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Anthonys Cancel Caylee Vigil

Monday, September 22, 2008 7:34:35 AM
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Cindy and George Anthony light a candle during vigil for Caylee

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ORLANDO -- Family members of missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony canceled a Sunday night prayer vigil for the toddler to ensure their safety.
  
Family spokesman Larry Garrison said the Anthonys are hoping to bring peace back to the neighborhood.
 
Caylee Anthony has been missing since June and the case has drawn national attention.

It has also attracted protesters who believe the girl's mother, Casey Anthony, 22, had something to do with Caylee's disappearance and that the child's grandparents, Cindy and George Anthony, are covering it up. 

The family has had angry confrontations with demonstrators in the last week.

Anthony Neighbors Clash With Protesters

For the second time in the last few days, violence once again erupted in front of the Anthony home early Saturday morning.

This time the clash involved protesters, counter protesters and members of the Guardian Angels.

Sheriff's deputies arrested one protester that pulled a Taser outside the Anthony home late Thursday night. Read Story.

While no one was injured or arrested in the Saturday scuffle, neighbors said they are fed up with what keeps happening outside.

"We have these people that are coming out here that are looking for violence, looking for fights and these are the kind of people that we don't want out here," said neighbor Bailey Dickens.

Both law enforcement and county leaders have expressed concern about what is happening in the neighborhood surrounding the Anthony home, but so far little has been done.

A hearing into an injunction seeking to get the protesters moved is set for Monday.


Formal Charges Filed Against Casey

Prosecutors have filed more formal charges against Caylee Anthony's mother, Casey, and investigators are talking to Leonard Padilla, the bounty hunter who got her out of jail the first time.

The charges filed against Anthony are related to her most recent arrest for identity theft and forgery.

Authorities said she stole checks from a friend.

Meanwhile, the Orange County Sheriff's Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are talking to Padilla.

Padilla told News 13 he has no doubt that everyone is convinced Caylee is dead. Investigators will talk to Padilla again Monday morning.


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