EMBEZZLEMENT ARRESTS

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says two Pensacola women have been arrested for stealing more than $450,000 from a local business over two years. 36-year-old Jessolyn Duggins, and her girlfriend, 28-year-old Alyson Caperton, are charged with grand theft, scheming to defraud and money laundering for stealing the money from Duggins Services on North “W” Street in Pensacola. The women are accused of creating false documentation and manipulating account records to cover up the thefts. Duggins is the daughter the co-owner and president. They were booked into the Escambia County Jail.