PANAMA CITY — Detectives investigating the Christmas morning shooting death of a Panama City man have released a man described as a “person of interest” without charges, and arrested another man for lying to detectives.
Police said Stephen Trusty was at 511 E. 13th St. about 1 a.m. on Dec. 25 when 56-year-old Wilbert “Cadillac Will” Faison was fatally shot outside the home. Trusty, who lives in Gainesville, voluntarily came forward to speak with detectives, said Sgt. Mike Brewer with the Panama City Police Department.
Another man, Michael Davis, was arrested Dec. 26 and charged with providing false information to law enforcement, a misdemeanor. Brewer would not divulge what Davis allegedly lied about.
Davis lives at the address where Faison was shot and was standing near Faison when police arrived at the scene of the shooting, according to a PCPD incident report obtained Monday by The News Herald.
Attempts to reach Trusty, who once lived at the home where Faison was killed, were unsuccessful Monday. Brewer would not disclose what Trusty told detectives, and police are not saying if they consider Faison’s death a criminal act.