An inmate who escaped from a Baldwin County work release center early Sunday morning has been recaptured. The Alabama Department of Corrections said 29-year-old John Johnson, Jr. was reported missing during an inmate count at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday. Walker is serving a 20-year sentence on a first-degree robbery conviction in Montgomery County in 2007.…… MORE
Category Archives: Uncategorized
VERNON CITY CLERK INVESTIGATED
The City of Vernon in Washington County is investigating former City Clerk Michelle Cook’s involvement in payroll discrepancies and unauthorized use of City credit cards. The pay stubs of former City Clerk Michelle Cook showed discrepancies in how her hourly pay rate was calculated from October, 2014 to December, 2017. Cook’s attorney, Lisa Anderson of…… MORE
UWF STUDENT MURDERER EXECUTED
The man convicted of murdering a University of West Florida student 25 years ago has been executed. Eric Scott Branch was put to death by lethel injection last night in the Florida State Prison at Raiford. Appeals for Eric Scott Branch were denied and he was executed just after 6pm. On the evening of January…… MORE
ECAT FARE INCREASE
Escambia County Commission Chairman Jeff Bergosh said Escambia County Transit System bus riders can expect fares to go up and some routes to be cut. Bergosh said that since the county cut ties with First Transit, a third party operator, ECAT will be managed by a special dependent district to save money. He said fares…… MORE
CHILD MOLESTOR ARRESTED
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department says a 23-year-old Pace man has been arrested for a sex offense on a victim younger than 12 years of age. Hayden Ward is accused of touching the genital area of a child who was 11 at the time. The victim told investigators she was molested five times. Ward…… MORE
JUDGE MANEY RETIRING
Okaloosa County Judge Patt Maney is retiring. He will put down his gavel in May on the day before he reaches 70, the state mandated retirement age for judges. Maney leaves after 29 years of service, the longest serving county or circuit judge in Florida’s First Judicial Circuit. He was appointed to the bench on…… MORE
SCHOOL THREAT MISCOMMUNICATION
Pensacola police there was a miscommunication about a school shooting threat yesterday that resulted in Pensacola State College being unaware that the threat was also directed at the college. Washington High School, Workman Middle School and Holm Elementary School went into lockdown at around noon Tuesday after a student posted a threat on social media that…… MORE
BALDWIN COUNTY HEROIN ARRESTS
The Baldwin County Alabama Sheriff’s Department have arrested two sisters for trafficking heroin. Deputies stopped a vehicle on Interstate 10 at Highway 59. The two sisters – Zonia Allen and Iris Garcia, said they were heading to Jacksonville, but a search of the vehicle turned up two pounds of heroin. Both were charged with trafficking…… MORE
NAVAL HOSPITAL CHANGES
The Naval Hospital in Pensacola is changing the services it offers to active duty service members, retirees, and dependents. Beginning in July, the hospital will offer only outpatient services, including same-day surgeries, urgent care, and regular appointments. Hospital admissions will be eliminated. Obstetric services will no longer be provided and expectant mothers will be transferred…… MORE
MILTON PASTOR ARRESTED
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department says a Milton pastor has been charged with molesting two teenage sisters. David Rowan was arrested on a warrant from Murfreesboro, Tennessee for two counts of unlawful sexual contact, three counts of sexual battery by an authority figure, and three counts of statutory rape with no bond. The sisters…… MORE
