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Disbarred attorney arrested Tuesday in Bay County

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The State Attorney’s Office will seek prison time when former Destin attorney R. Scott Whitehead appears in Okaloosa County court to answer for his second violation of probation this year.

Whitehead was arrested Tuesday in Bay County on charges of DUI, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, violation of driver license restrictions and refusing to submit to a blood-alcohol test.

The charges put Whitehead in violation of a 10-year probation he was ordered to serve in 2013.

Okaloosa County Circuit Court Judge Michael Flowers handed down the probated sentence after Whitehead provided crucial testimony in the murder solicitation trial of Harvey Tipler, another disbarred attorney.

Whitehead was an inmate at the Okaloosa County Jail, charged with stealing from clients, when Tipler told him about his plans to kill prosecutor Russ Edgar.

Whitehead wore a wire to help authorities nab Tipler. Flowers rewarded Whitehead by granting him the lengthy probation with credit for 300 days of time served.

Under terms of the pro-bastion, Whitehead, who had several alcohol-related run-ins with the law before his arrest on racketeering charges, was to undergo drug and alcohol treatment.

In April, Whitehead was ordered to serve 120 days in jail for a probation violation that occurred when, while intoxicated, he left a Pensacola restaurant without paying his bill.

This time, Okaloosa County Chief Assistant State Attorney Bill Bishop said his office will seek a prison sentence of more than 365 days for the violation of probation.

Whitehead is being held in Bay County with no bond, Bishop said.


Intermittent lane closures planned for Interstate 10

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CHIPLEY — Drivers will encounter intermittent right lane closures on sections of Interstate 10 east and westbound between mile marker 122 (two miles east of State 77) in Washington County and State 81 (Exit 96) in Holmes County, Monday through Thursday.

The lane closures will be limited to daytime hours. Construction crews are installing foundations and support poles along I-10 for a new Intelligent Transportation System (ITS).

The planned construction activities are weather dependent and may be re-scheduled in the event of inclement weather.

FDOT holding public forum regarding State 390

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LYNN HAVEN — The Florida Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting to discuss the expansion of State 390 on Tuesday.

The section of the expansion in Lynn Haven should be the most invasive of any part of the project, which starts at 23rd Street in Panama City. The right of way necessary to expand the road from two lanes to six would require the demolition of residences and businesses on the southbound section of the street from State 77 to Jenks Avenue. FDOT is in the process of acquiring property in all sections of the project, although the Lynn Haven part is not scheduled until 2018.

Included in the project will be buffered bicycle lanes, water quality and treatment facilities and a closed drainage system. A new pedestrian overpass will be constructed at Mowat Middle School. Modifications will be necessary for existing signal signals and a new signal will be required at the intersection of 14th Street.

The meeting will be from 5 to 6 p.m. at Emerald Coast Fellowship Church Fellowship Hall, 4102 West S.R. 390, Lynn Haven.

'Click It or Ticket' begins Monday

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PANAMA CITY — Police will be out employing their Thanksgiving “Click It or Ticket” campaign beginning Monday.

The Panama City Police Department said the goal of its “Click It or Ticket” campaign the week of Thanksgiving is to reduce traffic crash fatalities and traffic crash injury severity by the increase of safety belt and child restraint usage. With more people traveling during the holiday season the Panama City Police Department reminded the community that there is a direct correlation between seat belt usage and reduced risk for severe or fatal injury during a traffic crash.

UPDATE: BCSO makes record synthetic marijuana bust (VIDEO)

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SPRINGFIELD — Two Springfield residents were arrested in the largest synthetic marijuana seizure in Bay County history, Sheriff Frank McKeithen announced Friday.

Johnny Vihn Nguyen, 25, and Sarah Joanna Mills, 25, were arrested Friday at about 1 a.m. after a month-long investigation by BCSO. Deputies raided the couple’s home at 506 Jennings Ave., finding more than 30 pounds of synthetic marijuana in various stages of being mixed with acetone or bath salts, McKeithen said during a press conference Friday afternoon.

Two large white garbage bags were near filled with finished product, which is sometimes crudely manufactured in a wheel barrow or other less-than hygienic conditions.

--- VIDEO: SHERIFF FRANK McKEITHEN DISCUSSES BUST»»

“Because this is not a scientific method, there are portions with more acetone or bath salts than others and that is the dangerous part,” McKeithen said. “We’ve seen incidents of this being sold in schools and students taken to the hospital for ingesting synthetic marijuana.”

Within the past week, BCSO has noticed at least three occurrences of high school students being hospitalized after using synthetic marijuana. McKeithen said investigators are looking for a link to the Jennings Avenue bust and those incidents, and he expects additional charges for Nguyen and Mills.

The street value of the bust was estimated at about $135,000 for the seizure, but McKeithen said more than 100-pounds could have spread from the home throughout the county before undercover agents located the source.

--- VIDEO: SHERIFF FRANK McKEITHEN DISCUSSES BUST»»

Nguyen has been charged with manufacturing, possession of marijuana and some with intent to distribute and paraphernalia possession. Mills has been charged with possession of synthetic marijuana with intent to distribute and paraphernalia possession.

McKeithen took the opportunity of the occasion to highlight the dangers of synthetic marijuana use.

“People say you can’t die from marijuana and assume it is the same for synthetic marijuana, but you can die from this stuff,” he said. “This stuff is poison and it can kill you.”

Murder suspect’s plea offer revoked

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PANAMA CITY — Prosecutors have revoked a plea offer for the man charged with shooting a 20-year-old Panama City Beach man just days after his partner in the armed robbery plot turned state’s witness.

Randy Trebor Jackson, 24, was charged with third-degree murder after a robbery scheme for about 2 ounces of marijuana turned deadly. Ryan Brooks, 20, was shot multiple times in the Club Apartments parking lot in Panama City Beach. Since then, his accomplice Josh Heath Smith, 23, has taken a plea deal in exchange for agreeing to testify against Jackson at trial.

But the most damning testimony in Jackson’s trial may unwittingly be his own words.

--- DOCUMENT: JACKSON LETTER AND SMITH DEPOSITION»»

Prosecutors revoked a plea offer of 25 years in prison for Jackson on Friday after releasing a jail-house letter written to Smith, telling him to keep to the script that they had not planned the robbery beforehand.

“Listen, no matter what was said, we never talked about a robbery,” Jackson wrote Smith. “… If we get off this robbery charge, the other charges are self-defense and stand your ground. … Please get this robbery off me and let me go free. I saved your life. Now save mine.”

Six people were arrested in the early-morning fallout of the July 10 shooting at the Club Apartments, 325 Richard Jackson Blvd., as the three survivors allegedly tried to cover their tracks.

Joseph Cannizzo, 25, and Brooks waited in a green SUV while in the Club parking lot for Smith to conduct a deal for about 2 ounces of marijuana. Smith’s girlfriend, 17-year-old Alyssa Watford, had previously dated Brooks and arranged the transaction between the two, according to Smith’s sworn testimony.

Smith and Jackson discussed beforehand how they would catch Brooks off guard. Jackson would remain behind in the deeply tinted Kia Forte, waiting to get the drop on him, Smith said.

But they didn’t anticipate the other side would also be aiming to rob them.

After Smith brought the money into Brooks’ green SUV, Cannizzo drew on him — ordering Smith to drop his pants, where his gun was stored.

“As soon as I hop in the car, they pulled guns on me,” Smith said in a deposition during October. “I started wrestling with them and I tried to get my gun but Ryan had his hand on my arm, holding my hand down. And Joey hit me in the face with his gun and I just gave up after that and put my hands up.”

Brooks then stepped out and walked over to search the Kia. Neither Brooks nor Cannizzo knew Jackson was in the car until gunfire roared from inside.

“After the flashes happened, I saw Ryan kind of stumble back,” Smith said. “Then Joey hopped out and started shooting at the car.”

Smith fled on foot through the woods as Cannizzo ran over to his injured friend. Brooks would die face down on the asphalt shortly thereafter, and police helicopters would begin to circle in the night sky.

--- DOCUMENT: JACKSON LETTER AND SMITH DEPOSITION»»

Six people were arrested in connection with the shooting. Watford has pleaded not guilty to principal to attempted robbery. Cannizzo has also pleaded not guilty to principal to robbery with a firearm for allegedly attempting to stickup Smith, while his girlfriend 26-year-old Nichole Philbrook has pleaded to three years probation for tampering with physical evidence and attempting to cover up for Cannizzo.

Clinton Robert Allen, 34, who accepted the alleged murder weapon from Jackson, has also pleaded to four years on probation to testify truthfully in the case against Jackson.

Prosecutors revoked a plea offer of 25 years in prison for Jackson, and indicated there would not be another as his January trial approaches. Smith was relocated to another facility for his well-being until then. If he cooperates at trial, he will be sentenced to 10 years in prison.

5 arrested after beating at strip club

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PANAMA CITY — Five people have been arrested in the wake of an afternoon strip club beating, the Panama City Police Department announced Friday.

When officers arrived at Bambi’s Dollhouse, 2915 E. Fifth St., at about 2:30 p.m., they found a man on the ground unconscious. EMS personnel arrived and transported him to an area hospital.

Witnesses on scene informed officers that two black males, later identified as Jasper Blackledge, 23, and Ples Robinson, 25, both of Panama City, had punched and kicked the victim repeatedly and fled the area, PCPD reported.

During the investigation, officers came across an SUV in the same parking lot and smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from within. During a search, police found a bag containing 23 plastic baggies of marijuana with a combined weight of 97.5 grams and a loaded 9mm semi-auto firearm, police said.

All occupants of the vehicle were detained. The owner and driver of the vehicle Doneisha Robinson, 28, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute. Kimberly Sly, 23, was charged with possession of marijuana less than 20 grams. Larry Pickett, 20, was arrested for an outstanding warrant.

A short time later, Blackledge and Robinson returned to the scene and were detained by officers, police said. Investigation of the incident led officers to arrest Blackledge and Robinson on aggravated battery and affray charges.

All five individuals were taken to the Bay County Jail for their charges.

Reckless driver gets trapped in burning vehicle

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BAYOU GEORGE — A woman who allegedly was driving while intoxicated was injured Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 231.

According to Master Sgt. J.D. Johnson of the Florida Highway Patrol, two motorists reported a reckless driver to the FHP moments before Tiffany M. Pitts, 32, of Fountain, crashed a 2004 Cadillac in a wooded area off U.S. 231 north of the Penny Road intersection.

Pitts was traveling south at a high rate of speed when the vehicle began to swerve, Johnson said. The Cadillac entered the median and Pitts overcorrected across the southbound lane. The car left the road and overturned when it hit a water-filled ditch. It stopped on its side in some woods.

Pitts was the only person in the car. She   was not wearing a seat belt and was trapped inside when the car caught fire, Johnson said.

Panama City Fire Rescue extinguished the blaze and cut Pitts from the vehicle. She was taken to Bay Medical Center with a broken neck.

Johnson said Pitts was charged with driving under the influence, having an open container in the car, not wearing a seat belt and careless driving. 


Fire displaces residents

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PANAMA CITY — Authorities are investigating a house fire that has displaced residents, according to a Panama City Fire Department news release.

Fire crews encountered high heat and heavy smoke conditions when they  arrived at 800 Redwood Ave. at 1:56 a.m. to a home fire Sunday. No one was injured in the fire. The fire was considered under control at 2:20 a.m. The Red Cross was called to the scene to help the displaced occupants.

The fire is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Panama City Fire Department.

Bookkeeper sentenced for forging church checks

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PANAMA CITY — A former church bookkeeper has pleaded to forging 138 church checks worth $38,849 and has been sentenced to 20 years of probation, according to court records.

Kelli Elane Space, 38, pleaded no contest to 35 of the 277 charges against her after forging and passing 138 church checks from Parker United Methodist Church. Parker Police arrested her in April on charges she cut and cashed $38,849 in checks over six months. Space, a former bookkeeper of the church, was sentenced to 20 consecutive years of probation Monday, according to court documents.

--- DOCUMENT: SPACE ARREST AFFIDAVIT»»

Between October 2013 and March of this year, Space printed 138 church checks with her name affixed in the “pay to the order” portion. She then cashed the checks at Tyndall Federal Credit Union and Wal-Mart without permission from the church, Parker Police reported.

“It should be noted these offenses were caught on video both at Wal-Mart and the Tyndall Federal Credit Union,” Parker Police Detective Aaron Wilson wrote in his report.

Court records indicated Space will appeal her sentence.

Murder trial of man claiming self defense continues Tuesday

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PANAMA CITY — The trial of a disabled man who claimed he acted in self defense when he shot his wife and killed her lover began Monday with attorneys arguing Michael Joe McCoy succumbed to jealousy.

During the first day of the murder trial, attorneys diverged on the sequence of events at the time of the shooting and the amount of knowledge McCoy had of the ongoing romantic relationship. McCoy, 44, was charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder after an early February shooting outside his Fountain home left 46-year-old David Walker face down in a ditch and McCoy’s wife suffering two gunshot wounds.

McCoy has not denied firing the fatal shots.

His attorneys said the barrage of gunfire started out of self-preservation, and he first shot his wife accidentally as she stepped between the quarrelling men. He then shot her again when she lunged after him.

Prosecuting attorneys argued Walker was in the process of leaving when McCoy shot him four times and then leveled the 9-mm pistol on his wife, Susan McCoy. He then fired twice, walked inside and disassembled the firearm before calling police.

However, no other witnesses survived the melee to testify to the sequence of events.

Deputies were called to the home of Michael and Susan McCoy on Rhonda Road Feb. 5 at about 2:30 a.m. after Michael McCoy called 911 to report that he had shot his wife and Walker after he learned she had been having an affair with Walker.

Michael McCoy told investigators following the shooting that he initially armed himself with the intention of taking his own life, but his wife talked him out of it. He said he demanded Walker — who had been staying with the couple for a few days since his release from the Bay County Jail following a domestic battery arrest — leave their home. The two men began to argue before he shot Walker.

“Finally, Walker says ‘What do you want from me, I’m leaving;’ and when he turns to walk away, Michael McCoy shoots four times,” said prosecutor Larry Basford. “He then turned the gun toward his wife and proceeded to shoot her two times in the stomach.”

Defense attorney Kim Jewell argued that during the argument, Walker began to approach McCoy and threatened him before Susan McCoy stepped into the crossfire.

“Walker is aware of his (disabled) condition, as well, and he says: ‘What are you going to do?’” Jewell said. “… He’s within his rights to defend himself.”

Attorneys also disagreed on the amount of time Michael McCoy knew of the romantic relationship between Walker and Susan McCoy.

The trial continues Tuesday.

Naval base to conduct prescribed burns

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PANAMA CITY BEACH — Bay County residents living near Naval Support Activity Panama City may soon see plumes of smoke rising as the base conducts “prescribed” or controlled burns of undergrowth in its forested areas.

NSA PC environmental officials request authorizations through the Florida Forest Service to conduct prescribed burns in areas with overgrown vegetation at several locations on the Navy’s property between the Hathaway Bridge and Magnolia Beach Road.

With proper weather conditions, a prescribed burn could be conducted during any favorable weather period beginning in November 2014 through Aug. 31, 2015. Ideal weather conditions include a slight breeze, moderate humidity, and ground effects that would dissipate the smoke and ash vertically.

Prescribed burns will be conducted between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Navy employees and housing residents are requested to stay clear of the affected areas. Only NSA PC and Forest Service personnel with responsibilities inside the burn area will be permitted past checkpoints.

Precautionary boil water notice issued for Callaway

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CALLAWAY — The city of Callaway announced Tuesday that due to repairs on a broken water main that shut off water for about two and a half hours between 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m., officials issued a precautionary boil water notice for residents of Sandy Creek at Air Park and County 2297.

Officials advise that all water used for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth, or washing dishes be boiled. A rolling boil of one minute is sufficient. As an alternative, bottled water may be used.

This notice will remain in effect until a bacteriological survey shows that the water is safe to drink. An announcement will be made to rescind the boil water alert at that time.

For more information, contact Callaway public works at 850-871-1033.

FDLE reviewing information in Chipley

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CHIPLEY — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirms it is conducting a “pre-investigation” into the Washington County Clerk of Court’s Office.

FDLE is reviewing information received from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office to determine if there are grounds for a formal investigation.

Officials can’t specify details of the open review.

“We don’t have an active investigation ... but we did receive some information (from the WCSO), and we are reviewing the information at this point,” said FDLE spokeswoman Gretl Plessinger. “What happens with the review is it could turn into an investigation if it looks like there could be criminal predicate; otherwise, it just closes out.”

The FDLE is conducting preliminary interviews as part of the review.

Search continues for suspect after chase, fatal Wausau crash

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WAUSAU — A manhunt is still underway for the man wanted in connection with a high speed chase that led to what is now being classified as a hit-and-run fatal crash in Wausau.

Deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office attempted to apprehend Jayvon J. Burns, 35, at the Chipley Wal-Mart about 6:45 p.m. Monday after receiving a tip Burns was spotted in the store. The subject was wanted on several Washington County warrants, including felony domestic battery by strangulation, intimidating/threatening a victim witness informant, and assault with intent to commit domestic violence.

Burns fled the store in his 2003 GMC Envoy, southbound on State 77, into the Wausau city limits with deputies in pursuit. The chase reportedly topped speeds of around 100 mph.

The Florida Highway Patrol reports Casey L. Maxwell, 18, of Chipley, was traveling northbound on State 77 in her 1998 Buick Century, turning west at 3612 Washington St., when Burns collided with her right-side passenger door. After impact, both vehicles came to a final rest in the southbound lane of State 77.

Burns then fled on foot into the wooded area on the west side of State 77 — leaving his passenger, Melissa Everett, 38, of Chipley, injured in the vehicle.

Everett, who is reported to have suffered minor injuries, was transported to Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center in Panama City.

Maxwell, who was life-flighted from the scene, later died of her injuries.

K-9 units, helicopters and officers from several agencies worked through Monday night’s bitter cold, and the search was still in progress Tuesday afternoon.

Burns’ last known address is listed as 5686 Pelham Court in Graceville, but he is said to have been living in the Chipley area.

Burns was released from Bay County custody Nov. 10, 2013, after serving six months of a one-year and two-month sentence for a false imprisonment offense that took place in November 2012. He is described as a black male, 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing about 170 pounds. He has name-bearing tattoos on his left arm, neck and right arm.

Anyone with information regarding Burns’ whereabouts is asked to contact Cpl. N.T. Russell by dialing *FHP, or through their local law enforcement agency.


Murder suspect tells 911: ‘I shot two people’

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PANAMA CITY — A bullet through the heart ended the life of a man who’d been in a romantic relationship with Michael Joe McCoy’s wife, the Bay County medical examiner testified Tuesday.

The murder trial of Michael McCoy, 44, proceeded with jurors hearing from investigators, the medical examiner and 911 calls made moments after McCoy shot his wife and killed her lover in early February. David Walker, 46, was face down in a ditch when EMTs arrived; and Susan Diane McCoy, 37, clung to life outside the couple’s Fountain home.

“I’ve just been shot …,” Susan McCoy told dispatchers in a 911 call played for the jury. “Hurry, please.”

Her voice was frantic at first but faded quickly to being inaudible before the call ended. Almost simultaneously, Michael McCoy called 911 from inside the home.

“I shot two people. Just come right quick,” he said. “They were cheating on me — my wife and a friend.”

Panting, Michael McCoy went outside and assured his wife medics were on the way.

“I didn’t mean to shoot Diane, but I did mean to shoot David,” he said. “I’m sorry Diane. Do you hear me?”

Deputies arrived at the home of Michael and Susan McCoy on Rhonda Road after receiving the two calls Feb. 5 at about 2:30 a.m.

Michael McCoy told investigators following the shooting that he initially armed himself with the intention of taking his own life, but his wife talked him out of it. He said he had just learned the two were having an affair and demanded Walker — who had been staying with the couple for a few days since his release from the Bay County Jail following a domestic battery arrest — leave their home.

The two men began to argue before Walker began to aggressively approach when McCoy shot him, McCoy said. And Susan McCoy was caught in the cross-fire.

Prosecutor Larry Basford has argued the opposite. Basford said McCoy grabbed the gun in a jealous rage. Walker was voluntarily leaving the property as McCoy sat outside with the loaded 9-mm pistol. Without signs of a true threat, McCoy fired on Walker four times and then turned the gun on Susan McCoy.

Examination of Walker’s wounds gave jurors an insight at least into the sequence of some of the shots fired. Walker suffered two non-lethal gunshot wounds to the chest that would not have immobilized him, according to  Medical Examiner Michael Hunter. One round entered the back of his calf. And one entered his back left side, punctured a lung and pierced his heart — which would have been the fatal shot.

“A shooting event is a very dynamic thing,” Hunter said. “But a shooting victim is going to try to get away.”

More than 2-liters of blood filled Walker’s chest cavity from the fatal shot, Hunter added.

However, only Michael and Susan McCoy survived the incident to testify how events of the night unfolded.

Michael McCoy is expected to testify on his own behalf during the final day of the trial today. It is unknown whether Susan McCoy will testify.

Armed Grand Ridge home invasion suspects sought

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MARIANNA — Authorities are searching for three males involved in a Grand Ridge home invasion and pistol-whipping in which several long guns were stolen, according to a Jackson County Sheriff’s Office news release Tuesday.

JSCO deputies responded to the home invasion and robbery reported on Nobles Road Monday where three males entered the house armed with handguns. They struck the three victims in the head with the guns to subdue them. The three suspects then stole several long guns and miscellaneous items and fled in an unknown type vehicle west on Nobles Road, JCSO officials reported.

--- SEARCH CONTINUES FOR SUSPECT IN FATAL WAUSAU CRASH»»

JCSO did not release descriptions of the three suspects as of Tuesday evening.

The investigation is ongoing in this case.

Some excited, some wary about 390 expansion

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LYNN HAVEN — People were of two minds at a public forum Tuesday night detailing expansion of State 390.

Lynn Haven Mayor Walter Kelley voiced one common perspective.

“I think they’re feeling good that we’re making a move to make it six lanes,” Kelley said of constituents. “We’ve waited a long time for the road to be done.”

However, there was a continuous crowd of people waiting to meet with lawyer Joe Fixel, whose firm is representing property owners in the path of expansion, on the north side of the street. Kathy Malagon was one of those people who met with Fixel. She refrained from saying anything more than general thoughts about the meeting. 

“It’s been enlightening,” Malagon said. “Everybody has been full of information.”

Florida Department of Transportation officials specified that the meeting was about the expansion between Jenks Avenue and U.S. 77, just 1.8 miles in Lynn Haven. Public information officer Donna Green and project manager Sandra Lamb were both unsure how many parcels would be affected by the expansion but that $33 million is already committed to that portion of the project. The right of way has yet to be formally set and design of the roadway is still underway. With properties narrowing considerably in the corridor, almost every property on the north side of 390 will be affected.

Green said the project is necessary to increase traffic flow and provide a safe evacuation route in case a hurricane affects the coastal area.

“Our projections are not just about one corridor,” she said. “We look at traffic coming from highway 77; we look at people who are evacuating, they will be coming from everywhere.”

Some residents were looking at FDOT maps for their property to find out if they were in the right of way. In multiple cases the properties were just outside the affected area. Glenn Wilson, who lives at Kentucky Avenue and 14th Street, was one of those cases.

“They’re going to build a pond there,” Glenn said. “It’s probably 200 feet away but I’m only guessing.”

Residents in the Bel Air neighborhood were concerned about drainage issues. Dennis Hlad was one of those who said the culverts under 390 currently have the tendency to back up and cause water to pool. He said the worst case was during flooding on July 4, 2013.

“They’ve been very receptive to ideas,” Hlad said.

Green said property acquisition for FDOT should take two years, with the project being bid for construction in December of 2017. A likely start date would then be April or May in 2018. The Lynn Haven section is just the final phase of the 390 expansion, with the sections between 23rd Street and Baldwin Road and Baldwin Road to Jenks starting in the spring of 2017.

Suspect in fatal Wausau crash in custody

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VERNON — A suspect wanted in a fatal Wausau crash was located on Tuesday, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

Jayvon J. Burns, 35, fled the scene of a fatal crash Monday night and was stopped by the Florida Highway Patrols Tuesday night. He fled on foot again on Tuesday and was later found in a wooded area near Vernon of State 79.

Casey L. Maxwell, 18, of Chipley, was traveling northbound on State 77 in her 1998 Buick Century, turning west at 3612 Washington St., when Burns collided with her right-side passenger door, the FHP reported. After impact, both vehicles came to a final rest in the southbound lane of State 77.

Check back later for more on this story.

UPDATE: Missing autistic teen found safe

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PANAMA CITY BEACH — An autistic teen who went missing on Tuesday was found safe a day later, family and friends said on Wednesday.

Braden Bohrer, 14, was last seen at his home in Panama City Beach Tuesday night. He was located at the Holiday Inn Sunspree and is safe at home.

Family and friends credited the Bay County Sheriff’s Office as well as social media posting for bringing attention to Bohrer’s status.

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