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:,4 iFiTr rm irirm i i i I i av 1 inside Jury doesn't buy self-defense story i Eddy guilty of shooting, trying to kill wildlife officer attacker tell a jury that he felt threatened and was only defending himself from what he called an unjust arrest. At one point, Streety said, "I was on trial" and "he was the victim." on Friday, Streety nodded slightly after each of the six guilty verdicts were read against Christopher Eddy. The jury had agreed that Eddy grabbed A- Officer Vann Streety, left, and prosecutor Samantha Barrett, liver's neighbors cry foul 'Black mayonnaise' ruins Eau Gallie living, they say v.j- i 4 1 By Andrew Knapp FLORIDA TODAY VIERA More than two years ago, gunshots echoed in the nighttime air in remote west Cocoa: State wildlife Officer Vann Streety had been shot six times and left bleeding in the. bushes. It took him a year to recover, and this week, pain lingered: He listened to his 1 -4 1 Loretta Peeples shows why Environment is Threatened.

his handgun and fired in an attempt to kill the officer sending him to jail for unpaid traffic tickets. It was a silent display of the relief that Streety had been waiting for since July 15,2009. "I'm just glad to see a he said. "I'm happy that this is all over." Eddy sat in a manner he See EDDY, Page 8A if lMk4 OCCUPY SPACE COAST At least two local events are planned for today. One group, Occupy Space Coast, is planning a march down State Road 520 from Merritt Square Mall to the Bank of America at Courtenay Parkway.

The group expects to start marching at 11 a.m. A separate "Jobs not Cuts" rally is being organized at noon at Palm Bay City Hall on Malabar Road. About the Merritt Island March: occu-pyspace coast.org Palm Bay rally: spacecoast Annie Plastic congratulate andrewknappflorida today "I was looking for a retirement home, a place I could fish," he said. But Peeples quickly discovered the river was 4 to 5 feet deep in thick muck. "There's no fishing here, and whatever I might catch wouldn't be fit to eat," he said.

John Trefry, a profes-, sor of oceanography at Florida Tech University, describes the muck as a "black mayonnaise." He's conducted extensive studies on sediment in the river, a tributary of the See RIVER, Page 3A Peeples shows some of the muck from the bottom of the Eau Gallie River. RIK JESSE FLORIDA TODAY project gets with NASA might prove useful in drawing up commercial flight plans. Eastes' team and four other finalists each received a $250,000 grant to develop a concept study as they work toward the $55 million award through NASA's Explorer Mission of Opportunity program. The winning team will need to have its project launch ready by 2016. "We are the only one in the running trying to launch a science mission on a commercial flight which NASA has not done before," said Andry Kry- See UCF, Page 2A Pressure builds for UF Coach Will Muschamp knows Gators must defeat Auburn PAGE 1C Spending slightly rises Consumers buy more retail goods, but weak hiring could hurt PAGE 6B Engine woes no big deal Pilot lands ultralight plane in Rockledge retention pond PAGE 1B 111 and still going strong Woman celebrates, says she has no secrets to longevity PAGE 103 WEATHER Sunny skies await you No rain today, with highs around 84 and lows around 68 PAGE 12A THE LATEST SPACE COAST NEWS: FLORIDAIODA-sUom Gannett Co.

Int. Classified Lottery Comics Obituaries Crosswords Public Interest Horoscopes Stocks Back Page 1-18E 2A 8B 4B 9B 11A 9B 7B 12A til $1 Retail. For home delivery pricing, see page 2A mm -(- ii; 4.V, i'i; -J I 1 By Don Walker FLORIDA TODAY MELBOURNE Lem Peeples stands in the front yard of his home at 511 Hillside Court and admits it's not much to look at from the road. "I wouldn't have slowed down for this house," he said. Yet, four years ago, Peeples bought the house to retire in a purchase he credits exclusively to a million-dollar view from his tree-shaded backyard that rolls out to the banks of the Eau Gallie River.

UCF hopes off ground By Marilyn Meyer FLORIDA TODAY A University of Central Florida physicist and his team of space weather researchers are hoping to win a major NASA prize a chance to launch their experiment into space. Richard Eastes, a UCF professor and Merritt Island resident, said his team wants to attach a specialized camera, called an imaging specto-graph, to a commercial satellite to help predict space weather. The data gathered could be used to prevent weather-related blackouts for cell phones and GPS units. It also "-71 v. Sm 'Zni 1 the EGRET Project exists.

It stands for Eau Gallie River At left is Lem Peeples. rik jesseflorida today ii imi in Protesters stay put and cheer success cities over the spreading protests, with numerous arrests and scattered clashes between demonstrators and police. It also came on the eve of a nationwide collection of smaller events, including two in Brevard County. One group, Occupy Space Coast, is planning a march down State Road 520 from Merritt Square Mall to the Bank of America near the corner of SR 520 and Courtenay Parkway. The group expects to start marching at 11 a.m and stay in front of the See PROTESTERS, Page 2A By Meaghan Barr Associated Press NEW YORK Anti-Wall Street protesters exulted Friday after beating back a plan to clear them from the park they have occupied for the past month, saying the victory will embolden the movement across the U.S.

and beyond. "We are going to piggyback off the success of today, and it's going to be bigger than we ever imagined," protester Daniel Zetah said. The showdown in New York came as tensions were rising in several U.S. i ii "I intnfOUl i xT sm mm SIMM.