Man gets 25 years for possession of child pornography
ALTHA -- Douglas Bruce L‘Heureux of Altha was sentenced to 25 years in prison for possessing child pornography, officials with the State Attorney’s Office wrote in a news release. L’Heureux pleaded...
View ArticlePrisoners, staff treated after fire
MARIANNA -- A small fire at the Federal Prison Camp in Marianna prompted an evacuation of all personnel and inmates in the affected areas shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday. According to a statement from...
View ArticleHit-and-run driver pleads no contest
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City Beach woman pleaded no contest Friday to charges stemming from a hit-and-run crash that killed a Panama City motorcyclist. Ida Renee Cardwell, 35, pleaded to leaving the...
View ArticleChipley man to be sentenced to life after child rape conviction
CHIPLEY -- A 54-year-old Chipley man faces a mandatory life sentence after he was convicted Thursday of raping a child, according to the State Attorney’s Office. Robert Eugene Rafuse was convicted of...
View ArticleFDLE believes agency chemist stole drug evidence
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced Saturday it is investigating 2,600 cases handled by a Pensacola-based agency chemist after discovering dozens of drug cases...
View ArticleTaking a new approach to sex crimes against kids // VIDEO
PANAMA CITY — The arrest of Larry Stanfill on suspicion of committing a sex crime against a child last month came as no surprise to Lori Allen. Allen, the director of the Gulf Coast Children’s...
View ArticleWoman’s death believed suicide
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- A woman fell from a condominium balcony at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday in what officials believe to be suicide, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said. BCSO officials believe the woman...
View ArticleNiceville woman killed in wreck
A 24-year-old Niceville woman was killed in a wreck Sunday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Ashley M. Curristan was driving a 2003 Toyota west on the inside lane on Interstate 10 at...
View ArticleAccused 23rd Street shopping center killer cleared for trial
PANAMA CITY — After spending about six months in a state hospital for mental health treatment, the man accused of shooting up a busy shopping center parking lot in an attempt to kill his former...
View ArticleSouthern Command intel official faces bribery
FORT LAUDERDALE — An intelligence specialist for the Miami-based Southern Command is facing federal bribery, extortion and other charges involving alleged drug money. Federal prosecutors said Monday...
View ArticleBlotter: Homeless ex-con to buy laundromat
The Blotter is a look at some of the unusual things that happen on the crime beat in Bay County. A Panama City police officer recently responded to a local store because a man was causing a...
View ArticleCrime lab analyst arrested on drug charges
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida crime lab analyst was arrested Tuesday and charged with stealing and selling painkillers and other drugs that he was supposed to be testing as evidence in...
View ArticleLawyer claims Timely Justice Act is unfair
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A lawyer for death row inmates told Florida Supreme Court justices a law meant to quicken the process of carrying out death sentences unfairly limits the opportunity for...
View ArticleBlotter: Stop stealing your sister's money and stop smoking pot
The Blotter is a look at some of the unusual things that happen on the crime beat in Bay County. PANAMA CITY - A woman called police and told them that her brother stole $50 from her purse and used it...
View ArticleBCSO: Husband kills wife's boyfriend and 'accidentally' shoots wife
YOUNGSTOWN — A disabled man who shot his wife and killed her boyfriend after learning of their affair told investigators he shot the man in self-defense and he unintentionally shot his wife when she...
View ArticleMotorcyclist critically injured
MARIANNA - A 29-year-old Marianna man was injured Tuesday when the motorcycle he was driving overturned on Blue Springs Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Keith Dale Sutton was driving a...
View ArticleFormer marina director charged with thefts
PANAMA CITY — The former director of the St. Andrews Marina was arrested and jailed in Kentucky on a fugitive warrant to await extradition back to Bay County to answer to charges that she stole money...
View ArticleBlotter: It's never too late to learn
The Blotter is a look at some of the unusual things that happen on the crime beat in Bay County. An officer spotted a man drinking Cobra beer in a local park. The officer told the man it was illegal...
View ArticleWoman gets 7 years in fatal hit and run
Ida Renee Cardwell was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for leaving the scene of a fatal crash. Cardwell, 35, of the 2600 block of Anne Ave., pleaded no contest Jan. 31 to leaving the scene...
View ArticlePolice seek felony suspect
BONIFAY -- Police in Bonifay are looking for a man suspected of several felonies, including battery on a law enforcement officer, and CrimeStoppers is offering a reward for information that leads to...
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