Police: Youngstown man pushed mother out of moving car
PANAMA CITY — A Youngstown man has been arrested for allegedly pushing the mother of his child from a moving car, according to arrest records. Sammy Joe Campbell, 24, was arrested Sunday at about 1:30...
View ArticlePanama City police investigating kidnapping at gunpoint
PANAMA CITY — Police are investigating a kidnapping in which a young woman was held at gunpoint as her captor attempted to force himself upon her, according to Panama City Police Department reports....
View ArticleMan accused in plan to kill judges to plead insanity
PANAMA CITY — A man accused of contracting the abduction and assassinations of two local judges intends to use insanity as his defense against the charges, according to court documents. Joseph Russell...
View ArticleWithout explanation, federal judge Smoak's cases reassigned
PANAMA CITY — All pending cases before a federal judge in Gainesville, Pensacola, Tallahassee and Panama City have been reassigned to alternate judges, according to federal court documents. Cases...
View ArticleGeorgia woman charged with child neglect
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police have arrested a Georgia woman who allegedly scattered alcohol containers and kept her 2-year-old in a hot car, according to arrest reports. Alexis Lynn Finney, 31, was...
View ArticleTeen arrested for robbery of Lynn Haven Domino's
LYNN HAVEN — A teenager was arrested for robbery of a local Domino's, the Lynn Haven Police Department reported. Sheldon Quinn Carpentier, 16, was charged after an attempted robbery at the Lynn Haven...
View ArticlePolice: No charges in Warrior Beach Retreat frat allegations
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Panama City Beach Police Department closed its investigation into alleged mistreatment of veterans by fraternity members during the annual Warrior Beach Retreat in April and...
View ArticleToddler dies at Cedar Grove Elementary after being left in car
HILAND PARK — A toddler died on Tuesday at Cedar Grove Elementary after being left inside a car, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office reported. Police responded to a life-threatening medical call at 3:15...
View ArticleFormer deputy’s accused killer pleads not guilty
PANAMA CITY — A Fountain woman charged with the death of her boyfriend, a former deputy, has pleaded not guilty to the reduced charge of manslaughter with a firearm, according to court documents....
View ArticleMan convicted of molesting teen girl
PANAMA CITY — A Bay County jury has convicted a 45-year-old Panama City man of raping a 14-year-old girl, according to the State Attorney’s Office. Assistant State Attorneys Alicia Carothers and Devin...
View ArticleTwo die in crash
CALLAWAY — A car crash on County 2297 killed the driver and passenger in the predawn hours Wednesday. Cara A. Sindt, 30, of Panama City, was identified as the driver of the 2004 Chevrolet Corvette and...
View ArticleConvicted child sex offender extradited to Louisiana to face 30-year-old charge
PANAMA CITY — A 67-year-old man convicted on child sex charges in Florida has been sent back to southeast Louisiana to face charges he raped a girl there 30 years ago, the Plaquemines Parish,...
View Article3 more sentenced in meth ring
WG PANAMA CITY — The majority of six people responsible for a methamphetamine ring that spanned from Atlanta to Panama City Beach have been sentenced in federal court for their roles, according to...
View Article1 prison guard pleads guilty, 1 going to trial in inmate beating
PANAMA CITY — One former prison guard will be defending himself at trial against charges he conspired in an orchestrated beating of an inmate. Christopher Blake Christmas, 32, was scheduled to plead...
View ArticleBCSO seeks runaway teen believed to need medical attention
SOUTHPORT — The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on a runaway teen believed to be in need of medical attention. BCSO reports Kaylee Maria Wynn, 16, was last seen May 15 at her home...
View ArticleSchool grieves: Investigation continues after toddler's death
HILAND PARK — Cedar Grove Elementary officials wiped away tears Wednesday as they recalled the death of a toddler found dead a day earlier in a heated vehicle at the school. Reagan Buckley, 2, was...
View ArticleMan charged with possessing child porn
PANAMA CITY — A man was arrested and charged for possession of child pornography, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office reported. James M. Watford, 67, of Panama City, was arrested on Thursday and charged...
View ArticleWCSO seeks man wanted on lewd and lascivious charges
CHIPLEY — Officials are advising restraint if the public spots a man wanted on 10 counts of lewd and lascivious acts on four different victims under 12-years old, according to a news release from the...
View ArticleBCSO warns of government grant phone scam
PANAMA CITY — Officials issued a “scam alert” Thursday involving a fictitious government grant, according to a Bay County Sheriff’s Office news release. Several complaints were filed Thursday with the...
View ArticleLocal lawyer named 2015 Rising Star
PANAMA CITY — Local Attorney C. Andrew Weddle has been named a 2015 Rising Star for the third consecutive year by Super Lawyers, a rating service of outstanding practicing lawyers from more than 70...
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