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Cantonment Man Charged In Family Disturbance
July 22, 2025
A Cantonment man is facing felony charges after a family disturbance.
Edward Wickham, 33, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, battery, and possession of a weapon or ammunition by a person subject to a domestic violence injunction. As of Monday, he remained in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $17,500.
Deputies with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to an armed disturbance call after the relative reported Wickham pulled a knife and threatened to stab her.
According to the arrest report, the victim stated that Wickham had been displaying aggressive behavior due to continued drug use. She recounted an incident where, after she called him for dinner, he became enraged, grabbed her face with both hands, and shook her. She then entered his room to retrieve a TV remote she believed he had taken, at which point he allegedly produced a switchblade knife, pointed it at her, and threatened to stab her, causing her to fear for her safety. She then told him she was calling the sheriff’s office, and he left the residence.
Deputies located Wickham in the area and placed him under arrest. According to the ECSO report, a search of his backpack revealed an unloaded silver revolver. Deputies said Wickham stated he was aggravating everyone all day and denied stealing the remote. He claimed he grabbed a Gerber multi-tool, not a knife, to protect himself and did not open it or display a blade. He did not provide a reason for possessing the firearm.
According to the ECSO, Wickham has an active permanent domestic violence injunction, including firearm possession, that was served on him in 2015.
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3 Responses to “Cantonment Man Charged In Family Disturbance”
Why does this guy have such a low bond, with a previous domestic violence injunction including a gun???? This makes no sense for the protection of the family involved!
Amen @mnon. 100%! Over medicating or under medication seems to cause psychos to go off. Put them somewhere they can’t get out of and monitor them! These ppl need help. They aren’t going to mysteriously get better.
This is why we need to bring back state institutions, start locking nut jobs up. About 2% of the population in state facilities for rehabilitation and road work sounds about right.