FDLE investigating Graceville prison inmate death
GRACEVILLE — The death of a Graceville Correctional Facility prisoner is under investigation after what authorities are calling an “inmate on inmate altercation,” officials confirmed Tuesday. Florida...
View ArticleCraigslist attack yields attempted murder charges
PANAMA CITY — A victim of a Craigslist advertisement turned armed robbery said he was certain the charges against two Panama City men fit the crime of attempting to kill a person. Patrick Tipton, one...
View ArticleFather charged with broom violence on 4-year-old
PANAMA CITY — A local man has been arrested for allegedly hitting his 4-year-old son in the forehead with the brush part of a broom, according to arrest records. Angel O. Santos, 30, was arrested...
View ArticleBCSO urges caution amid newest credit fraud case
PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is urging everyone to be diligent and check activity on credit card accounts, according to a news release. BCSO is working another case of the fraudulent...
View ArticleProstitution stings nets 3 this week
PANAMA CITY — Police have arrested three women over the past few days in connection with prostitution stings, according to arrest records. Since Monday, PCPD officers have arrested three women in...
View ArticleGeorgia duo busted with drugs, $13,000 in cash
PANAMA CITY — Hiding drugs in your pants won’t make them disappear, as one Georgia woman has learned, according to a Bay County Sheriff’s Office news release. Amanda Upchurch, 35, and Donald...
View ArticleFour animals die in Panama City duplex fire
PANAMA CITY — A dog and three cats died in an afternoon duplex fire before emergency crews could pull the animals from the suffocating smoke. Panama City Fire Department (PCFD) responded at about 1...
View ArticleWCSO deputies seek suspect in ATV theft
CHIPLEY — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) is seeking a suspect in connection with the theft of an all-terrain vehicle valued at about $14,000 WCSO reported the ATV was taken from the...
View ArticleFDOT public information meeting scheduled for Mexico Beach
MEXICO BEACH — The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is hosting a public information meeting July 9 concerning the replacement of the 36th Street Bayou Bridge in Mexico Beach. The meeting...
View ArticleFDOT suspends roadwork for holiday weekend
CHIPLEY — The Florida Department of Transportation is suspending construction projects on all major roadways across Northwest Florida through Sunday. Although no closures are scheduled, existing state...
View ArticleMan accused of slamming down, choking pregnant girlfriend
PANAMA CITY — A local man has been arrested after authorities said he slammed his pregnant girlfriend to the ground and began to strangle her, according to police reports. Xavier Anthlen Anderson, 27,...
View ArticleSeveral roads affected by Fourth of July-related events
PANAMA CITY — With fireworks shows and Fourth of July events throughout Bay County this holiday weekend, some areas are advising caution and patience during traffic congestion and closures. Many of...
View ArticleSpring Break taxi driver gets 2 years for battery, could face deportation
PANAMA CITY — A taxi driver who abducted two Spring Break visitors and attempted to force himself upon them has been sentenced to two years in prison and could face deportation for the crimes. Edgar...
View ArticleMan charged with sexual battery after Craigslist ad assault
PARKER — A Parker man was arrested and faces several charges after allegedly strangling a woman. Aaron Michael Krep, 43, found the female victim by placing an ad on Craigslist, according to a Parker...
View ArticleBCSO-PCPD operation nets 10
PANAMA CITY — Ten people were arrested on multiple charges following a joint investigation over the past two days by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Division and Special Investigations...
View ArticleBCSO arrest log June 24-30
Information is provided by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office on people arrested on charges June 24-30. Those arrested can contact The News Herald if charges are dropped or if they are acquitted....
View ArticleTrial opens Tuesday for guard accused in prison attack
PANAMA CITY — The trial of a prison guard accused of helping in a brutal, group attack on an inmate is scheduled to begin Tuesday, according to court records. Christopher Blake Christmas, 32, was one...
View ArticlePolice seek suspects in Marianna beating
MARIANNA — A Marianna man was bound and beaten by robbers in his own home at midnight on Saturday. Mike Murphy, 63, told Jackson County Sheriff’s Officers that two male subjects forcibly entered his...
View ArticlePCB man on hook for $20,000 in stolen fishing gear
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A man has been arrested on charges of stealing more than $20,000 in fishing equipment and attempting to sell the merchandise online, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office....
View ArticleUPDATE: Fight leads to shooting death at Jackson County hangout
JACOB CITY — A man was shot and killed after an altercation at a Jackson County hangout spot early Monday morning, Jackson County Sheriff’s officials said. Calvin Lee Rhynes, 36, of Houston County,...
View ArticleCameron sentenced to 25 years
PANAMA CITY — Javares Cameron, convicted of manslaughter in the death of 17-year-old Curtis Hunt, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday afternoon. The 19-year-old, who shot Hunt in the back of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Authorities raid home of Subway spokesman Fogle
ZIONSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — FBI agents and Indiana State Police raided the home of Subway restaurant spokesman Jared Fogle on Tuesday, removing electronics from the property and searching the house with a...
View ArticleFlorida man gets 2.5 years for having sex on the beach
BRADENTON (AP) — A man convicted of having sex on a Florida beach in front of families was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Monday. Jose Caballero, 40, and Elissa Alvarez, 21, were...
View ArticleFBI seeks sextortion victims of man in prison for 105 years
BOSTON (AP) — The FBI is hoping to locate 240 more victims of a man convicted of using online threats to extort pornographic images from teenage girls. In November, Lucas Michael Chansler was...
View ArticleBCSO seeking another credit fraudster
PANAMA CITY — Officials have received another complaint involving the theft and fraudulent use of credit card information, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. This time, the victim was in...
View ArticleMan charged with making multiple threats via email
PANAMA CITY — Authorities have arrested a local man on charges that he sent a threatening email to numerous individuals, including one general email to the Bay County Courthouse, according to Bay...
View ArticlePolice: Man exposes self, spews blood, battles woman, authorities
PANAMA CITY BEACH — An Arkansas man has been arrested after allegedly exposing himself to beachgoing children before attacking an offended parent and then fighting with police and emergency workers,...
View ArticleProsecutors mull charges regarding toddler's hot car death
PANAMA CITY — Prosecutors are now weighing whether a mother accused of leaving her 2-year-old child in a hot car will face charges in connection with the fatal incident, according to officials. Jamie...
View ArticleMan sentenced to life for raping mentally disabled woman
PANAMA CITY — A local man convicted of raping a mentally disabled woman has been sentenced to life in prison, according to court documents. Gary Lynn Sprouse Jr., 48, was sentenced to life in prison...
View ArticleManslaughter charge upgraded to murder for man accused in beating
PANAMA CITY — Charges have been upgraded to second-degree murder for a local man accused of beating his girlfriend to death, according to court records. Justin L. Davis, 28, faced a charge of...
View ArticleSAO: No charges for father in child’s shooting death (SEE LETTER)
PANAMA CITY — A man who was arrested in connection with the accidental shooting death of his 6-year-old daughter will not face criminal charges, officials announced Wednesday. Prosecutors said they...
View ArticleMagnum, P.I. in hot water over California theft accusations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A water district has sued Tom Selleck, claiming the star of the crime shows “Magnum, P.I.” and “Blue Bloods” stole truckloads of water from a public hydrant and took it to his ranch...
View ArticlePolice investigating Ariana Grande's video doughnut licking
Police said Wednesday they were investigating video that appears to show Ariana Grande licking doughnuts at a shop in Southern California. Earlier, Grande apologized for saying “I hate America” in the...
View ArticleMan involved in Waffle House brawl sentenced to 4 years probation
PANAMA CITY — A man involved in a waffle house brawl has pleaded no contest to charges related to battery on an officer, according to court records. Corey Leeser, 34, was sentenced to four years of...
View ArticlePolice seek animal cruelty, theft ring suspect
BLOUNTSTOWN — A Youngstown woman sought on 17 felony charges of animal cruelty and a hit-and-run accident has connections with what Calhoun County Sheriff Office (CCSO) officials suspect is a...
View ArticleBCSO K9 dies
PANAMA CITY — A Bay County Sheriff’s Office K9 officer died after a long-lived life due to age-related causes, officials announced Thursday. BCSO K9 Argos was a Belgian Malinois purchased in 2002 from...
View ArticlePanama City Beach traffic stops lead to three drug arrests
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police have arrested three people on drug-related charges during traffic stops, officials announced Friday. Lane A. Connors, 30, and Calvin Thomas Jones, 35, were arrested and...
View ArticleFDOT: Bay County roadway investments ‘unprecedented’
PANAMA CITY — Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) officials are planning for an unprecedented investment in Bay County roadways in the coming years. FDOT officials provided an update on...
View ArticleMan claimed jail docs gave him brain surgery, deemed unfit to stand trial
PANAMA CITY — A Fountain man accused of plotting to bind and torture his girlfriend until death has been deemed mentally unfit to stand trial, according to court documents. Paul Thomas Carhart, 64,...
View ArticleMom decries prosecutors’ decision to not charge father in child’s death
PANAMA CITY — The mother of a 6-year-old girl shot by her father said state prosecutors’ decision to not press charges in the fatal incident was a failure of justice. However, prosecutors maintained...
View ArticleBCSO arrest log July 1-7
Information is provided by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office on people arrested on charges July 1-7. Those arrested can contact The News Herald if charges are dropped or if they are acquitted. Addresses...
View ArticleMan charged after threatening to cut off girlfriend's arm
PANAMA CITY — A local man has been arrested after allegedly pinning his former girlfriend to ground and threatening to cut off her arm with a butcher’s knife, according to arrest records. Jonathan...
View ArticleWCSO: Bills coach Kromer arrested for punching boy
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — Buffalo Bills offensive line coach Aaron Kromer was arrested Sunday in Florida after shoving a boy to the ground and punching him, authorities said. The Walton County Sheriff's...
View ArticleMatt Gaetz eyes sex-offender law change
TALLAHASSEE — Florida legislators might consider tweaking the state’s sex-offender law after the prosecution of a couple seen having a midday romp on the beach, radio talk-show caller “Matt from Fort...
View ArticleDuck dispute: Resident tries to stop thefts; FWC says it's OK
PANAMA CITY — Resident Crystal McCauley has posted signs around Lake Caroline, warning against stealing ducks and geese. “The ducks and geese are being closely monitored by 24-hour surveillance....
View ArticleInvestigators say Parker home used solely for crack production
PARKER — Narcotics officers have raided what they say could be the county’s main front for crack cocaine manufacturing after a two-week-long investigation, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced...
View ArticleChipley police officer, wife save baby from hot car
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — A chance stop to pick up supplies for a new family pet led to a Chipley police officer and his wife saving the life of an infant. Officer Tyler Brannon and his wife, Amanda, had...
View ArticleMan arrested with high-grade pot and 300 pills
MARIANNA — Officers now have two large bags of high-grade marijuana and 300 imitation prescription pills in their possession and one man in custody after a traffic stop, according to a Jackson County...
View Article$5M bond set for man accused of plot with P.C. mom to kill lawyer
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A $5 million bond has been set for a man accused of plotting with his mother to kill a suburban Indianapolis divorce attorney seeking money from the mother's boyfriend. The...
View ArticleFather charged after crash, foot chase with 3-year-old in tow
PANAMA CITY — A local man has been arrested on several charges, including child abuse, after allegedly crashing his car with a 3-year-old girl inside during a police pursuit, according to a Panama...
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