Jackie Ellen Passmore of Milton was convicted of aggravated manslaughter of a disabled adult at jury trial in the Circuit Court of Santa Rosa County Aug. 3, according to a press release from state attorney Bill Eddins.

A Gulf Breeze woman with a longstanding history of retail theft and petit theft dating back to 2008 was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at the Navarre Wal-Mart for theft and battery on a police officer.  In the arrest report, Kimberly Lehman, 29, was being followed by Wal-Mart staff because she was accused of taking an employee’s wallet.  Deputies responded to the call and a subsequent search of Lehman revealed the employee’s missing items.  However, the employee did not wish to press charges.

A Fort Walton Beach woman accused of killing her newborn child by putting her inside a plastic bag and placing her outside in a garbage can in February has been indicted on charges of First Degree Premeditated Murder and/or First Degree Felony Murder and Aggravated Child Abuse.

A local woman, 41-year-old Toni Phelps, was sentenced April 16 to 12 months behind bars and 10 years probation  for crimes resulting in the death of three dogs and three cats in her Navarre home in 2012. According to State Attorney Bill Eddins, Phelps entered a plea Feb. 17, 2014, to six counts of Animal Cruelty, six counts of Depriving an Animal of Food or Water and Public Nuisance.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office reported 29-year-old Tonisha Lache Crowell of Fort Walton Beach was taken to the jail in Crestview at about 1 a.m., March 1. She is charged with murder and aggravated child abuse in connection to the death of a newborn.