Cantonment Man Charged With Stealing Motorcycle From Inside Escambia Business
November 13, 2020
A Cantonment man was charged with burglary and vehicle theft for allegedly stealing a motorcycle from inside an Escambia County business.
Thomas Jay Hewes, 43, was charged with burglary of an occupied structure, grand theft of a motor vehicle and criminal mischief.
Hewes allegedly stole a Suzuki motorcycle valued at $7,500 from inside a motorcycle shop in the 2300 block of North Pace Boulevard between 2:15 and 4 a.m. on October 10. The motorcycle belonged to an individual, but was at the shop to be sold.
He allegedly forced his way into the business, causing about $200 in damage to a door, while an employee was inside asleep, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
Hewes remained in the Escambia County Jail Friday morning with bond set at $18,500. Jail records also indicate that he is wanted by the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
Friday Night Football Playoff Schedule
November 13, 2020
Here is the schedule for North Escambia area football playoff games:
FLORIDA
All times are local to the home team.
1A
- Chipley at Northview, 7:30 p.m.
- Jay at Baker, 7:30 p.m.
3A
- Pensacola Catholic at P.K. Younge, 7:30 p.m.
5A
- West Florida at Pensacola High, 7 p.m.
- Wakulla at Pine Forest, 7 p.m.
6A
- Washington at Pace. 7:30 p.m.
- Escambia at Middleburg, 6 p.m.
- Gulf Breeze at Seabreeze, 7:30 p.m.
7A
- Tate at Fleming Island, 7:30 p.m.
- Niceville at Crestview, 7 p.m.
- Navarre – bye
ALABAMA
- Macon East at Escambia Academy
- Thomasville at T.R. Miller
Clear, Lower 50s For Friday Night
November 13, 2020
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
One New COVID-19 Death, 139 Additional Cases Reported In Escambia County
November 13, 2020
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One new COVID-19 death and 139 additional positive cases were report Thursday in Escambia County by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Total cases: 14,748 (+139)
Non-Florida residents: 1,551
Total deaths: 284 (+1)
Long-term care facility deaths : 132
Current hospitalizations: 85 (+4)
Number of tests last day: 1,982
Percent positive last day: 10.5%
Percent positive last week: 7.3%
Escambia County cases by location:
Pensacola: 10,748 (+97)
Cantonment: 1,085 (+7)
Century: 946 (+1)
—-including 773 Century prison inmates
Molino: 168 (+4)
McDavid: 80
Bellview: 21
Walnut Hill: 18
Perdido Key: 10
Gonzalez: 8
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 6,423 (+49)
Non-Florida residents: 78
Total deaths: 90 (+1)
Long-term care facility deaths: 20
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 394*
Number of tests last day: 341
Percent positive last day: 24.0%
Santa Rosa County cases by location:
Milton: 3,143 (+14)
Gulf Breeze: 952 (+5)
Navarre: 896 (+25)
Pace: 543 (+5)
Jay: 162
Bagdad: 14
Florida cases:
Total cases: 863,619
Florida residents: 851,825
Deaths: 17,372
Hospitalizations: 51,272*
*“Hospitalizations” in the statewide and Santa Rosa County totals is a count of all laboratory confirmed cases in which an inpatient hospitalization occurred at any time during the course of illness. Most of these people are longer be hospitalized. The FDOH does not provide a count of patients currently hospitalized. The Escambia County number is current data compiled each day from the local hospitals.
*The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Marcia Lorraine Lambeth
November 13, 2020
Mrs. Marcia Lorraine Lambeth, age 71, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, in Century, Florida.
Mrs. Lambeth was a native of Tennessee, former resident of Mobile and Brewton and had resided in Flomaton, AL since 1969. She liked to cook, loved spending time with her grandbabies and singing. She was a retired bookkeeper/secretary, former employee of Vanity Fair and was a member of the Moyeville Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband of 31 years, Big Jim Lambeth.
She is survived by one son, Daniel (Amy) Lambeth of Flomaton, AL; three brothers, Jimmy (Rhonda) Thurman of Missouri, Sam York of Mobile, AL and Johnny (Beth) York of Houston, TX; one sister, Melanie (Donald) Johnson of Bay Minette, AL; two grandchildren, Madison Lambeth of Flomaton, AL and Silas Lambeth of Flomaton, AL and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 14, 2020, at 2 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Josh Long officiating.
Burial will follow at Traveler’s Rest Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Saturday, November 14, 2020 from 12:30 p.m. until service time at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Wallace Byrd, Leonard Purvis, Terry Boutwell, John Johnson, Ray Flores and Randall White.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Paul Henry Dickerson, Jr.
November 13, 2020
Paul Henry Dickerson, Jr. was born February 24, 1947. He passed away November 5, 2020. He was born in Dothan, AL and grew up in Rutledge, Alabama. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1965, where he played football and played the trumpet in the band. He attended Alabama Christian and the University of South Alabama where he earned a B.A. in English, a M.S. in Education, and M.Th. in Theology.
He was very active in the Church of Christ; he ministered to congregations in Blackmon Florida, Brewton, Flomaton, and Atmore Alabama for over 30 years. He taught English and was a High School Guidance Counselor at Flomaton and Escambia County High Schools. He refereed football and was an avid photographer. He enjoyed fishing and drag racing.
Married to Ruth Dickerson on December 31, 1982 and were married for 37 years.
Paul is survived by his wife Ruth; his three daughters and one son, Mandy and David Green, Leila Airhart, Paul Dickerson, and Sarah and Marcus Caraway; five grandchildren, Marion Green, Zoey Green, Brennan Dickerson, Grayson Dickerson, and Layton Dickerson; his sister Barbara and Billy Helms.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Paul H. Dickerson Sr. and M. Gertrude Dickerson; and his niece Jennifer Faulk.
Funeral services were held Friday, November 13, 2020, at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Paul Stuart Dickerson, Bro. Jeff Helms and Youth Minister Greg Faulk officiating.
Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Scott Grissett, Brandon Turner, David Green, Michael Dean, Gabe Vines and Cliff Joyner.
In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to the American Parkinson Association at P.O. Box 61420 Staten Island, NY 10306.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements..
Doris Spears Hundley Phillips
November 13, 2020
Doris Spears Hundley Phillips passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Sunday, November 8, 2020. She was 89 years old. She was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina but has lived in Pensacola for the last 60 years. Doris was a wonderful wife, an amazing mother, and a loving grandmother and great grandmother. She loved spending time with her family. She was our matriarch, our confidant, our friend, and now our “angel”. Her sweet spirit was truly special and to know her was to love her.
She will be remembered by her husband, Phil Phillips, and her children and step-children, Vickie (Grady) Reeves, Walter (Sheri) Hundley, Vanette Webb, Verna Hundley, Debbie (Randy) Hill, Jeff Phillips, David (Shawn) Phillips. She will also be fondly remembered by her grandchildren, Jason (Elly) Reeves, John Reeves, Amy (Will) Drinkard, Christi (Christopher) Powell, Joshua (Chelsea) Webb, Jaime Webb, Alison (Adam) Leja, Katie (Colton) Plumley, Kristen (Kenny) Sappington, Jennifer (Craig) Cooper, Audrey (Rick) Harter, Emily Beatty, Frank (Danelle) Phillips, Caleb (Crystal) Phillips and Tyler Brogan. Finally, continuing her legacy are her beloved great grandchildren, Will, Drew, Ben, Kate, Mary Francis, Mary Hollis, Grace, Caden, Chase, Gwyneth, Tristan, Zachary, Noah, Ella, Elliott, Allie, Kade and Tori.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Brite and William Clarence Spears, her sisters Evelyn Grogan and Pat Spears and her brother Bill Spears.
Funeral Services were held Thursday, November 12, 2020, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North.
Burial was at Pensacola Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were Will, Drew and Ben Reeves, Will Drinkard, Christopher and Caden Powell, Adam Leja, and Kade Sappington.
The family would like to extend a special thank-you to the ICU nurses at West Florida Hospital, especially Chelsea, Megan and Jillian, for taking such great care of our mother/grandmother. Your care and kindness were much appreciated during this difficult time.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.
15-Year Old Arrested Following Shooting Wednesday In Century
November 12, 2020
A 15-year old is facing felony charges following a shooting Wednesday afternoon in Century, but he has not been charged for the shooting.
Travis Lavar Scott, Jr., was arrested on felony gun charge in connection with the shooting on Jefferson Avenue, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. He was also arrested on an outstanding felony warrant for aggravated battery in an unrelated incident.
The investigation into the shooting is continuing.
The adult male was shot in the chest after an altercation erupted during a card game near an outside shed in the backyard of a mobile home, according to the ECSO. The victim was airlifted to a Mobile hospital in critical condition.
The shooting happened in the 6700 block of Jefferson Avenue, near East Pond Street. The name of the victim has not been released.
Pictured above: Deputies question Travis Lavar Scott, Jr., age 15, following a shooting Wednesday in Century. Pictured below: A man was shot after an altercation erupted during a card game at this shed behind a mobile home in Century Wednesday afternoon. Pictured bottom: The scene on Jefferson Avenue. NorthEscambia.com photos, click top enlarge.
Molino Man Arrested On Drug Charges After ECSO Executes Search Warrant
November 12, 2020
A Molino man was arrested on multiple drug related charges after a search warrant was executed at a local residence.
Shannon Ray Edmonson, 31,was charged with two counts of possession of marijuana with the intent to sell, possession of a controlled substance (Alprazolam), possession of a controlled substance (THC) with the intent to sell, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit and SWAT team executed the search warrant in the 7300 block of Brickyard Road as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation.
During a search of the residence, the ECSO reported locating items including marijuana, THC vape pen cartridges, two digital scales, two pill bottles containing Alprazolam, owe sheets, and nine firearms.
Edmonson claimed ownership of the illegal contraband, the report states. He was later released from the Escambia County Jail on a $21,000 bond.
FWC Law Enforcement Report
November 12, 2020
The Florida FWC Division of Law Enforcement reported the following activity during the period ending October 8.
While on patrol on Escambia River, Officer Mullins and Lieutenant Berryman located numerous illegal bush hook lines. The lines were untagged and illegally baited with a bream, a game species. Officer Mullins and Lieutenant Berryman sat on these lines for most of the night, with Officer Roberson assisting in the morning. A subject was identified and observed checking these lines. Contact was made with the subject as he positioned to pull another illegal line which had caught a flathead catfish. The subject possessed three illegally caught fish which were seized. The subject was cited for the illegal use of a game species as bait, and for untagged bush hook lines.
Officer Mullins located a junked jet ski which had been illegally dumped at Quintette boat ramp on the Escambia River. Through the course of an investigation, potential suspects were identified, and it was discovered that the jet ski had been sitting in two of the suspects front yard for well over a year. The officer spoke with numerous witnesses and obtained a confession from the subjects for dumping the jet ski. Officer Mullins filed several misdemeanor charges for illegal dumping.
Officer Ramos discovered evidence that the illegal harvest of Saw Palmetto Berries was occurring on several Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) in Santa Rosa county. With the assistance of Pilot Tolbert, Lieutenant Berryman, and Officers Jackson, Lewis and Lugg the team apprehended 11 suspects whom had illegally harvested nearly 1,300 pounds of berries. The suspects were trespassed from the WMAs and issued over 50 citations and warnings for the illegal activity. The berries were returned to the lead managing agency of the WMA.
Officer Ramos was on patrol in the Santa Rosa Sound when he observed a vessel violating an idle speed zone. A small 18’ vessel was found to have 16 people on board and only six personal flotation devices (PFD). During the boating safety inspection Officer Ramos detected signs of impairment from the operator and administered a series of standardized field sobriety tasks (SFST). The operator was arrested for Boating Under the Influence (BUI) and transported to the county jail.
Officer Ramos was on patrol in the Santa Rosa Sound and observed two personal watercraft (PWC) operating dangerously close to one another at high speeds. He stopped the two PWC’s to conduct a safety inspection and educate the two riders about careless operation and found that neither PWC had registration documentation. While speaking with the subjects, Officer Ramos detected signs of impairment. Standardized field sobriety tasks (SFST) were performed, and one operator was arrested for BUI and transported to the county jail where she refused to submit to a breath test. She was charged with operating a vessel while normal faculties impaired and booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail.
This report represents some events the FWC handled during the time period; however, it does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement. Information provided by FWC.
NorthEscambia.com photo.