Category: Crime
Former Crestview bank president indicted for bank fraud
U.S. Attorney Pamela Marsh’s office announced this morning that Michael “Sean†Davis, 43, of Crestview, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for nine…
Breaking news: Jail death reported
A death occurred at the Escambia County Main Jail last night. The public information office is reporting the death of white male prisoner, age 48,…
Thorntons indicted for first degree murder of convenience store owner
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced yesterday an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Dontonio Diaz Thornton and Willie Mae Thornton for one count of First Degree…
TaxWatch recommends paroling elderly prisoners
Florida’s prison population is rapidly increasing despite declining crime rates, and the latest report from Florida TaxWatch recommends options to prevent increasing costs from overwhelming…
Breaking News: Seminole Booster Club official accused of misusing over half a million dollars
Seminole Boosters Chief Executive Officer and President Andy Miller announced today that Sanford Lovingood, comptroller at Seminole Boosters, has been terminated after allegedly misappropriating what…
Wall of Silence broken in Truong homicide
At noon press conference on Saturday, Sheriff David Morgan announced two arrests in the Sept. 13 homicide of Phuong Truong at TM Mart on Michigan…
Three Wanted for Questioning in Truong Homicide
Escambia County Sheriff’s investigators would like to talk to Willie Mae Thornton, 39, Devarian Tevion Weatherspoon, 19, and Brittany Janeisha Dixon, 20, concerning the Sept….
Federal Grand Jury indicts Osceola County Deputy and four others in tax refund scheme
Deputy Titus Lee Dixon, 48, Perrissa Dixon, 40, Orman Curtis Witherspoon, 40, Stefondra Monroe, 23, all residing in Kissimmee, Florida, and Katrina Pratt, 39, of…
ECSO Seeks Possible Witness to Weekend Homicide
Press Release: Escambia Sheriff’s Investigators are seeking a possible witness to the September 13, 2014 homicide of 50-year-old Phuong Nguyen Truong. The witness is described…
Bay Cliffs Neighborhood Watch gets organized against burlaries and creepers
The Bay Cliff Neighborhood Association is the latest neighborhood in the city of Pensacola to organize and use Facebook to share information. From John Paul…
Law enforcement looks for clues in homicide of Reggie Evans’ nephew
Shortly after noon yesterday, the nephew of NBA star Reggie Evans was discovered dead in the area of Weller Avenue and Bradfield Road off of…
ECSO and U.S. Marshalls apprehend fugitive linked to heroin ring
Escambia County Deputies and the U.S. Marshall’s Task Force apprehended James Jonathan Mitchell, 50, who was being sought on a revoked bond. After receiving numerous…
Help Find Tiffany Daniels
On Tuesday evening, I hosted an online radio show for Columbia Southern University. The topic was human trafficking and my guest was CSU criminal justice…
NorthEscambia reports suspected murderer caught in Alabama
NorthEscambia.com reports Derrick Ray Thompson, the person of interest in a weekend double murder in Santa Rosa County, is now behind bars. He was arrested…
Social media helps deputies arrest homicide suspect
Press Release: Thanks to shares on social media and tips from the community, homicide suspect Terrance Jarod Hartley was located last night in the area…
Wild West Florida: Felons can use ‘Stand Your Ground’
An appeals court Wednesday said a convicted felon could use the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense law to seek immunity from prosecution in the shooting…
Sheriff Morgan on trainee caught with pants down: ‘Good Riddance’
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan took swift action in the terminating a trainee who admitted to having sex while on duty. The woman has accused…
The Billings murders occured five years ago today
At dusk on a hot humid night five years ago, a beat-up red van drove onto the front yard of the large two-story, ranch-style house…
Five top publisher/writer moments over past 15 years
I have been fortunate to work with some very talented writers, designers and editors over the 15 years: Duwayne Escobedo, Christine Born, Tony Baker, Nick…
Commissioner May To Attend Violent Crimes News Conference
Community and religious leaders will be joined by Escambia County Chairman Lumon May and Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward during a special news conference at 11…
