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Sarasota News Leader September 6, 2013 Page 75 REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER LIVING AT VENICE ADDRESS The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is advising the public that William Huff, 49, has registered as a sexual predator living in Sarasota County. Huff was just released from prison after serving 17 years of a 20-year sentence for Sexual Battery on a Child under 12, which was amended to "Attempted" when he agreed to plead guilty, a news release says. It is his only known arrest, the release adds. Huff is living at 9055 S. Tamiami Trail, Apt. 66, Venice. "Mandatory neighborhood notifications have been made," the release notes. Huff was designated a Sexual Predator by the court and is under Florida Department of Corrections supervision until Aug. 25, 2023, the release continues. "He cannot have unsupervised contact with children and is not allowed to work or volunteer in a setting that involves children." William Huff/Contributed photo This information is also being posted on the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office website and on the agency's Facebook page as part of a new initiative to more publicly notify citizens of sex offenders and predators who register a local address for the first time. TWO BRADENTON MEN ARRESTED ON DRUG, WEAPONS CHARGES Two convicted felons were taken into custody after officers with the Sarasota Police Department's Street Crime Unit stopped their car about 4:50 p.m. on Aug. 29 at 1025 Putnam Drive, in Sarasota, the Police Department reported. The men were found in possession of several firearms and drugs after running from officers, a news release says. The Street Crime Unit stopped the men's vehicle "because it was believed to have illegally tinted windows," the release notes. After the vehicle halted, several subjects ran from offi- cers, but they were caught after a short foot chase, the release continues. Officers recovered three guns, crack cocaine and marijuana, the release adds. Jalen J. Bellamy, 21, of 6516 Third Avenue Northeast, Bradenton, was charged with Felony Carrying a Concealed Firearm, Felony Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Felony Possession of Ammunition by a Convicted Felon, Felony Possession of Crack Cocaine with Intent to Sell within 1,000 feet of a Church and misdemeanor counts of Resisting Without Violence and Obstruction.