SHOOTING FOLLOWUP

More information has come out about that weekend shooting at the Bric a Brac nightclub in Okaloosa County. 29-year-old Trevor Thomas, of Crestview and 24-year-old Raheem Phillips, of DeFuniak Springs, were both shot. Christian Pickett was outside the club and holding a gun when confronted by an Okaloosa County deputy. He refused to drop the weapon and the deputy fired several shots at Pickett as did a nearby security officer. Pickett was not hit and fled on foot, but was quickly taken into custody. The gun he had been carrying was found nearby. He is being held on charges of improperly exhibiting a firearm and obstructing an officer and also faces extradition to Covington County, Alabama, as a fugitive on a charge of possessing a firearm with an altered ID. Pickett is – or was – a defensive back for the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League and also played football at Walton County High School.