10 Arrested In Sheriff’s Office One-Night Prostitution Sting
June 30, 2018
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrested 10 people during a one-night prostitution sting in the Brownsville area .
The ECSO said the sting was due to complaints about increased prostitution in the area. The sheriff’s office said they will conduct a similar operation again in the future.
Nine women were arrested on prostitution charges: Sheila Jean Fifield, 56; Mindy Lynn O’Hara, 38; Ashley Nikole Perniciaro, 27; Abigail Ryan Marchant, 35; Elaine Virginia Miller, 49; Danetta Marie Leonard, 50; Rosalee Katherine Langworthy, 40; Heather Delane White, 44; Marcia Elva Long, 45.
One male was also charged with prostitution: Kardale Devon Archie, 25.
Images: Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
NRA Endorses Bydlak For House Seat
June 30, 2018
The National Rifle Association has endorsed Republican House District 1 candidate Rebecca Bydlak.
Both the NRA Political Victory Fund and the Unified Sportsmen of Florida endorsed Bydlak to succeed term-limited Rep. Clay Ingram, noting her “strong support of the Second Amendment, self-defense, and anti-crime issues.”
“I’m honored to receive the endorsement of the state’s largest and oldest pro-second amendment organization and look forward to tenaciously defending the rights of my fellow gun owners in the Florida legislature,” Bydlak said.
Two Juveniles Arrested In Escambia Murder; Third Suspect On The Run
June 30, 2018
On June 27, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office was called to the 700block of Truman Avenue for a possible gunshot victim. Once on scene, they discovered 18-year old Abel Kane who had been shot multiple times. Kane was pronounced deceased later at a local hospital.
ECSO investigators have arrested 16-year old Vincent Winchester and 17-year old Kelijah Watson for homicide. They are still searching for 18-year old Demetrius Caesar.
Anyone with information should call Gulf Coast Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP or the ECSO at (850) 436-9620.
Wahoos Walk Off To Sixth Straight Win
June 30, 2018
It hasn’t taken long for Pensacola fans to see what kind of impact Jose Siri can make on a game. The highly touted prospect hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning off Corbin Clouse (L, 2-1) to give the Blue Wahoos a 3-2 walk-off win Friday night.
With the Wahoos trailing 2-1 in the eighth inning and Chad Sobotka on the mound, Mitch Nay started the two-out rally with a swinging bunt single up the third base line. Gavin LaValley followed with a single to left before Aristides Aquino legged out an infield single, which allowed Nay to score from third. In the ninth inning, Chris Okey doubled off Clouse to open the inning. Jody Davis called upon Keury Mella to lay down a sacrifice bunt, but the Wahoos starter struck out after bunting the two-strike pitch foul. T.J. Friedl bested the M-Braves defensive shift with an infield single, which moved Okey to third base. That brought up Siri who lifted Clouse’s 1-1 pitch to left field, deep enough to score the winning run.
While neither starting pitcher factored in the final decision, both were tremendous Friday night. Wyatt Strahan tied his longest outing of the season with seven innings of two-run ball. The University of Southern California product struck out eight and walked only two. His lone mistake was in the second inning when Travis Demeritte launched a solo home run to put the M-Braves up 1-0. He allowed one more run in the sixth courtesy of Tyler Neslony’s RBI single.
Bruce Zimmerman made his Double-A debut for the M-Braves and was equally strong in his start. His only mistake was a solo home run to Nay to open the Wahoos bottom of the second inning, which tied the game at 1-1. The 23-year old struck out 10 Wahoos and walked only three while holding Pensacola to four hits.
Alejandro Chacin (W, 1-1) replaced Strahan and pitched the final two innings for the Blue Wahoos in scoreless fashion. The win of the second walk-off win of the season for the fish and they have now won a season-best six straight games this season.
The Wahoos will try and make it seven straight wins tomorrow night when LHP Seth Varner (4-0, 2.61). He will face one of the best pitching prospects in all of Minor League baseball in RHP Touki Toussaint (4-6, 3.19) toes the rubber for the hosts.
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
June 30, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 7am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 75. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 85. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Independence Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Man Charged With Assaulting Corrections Officer In Century Prison Parking Lot
June 29, 2018
A Century man has been charged with the assaulting a corrections officer in the parking lot of Century Correctional Institution with a tree branch.
William Edward Macks, 59, is facing one felony count of a aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
According to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, Macks approached the female corrections officer as she arrived at Century CI. She stated that Mack aggressively walked toward her vehicle causing her to stop because she feared she was about to hit him with her vehicle.
Macks then began to swing a large branch towards the corrections officer, causing her to believe that he was going to hit her through her vehicle window, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. After ordering Macks to go away, he walked away to the other side of the street while cursing her.
The incident was witnessed by several other corrections officers, according to the report.
Macks’ listed address is directly across the street from a Century CI facility on Tedder Road.
He remained in the Escambia County Jail Friday morning with bond set at $5,000.
Appeals Court Overturns Century Man’s Indecent Exposure Conviction
June 29, 2018
The First District Court of Appeal has reversed the conviction of a Century man accused of exposing himself in front of local nursing home residents.
The appeals court reversed the conviction of Daryl Lamar Brown because a court-ordered competency evaluation was not completed. A new defense attorney took over Brown’s case before trial, but was unaware of the court order and was under the impression that Brown was competent to stand trial due to two previous evaluations. His interactions with Brown also led him to believe he was competent to stand trial.
Brown filed a post-conviction motion claiming his trial counsel was ineffective, and the trial court denied the motion. But the appeals court found it was in error to deny relief based upon the lawyer’s personal interactions and previous evaluations when a new competency evaluation had been ordered.
Brown was found guilty by an Escambia County jury of two counts of lewd and lascivious exposure in the presence of an elderly or disabled person and two additional misdemeanor counts of indecent exposure. In 2014, he was sentenced to five years in prison by Circuit Court Judge Ross Goodman.
The charges were filed after the defendant was observed by several residents of the Century Care Center committing lewd and indecent acts in the early morning hours outside the center.
The case has remanded to the lower court for further proceedings.
At Least One Injured In Three Vehicle Wreck In Beulah
June 29, 2018
One person was transported to an area hospital by Escambia County EMS following a three vehicle wreck in Beulah Thursday night. Their injuries were not considered life-threatening. The accident at Beulah Road and Frank Reeder Road remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Escambia Middle, High School Report Cards Are In The Mail
June 29, 2018
Middle and high school report cards in Escambia County are now ready and are being mailed today.
School districts did not receive final end of course exam scores from the state until this week. Final grade calculations for many courses could not be completed until the end of course exam scores were received from the state.
Escambia Sheriff’s Office Announces Awards, Promotions
June 29, 2018
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has presented quarterly awards and recognized recent promotions.
Promotions:
Jamie Nicole Dittmer to Administrative Assistant
Mark Harper to Evidence Technician
Stephanie Schmidt to Crime Scene Tech Trainee
Deputy 1st Class M. Scruggs to Sergeant
Life Saving Awards:
Deputy 1st Class B. Minor (two awards), Sgt. R. Pollock, Deputy 1st Class S. Shelley, Deputy G. McMullen, Deputy B. Godfrey, Deputy D. Voght, Deputy S. Housam, Deputy J. Ates, Sgt. A. Kilgen, Sgt. G. NeSmith, and Senior Deputy J. Mann.
Civilian Service Medal: Myron Bose
Law Enforcement Employee Of the Quarter: Nancy Digman
Law Enforcement Officer of the Quarter: Senior Deputy J.Holcombe
