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Now-Former ECSO Colonel Charged With Multiple Felonies After Alleged Domestic Incident
June 24, 2026
A now-former Escambia County Sheriff’s Office colonel has been charged with several felonies in Santa Rosa County. The case involved her husband and his alleged female partner.
Mindy Marie Von Ansbach Young, 48, resigned just before her arrest in Escambia County on a Milton Police Department warrant for felony criminal mischief, two counts of aggravated stalking, harassing a witness and misdemeanor breach of the peace. Von Ansbach Young went to a woman’s home where her “soon-to-be” ex-husband was staying around 3:30 a.m. on June 11.
According to an arrest report, she “beat on the doors and windows” while screaming and cursing, demanding both of them come outside. She then allegedly went over to the woman’s vehicle and caused “deep scratches and etching with letters that appear to spell the word ‘whore.’” Damages were estimated at $1,800.
The report also states Von Ansbach Young had also previously called the woman and said that “she would kill [her husband] and [the woman] if [her husband] attempted to get a divorce,” before adding that she “is not scared to go to prison.”
Von Ansbach Young allegedly approached her husband on June 13 and told him, “If you do not have [the woman] drop charges, it will be a nasty divorce, and I will bleed you dry of money.” However, the woman still chose to pursue criminal charges.
Von Ansbach Young was in the Escambia County Jail for 22 minutes before being released on a $15,250 bond, according to jail records.
She had worked for the ECSO since 1999, most recently leading the mental health unit.
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10 Responses to “Now-Former ECSO Colonel Charged With Multiple Felonies After Alleged Domestic Incident”
Derek you are probably the one person here with a truly good soul. I read these comments so full of hate and judgment. She was wrong there is no doubt but an officer will have it much worse in jail than others so everyone screaming for them to be harder on her is obviously quick to judge the mistakes of others but I doubt they would want to be judged the same way. Anger is understandable but she should have maintained control. However we have no idea what this woman has been through with her husband.
Is this what you call leading the mental health unit by example? She probably resigned just before she was arrested to preserve her 75% pension
“Stop showing this photo. Show her booking photo instead.”
There is no booking photo available. Florida law protects mugshots of current or former law enforcement and their families from release. The jail can’t release the booking photo.
Stop showing this photo. Show her booking photo instead. I don’t care what her soon-to-be ex-husband did, a colonel in ECSD should have more self-control. She’s a disgrace to the uniform and a danger to at least two people she has already threatened. LEO’S are held to a higher standard than regular citizens.
It does not say he was cheating. They had been split up. I feel the kids in this case. This woman no matter what was going on between her and her husband had no right to go to someone else’s property and act like a fool. She may have thought she had it all but she just cost herself a lot.
@Niknak50. Preach. 100% agree. Once a cheater…….. She should have been thankful that the other woman exposed his character. Unless she also took him from another woman. Then it’s on her. < Just my opinion. I do not know either of them or their histories.
If you are going through breakups, divorce and such it is so easy to feel like you have been betrayed. It is so important to have someone to talk to and concentrate on your faith. When it is all said and done the only thing people will remember is how you acted. I don’t know this lady but I completely understand her rage. God bless her and I hope she gets some help.
What this poor detached woman failed to realize is her “soon to be ex husband was not worth having. No cheating wife or husband is worth going to jail for. Instead of appearing at the woman’s home at 3 am going ape, she should have mailed her a thank you card for exposing his real character. Now look what she’s facing.
“Leading the mental health unit”
You can’t make this stuff up!
‘Before leading the mental health unit’?
That’s the best part of the whole story!