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Cantonment Man Charged With Stealing Rifle And Shotgun From Construction Business
September 6, 2023
A Cantonment man is accused of stealing firearms from a Chemstrand Road business.
Brandon Abernathy Brown, 36, was charged with armed burglary of an unoccupied business, criminal mischief, two counts of grand theft of a firearm and violation of a domestic violence injunction by being in possession of a firearm..
Last Saturday morning, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported suspicious person armed with a firearm in the area of Chemstrand Road and Junction Drive. Deputies then responded to the reported burglary of a construction contractor in the 1200 block of Chemstrand Road.
The victim, who is Brown’s father, told the ECSO that Brown was standing near the front gate of the business with a shotgun and a rifle and telling people that “people” kidnapped his son while armed with two firearms. Brown refused requests to return the firearms before he fled on foot, according to an arrest report.
The victim said Brown did not have permission to enter the business or take the guns, and that he caused about $400 in damage while forcing his way inside, the report states. The ECSO recovered both guns at the scene. Deputies said they were unloaded, and Brown never actually threatened to use them.
A permanent domestic violence injunction issued in December 2021 prohibited Brown from possessing any firearms.
Brown was booked in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $55,000.
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7 Responses to “Cantonment Man Charged With Stealing Rifle And Shotgun From Construction Business”
BB, I thought for sure you had straightened up! This just hurts my heart to read what you’ve done. You have wonderful parents and to see how and what you’ve done makes me sick! You had the world in your hands! You have a wonderful son ~ WHAT EVER DO YOU WANT HIM TO THINK OF YOU? If you don’t do something soon, you’re going to spend your life in a jail cell or worse, an eternal coffin! The following are your words!
“Life knocks me down daily, getting up is what matters. Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” We all love you B! Please get your life in order! For you AND your son!
It’s so sad when it’s becoming more & more frequent that I see people on here that I used to know being so entangled with pills or other terrible drugs. You can still kind of see the face that you used to know, but the drugs have definitely taken a toll.
I pray for his family during this difficult time.
It’s incredibly difficult to cut ties with someone you love when they’re being a totally different person bc of drugs (speaking from personal experiences)!
You can’t change or help them .. they’re gonna want to have to change themselves!
I hate drugs!!
It was shocking to read this story and it’s you Brandon. Boy, what is wrong with you? You have one of the best caring, loving parents there is. Your parents operate a successful business. What happened to you? According to jail view, you have been bad since age 31. Grow up Boy ! Stop embarrassing your family and shocking your friends like me. Get mental help. If you don’t you will end up in a State or Federal Prison system. Maybe you don’t care !
To Brandon’s Family: Sending prayers and hugs to you. Hopefully someday Brandon’s life will change for the better. It’s his choice to live like this and nothing to do with you. But it is very heartbreaking when your own child burglarizes and steals from you. Most people would love to have parents like you.
I use to have the biggest crush on you all through high school. I’ve just always been in a long term relationship. So nothing came of anything.. you could easily have the world! Handsome and smart, what are you doing?! And obviously have people and a family that believes in you!
BB, before you end up on the wrong end of something very bad , go to rehab. You have a great family that if you made your mind up will support you. I am praying for you to see the light before you end up like all these degenerates in the world or even worse before you die. Godspeed my friend
So sad. I don’t know him personally but know he comes from better. Praying he realizes he doesn’t have to continue on the path he is on and finds his way back to the right path!
Come on BB you’re better than this. Get your act together son and grow up! You’re kids deserver a better example than what you’re giving them. I hope and pray you turn your life around. You once had the world in the palm of your hand, but you let the devil take it away. Straighten up!!