Former Escambia Firefighter Assigned To Beulah Pleads Guilty Federal Child Porn Charges
November 22, 2025
A former firefighter assigned to the Beulah Fire Station has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said 48-year-old Garey Anthony Buscaino had a decade long pattern of producing and possessing child porn.
Court documents reveal that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an online user in Northwest Florida possessed what appeared to be child pornography in a cloud account. Upon looking into the account and obtaining a search warrant for it, law enforcement determined that it not only contained child pornography from the internet but also what appeared to be hidden camera produced pornographic videos of unsuspecting minor females.
Based upon the content of the cloud account, and further investigation, FDLE linked the account to Buscaino and obtained a search warrant for his local residence and the Beulah firehouse. Located within, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task force seized dozens of electronic devices from the defendant.
Prosecutors said those devices contained hidden camera produced porn videos of five minor females in various states of undressing in bedrooms and bathrooms, as well as thousands of graphic images and videos of sexual child abuse from the internet. Some of these images and videos captured victims as young as toddlers being sexually abused, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
“Protecting our children from exploitation and the predations of sick individuals like this offender remains one of my office’s highest priorities, and I deeply appreciate the outstanding investigative work of our state and federal law enforcement partners who helped bring him to justice,” John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida said. “My office will continue to relentlessly pursue offenders who victimize our children and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.”
When he is sentenced in January, Buscaino faces up to 30 years in federal prison for each minor victim for production of child pornography and 20 years for possession of child pornography involving minors under the age of 12.
Ernest Ward Middle School Names Students, Employee Of The Month
November 22, 2025
Ernest Ward Middle School named their employee and student of the month for October. Pictured (L-R) with Principal Tyvanna Boulanger are students Miguel Espinoza, eighth grade; Dillan Stuart, seventh grade; Addisyn Steege, sixth grade; and Robin McCall, PE coach. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Partly Sunny, Lower 80s Saturday
November 22, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thanksgiving Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
FDLE To Announce Arrests In ‘Major Drug Trafficking Operation’ In Escambia County
November 22, 2025
Monday, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement will hold a press conference in Pensacola with law enforcement partners to announce recent arrests in a drug trafficking operation in the Escambia County area.
FDLE said it will “announce multiple arrests and seizures in major drug trafficking operation”.
FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass is scheduled to conduct the press conference, which is not open to the public.
Last Wednesday, FDLE made the somewhat unusual move of making a public announcement that law enforcement conducting multiple search warrants in Escambia County.
NorthEscambia.com will have updates on Monday.
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Peyton Womack Signs With Montevallo Softball
November 22, 2025
Northview High School senior Peyton Womack signed her national letter of intent Friday afternoon to continue her softball career at the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Alabama.
Womack previously attended Tate High School, where she earned a spot on the varsity Lady Aggies as a freshman. She spent most of her travel ball career with Showstoppers Fastpitch of Pensacola. She intends to try out for the 2026 Northview Lady Chiefs team.
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Pace, WFHS, And W.S. Neal All Fall: High School Playoff Scoreboard
November 22, 2025
Here are Thursday playoff scores and Friday night matchups from around the North Escambia area.
FLORIDA
Region 1-6A
Mandarin (Jacksonville) 42, Pace 35
Region 1-3A
Raines (Jacksonville) 54, West Florida 0
Region 1-2A
Pensacola Catholic 34, South Walton 7
FIT 4A-7A Regional Final
Tate 21, Bartram Trail 19 (Thursday) [Read more, photos...]
FIT Rural Regional Final
Port St. Joe 37, Central 0
ALABAMA
AISA State Championship
Macon-East Montgomery Academy 34, Escambia Academy 14 (Thursday)
AHSAA 4A Third Round
Jackson 50, W.S. Neal 7
Pictured: The Tate Aggies beat Bartram Trail 21-19 Thursday night to advance in the Florida Invitational Tournament. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Douglas Alton Crook
November 22, 2025
( July 16, 1966 – November 19, 2025 )
Mr. Douglas Alton Crook, age 59, passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
Mr. Doug was born in Brewton, Alabama and has been a lifelong resident of Escambia County, Alabama. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and working on trucks. He loved helping others with mechanic work. He is preceded in death by his parents – William and Francine Crook.
He is survived by a brother – Earl (Ellen) Crook of Brewton; sister – Ruth (Johnny) Sims of Brewton; nieces – Renee (Michael) Parrish and Lauren (Cory) Cordell; nephews – Bryant (Autumn) Crook and Gerred (Ashlee) Boatwright; 5 great nephews and 2 great nieces; significant other – Kristie Starrett of Brewton.
Graveside service will be Sunday, November 23, 2025, at 2:00 P.M. at May Creek Cemetery.
You may leave your condolences and memories at www.craversfh.com
What Channel? Here’s Where To Watch Today’s College Football
November 22, 2025
Here is this week’s college football schedule and where to watch the games.
All times are Central.
Saturday, November 22
11 a.m. | Samford at No. 3 Texas A&M | SECN+
11 a.m. | No. 22 Missouri at No. 8 Oklahoma | ABC
11 a.m. | Delaware at Wake Forest | ACC Network
11 a.m. | Tulsa at Army | CBSSN
11 a.m. | Rutgers at No. 1 Ohio State | FOX
11 a.m. | No. 13 Miami (Fla.) at Virginia Tech | ESPN
11 a.m. | Louisville at SMU | ESPN2
11 a.m. | Minnesota at Northwestern | Big Ten Network
11 a.m. | Kansas at Iowa State | FS1
11 a.m. | North Carolina Central at Morgan State | ESPN+
11 a.m. | Western Carolina at VMI | ESPN+
11 a.m. | Dartmouth at Brown | ESPN+
11 a.m. | Harvard at Yale | ESPNU
11 a.m. | Fordham at Merrimack | ESPN+
11 a.m. | Bentley at Kutztown (DIII First Round) | ESPN+
11 a.m. | Union at Muhlenberg (DIII First Round) | ESPN+
11 a.m. | LaGrange at Framingham State (DIII First Round) | ESPN+
11 a.m. | Washington & Jefferson at Susquehanna (DIII First Round) | ESPN+
11 a.m. | Cortland at Springfield (DIII First Round) | ESPN+
11:30 a.m. | Lehigh at Lafayette | ESPN+
11:45 a.m. | Charlotte at No. 4 Georgia | SEC Network
12 p.m. | Old Dominion at Georgia Southern | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Washington State at James Madison | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Baylor at Arizona | TNT
12 p.m. | UT Martin at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+
12 p.m. | South Carolina State at Delaware State | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Southern Illinois at Illinois State | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Murray State at Indiana State | ESPN+
12 p.m. | The Citadel at East Tennessee State | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Dayton at Davidson | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Morehead State at Drake | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Marist at Presbyterian | ESPN+
12 p.m. | San Diego at Stetson | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Bucknell at Colgate | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Princeton at Penn | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Valdosta State at Albany State (DII First Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Northwood (MI) at Ferris State (DII First Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Grove City at Hanover (DIII First Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Coe at Concordia-Wisconsin (DIII First Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Crown at Wheaton (DIII First Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Assumption at Indiana (PA) (DII First Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Frostburg State at Johnson C. Smith (DII First Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | California (PA) at Virginia Union (DII First Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Kentucky State at Newberry (DII First Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Minnesota Duluth at Ashland (DII First Round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Minnesota State at Findlay (DII First Round) | ESPN+
12:30 p.m. | Western Illinois at Gardner-Webb | ESPN+
12:30 p.m. | Chattanooga at Wofford | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Eastern Illinois at No. 10 Alabama | SECN+
1 p.m. | Mercer at Auburn | SECN+
1 p.m. | Missouri State at Kennesaw State | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Nevada at Wyoming | Mountain West Network
1 p.m. | Ball State at Toledo | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Montana State at Montana | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Tennessee State at Charleston Southern | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Lindenwood at Southeast Missouri State | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Southern Utah at North Alabama | ESPN+
1 p.m. | South Dakota State at North Dakota | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Youngstown State at UNI | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Duquesne at Robert Morris | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Northwest Missouri State at Harding (DII First Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Benedict at Wingate (DII First Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | North Greenville at West Florida (DII First Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Truman State at UIndy (DII First Round) | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Chadron State at Pittsburg State (DII First Round) | ESPN+
1:30 p.m. | Marshall at Appalachian State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | UConn at Florida Atlantic | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Liberty at Louisiana Tech | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Sam Houston at Middle Tennessee | ESPN+
2 p.m. | New Mexico State at UTEP | ESPN+
2 p.m. | South Florida at UAB | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Northern Arizona at Weber State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | UIW at Houston Christian | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Chapman at Whitworth (DIII First Round) | ESPN+
2 p.m. | UT Permian Basin at CSU Pueblo (DII First Round) | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | Syracuse at No. 9 Notre Dame | NBC/Peacock
2:30 p.m. | Kentucky at No. 14 Vanderbilt | ESPN
2:30 p.m. | Jacksonville State at Florida International | CBSSN
2:30 p.m. | Southern Miss at South Alabama | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | No. 15 Southern Cal. at No. 7 Oregon | CBS
2:30 p.m. | Arkansas at No. 17 Texas | ABC
2:30 p.m. | Michigan State at Iowa | FS1
2:30 p.m. | Duke at North Carolina | ACC Network
2:30 p.m. | East Carolina at UTSA | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | Alcorn State at Jackson State | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | Norfolk State vs. Howard | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | St. Thomas (Minn.) at North Dakota State | ESPN+
2:45 p.m. | No. 24 Tulane at Temple | ESPNU
3 p.m. | Oklahoma State at UCF | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Georgia State at Troy | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Kansas State at No. 12 Utah | ESPN2
3 p.m. | No. 18 Michigan at Maryland | Big Ten Network
3 p.m. | TCU at No. 23 Houston | FOX
3 p.m. | Idaho State at Idaho | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Sacramento State at UC Davis | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky at Utah Tech | ESPN+
3 p.m. | McNeese at Lamar | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Georgetown at Holy Cross | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Western Colorado at Central Washington (DII First Round) | ESPN+
3:15 p.m. | Coastal Carolina at South Carolina | SEC Network
3:30 p.m. | Furman at Clemson | The CW Network
4 p.m. | UL Monroe at Texas State | ESPN+
4 p.m. | Eastern Washington at Cal Poly | ESPN+
4 p.m. | Austin Peay at Tarleton State | ESPN+
5 p.m. | East Texas A&M at UT Rio Grande Valley | ESPN+
6 p.m. | New Mexico at Air Force | CBSSN
6 p.m. | Pitt at No. 16 Georgia Tech | ESPN
6 p.m. | Nebraska at Penn State | NBC
6 p.m. | Colorado State at Boise State | FS1
6:30 p.m. | Cal at Stanford | ACC Network
6:30 p.m. | No. 20 Tennessee at Florida | ABC
6:30 p.m. | No. 21 Illinois at Wisconsin | Big Ten Network
6:30 p.m. | North Texas at Rice | ESPNU
6:45 p.m. | Western Kentucky at LSU | SEC Network
7 p.m. | No. 11 BYU at Cincinnati | FOX
7 p.m. | No. 25 Arizona State at Colorado | ESPN2
9:30 p.m. | Utah State at Fresno State | CBSSN
9:30 p.m. | Washington at UCLA | NBC
9:30 p.m. | San Jose State at San Diego State | FS1
Former Deputy To Face Vehicular Homicide Charges For Double Fatal Perdido Key Crash
November 21, 2025
A former Escambia County Sheriff’s deputy has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide for a double fatal crash that claimed the lives of two pedestrians in July.
The Florida Highway Patrol announced Friday morning that the agency has completed its investigation into the crash and issued vehicular homicide warrants for Greg Nesmith. He has not yet been arrested by FHP, but they said he is cooperating with their homicide division.
The crash happened around 3 a.m. on July 5 on Perdido Key as Nesmith was working a security detail as an off-duty deputy at the Flora-Bama. He struck two pedestrians in a crosswalk on Perdido Key Drive. The pedestrians, Nicole Moore and Jackson Cunningham, both 20 and from the Birmingham area, were killed.
Both families have filed civil lawsuits against Nesmith.
Nesmith, who has since resigned, had worked for the ECSO for more than 30 years.
Pickup Driver Crashes Into Three Sheriff’s Office Cruisers In Bratt
November 21, 2025
A driver crashed her pickup truck into three Escambia County Sheriff’s Office vehicles Thursday night in Bratt.
The crash occurred just before 9 p.m. in the 4600 block of West Highway 4, just west of the First Baptist Church of Bratt.
Three marked ECSO patrol vehicles were parked on the shoulder of the road facing west, towards oncoming traffic, when an eastbound female driver left the roadway and struck all three.
Her Chevrolet pickup truck sideswiped the first cruiser, knocking off the side mirror and passenger door handle, before crashing into the other two cruisers. The force of the collision knocked the front passenger tire off one of the cruisers and caused heavy damage.
We are told the ECSO cruisers did not have emergency lights activated at the time, but their headlights were on as the deputies were about to leave a residence after taking a man into custody.
The prisoner was in the first cruiser that was sideswiped at the time of the crash.
The three deputies, the prisoner and the driver of the pickup truck were not injured. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating and has not released further details.
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