Father, grandmother charged with kidnapping baby
MARIANNA -- A baby was returned to its mother after its father and grandmother broke into a home and took the child Saturday morning, according to Marianna Police. Joseph Tyler Adkison, 22, and Tammy...
View ArticleFHP: fatal PCB crash was homicide
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- A woman was killed in a car crash Saturday afternoon and another driver was jailed for homicide, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash that killed 31-year-old Tara...
View ArticleCircuit Court denies murderer’s appeal
WEWAHITCHKA — A Circuit Court judge has denied a convicted murderer’s motion for a new trial. Random Jackson, 22 at the time he was arrested on the murder charge, was convicted two years later in the...
View ArticleUpdate: Body of missing swimmer found
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The body of a missing man who swam after an untethered boat has been found after a massive search effort, authorities said Monday. Search and rescue teams found the body of Mark...
View ArticleMurder suspect charged with exposure
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City man in jail on murder charges is facing additional charges after allegedly exposing his genitalia to a female guard, according to court documents. Khiry Ross, 24, appeared...
View ArticleTeen's whereabouts unknown
BONIFAY -- The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile. Over the weekend, 15-year-old Joseph Mitchell Jackson of Opp, Ala., traveled to...
View ArticleFHP: Driver in fatal crash driving recklessly, witnesses said
PANAMA CITY — Three witnesses saw an Arkansas man speeding through stop signs moments before a collision Saturday afternoon that caused the death of a Panama City Beach woman, according to Florida...
View Article2 charged with drug offenses
PANAMA CITY — Two Panama City residents have been arrested for allegedly possessing trafficking quantities of controlled substances and paraphernalia while in a stolen car, the Panama City Police...
View ArticleState to seek death for murder suspect // documents
PANAMA CITY — Prosecutors in the 14th Judicial Circuit will seek the death penalty for triple-homicide suspect Derrick Ray Thompson, according to court documents. The State Attorney’s Office filed...
View ArticleMurder suspects plead not guilty
PANAMA CITY — Two suspects pleaded not guilty Tuesday to shooting Tavish Greene multiple times and concealing his body in a car trunk before fleeing the state. Darryl Mack, 22, and Tyricka Woullard,...
View ArticleLandlord arrested for threatening tenant
PARKER — Police arrested a 73-year-old shotgun-toting landlord after she threatened a tenant Monday evening, a police report said. When Parker Police Department arrived about 6 p.m., Barbara Jean...
View ArticleMan sentenced to prison for animal cruelty
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City man who appeared to be an animal enthusiast was sentenced to more than a year in prison after being charged with 12 counts of animal cruelty, according to court documents....
View Article$72,000 stolen from couple's bank account
PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of more than $72,000 from the bank account of a local couple. Around Aug. 27, the bank account was compromised and account...
View ArticleFHP to conduct roadside safety checkpoint
PANAMA CITY — The Florida Highway Patrol will be conducting a Comprehensive Roadside Safety Checkpoint on Sept. 26 from 8 p.m. to midnight. The checkpoint will be on U.S. 98 east of Martin Luther King...
View ArticleMan arrested after refusing to stop
PANAMA CITY — Police arrested a Panama City man who tried to evade arrest and discard a controlled substance, officials announced Wednesday. The Panama City Police Department arrested Kendreck M....
View Article6 Department of Corrections staff members arrested, fired
GREENHEAD — Six Department of Corrections (DOC) employees were arrested, charged and fired at the Northwest Florida Reception Center, according to a news release. Five members of the staff — Sgt....
View ArticleSuspects in bank theft identified
MARIANNA -- Arrest warrants have been issued for five suspects who are believed responsible for the theft of about $72,000 from the bank account of a Bay Countyl couple. The five suspects were...
View ArticlePolice: Teen injured protecting mother
PANAMA CITY — Police have arrested a Callaway man they saw beating a juvenile after he allegedly threatened to slit the throat of the teen’s mother, officials said Thursday. When Panama City Police...
View Article4 juveniles arrested in burglary
PANAMA CITY — Four juveniles have been arrested in connection to two burglaries at the same Panama City Beach home. Bay County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at a vacation home on the west end of...
View ArticleMan fined for pimping ex-girlfriend on Facebook
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City man has pleaded to pay a fine after offering his unwitting ex-girlfriend up for sexual acts on social media, according to court documents. Police said the Facebook post...
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