Registered Sex Offender From Beulah Arrested On Child Porn Charges
December 9, 2022
A registered sex offender from Beulah was arrested on a child pornography charges.
David Joe Gomez, 44, of Patrick Lane, was charged this week with two counts of possession of child pornography.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office received a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that child sexual abuse material was uploaded to a cloud storage account. The ECSO determined that the file had been uploaded from Gomez’s address, according to an arrest report.
Authorities said the images depicted two female children about 6-8 years old exposing themselves in a lewd or lascivious manner.
When a search warrant was served at Gomez’s home, authorities found the image file on his cell phone, the report states.
Gomez was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
According to Florida Department of Law Enforcement records, Gomez was designated as a sex offender in a 2012 providing obscene material to a minor case in which adjudication was withheld.
Atmore Woman Charged After Her Baby Was Born On Methamphetamine, Police Say
December 9, 2022
An Atmore woman was arrested after her baby was allegedly born with methamphetamine in its system.
Sheyanne Maeleigh Wooley, 22, was charged with felony chemical endangerment of a child.
North Baldwin Infirmary contacted the Escambia County (AL) Department of Human Resources after a newborn baby tested positive for meth at the Bay Minette hospital.
DHR contacted Atmore Police to report the situation.
The baby was suffering from withdrawals and was transferred to another facility for treatment, according to Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann.
Medical records were subpoenaed, and an arrest warrant was issued for Wooley.
Wooley was booked into the Escambia County (AL) Detention Center without bond..
IP Awards $63,000 In Grants To 21 Local Nonprofits
December 9, 2022
International Paper’s Pensacola Mill awarded $63,000 in International Paper Foundation grants this week to 21 local organizations, in conjunction with the company’s commitment to education, hunger, health and wellness, disaster relief and initiatives that improve our planet.
“We are pleased to support local organizations in their efforts to make a difference in education, hunger, health and wellness and disaster relief,” said Whitney Fike, International Paper communications manager. “These grants help organizations fund new yearly projects and programs that support their critical mission and impact those in need in our own community.”
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Local community organizations and their projects awarded grants for 2022:
- Ascension Sacred Heart Foundation – Pediatric Health and Wellness Clinic
- Autism Pensacola – 2023 Kids for Camp Summer Learning Lab
- Bright Bridge Ministries – Hot, Healthy Meals
- Capstone Adaptive Learning and Therapy Centers – Expression through Language
- Children’s Home Society – After School and Summer Learning Gains and Enrichment
- Council on Aging of West Florida – Windmill Generator Kits for Kids
- Covenant Hospice Foundation – My Wish to Terminally Ill Children and Adults
- Escambia Search and Rescue – Project Lifesaver International Program
- Feeding the Gulf Coast – Backpack Program: Weekend Meals for Children
- Foodraising Friends – Food in the Home Everyday
- Health and Hope Clinic – Strengthening Clinic Capacity for Care
- Jim Allen Elementary – B.E.S.T. Books for Reading
- Lakeview Center – Supporting Youth in Group Homes
- Manna Food Bank – Healthy Kids Initiative
- Pace Band Boosters – Pace Band New Threads
- Pace Center for Girls – Literacy Intervention
- Pensacola Little Theatre – A Face of Arts Education and the Art of Movement
- ReadyKids! – Ready Readers
- Ronald McDonald House of Northwest Florida – Heart to Heart
- The Arc Gateway – Big Impacts for Children through Access to Tools and Materials
- Valerie’s House – No Child Grieves Alone, Group Night Activities
Grants were determined after careful committee review with local team members. Recommendations are subsequently reviewed by the International Paper Foundation’s grants committee, which then must be confirmed and ratified by the foundation’s board of trustees.
Grants are awarded once a year. Organizations are invited to take an eligibility assessment at www.ipgiving.com to see if their program is eligible to apply for funding.
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Driver Crashes Into Parked Pickup At Molino Store
December 8, 2022
One person was reportedly suffered minor injuries in a convenience store parking lot wreck in Molino Thursday morning.
A male in his 70s struck a parked pickup truck in the parking lot of the Tom Thumb at Highway 29 and Highway 97 about 8:45 a.m. The collision pushed the parked pickup over a curb and into a ditch.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. The Molino Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and Escambia County EMS responded.
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Former Flomaton Cop Arrested In Molino For Drug Trafficking Enters Plea On Alabama Ethics Charge
December 8, 2022
A former Flomaton Police officer has entered a plea on an Alabama ethics charge, but is still awaiting trial on Florida drug charges that followed a traffic stop in Molino.
Isaac R. Lopez pleaded to a charge of felony use of official position or office for personal gain, and adjudication was withheld in Escambia County (AL) Circuit Court.
According to authorities, Lopez used a cellphone belonging to the Town of Flomaton to arrange a narcotics deal for methamphetamine from an Escambia County (FL) Sheriff’s Office investigator by phone and text messages.
When he arrived at a predetermined location in Molino on December 7, 2020, he was arrested by the Escambia County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit, SWAT team and Patrol Division. He was charged with trafficking methamphetamine and using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony. A trial date has not been set.
The ECSO received information that Lopez was trafficking methamphetamines and set up an operation to catch him in the act, according to the agency.
Lopez arranged a narcotics deal for two ounces of methamphetamine from an Escambia County (FL) Sheriff’s Office investigator and accepted the narcotics in the 5800 block of North Highway 29 in Molino. He was not on duty at the time.
After his arrest in Florida, Lopez was terminated by the Flomaton Police Department.
In February 2022, he was charged by Flomaton Police with reckless endangerment of a child and contributing to the delinquency of a minor following a Christmas 2021 incident in which a minor was reportedly found under the influence of alcohol. The charge is still pending.
Lopez remained in the Escambia County (AL) Detention Center Thursday where he was being held without bond.
The original drug arrest was the result of a partnership between the Escambia County (FL) Sheriff’s Office, Escambia County (AL) Sheriff’s Office, Flomaton Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Cantonment Woman Charged With Exploitation Of Her Former In-Laws, Grand Theft
December 8, 2022
A Cantonment woman is charged with stealing from her former in-laws by opening and using fraudulent credit accounts.
Samantha A. Perea, 35, was charged with grand theft, exploitation of the elderly, criminal use of personal identification information, and uttering a forged instrument. All of the charges are felonies.
According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Perea opened multiple credit lines using the personal information and names of her ex-husband’s parents at Pen Air Federal Credit Union, Chase, Citi, Capital One and Mariner Finance. Total charges to the credit accounts ranged from $30,000 to $80,000, according to an arrest report.
Perea allegedly took two $3,500 checks from a finance company and deposited them into own bank account. She also had the victim’s military retirement check, Social Security and Veterans Administration checks sent directly to her account, the arrest report states.
The victims are ages 71 and 75, according to the sheriff’s office.
The arrest report states before the couple’s separation, Perea had “been ‘in charge’ of the finances and accounts for the family.
Perea was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $32,500 bond.
Bonus Photos: Northview Cheerleaders, Fans, Band And More
December 8, 2022
The Northview Chiefs defeated the Union County Tigers last Friday night to earn a trip to the state championship game this Saturday night.
Click here for a photo gallery from last Friday night with the cheerleaders, band, fans, NJROTC and more.
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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony Held At NAS Pensacola
December 8, 2022
The Pensacola Area Chief Petty Officer Association along with several Veteran Services Organizations hosted a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony Wednesday at Barrancas National Cemetery onboard NAS Pensacola.
Sailors, retirees and civilian employees attended the event to honor the 2,403 sailors, soldiers and civilians killed and estimated 1,000 wounded during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. The attack also crippled or destroyed 20 American ships and more than 300 airplanes and destroyed dry docks and airfields.
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Infinitely Big, Infinitely Small: Jim Allen Elementary Visits Roy Hyatt Environmental Center
December 8, 2022
Fifth graders from Jim Allen Elementary School visited the Escambia County Public School’s Roy Hyatt Environmental Center in Cantonment Wednesday.
The students took part in the “Infinitely Big! Infinitely Small!” program. They entered the inflatable planetarium blasting off into space studying the infinitely big planets found in our solar system and all the cool things found in deep space.
They also entered the microscope lab learning about the flow of energy through an ecosystem while studying the infinitely big blue whale who eats tiny shrimp-like creatures called krill, who in turn each tiny microscopic plankton.
Finally the Jim Allen Elementary student scientist peered into the infinitely small world of plankton observing a food chain in action while using microscopes.
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Search Warrant Leads To Arrest Of Cantonment Man On Gun Charge
December 7, 2022
A Cantonment man is facing a gun charge after the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant.
William Ashton Cook, 21, was charged with possession of a firearm with an altered or removed serial number.
Acting on information that Cook “was in possession of a firearm possibly utilized in a murder,” the search warrant was served in the 3000 block of Vantage Road, according to an arrest report.
Deputies found Cook hiding in a bedroom closet. They located a Ruger 9 mm semi-automatic handgun with the serial number completely removed in a pickup truck next to the trailer home, the ECSO said. A stolen diesel air compressor was located in the wood line adjacent to the residence.
Cook was not charged with the alleged murder and not named as a suspect in a redacted arrest report. The ECSO said charges are pending for the stolen air compressor.
Further details on the alleged murder were not provided.
Cook was released from jail on a $5,000 bond.