Crime Archive

A 40-year-old Navarre man was charged with battery and resisting an officer without violence after an argument broke out over his son having a vape pen.

A married couple from Gulf Breeze found themselves behind bars after drinks at dinner caused them to become aggressive with each other at home.

A 44-year-old Navarre man faces misdemeanor battery charges after pushing his wife down during a dispute about his debit card and drug addiction.

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.

A man who authorities say threw the first punch during an Aug. 29 altercation at a Navarre Beach bar was charged with battery.

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.

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.

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.