Man lived with mother’s decomposed body
July 2, 2015
A Pace man was charged June 25 for not reporting his mother’s death after police discovered her badly decomposed body in the home they shared during a May 13 welfare check.
Accused child molester still on the run
June 25, 2015
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Derrick Christopher Smith, 22, of the 2200 block of Estates Circle in Navarre, in relation to an active felony warrant for the molestation of a juv…
Navarre man charged for imitation ‘cocaine’
June 18, 2015
Edgar Newton Doubleday, 19, of the 6900 block of Jasper Street in Navarre, was arrested June 4 on multiple charges, including a third-degree felony count of manufacturing, distributing or selling imi…
Official: Summit fire result of arson
June 18, 2015
The fire that destroyed a Summit Drive home June 7 was a result of arson, Kayla Anderson, spokesman with the state’s Fire Marshal’s Office, said last week. She said the department is investigating a…
Escapee captured in Pensacola after 2 years
June 11, 2015
The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force captured an Alabama escapee June 4, when they pulled him over on the Bob Sikes Toll Bridge just before entering Pensacola Beach.
Four sentenced in Gulf Breeze home invasion
June 4, 2015
The four defendants involved in a Gulf Breeze home invasion last August were sentenced May 26 in Santa Rosa Circuit Court.
Former Fort Walton pastor arrested in Arizona
May 21, 2015
James Flanders, wanted for the 2011 murder of Fort Walton Beach resident Marie Carlson, was arrested in Arizona May 14.
New trial for man sentenced to life
May 21, 2015
A Navarre man serving life in prison for aggravated battery granted a new trial by the Florida First District Court of Appeal May 13.
Woman slammed brakes to keep from hitting child
May 14, 2015
A Gulf Breeze man is in jail after the toddler he was babysitting was found running toward Highway 98 Thursday morning.
Navarre man charged with sexual assault of minor
May 14, 2015
Ervin Edward Gras, 73, of the 9100 block of Quail Roost Drive, was arrested May 8 on a first-degree felony charge of sexual assault by a custodian with a victim between the ages of 12 and 18 years ol…










