Former teach sentenced for child pornography
A Milton man, who taught school in Santa Rosa and Escambia counties, was sentenced May 28 to six years in prison on federal charges related to the online receipt of child pornography.
Woman sentenced for mortgage fraud scheme
A California woman was sentenced May 14 in Pensacola to seven years in prison and ordered to pay more than $10 million in restitution for charges stemming from a mortgage fraud scheme, which included…
Fort Walton Beach couple faces animal cruelty charges
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested 32-year-old Jessie Eugene Morris and 25-year-old Amber Leard-Morris of Fort Walton Beach May 9 after deputies responded to a complaint of a man beating a…
Okaloosa deputy arrested for sex with underage girl
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) deputy was arrested May 8 for alleged sexual activity with minor, according to a news release from the office.
Juries convict local men for unrelated sex crimes
Santa Rosa County juries last week convicted two local men of child sex-related charges in separate cases. According to State Attorney William Eddins Office, 56-year-old Claude Russell Ratliff was fo…
