Milton Man Found Guilty of Molesting 12-year-old Girl

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Staff reports

Antonio Jay White was found guilty January 13, 2022 of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation (Victim Less Than 12 Years of Age) by a Santa Rosa County Jury. 

White committed the offense against the eleven-year-old child on April 3, 2020 in a bedroom in his home in Milton.  The child was staying at White’s residence while visiting from Nebraska.

A sentencing hearing is scheduled for February 13, 2023. White faces a maximum sentence of Life in prison and a mandatory-minimum sentence of twenty-five years in prison.

The investigation was conducted by Detective Mitchell Kelly of the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant State Attorney Stephanie Pace on behalf of Ginger Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida.  For further information please contact Ms. Pace at (850) 983-4453.