Crime Archive

A Navarre man was arrested Feb. 3 during a targeted narcotics operation in Milton.

Damorian Joseph McCarty, 19, is charged with drug possession, burglary, larceny and damaging property with criminal mischief.

The Milton Police Department has arrested a suspect in connection with an animal cruelty investigation involving a dog at So Pawsh Dog Grooming in Milton located at 6056 Doctor’s Park Rd, Milton, FL 32570.
Kerree J. Patterson, 37, is charged with animal cruelty.

An alleged burglary Friday, Jan. 16, led to the arrest of four people in Milton.

The burglary plot was foiled by a neighbor, who noticed the alleged burglars in action and alerted the homeowner. Deputies from the Sheriff’s Office soon responded and the suspects were apprehended after initially attempting to flee.  

A Milton man is behind bars after allegedly shooting and killing another man.
Cameron Rayshaun Keys, 22, is charged with manslaughter for the killing of Tyler James Caraway-Appleby, 21.

A man connected with the Danika Troy crime scene has pleaded not guilty to charges he stole from the scene and failed to report her death. Troy, 14, was murdered last month and her body was found in the woods off Kimberly Road in Floridatown.

The Santa Rosa Press Gazette has learned additional information about the two teens accused in the death of 14-year-old Danika Troy in Floridatown in early December.

A routine traffic stop by Milton Police Department officers led to a drug trafficking arrest on De. 16.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office alleges that a Pace man failed to report the discovery of a body and instead stole a scooter belonging to the deceased, later identified as Danika Troy.

Daniel Hahn, the former director of school safety for Santa Rosa County District Schools, has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge. He was placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

Two juveniles have been arrested in connection with the homicide of Danika Troy, 14, who was reported as a runaway Monday, Dec. 1. Troy’s body was found the following day and Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it was Troy Dec. 3.