Dec 3, 2015
Tusa leaves hospital before deputies make arrest
The man who led police on a high-speed chase and crashed his vehicle on East Bay Boulevard, Mark Anthony Tusa, has left the hospital where he was airlifted before deputies could arrest him.
Nov 26, 2015
Man arrested for battery on elderly
On Thursday, Nov. 19 Samuel Posey Brookshire of Milton was arrested for aggravated battery on his elderly cousin. The incident occurred on Nov. 18 at a Coachman Road residence and a Santa Rosa deputy was dispatched to the disturbance.
Nov 26, 2015
26 guns stolen in Pace home burglary
Two home security cameras identified a Milton man, Roy Pike, as the principal in a Pace home robbery involving the theft of 26 guns. The burglary was reported on Nov. 4 by the homeowner.
Nov 19, 2015
Expired tag leads to drug charges
Christopher Alexander Lindsay of Navarre was stopped by Gulf Breeze Police for an expired tag on Sunday, Nov. 15. The police report filed says that when the officer asked for Lindsay’s driver license, he said he didn’t have it. Through a system check, the officer discovered that Lindsay’s license was revoked for 60 months in 2013 for being a habitual traffic offender.
Nov 19, 2015
Traffic stop leads to marijuana bust
On Tuesday, Nov. 10 a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy made a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 98 at the Santa Rosa County South Annex on a car with an expired tag and inoperable tail lights.
Nov 19, 2015
Daniel Lee held on robbery charges
Daniel Ferry Lee of Cantonment has been transferred to the Santa Rosa County Jail and is being held without bond on charges stemming from a robbery at knife-point of the Underwood Food Store on Highway 87 South Tuesday, Nov. 10. He is currently facing multiple felony charges including fleeing without disregard of safety to persons or property, assault on an officer, and robbery with a weapon.
Nov 12, 2015
Fort Walton man sentenced to life
In a release issued by State Attorney Bill Eddins, it was announced that Michael Parish Cardelro Henry has been sentenced to life imprisonment on the charges of Kidnapping, Burglary of a Dwelling and Sexual Battery.
Nov 12, 2015
Milton resident jailed on sex abuse charges
A 41-year-old Milton man faces multiple sexual abuse charges.
Nov 12, 2015
Holley convenience store robbed at knifepoint
At approximately 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, Underwood Food Mart on Highway 87 South, former site of Tom Thumb, was robbed at knifepoint by an unknown assailant. According to a release issued by the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office, the subject fled in a gray Lexus north on Highway 87 and east on I-10. The car was found abandoned by the subject in Okaloosa County. The subject was apprehended and is being questioned.
Nov 12, 2015
Out-of-state fugitive nabbed in Navarre
On Nov. 5 Christian Scott Griesemer, wanted in Illinois, was captured on Bahama Drive in Navarre and is being held on $1 million bond.