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Case Reopened Against Century Felon Accused Of Aggravated Assault For Hitting Woman With Handgun
June 17, 2025
The State Attorney’s Office has reopened a case against a Century felon accused of striking a woman in the head with a handgun and weapon possession in May 2024.
Kenneth Elbert Hammac, Jr. was originally arrested for the incident last May, but in December 2024, the State Attorney’s Office dropped the charges due to “prosecutorial discretion” but has since reopened the case.
Hammac was arrested again direct file charges of aggravated using a deadly weapon, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon — all felonies.
The female victim told the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office that Hammac accused her of cheating before striking her over the head with what she thought flashlight and shoving her into a table. He then pointed a handgun at their 15-year-old son, according to an arrest report.
The 15-year-old told deputies that Hammac pointed a gun at him and demanded to know who had been over, the report continues. The teen told deputies that Hammac struck the victim over the head with the butt of the handgun.
Deputies noted large laceration that bleeding heavily on the disorientated victim’s head and a table covered with blood. She was transported by Escambia County EMS to Jay Hospital for treatment.
According to the ECSO, Hammac is convicted felon, found guilty of possession of cocaine in 2008, and sentenced to two years in state prison.
He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $12,500 bond.
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4 Responses to “Case Reopened Against Century Felon Accused Of Aggravated Assault For Hitting Woman With Handgun”
Should have never gotten out of jail
WOW ! The State Attorney’s office needs to be seriously investigated over this !! Something Smells with this !! Charges dropped??? THAT IS INSANE !! Sounds like Govenor needs to be notified about this one !! Poor lady and kid they must be scared since he was released on bail and a small bail at that!
A convicted felon was in possession of a firearm and used into assault one and threaten another person and is fee on a $13,500 bond. An elderly gentleman twists a females are and gets a $10,000 bond. I believe is is fair to say our system has flaws. How do we change them to make them more effective?
So this violent loser is in and out of jail since 2008, is a felon and in the most recent crime he pistol whips his wife leaving her bleeding on the table and turns the gun on his own son. But the sorry prosecutor says, “Meh, no biggie, We’ll let him out per my discretion”. Needless to say his discretion is quite poor but THEN they re-arrest him and let him out on bail so we can go finish the job. Good job. Can’t wait to be standing beside him in line at the local grocery store, and him to lose his mind again. I’m so pleased my tax dollars are being used to pay the salary of such inadequate prosecutors.