The Pensacola News Journal is reporting the Florida Supreme Court has issued a public reprimand for a Pensacola attorney. Richard Cserep (“Sess-Er-Rep”) was sanctioned twice by the First District Court of Appeals in relation to two 2016 appeals cases, and both the court and The Florida Bar had difficulty reaching him to follow up on…… MORE
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MURDER TRIAL UNDERWAY
The first-degree murder trial against a woman who put her new-born infant daughter in a trash bag and tossed it in a ditch is underway in Okaloosa County. Prosecutors say Tonisha Crowell showed up at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, where doctors who knew she’d been pregnant questioned her for three hours as to the…… MORE
MURDERER DIES IN PRISON
The Florida Department of Corrections says a man who was 17 when he was involved in a gang-related killing has died in prison. Eric Justice was the youngest of four men convicted in the shooting death of Mark Williams whose body was found along State Road 85 in January of 2015. He had been shot…… MORE
FOUND BODY
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a body that was found north of Nine Mile Road yesterday afternoon. Sheriff’s investigators say some children stumbled upon a body on Highway 297-A near South Highway 97 around 4:30pm and told their parents. The investigation is on-going and it is not known if foul play is involved.… MORE
HIGHWAY 29 MOTORCYCLE FATAL
The Florida Highway Patrol said a 41-year old motorcyclist was killed and a Cantonment woman seriously injured in a Friday night traffic crash. Troopers say Joshua Hinsley of Pensacola was northbound on Highway 29 when his motorcycle collided with a car driven by 25-year-old Ciara Thomas who was crossing from Oakfield Road. Hinsley was pronounced…… MORE
ECSD TRAFFIC CRASH
An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle was involved in a multi-vehicle wreck Saturday night. Troopers say the patrol vehicle driven by Deputy Matthew Housam, was westbound on Brent Lane near Interstate 110 with its emergency equipment activated. A vehicle driven by Minki Steen, was southbound on the I-110 exit ramp and collided with the…… MORE
COMMUNITY CENTER SHOOTING
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that injured two teenagers Saturday night at the Marie Young Community Center in Wedgewood. It happened around 7:25 p.m as a large group of people had gathered at the center’s parking lot during some type of event. Investigators say a 19-year-old and 16-year-old were shot and…… MORE
UNDER-AGE SEX ARREST
The Panama City Police Department arrested a 37-year-old Bay County woman after she had sex with a 15-year-old boy in a vacant bus. The incident was said to have taken place on April 5th in an unsecured bus on the property of the Boys & Girls Club of Bay County. Donna Compton, admitted having intercourse…… MORE
NAVARRE LICENSING FEE
Santa Rosa County vendors who want to use logos and copyrighted Navarre Beach slogans on merchandise such as T-shirts, mugs or bumper stickers must now pay a $500 annual fee for a limited license contract. Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Office Director Julie Morgan said her office has received requests to use the slogans –…… MORE
SHERIFF’S BUDGET AGREEMENT
The Escambia County Commission and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department have reached an agreement on the Sheriff’s budget. The agreement is similar to one reached in March but establishes a reserve fund for any future cost of benefits increase for the Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff David Morgan appealed his budget to Governor Rick Scott, requesting at…… MORE
