On Thursday, March 13, Toby James White, who was apprehended by law enforcement Jan. 25 for second degree murder, was found dead in his cell at Santa Rosa County Jail.
After resigning from Santa Rosa District Schools last October, Kelly Short, 57, was arrested on larceny charges related to her time as director of the district’s Office of Professional Learning.
Short is accused of engaging in financial improprieties, which amounted to her allegedly stealing from the district over a two-year period. The arrest comes amidst a monthslong investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).
A periodontist on Hurlburt Field was arrested after failing to comply with officers during a traffic stop in Tiger Point Feb. 25.
Michelle Bongiovi, 59, is charged with public order crimes for failing to obey police or fire department instructions, resisting an officer and DUI.
A Navarre woman’s 2022 death has reentered the spotlight as her ex-boyfriend and the father of her child was set to go on trial April 28 for allegedly kidnapping her, which resulted in her death.
The federal trial of Marcus Spanevelo, who is alleged to have transported Navarre resident Cassie Carli’s body to Alabama and buried it in a shallow grave in Springville, a 40-minute drive from Birmingham, is being examined by a capital review committee to see if he could possibly face the death penalty.
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office investigation into an act of vandalism and property damage which led to the destruction of soccer fields at Tiger Point Park has led to the arrest of a suspect. Chance Tate, 20, of Gulf Breeze, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 17, and charged with damaging property with criminal mischief.
A former Navarre High School substitute teacher will spend six years in prison for an inappropriate relationship with a student, which was initially disclosed in 2022.
John Kapolczynski, 48, was found guilty on several charges, including obscene communication, authority figure soliciting or engaging in a romantic relationship with a student, and a person of 24 years or older touching a victim 16 or 17 years of age.
On Dec. 18, 2024, a Santa Rosa County jury found Aubrey Luker guilty of First-Degree Premeditated Murder. He was immediately sentenced to life without parole in Florida state prison system.
The names of those involved in the double murder suicide on Cypress Point Circle have been released. Steve, 75, and Ann Hering, 82, were found dead in their home Tuesday, Nov. 5, along with their son, James (Jay) Hering, 57.
According to the incident report released by the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office, the three were located deceased inside the kitchen and dining room area.
On the heels of National Domestic Violence Awareness month, Santa Rosa Sheriff Bob Johnson had a message to share following two murder suicides yesterday.
