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Flomaton Attempted Murder, Child Torture Suspects Extradited To Alabama

Two Flomaton parents have been extradited back to Alabama to face charges in connection with the abuse of a 15-year-old child.

Eric Douglas McClure, 41, and Cynthia Danielle Tedder, 36, are both behind bars in the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton on charges of attempted murder and torture and willful abuse of a child under 18 years of age by a responsible person. Both are being held without bond.

The Flomaton Police Department was notified about the child’s critical condition around 5:13 a.m. on September 1 by Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. They were arrested by Florida authorities as fugitives from justice.

Flomaton investigators obtained the willful abuse charges, and then filed upgraded attempted murder charges in cooperation with the Escambia County (AL) District Attorney’s Office after a search warrant was served Tuesday afternoon at the couple’s home on Titi Street in Flomaton.

FPD has not detailed the allegations against McClure and Tedder.

Police said the case remains an active investigation. Anyone with information related to the case is asked to contact Lt. Thaihee Staples at the Flomaton Police Department at (251) 296-5811.

Eric Douglas McClure and Cynthia Danielle Tedder are pictured in their mugshots from the Escambia County (AL) Detention Center (above) and the Escambia County (FL) Jail (below).

Historic Road Rout: No. 25 UWF Dominates No. 24 Central Arkansas, 42-14

If the opening act in UWF’s football foray into Division I wasn’t stunning enough, the road-show encore Saturday night became more proof.

In a complete, dominating performance that will assuredly propel UWF into the Top 25 of both Football Championship Series (FCS) national polls, the No. 25 Argos (in one poll) blew out No. 24 Central Arkansas 42-14 on a sweltering night and crowd of 5,138 at Estes Stadium.

After a 538-mile bus trip to Conway, Arkansas, then playing amid on-field temperatures above 110-degrees throughout the first half, the Argos made their first game in the United Athletic Conference look like a day at the beach.

“We’re just excited about our guys and proud of them for how they played and how they prepared,” said UWF coach Kaleb Nobles. “Just coming off a good win at home (in opener). It’s easy to get excited about your first home game, but now you’ve got to find out what you are about… get on a bus for eight hours and come play a really good Central Arkansas team. So, you kinda figure out what your guys are about. And I found out (Saturday). We’re resilient. We played real good, complimentary football, so I am proud of our guys. Just love how we played.”

MORE HISTORY ATTAINED

It was only the second time Central Arkansas, which had cracked into the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Top 25 poll, lost its home-opening game in the team’s 21-year history as a Division I member.

For perspective, that’s 11 years longer than UWF has existed as a football program.

The Argos (2-0) will get to savor these back-to-back debut wins over nationally-ranked teams. They don’t play next Saturday – not until Sept. 19 at home vs. Austin Peay – something at this point that UWF might wis- it could do.

After shocking No. 16 Southern Illinois (34-31) — a three-touchdown oddsmaker favorite, in the Argos DI debut game Aug. 27, this feat Saturday as a 7.5-point underdog became eye-opening for how one-sided the game turned before halftime.

It brought more history for UWF.

Researchers on the ESPN-plus broadcast uncovered it was the first time a team moving from Division II has ever started its first Division I season with two wins over ranked opponents.

Central Arkansas was coming off a 36-24, season-opening road win against then-No. 23 ranked Tennessee-Martin. In that win, Bears’ sophomore quarterback Donovyn Omolo, passed for 243 yards and rushed for 118 yards in one of the more spectacular games on college football’s opening week.

Omolo was also making a homecoming, returning back to Conway, Arkansas where he was a star high school player. But UWF’s swarming, blitzing defense, forced Omolo to run from trouble most of the game.

He was sacked three times, intercepted for a touchdown by UWF’s A’khoudry Lyde – his second pick-6 in two games – as the Argos contained him until the game was decided.

Meanwhile UWF quarterback Ty’Ray Davis, making his second start for UWF, completed 14 of 17 passes for 227 yards and three touchdowns. The Orlando native rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown.

“He’s a great player, a great kid who is just learning and growing,” Nobles said. “He is learning every single rep he gets. We are really excited about him. He did a lot of really good things with his legs, but he’s also a really good passer. You’ve got to hang on to him in the pocket, or otherwise he’ll make you pay.”

The only struggle Davis had was keeping his helmet attached. He missed four plays in the game after his helmet unfastened from tackles.

That was about the only adversity UWF faced.

VARIETY OF WEAPONS

The Argos (2-0) will get to savor this for a while. They don’t play next Saturday, which at this point, it might be something UWF wishes it could do.

Six different UWF players scored touchdowns. In addition to Davis, who rushed for the first touchdown, running back TJ Lane had a score, along with three receivers – Gage Armbruster, Cannon Brite and Tyler Dostin.

The other score was Lyde’s 37-yard interception return. Six UWF running backs had carries in the game. Ten players caught passes, led by Armbruster with 80 yards on two catches.

“Just a lot of running backs. We have a stable that we like a lot and do a lot of good things,” Nobles said. “And Gage Ambruster showed out making some good plays… he had a hamstring the first week and had to miss, but we knew he was a good player. I love how our guys are playing.”

The Argos wasted no time asserting control. They took a 14-0 first-quarter lead, thanks to outstanding special teams play, then brushed aside Central Arkansas’ lone sequence of emotional edge, which occurred following the Bears 99-yard scoring drive to halve the lead.

UWF’s defense answered back with a pair of bar-jarring hits and fumble recovers, both of which led to Argos touchdowns and 28-7 halftime lead.

The Argos scored just six minutes into the game, then opened the second half with a Lyde’s interception return on the second play of the half.

POWERFUL HALF

The Argos produced 204 yards total offense in the first half, getting a pair of turnovers and shining on special teams play.

They blocked a punt, had a great punt return and Argos punter Michael Shine twice pinned Central Arkansas inside its own 5 with textbook punts.

“I think it starts with Mike Shine and the punt unit.” Nobles said. “Special teams guys did a great job of scheming one up… that’s complimentary football. That’s how you play football at UWF.”

UWF didn’t take long in this game to produce a shock effect.

The Argos went from their own 15 to the Bears’ 36 on the opening possession. Shine, a graduate student from Mobile, had his first contribution with a punt caught at the UCA 3.
It led to points.

After the Argos defense forced a fourth-down punt, UWF linebacker Eli Bertrand blocked the kick and sent the ball spiraling out of bounds at the 7. On the ensuing snap, Davis rolled out the left side and jogged untouched into the end zone for UWF’s first touchdown with 9:09 left in the first quarter.

The next UWF special teams splash play was Brite Cannon’s 42-yard punt return to the Central Arkansas 47.

After a couple pass completions, Lane finished off the five play drive with his 3-yard run.

The Argos defense then made its biggest impact. Kenyan Hunter dislodged the ball with the first of his two forced fumbles. Will Fennema recovered at the UCA 46. On a first-down play from the 35, Davis hit Brite for a wide-open touchdown.

The Argos then made it 28-7 when Jamari Dickens forced a running play fumble on the ensuing possession and Eli Webb recovered at the Bears 35.

Davis compliment the turnover by throwing an 8-yard TD pass to Dostin.

In the second half, after building a 42-7 lead midway through the third quarter, the Argos were able to play backup players on both sides of the ball to further build experience.

WHAT’S NEXT?

The Argos will have next weekend off, as one of two bye weeks this season. That will provide extra time to prepare for their second home game on September 19 at 6 p.m. at Pen Air Field against Austin Peay, a team that lost 28-9 Saturday against Vanderbilt, while playing up a level against an SEC opponent.

Austin Peay was ranked No. 14 in the AFCA poll for FCS teams entering the game against Vanderbilt.

by Bill Vilona, UWF correspondent

Hot Sunday With Scattered Rain; Showers And Storms More Likely Labor Day

Summer-like heat continues across the area before widespread afternoon rain chances take over for the holiday and the week ahead. Sunday will feature highs in the lower 90s with scattered afternoon thunderstorms developing after 1 p.m. Labor Day brings dangerous heat, with afternoon temperatures climbing near 94 and heat index values reaching as high as 107, accompanied by a 70 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms. An unsettled, stormy pattern settles in through midweek, keeping daytime highs near 90 and daily afternoon rain chances elevated between 60 and 70 percent.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Labor Day: A slight chance of showers before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Florida Blocks Undocumented Students From UWF, 11 Other State Universities

Florida’s State University System Board of Governors voted last week to ban undocumented students from attending the state’s 12 public universities, including the University of West Florida

According to the approved rule, any person “who is present in the United States unlawfully” will not be eligible for enrollment beginning in the 2027-2028 academic year.

The move is the latest in a series of illegal immigration-related rules created by the two policymaking bodies that control the state’s public higher education institutions – the BOG and the Florida Board of Education.

After the vote, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins said the rule was “common sense,” in a social media post on X.

“Florida’s public universities are for students who are here legally. Period,” said Collins, a former state senator whom Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed as lieutenant governor in August 2025. “Florida taxpayers should not be expected to subsidize opportunities for people who broke our laws to come here.”

Republican lawmakers have attempted several times to restrict the ability of undocumented immigrants from enrolling in higher education institutions in Florida. During the 2026 regular session, legislators filed bills to prohibit all higher education institutions from admitting any non-citizen who wasn’t legally present in the country and to limit the number of enrolled students who are citizens of foreign countries and who are not permanent U.S. residents.

But the measures barely moved through the process and died in committee.

Since then, the State University System and the Florida Board of Education have created their own policies to restrict the admission of undocumented students

The State University System’s decision on Thursday closely followed the Florida Board of Education’s move in June to bar undocumented students from the state’s 24 public colleges and General Educational Development (GED) programs.

Most recently, Education Commissioner Henry Mack approved a rule that would block undocumented students from attending the state’s postsecondary career and technical education (CTE) programs.

The programs train students in a wide variety of career fields and industries, including for entry level and management positions in agriculture, health care, energy, transportation, tourism and construction.

That rule will be discussed at a Board of Education meeting on Sept. 16 at Polk State College.

The State University System does not currently keep track of students who are not lawfully present in the U.S.

In 2025 DeSantis pushed lawmakers to repeal a 2014 law offering qualified undocumented immigrants entering universities in-state tuition rates. The 2014 law had been sponsored by DeSantis’ first lieutenant governor, Jeanette Nuñez, when she was a state House member.

by Ana Goñi-Lessan, The News Service of Florida

Pictured: Fall 2025 commencement for the University of West Florida, one of Florida’s 12 public universities. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Labor Day Closures, Trash Schedule Info

Here are Labor Day closures from across the area:

ESCAMBIA COUNTY

In observance of Labor Day, the following Escambia County offices will be closed Monday, September 7.

Escambia County Special Notes:

• Waste Services Administration and the Perdido Landfill will be closed Monday, Sept. 7.
• The Palafox Transfer Station, located at 2906 N. Palafox St., will be open from 5:30-10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 7.

ECAT Labor Day Bus Schedule:

• ECAT will not run regular bus service, UWF trolley, or FlexTransit services Monday, Sept. 7.
  • All FlexTransit reservations for Tuesday, Sept. 8 must be scheduled by 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4.
• The Pensacola Beach Island Trolleys and Seasonal Beach Jumper will run regular service Monday, Sept. 7..

TOWN OF CENTURY

Town of Century offices will be closed on Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day.

ECUA

ECUA business offices will be closed on Monday, September 7 for Labor Day. Residential and commercial sanitation collections will remain unchanged.

CITY OF PENSACOLA

The following will be closed for Labor Day:

• City of Pensacola administrative offices
• City Hall
• City of Pensacola community resource centers

Exception:

• Osceola Golf Course and Roger Scott Tennis Center will remain open.

Some City of Pensacola Sanitation Services customers will experience a change of schedule the week of Sept. 7, with Monday and Tuesday services occurring one day later than their normal pickup days. This applies only to City of Pensacola Sanitation customers.

• Customers who normally receive service on Mondays will receive service on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
• Customers who normally receive service on Tuesdays will receive service on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
• Thursday and Friday customers will see no change.

Winning Wahoos Reach Threshold Of Playoffs

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos lowered their magic number to one on Saturday night, homering five times in a 10-2 victory over the Columbus Clingstones.

The win grows Pensacola’s division lead over the Clingstones to 6.5 games with 7 to play in the regular season. They can clinch a second half South Division title possible as soon as Sunday with a win in their road trip finale.

Ryan Ignoffo and Max Williams each homered twice to power an offensive outburst for Pensacola. Ignoffo homered in the second and ninth innings, breaking a homerless drought dating back to mid-April for the stalwart Blue Wahoos catcher. Williams continued to impress in his first taste of Double-A, launching a three-run homer in the third inning and a solo homer in the fifth inning after hitting a clutch ninth-inning homer in his debut on Friday night.

It marked just the third time in Blue Wahoos history that two different players had multi-homer games on the same night, following Aristides Aquino and Nick Senzel on August 13, 2017 and Griffin Conine and Peyton Burdick on August 4, 2021.

Payton Green also homered off Clingstones starter Braden Scott (L, 3-2) to complement a strong pitching effort from Pensacola’s Jacob Kisting (W, 4-0), who fanned seven and allowed only two runs over 5.0 innings. The Blue Wahoos bullpen was even better, as Juan Reynoso struck out seven batters over 3.0 perfect inning and Jack Sellinger fanned two more in a 1-2-3 ninth. The Blue Wahoos pitching staff struck out 16 batters, one shy of tying a season high, and did not allow any baserunners after the fourth inning.

The Blue Wahoos wrap up their series against the Clingstones on Sunday with a chance to clinch their first playoff berth since 2023.

written by Erik Bremer

Honduran National Pleads Guilty To Production Of Child Pornorgraphy In Escambia County

A Honduran national has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges after recording sexual acts with an underage girl in Escambia County.

Osman Edgardo Cubas-Alvarenga, 38, a Honduran illegally present in the United States, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of production of child pornography and one count of illegal reentry of an alien, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

“For more than a year, this criminal alien preyed upon and sexually exploited a minor child while he was illegally present in our country,” said John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. “This heartbreaking story underscores the commonsense reason why we must secure our borders and aggressively enforce our nation’s immigration laws: because the safety of our communities depends upon it. I appreciate the incredible investigative work by our state and federal law enforcement partners to help bring this criminal alien to justice, and commit that my office will continue to aggressively prosecute sexual predators, like this defendant, to keep our kids and our communities safe.”

According to court documents, between January 2025 and February 2026, Cubas-Alvarenga was engaging in a secret “relationship” with a 16-year-old victim in Escambia County. He would communicate with the minor via encrypted social media applications, which included them exchanging sexually explicit material. He also recorded sexual acts with the victim. Law enforcement obtained search warrants to uncover all the digital evidence and arrest the defendant.

Cubas-Alvarenga faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years’ imprisonment and up to 30 years’ imprisonment, and a lifetime of supervision upon release as well as registration as a sexual offender. He also faces removal from the United States.

Sentencing is scheduled for September 24, at the U.S. Courthouse in Pensacola.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and Florida Highway Patrol.

Nine New George Stone Grads Joining Escambia County Corrections

Nine new corrections officers will be joining the Escambia County Corrections Department after graduating from the George Stone Criminal Justice Training Center Corrections Academy.

Escambia County Corrections is offering sign-on bonuses for certified corrections officers and officer trainees. Certified corrections officers are eligible for an $8,000 sign-on bonus, and officer trainees who want to join the George Stone Corrections Academy and become certified are eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus, plus a paid scholarship to attend the Corrections Academy.

Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Disturbance Involving Gun at Cantonment Whataburger Following Football Game

Deputies are investigating an altercation involving a firearm that forced a Cantonment fast food restaurant to shut down Friday night following a local high school football game.

Deputies from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office 5th Precinct in Cantonment were dispatched to the Whataburger on Highway 29 around 10:30 p.m. for a reported shots-fired disturbance, according to Sgt. Melony Peterson.

The incident occurred shortly after the Tate High School Aggies hosted the Escambia Gators just over a mile away.

“Upon arrival, deputies found a large crowd of juveniles in the parking lots of Whataburger, Circle K, and the Ashley Medical Clinic,” Peterson said. “These juveniles had gathered here after the Tate High School game.”

Investigators quickly determined that a physical altercation had erupted inside the Whataburger dining room.

“An investigation determined that a fight occurred in Whataburger, which disrupted and trashed the business, resulting in the business having to close,” Peterson stated.

During the chaos, a weapon was produced.

“During this fight, a suspect, described as a juvenile black male with short dreads and wearing a green shirt, pulled a gun,” Peterson said. “The manager tackled the suspect to the ground, but the suspect escaped.”

Despite the initial report of gunfire, authorities confirmed no shots were fired during the incident.

“It was determined that the suspect did not fire the gun,” Peterson added, noting that “this incident was caught on camera and will be admitted into evidence when the corporation releases it.”

No major injuries were reported, and the search for the suspect remains ongoing.

Anyone with information or video is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 63-9620 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.

NorthEscambia.com file photo.

Escambia EMS Ambulance Collides With E-Bike Rider While Responding To Another Crash

An Escambia County EMS ambulance responding to a call collided with a bicyclist on an e-bike on Friday afternoon.

The crash occurred about 1:20 p.m. The ambulance was responding with lights and sirens to another traffic crash about a block away at the intersection of W Street and Massachusetts when the person on the e-bike traveled into the path of the ambulance, according to witnesses.

The bicyclist was transported by another EMS unit to an area hospital. An update on his condition was not available. An additional ambulance responded to the original traffic crash.

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating, and Escambia County is also conducting an internal review of the crash with the cyclist.

NorthEscambia.com file photo.

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