Apr 10, 2014
Milton woman arrested on drug charge
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested 43-year-old Tammie Lynette Gutierrez at her Milton residence April 1 and charged her with one count of possession or distribution of a listed chemical having reasonable cause to believe the chemical will be used to unlawfully manufacture a controlled substance.
Apr 10, 2014
Mary Esther man faces 120 years for sex crimes
Brandon Cade Gillreath was sentenced to the Department of Corrections to serve four consecutive 30-year sentences upon completion of his previously imposed 30 year federal sentence. According to a news release from State Attorney Williams Eddins, the sentence arose from Gillreath pleading guilty April 3 to four counts of attempted sexual battery with a victim less than 12-years-old. Circuit Judge William Stone also designated Gillreath a Sexual Predator during the sentencing.
Apr 10, 2014
Court date set for Girl Scout troop leader
A Navarre Girl Scout troop leader charged with grand theft and fraud is scheduled to appear in court April 17 for a criminal arraignment. Circuit Court Judge John F. Miller, Jr., will preside over the hearing for 39-year-old Sherrie Meier of Navarre.
Apr 10, 2014
Navarre teen accused of sexual assault at house party
A 17-year-old Navarre High School student was arrested after being accused of sexual assault at his house party that took place March 1 on Raider Lane, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office release.
Mar 27, 2014
Pharmacy employee steals thousands of pills
A Gulf Breeze Wal-Mart pharmacy employee was arrested March 21 for stealing Hydrocodone pills by false prescription since 2010, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
Mar 27, 2014
Jury in Milton finds man a sexually violent predator
After a two-day trial that included testimony from victims and three psychologists, a Santa Rosa County jury determined 43-year-old Mark Preston Bohner to be a sexually violent predator under Florida’s Jimmy Ryce Law.
Mar 20, 2014
Navarre woman arrested for meth
A 19-year-old woman was arrested at a residence on Burton Circle for drug possession after her mother called authorities and said her daughter was threatening self-harm, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
Mar 13, 2014
State ups charge in fatal hunting accident
Johnny Farmer was unaware he would be taken back into custody after a March 6 arraignment for the accidental hunting death of a longtime friend. However, the State Attorney’s Office chose to up a second-degree count to a first-degree charge March 5 after a judge tossed out an additional felony Feb. 1.
Mar 13, 2014
Former Milton Girls Facility worker to be sentenced in April
A jury found Ernest Parker, 52, a former employee of the closed Milton Girls Juvenile Residential Facility, guilty of three counts of sexual misconduct March 6. He will be sentenced April 16 and faces a maximum of 45 years in prison.
Mar 6, 2014
Pace man found guilty of molesting stepdaughters
A man was found guilty Feb. 27 of 10 counts of sexual battery upon a child and two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation for the sexual abuse of his three stepchildren while the family lived in Pace.