Crime Archive

A Navarre man was arrested after investigators found obscene material on his electronic devices depicting bestiality.

Jeffrey Mayer, 64, is charged with animal cruelty, using a two-way communication device to commit a felony and possession of obscene material.

A Santa Rosa County man was sentenced to five years in state prison for torturing a kitten to death in December 2025, according to a news release from the state attorney’s office.

A Santa Rosa County woman was sentenced to 12 years in prison on July 27 after pleading guilty to multiple charges related to stealing more than $1 million from a local electrical company.

A gymnastics coach and social media content creator from Navarre who had moved to Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty Monday, July 20, in federal court to multiple charges related to the production, possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, as well as money laundering.

Theresa Mitchell, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to produce and distribute child sexual abuse material, two counts of production of child sexual abuse material, one count of receipt of child sexual abuse material, one count of possession of child sexual abuse material and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

A Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, was arrested in Santa Rosa County after allegedly stealing a vehicle.

Jhustin James Baker, 22, is charged with vehicle theft. Booked into Santa Rosa County Jail on July 7, Baker is being held for the military.

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect current information.

The former nominee to be the Town of Jay’s next town manager is behind bars after what the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says was one of multiple arrests in a sex offender compliance sweep.

A Navarre man has been indicted in federal court after he allegedly possessed child pornography.

Christopher Mayer, 32, is facing one count of conspiracy to distribute, receive and possess visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

Becky Jean Lynch, the former bookkeeper at Holley-Navarre Intermediate School alleged to have stolen school funds, was back in a Santa Rosa County courtroom. This time for a different case.

According to the arrest report, a homeless man was arrested after deputies said he was masturbating inside a restroom at the Navarre Neighborhood Walmart.

Dr. Edward Scott Morrison of Pensacola Beach has been indicted on charges related to the alleged illegal distribution and dispensing of controlled substances. According to the Florida Department of Health, Morrison holds staff privileges at West Florida Hospital in Pensacola and Capital Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee.