PANAMA CITY BEACH -- A Panama City woman was arrested Monday and charged with giving false information to authorities investigating a weekend homicide, Panama City Beach police said Tuesday.
Arrested was Meredith Renee Laflin, 31, 1104 Arthur Ave.
She becomes the seventh person arrested in connection with the shooting death of Ryan Christopher Brooks, 20, of Panama City Beach.
Police said Laflin lied to investigators to protect her boyfriend, Randy Jackson, who is charged with murder. She was arrested at her job and booked into Bay County Jail on a charge of providing false information to law enforcement during the course of a felony investigation.