A Pensacola man was arrested early Wednesday morning after being involved in a hit-and-run traffic crash with an Escambia County Sheriff’s Deputy. Major Andrew Hobbs said Malcolm Louis collided with a Sheriff’s Department vehicle in the area of Tampico Boulevard around 1 a.m. Wednesday, then left the scene in his car. The deputy involved in…… MORE
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MILTON MURDER 2-23-17
The Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Department says a Milton woman was killed yesterday morning when her husband attacked her with a hatchet. 34-year-old Todd Brown, called 911 around 2am and said he had struck his wife in the head during a fight. His wife Jamie, was found lying on the floor with a severe head wound. Taken to…… MORE
ATTORNEY DROPS MEDIA MOTION 2-22-17
Mary Rice’s attorney has dropped the motion to block the media from covering her trial if the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department doesn’t speak on the case any further. Rice’s attorney – Kenneth Brooks Jr. – said Santa Rosa Sheriff Bob Johnson was releasing evidence and opinions that could compromise a fair trial. WEAR-TV and…… MORE
WEST PENSACOLA SHOTING 2-22-17
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting that happened yesterday afternoon on Scott Street and North “T” Street shortly after 3 p.m. One adult was shot and taken to a local hospital. The victim’s condition is currently unknown. Deputies are searching for a black male wearing a white shirt and camouflage fatigue pants.… MORE
FLORIDA DEATH PENALTY RULING 2-22-17
The Florida Supreme Court has decided to allow capital cases to go forward. In October, the High Court ruled that anything short of unanimity among jurors in death penalty cases was unconstitutional, and there has been a moratorium on executions in Florida since. State statutes currently require a 10-2 majority among jurors for death to be imposed…… MORE
BUS STOP CUTTER ARRESTED 2-22-17
Escambia County Deputies arrested a homeless man Monday afternoon for cutting and beating several people at a bus stop in the 1500 block of West Fairfield Drive. It happened around 3:30pm and deputies said 38-year-old Justin Jennings was yelling at a woman and then pulled a knife. A man who tried to help was cut on…… MORE
CHIROPRACTOR SHOOTING FOLLOW-UP 2-21-17
Two Texas hunting guides involved in a shooting incident that left a Pensacola chiropractor wounded, have been arrested. A west Texas grand jury indicted Michael Bryan and Walker Daugherty last week. In January, Daugherty and Doctor Edwin Roberts of Pensacola were shot during a hunting trip at the Circle Dug Ranch in Candelaria, Texas. The…… MORE
NEW DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT 2-21-17
A new development is coming to downtown Pensacola on the site of the old YMCA building on Palafox, which will be demolished. Developer Fred Gunther said “Galvez-town” will consist of nine single-family homes, 2,900 square feet of office space, and a 7,000 square foot restaurant space. The name was inspired by the location where British…… MORE
MURDER INDICTMENT SOUGHT 2-21-17
State Attorney Bill Eddins says his office plans to move forward on the prosecution of Mary Rice – the companion of serial killer Billy Boyette – for the death of, Kayla Crocker, an Escambia County woman. It is believed she was shot and killed by Boyette who then stole her car. Boyette and Rice were…… MORE
MAYOR AND CITY BEING SUED 2-21-17
Mayor Ashton Hayward and the city of Pensacola are being sued by the former city fire chief who says he was fired as an act of retaliation. Matt Schmitt says he was terminated for filing a discrimination complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that then deputy chief Joseph Glover, who is black, was not being…… MORE
