Jackson County deputy injured in crash with overturned vehicle
A Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputy suffered only minor injuries after a traffic crash that left his vehicle upside down, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. Lt. Timothy D. Hinson, 52, of...
View ArticleRamsey sentenced to serve life for armed robbery
CHIPLEY — Brandon Terrell Ramsey was sentenced to serve life in prison Monday for his role in a March 2014 burglary and armed robbery. Ramsey was convicted last month after a one-day trial recounted...
View ArticleWalley to serve life for kidnapping, battery
CHIPLEY — Christopher Cruz Walley will serve a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the 2014 kidnapping of Marly Ann Conway. Walley, who was found guilty last month in a verdict that...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man charged with stabbing at bus station also once bit cop's head
PANAMA CITY — A man known to have bitten a cop’s head has been arrested in connection with a stabbing at the Greyhound bus station, the Panama City Police Department reported. Karim Bien Aime, 34, was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man charged with manslaughter in 2-year-old’s death
BLOUNTSTOWN — An Altha man has been charged in connection with the death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter, according to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office. Stephen Aaron Young, 27, was charged...
View ArticleParker woman sentenced for impersonating U.S. Marshal
PANAMA CITY — A Parker woman has been sentenced to months in federal prison for impersonating a U.S. Marshal, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney’s Office. Marcia Dawn Lowery, 41, was...
View ArticleBay County Jail staff honored
LYNN HAVEN — The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is recognizing the importance of correctional officers in protecting public safety this week during National Correctional Officers and Employees Week,...
View ArticlePair sleeping in car arrested on drugs, gun charges
PANAMA CITY — Police have arrested two men who were napping in a car with a gun and drugs, according to a Panama City Police Department news release. Patrol officers arrested Richard Williamson, 23,...
View ArticlePizza order saves Florida woman from hostage situation
AVON PARK (AP) — A central Florida woman helped save herself and her children by sending a message in an online pizza order that asked employees to call 911 because she was being held hostage. The...
View ArticleNRA: Florida campus carry bills will be back in front of lawmakers
TALLAHASSEE — Failed efforts to allow people to carry concealed weapons on college campuses and to allow some public-school employees and volunteers to be armed will be back before lawmakers next...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to bomb threat on Social Security office
PANAMA CITY — An irate disability recipient has pleaded guilty to federal charges of threatening to blow up the local Social Security office, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Johnathon...
View ArticleFlorida parents accused of giving kids drugs as 'bargaining tool'
ST. PETERSBURG (AP) — A couple gave their teenage daughters cocaine and marijuana if they went to school and did household chores, authorities said. Chad and Joey Mudd, of Largo, a suburb in the...
View ArticleParker woman charged with having sex with minor
PARKER — A 34-year-old woman has been arrested on charges of having sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old boy, according to Parker Police Department reports. Melissa Jean Bennett, of Parker, was...
View ArticleHundreds arrested in multi-county effort ‘Operation Dry Spring’
SANTA ROSA BEACH — The Florida Sheriff’s Task Force announced the success of Operation Dry Spring on Thursday afternoon in Walton County, where almost 600 minors were arrested for alcohol possession...
View ArticleWoman: Florida license mistakenly labeled me a sex offender
ORLANDO (AP) — A Florida woman who was issued a driver's license that mistakenly labeled her a sexual predator said Thursday that she plans to file a defamation lawsuit against a county tax...
View ArticleMan stabbed, suspect at large
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A man was rushed to the hospital after being stabbed Friday morning by an assailant who is still on the loose, according to Panama City Beach Police reports. PCBPD officials...
View ArticleBattery suspect sought
SOUTHPORT — The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the assistance of the public to identify a man wanted in connection with the battery of a woman in a Southport neighborhood. The suspect is...
View ArticleFire near paper mill briefly closes road
SPRINGFIELD — A stretch of Bus. 98 was closed Friday as fire crews quickly extinguished what officials called a “self-ignited” fire in a reservoir of a chemical company near the paper mill....
View ArticleWoman sought for credit fraud
PANAMA CITY — The Panama City Police Department seeks the public’s help in identifying a woman suspected of using a stolen credit card. The suspect allegedly used a stolen credit card on March 17 at...
View ArticleParker partners with hotel in attempt to stop crime
PARKER — Police are working with a Parker motel owner to try to eliminate drugs and prostitution from the premises. At owner Pravin Patel’s instruction, inn management has put up security cameras and...
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