Thursday night, Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office (SRSO) arrested Jeffrey Denver Campbell, 49 of Gulf Breeze on one count of discharging a firearm in public, two counts shooting into a vehicle, and one count of felony criminal mischief over $1,000.
March 9, deputies responded to the victim’s home and found a Nissan pickup truck and a Ford SUV damaged by bullet holes, two in the Nissan’s front passenger side of the bumper, one in the passenger side headlight, and one in the front passenger quarter panel as well as a flight tire according to reports. The Ford had two bullet holes behind the driver side passenger door and one in the side rear window, reports also said. The Sheriff’s Office also reported finding nine .22 caliber shell casings in the roadway near crime scene which were submitted to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for testing. Reports also said found at the crime scene was a Coors beer can on the back fence with what appeared to be urine in it.
April 8, reports said deputies responded to a criminal mischief, vandalism call at the same home. The victim, according to reports, moved out the day before and, upon returning to check for mail, found glass broken in the living room and bullet holes across the back of the house. The sheriff reported finding glass shattered across the living room and master bedroom, numerous bullet holes in the walls, bullet fragments on the floors in several rooms, bullet holes on the east side of the exterior of the residence, and several broken boards on the privacy fence on the north side of the yard. At this time, the victim reported an ongoing feud with Campbell, who lived nearby and this was not the first time his property had been damaged from weapon fire. Reports also said the victim reported an issue with Campbell’s dog to animal control. According to reports, Campbell’s neighbor said he hadn’t heard anything out of the ordinary.
The sheriff spoke with Campbell who said he did not care about his neighbor or his well being due to previous issues and said he didn’t own any firearms. Campbell also reported a suspicious Jeep with a taped up driver-side window driving down the street. When asked if sheriffs could search his backyard for any evidence to help find the person who shot up the back of his neighbor’s house, Campbell said, “Get a warrant,” according to reports.
Reports said sheriffs did obtain a warrant for Campbell’s home and another on Hickory Shores Blvd, where he was renting a room for storage from the home owner. April 16, sheriffs found a .22 caliber Mossburg International 702 Plinkster along with a Glock stolen from Campbell’s former roommate.
June 23, FDLE sent the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office a report saying the shell casings submitted in March 9 shooting were positively identified as fired from Campbell’s Mossburg International rifle.
Reports said deputies arrested Campbell three days later. Estimated damage to the two vehicles totaled $4,000. According to reports, Campbell is currently being held without bond.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Man arrested for shooting neighbor’s house and vehicle