Chartwell employee arrested for indecent exposure, Sheriff looking into other allegations
An employee with a food vendor serving Santa Rosa students has been arrested on indecent exposure.
Former Corrections employee arrested for homicide after Pinto Ave. shooting
A 47-year-old Milton man was arrested for the shooting death of a 41 year old woman at a residence in the Milton area Friday evening, Aug. 1.
Curtis Marvin Johnson, 47, is charged with homicide. In his arrest report, the charge is de-scribed as “murder dangerous depraved without premeditation.”
Pace man indicted for allegedly causing 2022 overdose death
Jimmy Forrest Robinson III was indicted July 29 for First Degree Murder by Illegal Distribution of Controlled Substances by State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden’s Office.
Inmate at center of murder investigation found dead in Santa Rosa County Jail
On Thursday, March 13, Toby James White, who was apprehended by law enforcement Jan. 25 for second degree murder, was found dead in his cell at Santa Rosa County Jail.
Santa Rosa County couple arrested for child abuse after hospital visit
After a two monthlong investigation, Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two county residents for child abuse and neglect.
Jesse Allen Smith, 29, of Jay, is charged with cruelty toward a child, which is described as aggravated child abuse. Jordan Chase Moore, 28, of Pace, is charged with child neglect with great bodily harm. At the time of the arrests, the two were involved in a relationship.
Marcus Spanevelo trial under review with court reconsidering death penalty
A Navarre woman’s 2022 death has reentered the spotlight as her ex-boyfriend and the father of her child was set to go on trial April 28 for allegedly kidnapping her, which resulted in her death.
The federal trial of Marcus Spanevelo, who is alleged to have transported Navarre resident Cassie Carli’s body to Alabama and buried it in a shallow grave in Springville, a 40-minute drive from Birmingham, is being examined by a capital review committee to see if he could possibly face the death penalty.
Allentown crash involving semitrucks kills one
A traffic crash at the corner of Highway 87 S and Allentown Road in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 27, has one fatality, per a Florida Highway Patrol report.
Child sex abuser sentenced to life in prison, receives predator designation
A Milton man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually abusing a then seven-year-old multiple times between 2020 and 2021.
Warhorse Project founder arrested on multiple charges after holding Uber driver at gunpoint
The founder of a horse farm in Milton found himself behind bars Monday, May 5 for pointing a rifle at an Uber driver. Sean Hollonbeck, 54, faces kidnapping – false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill charges stemming from a May 4 incident involving his daughter and an Uber driver.
Old Bagdad Highway crash leads to pedestrian death
A 40-year-old woman was killed Friday, April 11, when the driver, 46, of an SUV struck the pedestrian. The incident occurred around 8:40 p.m.




















