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Century Man With 23 Felony Convictions Facing New Trafficking and Weapon Charges
May 8, 2026
A Century man with a lengthy criminal history remains in the Escambia County Jail without bond following an incident involving multiple types of narcotics and a firearm.
Travis Montes Mitchell, 40, is facing several felony charges, including trafficking in methamphetamine (14 grams or over) , trafficking in fentanyl (4 grams or over) , possession of a controlled substance (crack cocaine) with intent to distribute , possession of a weapon or ammunition by a convicted Florida felon , and possessing a controlled substance without a prescription.
According to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, the incident began around 8:38 AM when EMS personnel observed a blue Chevy Malibu parked in the middle of the roadway at the intersection of Beverly Parkway and North W Street. Medics reported seeing a male, later identified as Mitchell, slumped over the steering wheel.
Mitchell initially complied with a request to enter the ambulance for evaluation. However, upon seeing a law enforcement vehicle arrive, he reportedly jumped out of the ambulance and fled on foot. He was quickly detained by a nearby deputy and transported back to the scene.
Because the vehicle was a rental posing a traffic hazard, an Enterprise rental employee was called to take possession of the car. While conducting a company-mandated inventory of the Malibu, the employee discovered a clear bag containing a crystalline substance in the center console.
A subsequent search of the vehicle by deputies allegedly uncovered a significant cache of illegal items, including 304 grams of methamphetamine , 17 grams of fentanyl , and 25.5 grams of crack cocaine, according to an arrest report. Deputies also reported finding two Oxycodone pills , a silver Detonics .45 caliber handgun with ammunition , digital scales, and plastic baggies.
Mitchell told investigators he had been using the rental for about two weeks after it was rented for him by a friend and claimed he had passed out at the red light. He further stated he kept his clothing and personal items in the vehicle so that he could “always stay ready”, the report states. He told deputies that he jumped out of the ambulance because he did not like the way the EMT was treating him.
Records checks revealed Mitchell has 23 prior felony convictions, including past charges for trafficking in methamphetamines and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.
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8 Responses to “Century Man With 23 Felony Convictions Facing New Trafficking and Weapon Charges”
How much longer will these judges allow this thug to prey on the innocent ? 23 felonies is absurd!!
Voices In Pensacola. I completely disagree. You sound like a liberal professor who has consumed the cool aid. Crack heads, especially habitual cracks should be caged like dogs in a prison. TWENTY THREE convictions!!! He cannot be changed or rehabilitated and there are a number of people whose lives have been destroyed by this felon enabler. This judicial circuit is a joke. I would enjoy seeing a review of the twenty plus convictions. You would be shocked if you knew what really happened.
@annalymn
Ole Travis can’t be too smart if he has 23 felony convictions. He can’t figure out what keeps him in trouble.
WHY is this guy still consuming oxygen? I think he’s proven he can’t follow societal standards.
The problem is not weak judges.
The problem is one of supply and demand for illegal drugs in this community. And that has many, many roots. Addiction, poverty, homelessness, job loss, underemployment, lack of mental services, vices, cruddy upbringing, and some people who have so much money they simply burn it on illegal stuff.
We cannot just “prison away” these issues and imagine an idyllic utopia by doing such. If there is going to be some Blue Ribbon Panel review something, it should be on what the overall community is successfully and not-so-successfully doing about the root of the drug problem.
I have a feeling the judges could constructively provide a lot of cold, hard facts for everyone to digest.
This is truly sad Travis is such a smart person who has wasted his life I hate this for him and his family and children praying for all
@HeyDistrictOne, all good questions.
Passing laws to hold everyone accountable for someone else’s actions should be extended to the judicial system.
Obviously we just don’t understand.
Can we ask the Judicial Commission to review the Judges and Prosecutors in Escambia? Why do we see the same repeat offenders on the front page? Stop treating dealers like they were passing out cookies without a permit! Judges punish Victims suffer daily in Escambia because of the ineptitude of our local Judges. Why are they babying the Offenders? They will threaten to incarcerate a victim for trying to stay away from an abuser but they pat these fellows on the back.