UPDATE: Man who killed new dad sentenced to 14 years
PANAMA CITY — A man who accidentally shot and killed a father during his newborn son’s homecoming celebration has been sentenced to 14 years in prison just weeks before he was scheduled to go on...
View ArticleMan accused of robbing bank posted video on Instagram
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A man arrested for robbing a bank posted a photo and videos of the theft on social media — but said he shouldn’t have been charged because he didn’t threaten anyone and...
View ArticleBCSO arrest log (April 29-May 6)
Information is provided by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office on people arrested on charges April 29 through May 6. Those arrested can contact The News Herald if charges are dropped or if they are...
View ArticlePanama City Beach releases Spring Break crime statistics
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Guns and drugs during Spring Break pervaded the day-to-day lives of Beach Police just as it did with county deputies, according to newly released crime figures. The figures...
View ArticleUPDATE: Latest Zimmerman dust-up linked to prior road rage incident
LAKE MARY (AP) — George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who has had a series of run-ins with girlfriends, his ex-wife and random strangers since killing an unarmed black teenager, narrowly...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 charged after gunshot reported at motel
PANAMA CITY — Two men were arrested, including one on a litany of gun and drug charges, after authorities responded to a gunshot at a local motel, the Panama City Police Department reported. Bobby...
View ArticleAlleged stalker arrested
PANAMA CITY — A tip through Crime Stoppers helped investigators identify a man they believe recently stalked a woman as she walked home and then tried to force her into his vehicle, the Bay County...
View ArticleWoman sentenced to 11 years in prison for DUI manslaughter
PANAMA CITY — A woman who ran over a teenager on his high school graduation trip was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison and four years of drug offender probation on a DUI manslaughter charge. Lee...
View ArticleMurder prosecution: Cadaver dogs find evidence of human remains
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — The talents and efforts of a couple of dogs with a unique specialty were the topic Monday at the murder trial of Barry Davis. Rob Roy and Rosco are cadaver dogs, or more politically...
View ArticleBCSO Junior Deputies and Explorers holding Saturday fundraiser
PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Sheriff’s Office Junior Deputies and Explorers program will hold a fundraiser this Saturday. The members of the program will conduct a beach cleanup Saturday from 3 to 6...
View ArticleUPDATE: P.C. motorcyclist killed in hit-and-run crash; PCB driver charged
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A Panama City motorcyclist died Monday night following a hit-and-run crash on Front Beach Road, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release. James S. Dutton, 34, was driving...
View ArticleWood sentenced to death for retired game warden’s murder
CHIPLEY — Zachary Taylor Wood was sentenced to death in a historic decision Tuesday. Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Judge Christopher Patterson announced the sentence for Wood’s part in the murder of...
View ArticleBCSO seeks IDs of stolen credit card suspects in video
PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Sheriff’s Office released video Tuesday of two men captured on security cameras as they used stolen credit card information to make purchases in Bay County. A local woman...
View ArticleWewa man charged after diving off Lynn Haven bridge
LYNN HAVEN — Police arrested a Wewahitchka man who allegedly dove from the Bailey Bridge and then resisted officers as they tried to bring him aboard a rescue vessel, the Lynn Haven Police Department...
View Article2 of 3 PCB Spring Break rape suspects appear in court
PANAMA CITY — Two of three college students arrested in connection with a group sexual battery of an incapacitated female spring breaker were arraigned on the charges Tuesday. Delonte Martistee, 22,...
View ArticlePolice seek information on motorcycle thefts
LYNN HAVEN — The Lynn Haven Police Department received three reports of stolen cafe style motorcycles on or about May 5-6 from Eagles Landing and the Enclaves. The stolen motorcycles are: a red 2007...
View ArticlePolice: Florida toddler dies after being left in hot car
LAKE CITY — The father of a 16-month-old little girl suspected of dying after being left in a car Tuesday is an assistant public defender in Lake City while the child’s mom is an assistant state...
View ArticleProsecutors: Murder defendant Barry Davis forged victim's signature
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Outgoing calls from a Santa Rosa Beach man authorities believe was killed and burned continued long after his disappearance, jurors heard Wednesday. The last of those calls from...
View ArticleMan convicted of robbing Panama City gas station at knifepoint
PANAMA CITY — A Bay County jury convicted a man for robbing a Panama City gas station. Jessie Floyd, 21, who listed his address as 989 W. 15th St., robbed a clerk at knifepoint March 10, 2014, at the...
View ArticleMan critically injured in Holmes County crash
A man was injured in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday night in Holmes County, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. Stephen Brian Bray, 28, of Bonifay, is listed in critical condition at Southeast...
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