WENGNews writes, "A NOKOMIS MAN WAS ARRESTED MONDAY ON A WARRANT FROM THE VENICE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR STALKING AN EX-GIRLFRIEND. POLICE SAY THE UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN CALLED THEM ON VALENTINE’S DAY TO REPORT THE STALKING, AND SHE TOLD THEM THAT SHE HAD A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST THE MAN, 51 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY GOETTEL. SHE HAD CALLED POLICE NUMEROUS OTHER TIMES SINCE THE COUPLE REPORTEDLY BROKE UP SOMETIME LAST YEAR. THE LAST REPORTED INCIDENT WAS THE VICTIM WAKING UP ONE MORNING AND FINDING ITEMS HANGING FROM A TREE ABOUT SEVENTY FEET BEHIND HER HOME. ONE OF THE ITEMS WAS A LETTER SIGNED BY GOTTELL. FEARING FOR HER SAFETY, OFFICERS REQUESTED THE WARRANT MONDAY, AND THEY ARRESTED GOTTELL ON AGGRAVATED STALKING AND VIOLATION OF INJUNCTIONS CHARGES. HE IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND IN THE SARASOTA COUNTY JAIL. "
