Century Backyard Searched In 2017 Flomaton Double Murder Case (With Gallery)
May 2, 2023
Tuesday morning, law enforcement searched a backyard in Century for evidence in the 2017 murder of a Flomaton couple.
About 2:30 p.m. on August 12, 2017, the bodies of 50-year old Timothy Adams and his wife, 61-year old Susan Adams, were found with multiple gunshot wounds inside their mobile home at 1455 College Street in Flomaton. They were last seen alive earlier that morning, and investigators believe they were murdered before noon that day.
In late 2021, Jermaine Lavelle Smith of Flomaton, Jacqueline Bernice Rolin of Atmore, and Kenneth Joe Lowery, Jr. of Century were each charged with three counts of capital murder in the case and are jailed awaiting trial.
Tuesday, the Escambia County (FL) Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant assisting the Flomaton Police Department at a home in the 6800 block of Jefferson Avenue in Century at a home next door to an empty lot owned by Wesley Chapel Church. Both the church and the home at the search warrant location were destroyed in a February 2016 EF-3 tornado.
Neighbors told us there was a tent or temporary living quarters on the property following the tornado; a new home has since been constructed. Officials said the current resident of the home is not connected to the murder case.
“We are looking for physical evidence in the case,” Flomaton Police Chief Dane NeSmith told NorthEscambia.com at the search location. He declined to elaborate on the type of evidence.
ECSO Florida deputies, investigators and crime scene technicians, along with Flomaton police officers, were seen using metal detectors across the backyard of the home. When the detectors audibly indicated that something metal was found, flags were placed to mark the location. Officers could later be seen digging at the flag marker locations.
Authorities said no evidence was recovered Tuesday.
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A Mom Remembers Her Daughter As Search Continues For Molino Woman’s Killer
May 2, 2023
On Sunday afternoon, April 30, 2017, Anna Louise Brown was out for a jog on Gibson Road in Molino.
She never made it home.
Brown, 38, was found face down on the side of the road near the Alligator Creek bridge. She had been shot multiple times.
And her murderer remains on the run.
“Someone decided to take matters into their own hands and took Anna Brown’s life away from her, her two kids, her parents, siblings, extended family and many friends and acquaintances. That horrific decision has been devastating to all of us,” Sue Brown wrote in a remembrance of her daughter on the sixth anniversary of her death. “That terrible act was not wrapped up in love, but came with a cloak of sinister, evil thoughts acted out by a weak minded, hateful individual.”
A nearby witness observed an older model silver vehicle drive past his residence. A short time later, the vehicle drove back past his residence again. Moments later the witness heard approximately six to eight gunshots.
The victim had recently finalized her divorce from her ex-husband Manuel De-Jesus Vega, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. A family member expressed concern to investigators about Vega due to him being both verbally and physically abusive.
Anna Brown’s murder was one of four cases that were the focus of retired certified law enforcement detectives during a two-day Cold Case Symposium hosted by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
Anyone with information on the murder is asked to contact the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or call Gulf Coast Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
(To read Sue Brown’s entire remembrance, click here.)
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Man Killed In Logging Accident Near Berrydale
May 2, 2023
A man was killed in a logging accident south of Berrydale Monday in Santa Rosa County.
The accident was reported about 8:25 a.m. off the 2800 block of Sugarberry Circle, just east of Highway 87.
According to the county, the man was killed by logs that rolled of a log truck
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. Additional details, including the man’s name, have not been released.
Chipotle, Panera Bread Restaurants Planned For West Nine Mile Road
May 2, 2023
A new Chipotle and a Panera Bread are planned for West Nine Mile Road just west of Pine Forest Road.
Separate Escambia County Development Review applications have been filed by a Foley, Alabama, engineering firm on behalf of both companies. The new restaurants, if constructed, would be on adjacent parcels.
Chipotle
A pre-application meeting will be held Wednesday for a Chipotle at 2261 West Nine Mile Road. The 2,400 square foot fast casual restaurant would be located on just under an acre that is currently part of an RV park. The parking lot access would be to a private driveway that currently connects Nine Mile Road to the rear of a Walmart Neighborhood Market.
Panera Bread
An initial application has been submitted for a Panera Bread at 2405 West Nine Mile Road. The 3,500 square foot restaurant would be located on 1.2 acres at the corner of West Nine Mile and Surrey Drive. Driveway access would be to Surrey Drive, not Nine Mile Road.
Multiple additional steps in the review and permitting process will be required, and the applicant may choose to never complete the projects.
Flomaton Man Charged With Trafficking Ecstasy In Escambia, Florida
May 2, 2023
A Flomaton man has been charged with drug trafficking in Escambia County, Florida, following a traffic stop.
Clifford Earl Williams, Jr., 36, was charged with first degree felony trafficking in phenethylamines (MDMA) 10 grams or more. MDMA is commonly known as ecstasy.
An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office investigator stopped a vehicle driven by Williams at New Warrington Road and Mobile Highway due to passenger seat belt violation and a cracked windshield blocking the driver’s view.
The deputy noted a strong odor of marijuana from the vehicle and noted that Williams was “overly nervous to the point his hands, body and voice were trembling”. He consented to a vehicle search.
Deputies found a bag containing abou 11.3 grams of MDMA and a digital scale with suspected marijuana residue, according to an arrest report, and the passenger stated that he and Williams were smoking marijuana prior to the traffic stop.
Williams remained in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $50,000.
Cool, 50s Tonight
May 2, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
6A District 1 Playoffs: Tate Falls To Navarre
May 2, 2023
The No. 3 Tate Lady Aggies fell to No. 2 Navarre 14-4 in the first round of the 6A District 1 tournament on Monday.
Peyton Womack went for three innings for Tate, allowing eight hits and six runs with no strikeouts. Jordan Smith pitched an inning, allowing nine hits and eight runs with no strikeouts.
At the plate for the Lady Aggies, Amburleigh Laird went 3-3, and Kate Balagbagan went 2-2. Lacy Wilson and Kara Wine both added a hit.
The Aggies ended their season at 8-16 overall.
Also Monday night. No. 1 Pace shut out No. 4 Milton 3-0. Pace and Navarre will play for the district championship on Wednesday.
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14 Northview Athletes Competing In 2A Regional Track Meet
May 2, 2023
Fourteen Northview High School track and field team members are competing in the FHSAA Class 2A Regional 1 meet beginning today in Jacksonville.
Those Chiefs are:
GIRLS
- Kendal Beasley
- Jalayah Bright
- Na’kyha Brown
- Amber Irby
- Kamryn Langham
- Sarah Long
- Anna Spence
BOYS
- Malikhi Haynes
- Bayllon Matson
- Braeden McGhee
- Danny Mcgaha
- Jaquez Moorer
- Jacob Spence
- Blake Yoder
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Andre Dominic Black
May 2, 2023
Andre Dominic Black, 20, of Pensacola, Florida, passed away on April 28, 2023. He was born in Pensacola, Florida on June 12, 2002 to Tiffany Ann Dykes and Shawn Charles Black.
He is preceded in death by his cousin, Jonathan Dykes.
He is survived by his father and stepmother, Shawn Black and Valarie Siewert Black; mother, Tiffany Dykes; paternal grandmother, Rhonda Fowler; paternal great grandparents, Donald and Francis Fowler; maternal great grandparents, Sheldon and Marie Dykes; maternal great grandmother, Georgie Watson; and many beloved aunts, uncles and cousins.
No services will be held at this time.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is entrusted with arrangements.
Woman Charged With Negligent Homicide For Deadly Pit Bull Attack
May 1, 2023
An Escambia County woman was arrested Monday for a deadly pit bull attack in February.
Kathleen Ann Taylor, 35, was charged with negligent manslaughter and booked into the Escambia County Jail without bond.
The dog attack happened the night of February 24 on Norris Avenue.
A 63-year old man died at the scene following the attack by three pit bulls belonging to Taylor. “His injuries were horrific” with bites to the head and torso, according to Simmons.
The sheriff said she failed to secure her home, kennels, or other enclosures designed to keep her dogs from running free. He said she has a long history of violations and fines from Escambia County Animal Control for free-roaming dogs.
“Multiple neighbors tell us of these dogs roaming and biting people on bikes, and they told her and advised her how dangerous these dogs were,” Simmons said. “But still no action.”
After the attack that resulted in the man’s death, the sheriff said Taylor took one of her dogs and left rather than rendering aid to the victim.
“She wasn’t concerned about the safety of this individual, she was only concerned about getting her dog,” he said.
One of the dogs was shot at the scene, the second was captured the following day, and Taylor later surrendered the third dog.
