Man 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...
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