Man denies sex with young teen
A 25-year-old Navarre man was charged with lewd and lascivious battery for having sex on multiple occasions with a 15-year-old, according to his Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
Man who throws the first punch ends up unconscious in the sand
A man who authorities say threw the first punch during an Aug. 29 altercation at a Navarre Beach bar was charged with battery.
Man convicted of killing cellmate, stomping on throat
A Santa Rosa County jury convicted Jimmy Ray Carruthers of second-degree murder on Oct. 19. Circuit Court Judge Darlene Dickey immediately sentenced Jimmy Carruthers to a mandatory life sentence in the Department of Corrections.
Navarre woman breaks into beach house to do laundry, sleep
A Navarre woman was arrested on Oct. 12 for breaking into an unoccupied home on Gulf Boulevard. According to woman’s arrest report, the owner of the home watched her enter and exit the home via security camera.
Gulf Breeze woman involved in two home invasions on same night, different counties
A 19-year-old Gulf Breeze woman was taken into custody by Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Oct. 11 after being involved in two home invasions in one night.
Navarre man caught soliciting minors
A Navarre man with a history of inappropriately touching and communicating with minors was arrested on Oct. 8 after the man was involved in another incident in Santa Rosa County.
Gulf Breeze man pulls sister’s hair out for sleeping in
A Gulf Breeze man was arrested on Oct. 8 for battery after grabbing his sister’s hair and pulling her down to the floor.