Headline Surfer locator / New Smyrna Beach police didn't have much to go on in trying to find a gunman who Jimmy Lee Clark, Jr. , a convicted drug dealer shown here in this Florida Department of Corrections snapshot, claimed shot him in the ankle in July while robbing him.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A convicted cocaine dealer who spent three years in prison on a slew of drug-related convictions, was transported to Bert Fish Medical Center on July 27 with a gunshot wound to an ankle after he claimed he was robbed of his money by another African-American man he didn't know.
The shooter was never caught, New Smyrna Beach cops said.
The shooting comes in at No. 80 in the Headline Surfer® countdown of the top 100 stories of 2013.
Here is a synopsis of what occurred in the 9:16 p.m. Saturday, July 27 incident: The victim, 39-year-old Jimmie Lee Clark, Jr., said he was robbed by a man he didn't know who was armed with a small-caliber handgun.
Police were dispatched to 404 Hickory St. where they were told by Clark that the gunman ran off after robbing him of cash, the amount of which was not disclosed by cops. The victim was treated in the Bert Fish ER and later released.
While the alleged armed robber may not be known, the victim is known to local law enforcement as a small-time cocaine peddler. He actually had a cocaine charge against him dismissed in circuit court two weeks before he was shot.
Whether the circumstances were on the money, on thing is certain: Jimmy Lee Clark, Jr, convicted drug dealer and ex-con, was definitely shot.
Whether the circumstances were on the money, on thing is certain: Jimmy Lee Clark, Jr, convicted drug dealer and ex-con, was definitely shot.
Clark was sentenced to five years in state prison in 2005, but was released after serving three years, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
Counting 'em down: Headline Surfer® Ranking of the Top 100 Stories of 2013
RECAP:
80. New Smyrna Beach cops: Cocaine dealer shot in ankle during robbery
81. Stetson University in DeLand ranked prominently by US News & World Report, two other publications
82. Kissimmee man sentenced to five years in prison for downloading kiddie porn
83. Gov. Scott takes part in Patriot Day celebration at high school in St. Johns County
84. Day-long problems with E911 calls at Daytona emergency operations center back in September
85. St. Augustine man gets 35 years in prison for scaring elderly woman & her dog with air pistol in robbery attempt
86. WROD-Radio's Tracy Dillon shines morning spotlight on food drive
87. Harvick wins Sprint Unlimited under lights at Daytona
88. Sheriff: Nearly 5 dozen guns turned in during one-day amnesty at DeLand fairgrounds
89. Daytona State College foreign-languages chair honored
90. Daytona Beach cops: Pedestrian struck & killed by motorist trying to cross ISB two days before Thanksgiving
91. Orange City man sentenced to prison for shooting own brother
92. Seminole County Sheriff's helicopter looks for nighttime prowler in Lake Mary
93. Ponce Inlet turns to 'CodeRed' for mass alerts
94. DeLand man, 60, sentenced to life in prison for sexually battering 11-year-old boy
95. Volusia County GOP leader Tony Ledbetter named to key Florida Republican post
96. New Smyrna cop shop has first father-son on force.jpg){kind=small}
97. Baltimore Ravens LB Ray Lewis waves green flag to start 2013 Daytona 500
98. Governor pays respects to 82-year-old Congressman in Orlando
99. New Smyrna Beach cops: Kind donation made for daughter of hit and run victim
100. VCSO: $9,000 worth of cigarettes stolen from DeBary convenience store in September