asheville, N.C., according to the Sheriff’s Office. He remains in the St. Johns County jail in lieu of $10,000 bail.

Pyle pleaded guilty in 1993 in Duval County on charges of attempted capital sexual battery by an adult on a victim younger than 12 and principal to lewd and lascivious on a child younger than 16. He was sentenced to eight years of probation and designated as a sex offender. He was arrested in 1992 after two girls — 4- and 8-year-old sisters — told investigators Pyle had sex with them.

He is accused of renewing his driver’s license last month in Florida and listing a St. Johns County address. Because of his requirement to register as a sex offender in Florida, the records automatically forwarded to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement sex offender database.

During routine maintenance of the Sheriff’s Office Offender Watch program, it was discovered Pyle had not registered in person properly as required by Florida law, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Detective Kevin Kier attempted to verify the address given on his driver’s license and discovered he had not lived there for many years.

Attempts were made to locate sex offender registrations in other states, but the Sheriff’s Office said Pyle had not registered since 2001. Kier determined he had moved to Asheville. North Carolina authorities said Pyle advised them that he resided in Florida.

He was advised to register as a sex offender in his current state of residency, but he has since failed to change his address and register in person as required by Florida law, the Sheriff’s Office said. Pyle was arrested Monday when he came to the Sheriff’s Office to speak with the detective.

bo·he·mi·an noun. A person with artistic or literary interests who disregards conventional standards of behavior.

How many bohemians do you think will be able to afford to stay there? Look at how much it will solve the traffic problems in Biltmore Village…Only 4 cars, They should build one on Patton Ave. and in the median of 240 through West Asheville near I-40. We could forget having to expand I-240 to 50 lanes through town.

From Hotel Online …The Kessler Enterprise, Inc., recently announced plans for his newest boutique hotel - The Bohemian Hotel at Biltmore Village, located at the entrance of the famous Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. Designed in the style of a Tudor lodge, the hotel will feature 106 luxurious guest rooms and suites, the Red Stag Grille – a fine dining chop house and restaurant, the Grand Bohemian Art Gallery, 5,100 sq. ft. of event space, fitness center, concierge services, room service and valet parking. The property is scheduled to open in fall 2008.

On a side note now I almost understand the lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody.

Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see-
I’m just a poor boy,i need no sympathy-
Because I’m easy come,easy go,
A little high,little low,
Anyway the wind blows,doesn’t really matter to me,
To me

The Ellington passes city hall. The only dissenting vote was Bryan Freeborn.

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