Crime Archive

A Milton man was arrested June 19 for a sex offender violation after he attended a field day event at East Milton Elementary months before.

Robert Eugene McCurdy, 38, of Milton, was arrested June 19 on a sex offender registration violation after allegedly attending a school field day event months earlier, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. Robert Eugene McCurdy, 38, is charged with a sex offender violation.

A Navarre man was arrested on May 14 after a warrant was executed because he allegedly trespassed on a neighbor’s property nude and removed a security camera mounted outside her home.

Kimahri Blevins, 15, and Gabriel Williams, 16, are due back in court this summer.

The pair were charged with first-degree premeditated murder or felony murder for allegedly killing their classmate Danika Troy, 14. The two teens were indicted Dec. 19, 2025.

A Gulf Breeze man was arrested in Foley, Alabama, after authorities said he held a 71-year-old man at gunpoint and forced him to drive to a bank and withdraw money.
Grant Barrett, 42, is charged with kidnapping an adult for ransom and battery.

A former Santa Rosa County District Schools employee is behind bars after allegations surfaced from her time as bookkeeper at Holley-Navarre Intermediate School.

Jodi Russell, a science teacher at Holley-Navarre Middle School, was arrested April 20 following an altercation with her husband.

Russell, 57, is charged with domestic violence battery after she allegedly punched him in the head multiple times.

A Milton man was arrested after he allegedly impregnated a mentally disabled woman.

Joshua Wayne Pipes, 43, is charged with sexual assault and a sexual offense labeled as incest in his arrest report.

Authorities are investigating the discovery of a deceased man who was found underneath the Garcon Point Bridge on Monday, according to a social media post from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.

A Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy is under investigation by her own agency after being arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

A Gulf Breeze man was arrested after investigators said he posted a video of himself speeding on TikTok, a social media app.

Derrick Daniel Walker, 18, is charged with dangerous excessive speeding, a moving traffic violation, and two counts of fleeing and eluding police.