The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office made two posts on its Facebook page at 9 p.m. last night. One was for the public to lock their cars. The other: ARRESTED: Hunter Patrick Carroll…
Category: Crime
Arrest made in Yeldon murder case
On 08/31/21 at approximately 1530 hours, the Pensacola Police Department arrested Iris Isaiah Jenkins (06/09/04) for the murder of Michael Yeldon that occurred on 08/14/21. Yeldon was shot and killed inside of…
Real News podcast: Saving our youth
When a young man or woman is murdered, there’s always a lot of finger-pointing. What can we do to stop triggers from pulled? On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA today, I talked with Escambia…
What we know about the murder of Michael Yeldon
Late Saturday afternoon, Michael Yeldon, age 22, told his mother that he was going to the store. Around 7:40 p.m., police were called to Attucks Court, 1300 West Cervantes Street. Michael was…
Billings case on new ID series ‘Citizen P.I.’
In February, I was interviewed for a new series, Citizen P.I., on the Investigation Discovery Channel concerning the 2009 murders of Bud and Melanie Billings. The network is streaming three episodes in…
Local white supremacists indicted
Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging 16 individuals with violent crimes in aid of racketeering. According to the indictment, the defendants were members of…
Thomas makes court appearance
In early April, Inweekly broke the story that local insurance agent, John Michael Thomas, had been arrested in Arizona for alleged wire fraud charges related to his business, Thomas Insurance, LLC -Â “Country…
Molchan: Recanting Florence turned himself in back in 2009
Inweekly has asked Assistant State Attorney John Molchan about Rakeem Florence’s recent affidavit recanting his statement and testimony in the murder trial of Patrick Gonzalez and others in 2009 double homicide and…
Teen recants testimony in 2009 Billings murder trial
In July 2009, a group of men kicked in the doors of the Beulah home of Byrd and Melanie Billings, killing the couple and stealing a small safe. Patrick Gonzalez was convicted…
Pensacola on Dateline NBC again this Friday
Dateline NBC returns to Pensacola this Friday, 8-10 p.m, to cover the murder of Taylor Wright. On September 14, 2017, Wright’s girlfriend reported that she was missing. Wright had shared with girlfriend…
Looking for Hassan in all the wrong places (UPDATE)
Other possible title: “This is not the Hassan you’re looking for†The News Journal and WEAR TV have covered how a case of mistaken identity led to deputies shooting up – 14…
Keefe vows to prosecute those who stormed US Capitol
By The News Service of Florida staff Lawrence Keefe, the U.S. attorney for Florida’s Northern District, vowed to identify and prosecute individuals who engaged in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on…