Caged tortoise set free
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers were investigating a case at a Santa Rosa County residence late last year when they observed a gopher tortoise in a metal cage.
Man with history of battery, hits woman, steals purse
A 45-year-old man was arrested and charged with obstructing justice, battery, and grand theft of over $750 but less than $5,000 Jan. 3.
Man points gun, utters racial slur at woman and toddler
A 61-year-old Navarre man was charged Jan. 5 with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill after allegedly pointing a gun at his neighbor and her 20-month-old child.
Fight over beer escalates to gunshots
A 58-year-old woman was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Gulf Breeze on Christmas Day.
Driver punches man he says raced in neighborhood
A 32-year-old man was arrested Dec. 22, 2020 and charged with battery. Jeremy David Duane Marlar, of Brewster Street, has one previous arrest and conviction for battery, making this his second offens…
Woman allegedly passes out in McDonald’s drive-thru
A Gulf Breeze woman accused of driving under the influence with children in the car was arrested on the heels of another charge of child neglect.
Man accused of hitting girlfriend in face with shoe
Nathan Alexander Bruce, 24, of the 2000 block of Avenida De Sol in Navarre was arrested Oct. 17 after allegedly hitting his live-in girlfriend with a shoe.
Crash on 98 leads to alleged death threat
Alison Marie Kowal, 29, of the 100 block of Rose Marie Lane in Fort Walton Beach was arrested for allegedly threatening a woman with brass knuckles.
Meat cleaver wielded, fist deployed
A 21-year-old Navarre woman has been charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after threatening a man with a meat cleaver.