Crime Archive

Two people have been arrested after security video allegedly showed dogs being struck and forcibly pushed underneath a fence at a Midway property.

Charolette Ann Dellinger, 57, and David Kella Neely, 57, each face a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge. Both are involved in dog breeding.

Jesse LaCoste, a Northwest Florida contractor convicted of racketeering and organized fraud, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a scheme that affected dozens of homeowners.

LaCoste was sentenced Aug. 31 in connection with a fraud scheme involving more than $2 million and victims in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties. The scheme occurred from 2018 to 2022.

A man was arrested after allegedly yelling, cussing and recording voters at Santa Rosa County Auditorium in Milton Tuesday, Aug. 18.

Marc Jon Manchon, 40, is charged with felony battery, resisting an officer, disturbing the peace and violating election law, which is a felony.

A Gulf Breeze man was arrested after he allegedly stabbed a woman with scissors and took her vehicle without permission.

Eric Lee Welch, 40, is charged with battery with domestic violence and vehicle theft.

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.