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Cantonment Man Sentenced To State Prison Following $100K Stolen Property Investigation
September 3, 2026
A Cantonment man arrested last year after the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office recovered more than $100,000 in stolen property has been sentenced to state prison.
Colby Chase Myrick entered a plea of no contest and was adjudicated guilty by Circuit Judge John L. Miller, on charges of possession of a weapon or ammunition by a convicted Florida felon, dealing in stolen property, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, and resisting an officer without violence.
Judge Miller sentenced Myrick to 24 months in state prison on the three felony counts, with the terms set to run concurrently. On the misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest without violence, Myrick received a concurrent sentence of 11 months and 30 days in the county jail. He was credited with 147 days of time already served, and his driver’s license was suspended for six months on the drug possession charge.
The charges stemmed from an October 2025 operation in which Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the SWAT team executed a search warrant at a Cantonment residence. The warrant was part of an investigation into multiple burglaries, grand thefts, and dealing in stolen property, including stolen motorcycles. In total, authorities recovered over $100,000 worth of stolen items, including motorcycles and lawn equipment.
According to an arrest report, when tactical units arrived to serve the warrant, Myrick ignored verbal commands to stop and ran into a backyard storage shed where he was residing. He secured the door from the inside using a chain. Deputies forced entry and took Myrick into custody after he continued to resist orders.
During a search of the shed, deputies uncovered a Marlin .22-caliber rifle and 17 rounds of ammunition hidden beneath the bed where Myrick slept. Due to prior felony convictions dating back to 2008, he was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition. Deputies also located a 2005 Honda motorcycle reported stolen out of Santa Rosa County near the shed.
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5 Responses to “Cantonment Man Sentenced To State Prison Following $100K Stolen Property Investigation”
This guy had been a low life his entire life. and keeps getting nothing but a slap on the wrist. He has stolen from me before, 10 plus years ago. He’s trash. his mother will say “I didnt raise him to be like this” yea. you did. the little “raising” you did do that is.
Charlie Crist’s appointee went easy on this one. Those concurrent sentences and time served credit mean he’ll be back on the street soon. Praying he’ll change, but still keeping my things locked up!
Obviously, he made all the wrong choices. What a waste of a life.
Only 24 months? For $100,000? That is comical.
He will only serve 85% of that or around 621 days.
He has already served 147 days so that only leaves 473 days.
Mr. Myrick will be back on the streets in plenty of time to steal xmas presents for 2027.
He should’ve got no less than 10 years. Hes just gonna get out and do it again. Some people just never learn and dont grow up.