Report: Man pepper sprays woman while being assaulted
Report: Man pepper sprays woman while being assaulted
A 25-year-old Gulf Breeze woman was arrested last Friday after she allegedly attacked her boyfriend and accused him of cheating on her. Andrea Rumbaugh, of McClure Drive was arrested following the incident and charged with Battery and Trespassing. According to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, SRSO deputies were called out to a … read more
Report: Man threatens woman with gun
Report: Man threatens woman with gun
A Gulf Breeze woman said she came face to face with a gun after she claimed a drunken argument with her live-in boyfriend escalated quickly. The man she claims brandished that handgun was Michael Traynom, 41, who was arrested by Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies following the allegations and charged with Aggravated Assault With a … read more
Bank robber gets 15 year prison sentence
Bank robber gets 15 year prison sentence
The Holley man charged with robbing the Navarre Centennial Bank back in 2015 will spend the next 15 years of his life behind bars. State Attorney Bill Eddins announced Tuesday that Joel Anthony Beauchemin entered a plea before his trial to Robbery without a Weapon. The plea was accepted and the Holley resident will be in … read more
Teens cause lockdowns
Teens cause lockdowns
Three Fort Walton Beach teens are facing numerous charges after they attempted to break into several homes in Navarre, prompting a high speed chase, which forced soft lockdowns of three area schools. The teenagers, later identified as Donald Fuggerson, 16, Isiah Soto, 15, and Tyrell Marshall, 15, were seen breaking into a home on Commodore Street … read more
Hung jury in attempted murder case
Hung jury in attempted murder case
A jury was unable to decide the fate of a Navarre man who is accused of shooting and critically injuring a University of Alabama student last year. John Marshall Fitzgerald, 60, was charged with attempted murder of 22-year-old Nelson Rivers Starkey, who was shot four times during an altercation inside a Holley By the Sea … read more
Man facing life in prison for shooting
Man facing life in prison for shooting
A Navarre man could spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty on Monday to charges stemming from a botched break-in that occurred on Sevilla Street in Navarre back in November. Francisco Aponte Carrasquillo, 51, pled guilty inside a courtroom at the Santa Rosa County Courthouse on Monday to Aggravated Assault by … read more
Community searching for missing teen
Community searching for missing teen
The community is rallying to help find a Gulf Breeze teenager who is considered a runaway and was last being seen at the Gulf Breeze Community Center. The 16-year-old was last seen on one of the park benches at the GBCC in GB Proper. The endangered teen, Sophia Best, was last seen wearing dark blue … read more
Hit-and-run suspect arrested
Hit-and-run suspect arrested
A Gulf Breeze man was placed under arrest last Wednesday and charged with felony reckless driving and felony hit-and-run after he rear-ended a Gulf Breeze teenager on July 31, seriously injuring him. Florida Highway patrol arrested the suspect, William Ernest Himes, after receiving a tip regarding the suspect by an unknown individual. Thomas Sutton was … read more
Couple charged with child neglect of 3-week-old
Couple charged with child neglect of 3-week-old
An Okaloosa County couple were slapped with child neglect charges after law enforcement found the duo nearly unresponsive in the Navarre Walmart parking lot while their 3-week-old child sat in a vehicle with a heavily soiled diaper. Nineteen-year-old Allie Fowler and 27-year-old Christopher Fowler, were arrested by Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies after officers determined the … read more
Navarre man hit by vehicle, killed
Navarre man hit by vehicle, killed
A Navarre man was killed on Esplanade Street in Navarre late Wednesday night when a woman pulled out of a driveway and struck the man with her vehicle. According to the Florida Highway Patrol accident report, Trena Strong, 49, of Navarre was backing out of a driveway at a residence at the 1900 block of … read more
