Report: Armed Walmart thief leads deputies on brief chase
Report: Armed Walmart thief leads deputies on brief chase
An alleged armed felon tried to escape the grasp of law enforcement Monday afternoon after he stole several items from the Navarre Walmart and led Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies on a foot chase along Highway 98. The suspect, John Cotner, 26, of Mary Esther was eventually nabbed by deputies and charged with Possession of … read more
Report: Father shoots son with shotgun
Report: Father shoots son with shotgun
A Navarre man is claiming self-defense after he allegedly shot his son with a shotgun on Sunday inside a home on Quail Roost Drive after the son allegedly came at his father with a Samurai Sword. The incident is being deemed “unusual” by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office since a sword-related incident transpired at … read more
Traffanstead gets day in court
Traffanstead gets day in court
Alleged child sex abuse suspect Jason Traffanstead, 39, had a bond hearing Tuesday before Circuit Judge Ross Goodman, who issued a $1 million cash bond for violation of probation, stemming from an October 2015 charge involving corporal punishment of one of his three adopted children. Traffanstead, a Gulf Breeze resident, was booked into Santa Rosa … read more
Report: Man uses hammer to assault Gulf Breeze resident
Report: Man uses hammer to assault Gulf Breeze resident
A Fort Walton Beach man was put behind bars at Santa Rosa County Jail last Friday after Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies were able to track the man down after linking him to two alleged assaults that occurred back in August 2015. According to the arrest reports, one of those incidents occurred on August 25 … read more
Report: Father ID’s sons who were caught burglarizing a vehicle
Report: Father ID’s sons who were caught burglarizing a vehicle
Two brothers were slapped with burglary charges after their own father identified them on video surveillance footage stealing items from a vehicle at the Navarre Walmart and saw them on the video attempting to steal the same car they were burglarizing. According to the arrest report, both John Abegg, 28, and his brother Dennis Abegg, … read more
Report: crossdresser exposes himself to retired cop
Report: crossdresser exposes himself to retired cop
A lingerie-clad Navarre man who exposed himself to a retired sheriff’s deputy and a woman back in March was booked into Santa Rosa County Jail on Indecent Exposure charges last Friday after an investigation determined the panties and bra he was wearing were not enough to cover up his genitals. The man, 51-year-old Mark Baringer, … read more
Man charged with disorderly conduct on Navarre Beach
Man charged with disorderly conduct on Navarre Beach
A Navarre man who was reportedly yelling at people on Navarre Beach while waving a knife last Monday was arrested and charged with Disorderly Intoxication and Being in Possession of a Prescription Drug Without a Prescription. According to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, a deputy was dispatched to Gulf Boulevard on Navarre … read more
Navarre man charged with strangulation
Navarre man charged with strangulation
A Navarre man was arrested on Battery (Strangulation) charges after a woman he lived with claimed he punched her in the face and strangled her inside their home on Rio Vista Drive. According to the report, a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Deputy met up with the victim at the Tiger Point Winn Dixie back on … read more
Woman nabbed for stealing from TP Walmart
Woman nabbed for stealing from TP Walmart
A 30-year-old Navarre woman who was caught making fraudulent returns at the Tiger Point Walmart over the course of two months was put behind bars back on April 1 and charged with numerous Larceny and Fraud charges. Magen Serio was arrested and ultimately charged with four counts of Larceny and four counts of Fraud and … read more
Report: Man huffing gasoline attacks woman with crowbar
Report: Man huffing gasoline attacks woman with crowbar
A man that was allegedly huffing gasoline attacked a woman with a crowbar inside a Navarre residence on Tuesday, resulting in the man’s arrest on two domestic violence related charges. According to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, the suspect, 42-year-old Richard Morgan, was arrested following the allegations from a female victim and … read more
