Former Milton Girls Facility worker to be sentenced in April
March 13, 2014
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 face…
Pace man found guilty of molesting stepdaughters
March 6, 2014
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 Pa…
Woman charged in death of newborn
March 6, 2014
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 aggrav…
Milton woman sentenced in fatal hit-and-run
February 20, 2014
The Florida Highway Patrol reported 26-year-old Brianna Strum of Milton was sentenced Feb. 20 to more than 11 years in prison on a charge of DUI manslaughter stemming from a fatal crash April 2013 on…
Man robs Holley home after solicitation attempt
February 20, 2014
A man posing as a door-to-door salesman robbed a residence on Forester Road Sunday night, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office offense report. The man was described as a white male possi…
GB woman helps grandson escape from police
February 20, 2014
A 74-year-old woman hid her grandson in the trunk of her car in an attempt to conceal him from officers Wednesday, according to a Gulf Breeze Police Department arrest report.
CVS employees stop pharmacy robbery
February 20, 2014
A man attempted to rob a Gulf Breeze CVS store Sunday but was stopped by employees, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
Corrections officer arrested for sexual battery
February 20, 2014
An employee of the Santa Rosa Corrections Institution, 37-year-old Billy Chad Gibson, was arrested Feb. 13 and charged with 10 counts of Capital Sexual Battery on a child less than 12 years of age.
SWAT called to GB suspect stand off
February 13, 2014
Members of the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office SWAT team assisted other deputies as they attempted to serve several active warrants on a man residing at the 1200 block of Sanibel Lane in Gulf Breeze Tues…
Milton man breaks into neighbors’ home with sledgehammer
February 13, 2014
A man broke into a Milton residence with a sledgehammer Saturday and threatened two of his neighbors, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.











