More Charges Filed Against Cantonment Man That Crashed Into Sacred Heart ER
September 2, 2017
A Cantonment man is facing additional charges for crashing his Jeep into the Sacred Heart Hospital Emergency Room.
Pensacola Police said 25-year Kevin Pryor of Cantonment purposely drove his Jeep through the doors of the ER after a domestic violence incident in Cantonment. Pryor’s girlfriend, who was a passenger in the Jeep at the time, said the incident was purposeful.
She told police that Pryor said, “I’m going to go through the doors” before driving into the ER. Witness said Pryor exited the seat of the vehicle after the crash and began to act erratically and tried to run into another patient’s room.
Video surveillance showed that the crash slowed the vehicle, but Pryor purposefully accelerated further into the building, according to an arrest report. Damage to the building and two wheel chairs was estimated at $80,000.
Pryor’s girlfriend said the couple had smoked marijuana prior to the incident. Blood tests show Pryor had multiple controlled substances in his system, including cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana, the arrest report states.
Pensacola Police charged Pryor with driving under influence with property damage and felony criminal mischief with property damage greater than $1,000. He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $3,000 bond.
Pryor was previous arrested by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office for a domestic violence incident in Cantonment. He was charged with battery by strangulation and released on a $5,000 bond before being re-arrested by Pensacola Police.
The victim told deputies that she and Pryor were involved in a verbal argument when he became agitated and grabbed her by her arm. Pryor then took her car keys and attempted to get the victim into a vehicle, according to an arrest report. She said she struggled on the ground with Pryor at which time he choked her until she lost consciousness.
She told deputies she agreed to get into the Jeep with Pryor to calm him down, and he drove from Cantonment to Sacred Heart Hospital and through the doors of the emergency room.
The victim, according to an arrest report, told deputies that she believed Pryor was possibly trying to harm himself and her by driving through the building.
Pictured: A Cantonment man crashed his Jeep into the Sacred Heart Emergency Room August 17 in what police said was a domestic violence incident. Photos courtesy WEAR 3 for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
New Students Selected For Take Stock In Children Scholarship Program
September 2, 2017
Take Stock in Children recently introduced 25 new scholarship recipients.
There are now a total of 126 students in grades 7-12 in Escambia County’s program. Students will receive a college scholarship upon graduation from high school, as long as they maintain good grades, attendance and citizenship, remain crime and drug free, and meet weekly with a volunteer community mentor.
The newly selected students include:
- Bailey Middle – Emili Campbell, Avery Leventhal, Kendall Poston
- Bellview Middle – Ty’QuJuan Stallworth, Aiden Wilson
- Brown Barge Middle – Kelsey Bolling, Michael Dorsey, Kiana Hollis, Efrain Escarfullett III
- Ernest Ward Middle – Johnnie Howell Jr., Loghan Zellers
- Ferry Pass Middle – Abbie Brunson, Rafeal Goodwin II, Jayla Rudolph, Trinity Weaver
- Ransom Middle – Calvin Brewer, Alonna Brown, Shelby Lewis, Kiara Mullins
- Warrington Middle – Eunique Crosby, Kylie Williams
- West Florida High – De’mayla Jenkins
- Woodham Middle – Malik Williams, Stacey Miller
Take Stock in Children is a statewide non-profit organization that provides “scholarships, mentors & hope” to deserving young people selected through a need-based application process through the public middle schools at the end of their 6th grade year. Scholarship donations from local foundations, organizations, businesses and individuals are matched dollar-for-dollar when scholarships are purchased from the Florida Prepaid College Foundation each year and are held until students successfully graduate from high school.
West Florida Topples Tate (With Photo Gallery)
September 2, 2017
The West Florida Jaguars came from behind to defeat the Tate Aggies Friday night 41-28.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Two touchdown passes by Tate junior quarterback Hunter Riggan on the Aggies’ first two drives made it 13-0 after just four minutes of play. The Aggies were back on top late in the second quarter on a short Shermari Jones touchdown run to make the score 22-14. The Aggies saw their lead cut to 22-20 by halftime.
Early in the third quarter, West Florida junior quarterback Trever Jordan and Ko Burrell linked up for another aerial touchdwon. West Florida converted the 2-point try for a 28-22 lead. The Jaguars held the lead the remainder of the game.
The Aggies (1-1) will host Gulf Breeze (2-0) next Friday night at 7:00 while West Florida (2-0) will hit the road to take on D’Iverville, MS.
Look for more photos to be posted by Tuesday on NorthEscambia.com.
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Escambia Academy Beats Northview, 41-14 (With Gallery)
September 2, 2017
The Northview Chiefs were beat at home Friday night by the Escambia Academy Cougars, 41-14.
“They were better than us tonight in every facet of the game. They fought better, they tackled better, they ran better. They ran routes better, they covered better…every facet of the game,” Northview head coast Derek Marshman said. “There were some positives. We had some young guys step up. We had freshman and sophomores on the field. We’re a young team. I mean this is like a JV team playing a varsity team age-wise. So in the grand scheme of things we had some young guys really step up and fight but overall they just out performed us tonight.”
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The running-clock loss will serve as one of those character building, a team building lessons in life for the Chiefs.
“To see competition like this you know, No. 3 (Fred Flavors) and No. 7 (Trey Turner) are just helluva football players. You get competition like that and you see there speed it helps, it really does, but overall like I said, it’ll help us because we had young guys stepping up, and that’s what matters. We are a young football team and our leaders are young guys,” Marshman said.
Turner had three touchdowns on the night, including a 55-yarder, for the Cougars, while junior Patrick McGhee had two touchdowns.
Escambia Academy held a 28-0 lead at the half, with Northview coming back to outscore EA 14-13 in the second half.
Northview scored with a 70-yard touchdown run from Jaden Jackson and a 5-yard run by Aunterrio Minor.
Next week, the Chiefs (1-1) make the trek to South Walton (1-1) while Escambia Academy will host Pickens Academy.
“Next time we go to South Walton and they got moved up to 4A so it’s going to be a challenge for us. They are going to throw the ball around and they are going to do some really good things in the spread so it’s going to be a little different type of look for us,” Marshman said.
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Look for cheerleader, band and other photos to be posted by Tuesday on NorthEscambia.com.
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Thompson Road Paving Project Continues
September 2, 2017
Thompson Road near Century is expected to remain closed for about two more months for drainage upgrades and paving.
Thompson Road is closed between Crary Road and North Century Boulevard (Highway 29), with traffic detoured along Highway 29 to Byrneville Road and Crary Road.
The roadway closure is expected to remain in effect for the duration of the construction, which is expected to last through fall 2017. County officials said every effort will be made to expedite construction efforts to reopen the road on or before November 9, 2017.
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High School Football Scores
September 2, 2017
Here are week two high school scores from around the North Escambia area Friday night:
FLORIDA
West Florida 41, Tate 28 [Read more...]
Escambia Academy 41, Northview 14 [Read more...]
Cottondale 28, Jay 27
Navarre 27, Washington 12
Gulf Breeze 38, Catholic 25
Pensacola 40, Pace 14
Milton 27, Choctaw 13
Pine Forest (OFF)
Escambia at Archbishop Shaw (LA) – Saturday
ALABAMA
Escambia County 8, Wilcox Central 0
Escambia Academy 41, Northview 14
Flomaton 53, Billingsley 7
T.R. Miller 54, Opp 0
Tallasee 28, W.S. Neal 13
Pictured: Tate hosted West Florida Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photo by Jennifer Repine, click to enlarge.
Wahoos Drops Second In A Row To Jacksonville
September 2, 2017
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos lost its second straight game to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, 6-3, Friday at the Baseball Ground of Jacksonville.
Pensacola scored first in the second inning when Blue Wahoos center fielder Jonathan Reynoso scored on a wild pitch. The team wouldn’t score again until the eighth inning when they trailed Jacksonville, 6-1.
Jacksonville starter Matt Tomshaw shut down the Pensacola lineup after that. Tomshaw worked seven innings, allowed just three hits, one unearned run, walked one and struck out seven. He improved to 13-6 with a 3.48 ERA. The 28-year-old lefty tied for the Southern League lead in wins.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville scored two runs in the third inning to take a 2-1 lead. Austin Dean crushed a solo homer, his fourth of the year, to left center field. Then Taylor Ard singled in Dustin Geiger to put Jacksonville on top for good.
The Jumbo Shrimp tacked on another run to go ahead, 3-1, in the sixth inning when Kyle Barrett hit a line drive single to center field that drove in Alex Yarbrough.
Geiger made it, 6-1, when he launched his fifth homer to left field with Dean and KC Serna on base.
Pensacola scored in the eighth inning when Shed Long singled in Blake Trahan to trail Jacksonville, 6-2. It also scored a run in the ninth when Josh VanMeter hit a sacrifice fly to left field to scored Reynoso.
The Blue Wahoos fell to 31-36 in the second half, while the second half champion Jumbo Shrimp improved to 39-28. The two teams meet again Sept. 6 in the Southern Division playoffs at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
Firefighters Promote Free Smoke Detector Program
September 1, 2017
Escambia Fire Rescue firefighters attended open house events at 12 elementary schools Thursday evening to promote fire safety and the county’s free smoke detector program.
At Jim Allen Elementary School, Engine 4 firefighters from the Cantonment Station of Escambia Fire Rescue signed up 14 families for a free smoke detector and spoke with countless other families about home fire safety.
For a free smoke detector installed by Escambia Fire Rescue, call (850) 595-HERO.
Pictured: Firefighters from Engine 4 of the Cantonment Station of Escambia Fire Rescue explain the county’s free smoke detector program Thursday evening at Jim Allen Elementary School. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Man Accused Of Beating His Brother With A Tee-ball Bat
September 1, 2017
A Cantonment man has been arrested after allegedly beating his brother with a tee-ball bat during a dispute over his girlfriend.
Dumars De’Angelo Beasley, 25, was charged with aggravated battery using deadly weapon.
The victim told Escambia County deputies that Beasley, his brother, knocked on his door and asked him to step outside. He said the two got into a disagreement after Beasley accused him of becoming involved with Beasley’s girlfriend. During the altercation, Beasley began to beat his brother with a tee-ball bat.
Beasley remained in the Escambia County Jail Friday morning with bond set at $17,500.
‘Donut Boy’ Needs Your Help To Help Harvey Victims In Texas
September 1, 2017
Bratt’s very own “Donut Boy” is doing his part to help Houston recover from Hurricane Harvey.
Nine-year old Tyler Carach, known as The Donut Boy and founder of “I DONUT need a reason to thank a cop,” is heading to Houston to deliver supplies to the First Responders who are working around the clock, serving their communities.
Tyler is holding a “Houston First Responders” collection drive and hopes to fill at least one truck and trailer to take Houston on September 8.
Collection Items:
1. Bottled Water
2. Granola Bars, Protein Bars, or other healthy but sustainable snacks
3. Baby Wipes
4. New underwear and socks (men and womens, all sizes)
5. Hand Soap
6. Hand Sanitizer
7. Disposable and Non-disposable gloves
8. Inexpensive safety goggles
9. Dust Masks or Paint Masks
Pensacola Police Department
711 N Hayne St
24/7
Pensacola Glass Company
3901 North Palafox Street
Mon-Fri 8-5
Flomaton Fire Department
22475 Hwy 31
Mon-Sat 8-5
Atmore Police Department
201 East Louisville Avenue
If a business, church, group or organization would like to arrange a bulk pickup, email donutpoliceofficer@gmail.com.
Pictured top: Donut Boy Tyler Carach shops Thursday afternoon for supplies to help those impacted by Hurricane Harvey in Texas. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.