A Georgia man was arrested this week after the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office was called to a local hotel in Milton. Reports say witnesses described Johnny Lane Walker, 42, acting hostile towards anothe…
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SRSO charges Jay man, Grand Theft
This week Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office reported arresting Melvin Douglas Hawthorne, 34, of Jay for grand theft of a motor vehicle. According to reports, a deputy responded to the victim’s resid…
Man arrested for shooting neighbor’s house and vehicle
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 …
SRSO: 'Fugitive', 'violent offender' arrested
According to the Santa Rosa County Sheriffs Office, execution of a warrant for one fugitive led to two arrests. Friday, members of Special Operations executed a search warrant for fugitive Leslie Bag…
Outstanding warrant leads to meth arrest
Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office (SRSO) reports two brothers were arrested Thursday and a Milton woman at Gordon Lane Road for methamphetamine production. SRSO reports Rufus John Hardy, 47, Holt, Randall …
Milton man charged with sexual assault
A Milton man was arrested Friday for sexual assault on a victim younger than 12 years old. Earl Dewayne Ritchie, 55, is being held with $500,000 bond at the Santa Rosa County Jail. Santa Rosa Sheriff…
Gulf Breeze man arrested for felony battery
A Gulf Breeze man was arrested Saturday in a domestic violence related charge. Donald Edward McCoy, 47, was questioned by Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office after the victim was taken to Baptist Hosp…
Uncontrolled rage becomes domestic violence
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jerry Leion Barber, 47, Navarre Monday and charged him with felony battery, resisting an officer, and obstructing justice (intimidating, threatening a vict…
Sheriff’s Office reports telephone scam
The Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office (SRSO) said a telephone scam was reported recently.
The scam artist used the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office to target individuals in the scam to commit fraud. S…
Pardue sentenced to three consecutive life sentences
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced Monday Lee Calvin Pardue was sentenced by Circuit Judge Marci Goodman to three consecutive life sentences followed by a total of 200 years in state prison.
Lee…