New details emerge in jailer case

By JON MILTIMORE / News Herald Writer

PANAMA CITY— In a tearful interview Friday, a former jail employee facing two felony charges said she had made some mistakes, but drugs were not among them.

“Everyone thinks I’m a drug dealer,” said Angela Lavonne Chiles. “It was true that I was taking cigarettes in (the jail), but cigarettes are not drugs.”

However, the Bay County Sheriff’s office said Chiles, 41, of Youngstown, brought contraband, including prescription-only alprazolam, into the Bay County Jail, and that is why she is charged with two felonies. It is illegal to bring controlled substances into the jail, even with a prescription, officials said.

“What would I expect out of someone that was caught with her hand in the cookie jar?” said Sheriff Frank McKeithen. “I would suggest she spend more time trying to straighten out her problems than to make excuses for them.”

Chiles said she lost her job, her home and spent time in jail after being arrested Wednesday.

“This has been the worst three days of my life,” she said.

Chiles was arrested and charged with introduction of contraband into county facilities and unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior, according to the Sheriff’s Office and a law enforcement affidavit. She faces up to five years in jail if convicted for introduction of contraband and 50 years in jail if convicted for taking unlawful compensation.

Chiles was beginning her shift at 6 a.m. Wednesday when she was found to be in possession of about 17 alprazolam pills, investigators said in a news release.

Chiles said the pills were hers and that she had a prescription for them. Investigators agreed that she had a prescription but that the pills were not in the correct bottle - Chiles said they were in an Ibuprofen bottle - and that it was strange for someone to bring 17 pills in a different bottle into the facility.

Chiles has a list of grievances with the handling of her case. She said she is not yet certified to be around inmates but was placed among them anyway because the jail is understaffed. Sheriff’s officials counter that she left the area she was supposed to be in to get to Anthony Davis, the inmate she allegedly was supplying with contraband.

Chiles began working at the jail in April of this year. By September, she was bringing in cigarettes, she admitted.

Chiles said Davis convinced her to bring in three packs of cigarettes and paid her $50 per pack.

“He had somebody he was using before he wheeled me in,” she added.

After about two months and shortly before she was arrested, Chiles said she realized her error and told him she would not bring anything else into the jail. By that time, Chiles said she had given Davis her phone number and he called her frequently. She added that when she stopped delivering the cigarettes, Davis began threatening her.

“I got scared,” Chiles said.

Investigators, however, said they have several items of evidence that indicate Chiles and Davis had a relationship, including “romantic” letters Davis wrote to Chiles.

“They had a romantic involvement,” said Capt. Jimmy Stanford.

McKeithen said that the idea Chiles was intimidated by Davis seems false as calls from the jail can be blocked with the touch of a button.

“She could have told authorities and let us know this was going on, and she didn’t,” McKeithen said.

McKeithen added that in the course of the investigation, Chiles was tested for drugs and tested positive for marijuana.

The black market mark-up on cigarettes is high because inmates are not allowed to smoke.

Chiles said that not only do they smoke tobacco, but inmates also have access to other drugs.

“There are more drugs in that place than there are on the outside,” she said.

McKeithen refuted that as well.

“There might have been true at one time, but according to the inmates we interviewed in this case, it’s hard to come by,” he said. “Who are you going to believe?”

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Interviews with Suspects Part IV

December 2nd, 2008, 11:35 am by Brady Calhoun

Last Month News Herald reporters did four exclusive interviews with suspects in high profile cases. These interviews were done in the Bay County jail a few feet away from the suspects. In almost every case the men were shackled and sorry. They gave excuses and reasons for their actions and in some cases proclaimed their innocence.

Reporters are required to stop short of making judgments. Instead, we present what these men had to say for themselves without comment. However, you are free to comment below.

‘I wanted to do some harm on her’

November 30, 2008 12:01:00 AM

PANAMA CITY — Asked why he attacked his next door neighbor with a hammer, Jerry Alvis said because it was there.

“If I had a gun, I probably would’ve shot her,” Alvis said Wednesday during a face-to-face interview at Bay County Jail.

He is being held on a charge of attempted murder in connection with an attack on Sherry Wright as she returned to her apartment at the James R. Asbell Memorial Homes at 2051 Lisenby Ave. about 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Dressed in a black and white striped jumpsuit, the 52-year-old sat shackled in a small room as he talked about the events of that night.

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Wright was taken to Bay County Medical Center, where she was treated for wounds to her face, head and arms. She underwent surgery Tuesday, police said. Her current condition is unknown.

Alvis did not deny attacking Wright.

He said he and Wright had been friends. They would talk, take walks and go to the beach. He said it was a platonic relationship, but the friendship ended when Wright accused him of battery on Nov. 13.

Alvis said the allegations were false and resulted in his eviction from the Asbell apartments.

He was released from jail Nov. 20 on a $1,500 bond. The bond was posted by a local bond agency but paid by Alvis. He said he learned of the eviction soon after.

“Because of her lies, I’m homeless,” Alvis said. “My life couldn’t get any lower.”

So Alvis said he waited at his apartment until he heard Wright’s key hit the lock of her door, then came at her swinging the claw end of the hammer.

“Basically, I wanted to do some harm on her,” Alvis said.

Alvis said he does not consider himself a violent person and never had attacked anyone before. But he said his life had hit “rock bottom” after his eviction, and he blamed Wright.

Alvis said he was born in South Korea and came to the United States when he was 13 years old. He has lived in Bay County since 1995 and lives off the $868 he receives in Social Security each month.

An epileptic, Alvis said he suffers two or three seizures a week. His medication, Dilantin, lessens the severity of the seizures but leaves him nauseous and drowsy and makes his gums bleed, he said.

He said he has no money and no car, and now, no home.

“I have no reason to live,” Alvis said, adding that he has been struggling with depression.

Alvis said he attempted to kill himself last week by throwing himself into traffic at the intersection of Beck Avenue and 11th Street.

“I just jumped under a vehicle,” Alvis said. “They all thought I was crazy.”

Alvis said Panama City police officers were called, and he was taken to a local life management clinic for counseling. He said he spoke to doctors there. He said the doctors were nice, but he didn’t find the sessions helpful.

Asked if he expressed his feelings of anger toward Wright to the doctors, he said yes.

“I am sure I did,” Alvis said.

Panama City officials said HIPPA laws prevent them from commenting about Alvis specifically but said it is standard procedure to admit those who attempt suicide into programs such as life management for treatment.

Asked if he regretted attacking Wright, he said yes.

“I do, I do,” Alvis said. “And I am happy she is not dead.”

He said he is just beginning to understand what happened.

“It’s coming to me now, what I’ve done,” he said. “I just don’t care.”

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Interviews with Suspects Part III

December 2nd, 2008, 11:31 am by Brady Calhoun

Reporters are required to stop short of making judgments. Instead, we present what these men had to say for themselves without comment. However, you are free to comment below.

Suspect in sex-crime case: ‘I’m not a villain’

Man charged with transmitting STDs says alleged victim consented to sex

November 28, 2008 12:02:00 AM

PANAMA CITY — Russell Gable says he is a hard worker, a church-goer and a good man.

The 48-year-old Panama City Beach man also is HIV-positive, incarcerated at the Bay County Jail and has been charged with having sex with an unconscious woman without telling her he had a sexually transmitted disease.

“I’m not a bad person. I go to church. I believe in God,” Gable said in a jailhouse interview earlier this week. “I would never want to spread this to anyone else.”

Gable, who worked as a truck driver until he was arrested last week, said the alleged victim was conscious and knew he had HIV when she decided to have sex with him.

“She was definitely the aggressor,” Gable said. “I used protection. I always use protection.”

Gable’s skin is yellow and he apologized for being unshaven during an interview Tuesday. Not only does he have HIV, the disease that can lead to AIDS, Gable is also positive for Hepatitis C .

Gable said he is being held in lockdown at the jail and is not allowed to have a razor. He said he does not know why he is being held under such tight security and that jail officials have not given him his HIV medicine.

Jail administrators said inmates are placed in lockdown for a host of reasons, including health issues, and Gable is in the care of a doctor.

Gable was arrested last week and was charged with having sex with an unconscious 24-year-old at a hotel on W. U.S. 98 on Nov. 15. According to an arrest warrant, witnesses at the scene will testify the woman was incapable of making a decision. The warrant also states the woman has no recall of the incident. The News Herald does not identify alleged victims of sex crimes.

Gable described the woman as a stripper who was partying with him and others.

“I’ve had girls live with me, sleep with me. I’ve never spread it to anybody,” Gable said. “When she isn’t infected, this case should be dropped.”

Police officials have declined to say whether the woman has contracted HIV.

Gable said he got the disease three years ago from a female sexual partner. He said he does not know which woman gave it to him. He works out, he said, and tries to stay healthy. However, he has lost about 22 pounds since contracting the virus.

“It’s very depressing. The stigma of it is like having leprosy,” Gable said, as his eyes turned red and watery. “I’m an outcast.”

Incident reports from the Panama City Police Department give an imprecise picture of what happened. In one report, the woman states she was kidnapped and violated. A later report states that after calling officers, she declined to press charges against the suspect and the case was dropped.

Capt. Mark Aviles said last week that in the course of the investigation, detectives gathered enough evidence to prove the HIV charge against Gable, even though the alleged victim was not cooperating with the investigation. However, Gable’s own statements to investigators are enough to convict him of the charge, Aviles said.

“What we’re saying from our investigation is that he violated that statute,” Aviles said.

Gable said he only told the truth, and he thought the truth would set him free.

Gable previously has been arrested for domestic violence, child abuse and possession of cocaine. Gable said he was trying to start a business until he got arrested last week. But he doubts that will be possible because of the publicity surrounding his arrest and his medical condition.

Nevertheless, Gable said he hopes there will be some compassion for him.

“I’m a marked man,” he said. “I’m not a villain.”

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Interviews with Suspects Part II

December 2nd, 2008, 11:29 am by Brady Calhoun

Reporters are required to stop short of making judgments. Instead, we present what these men had to say for themselves without comment. However, you are free to comment below.

Driver in slaying: ‘I didn’t know’

Man charged in murder of Fountain store owner says he will testify against other suspects

November 17, 2008 04:55:00 AM

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of two articles featuring exclusive jailhouse interviews with two of the men arrested in the slaying of a Fountain man.

FOUNTAIN — The way Joshua Sourbeck tells it, he just gave the wrong people a ride.

Sourbeck, 20, of Altha, took a call Thursday from his friend, Amy Beth Cucco, who told him that she needed to get to Sylvia’s Grocery in Fountain. She left out the part about the extra passenger, Nicholas Tyrone Lee, Sourbeck said.

She also did not mention that Sourbeck was taking the group to a robbery, Sourbeck said.

“I wasn’t looking to rob nobody. I wasn’t looking for no trouble,” Sourbeck said as he sat shackled in an interview room at the Bay County jail last week. “Now I’m here.”

Investigators have charged Lee and Cucco with an open count of murder in connection to the killing of Vishnukumar Patel. Investigators said Lee shot Patel once in the stomach during an attempted robbery Thursday night. Sourbeck was charged with accessory after the fact to armed robbery and murder. He still was being held on $50,000 bond at the Bay County Jail on Sunday night, according to jail officials.

‘I didn’t know’

Sourbeck and Lee are small guys. Sourbeck is 5 feet 8 inches, weighs 138 pounds and drives, rather proudly, a silver 2003 Ford Ranger. Sourbeck said he has had a tough time finding permanent work but has made some money selling fruit and vegetables from the back of his truck.

On the night of the killing, Sourbeck said he took the pair to the store and then left with them. But on the way back, Lee said he forgot something and had to get out. After he got out, Cucco told Sourbeck that they were robbing Patel.

“I didn’t know what he was doing,” Sourbeck said. “I was like, ‘Oh my (expletive) God.’”

Sourbeck said he heard the shot and then picked Lee back up. The trio left together.

“I didn’t know he shot him,” Sourbeck said. “I ain’t got no priors, no nothing.”

Sourbeck quickly clarified that statement, saying he had been arrested as a juvenile for harassment and once for underage drinking.

“What was I supposed to do?” Sourbeck asked. “I was thinking about kicking her (butt) out of the damn car. Now the whole damn public is going to think I’m a damn murderer.”

Sheriff’s investigators allege Sourbeck helped Lee trade the murder weapon for marijuana. In his interview last week, Sourbeck said Lee traded two ounces of marijuana for the murder weapon, a 9 mm.

The arrest

“I knew he had killed him when I woke up and there was five cops standing beside my bed,” Sourbeck said.

As he told the story, Sourbeck’s voice was high and seemed full of shock. The deputies said there had been a murder.

“I said, ‘No (expletive),’” Sourbeck recalled. “What do you want me for?”

They told him he was connected to the killing. “I said, ‘No sir.’”

Sourbeck said he then talked to an investigator, who told him that if he told the truth, he would not have to go to prison.

“I’d rather be dead than sitting in prison,” Sourbeck said.

However, Sourbeck’s confession makes him an accomplice to the killing, investigators said. He was told about the robbery while it was happening and did not leave the scene, investigators said. Then he helped the alleged killer get rid of the murder weapon, they added.

As he waited in jail Friday for the courts to determine his fate, Sourbeck said he thinks about what he should have done.

“I would have never picked them up,” Sourbeck said.

Then he wept as thought about his family and the party going on Friday night while he sat in jail.

“I would have just stayed at the house and been eating barbecue tonight,” he said.

Sourbeck said he plans to help prosecutors build a case against Cucco and Lee.

“I’m testifying about both of them, even if they don’t ask me,” Sourbeck said. “I don’t deserve to go to prison.”

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Interviews with Suspects Part 1

December 2nd, 2008, 11:26 am by Brady Calhoun

Reporters are required to stop short of making judgments. Instead, we present what these men had to say for themselves without comment. However, you are free to comment below.

Accused killer: ‘I was doing it for the kids’

Man charged in death of store owner speaks out in jailhouse interview

November 16, 2008 07:25:00 AM

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of two articles featuring exclusive jailhouse interviews with the men arrested in the slaying of a Fountain man. Part two will appear in Monday’s paper.

FOUNTAIN — Nicholas Tyrone Lee is a small man.

As he sat shackled in a tiny conference room at the Bay County Jail on Friday night, the 5-foot-5, 128-pound Lee mumbled and yawned through an explanation of the killing of Vishnukumar “Vish” Patel, the owner of Sylvia’s Grocery in Fountain.

Bay County Sheriff’s investigators said Lee killed Patel during an attempted robbery outside the store shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday. By 11:30 a.m. Friday, the Sheriff’s Office had arrested six people in connection with the crime and obtained confessions from Lee, his girlfriend, Amy Beth Cucco, and the alleged getaway driver, Joshua Robert Sourbeck. The 19-year-old Lee was charged with an open count of murder, among other charges. A judge has ordered him to be held without bond.

In the interview Friday night, Lee said Cucco needed $300 to pick up two of her four daughters. Her daughters are 8 years, 5 years, 2 years and 9 months old, Lee said. The three older children have the same father; the youngest was fathered by another man. Lee is not related to any of them, he said.

The 5-year-old and 2-year-old are with their father in South Florida, and Cucco needed to go there because the father was in jail, Lee said. He later said the father and the girls were living on the street.

“I was talking to her about it. I said: ‘Babe, I know you need the kids. But I don’t want to go to jail,’” Lee said. “She said, ‘What about Vish?’

“I didn’t do it for me,” Lee said. “I was doing it for the kids.”

Cucco declined an interview request from The News Herald.

Lee said he has been in trouble a few times before for burglary and other things. The Sheriff’s Office said he stole the gun used in the killing and then traded it for marijuana. Lee said another girl stole it and gave it to him, but he declined to name her.

Lee said he tried hard to work a regular job, but even McDonald’s would not hire him.

“I filled out aps, aps, aps everywhere,” Lee said.

Lee said he went to Altha High School but did not graduate, so he occasionally did odd jobs for elderly people in his neighborhood.

“I got paid really (expletive), and the work was hard,” Lee said. “It was money. … It just wasn’t enough.”

The slaying

As he began to tell his story, Lee still was smarting, not from the alleged murder of another human being, but from a comment a jail employee made when he was brought in Friday. The woman said he did not look so tough now, without a gun, Lee recalled.

“I just don’t want to feel like everybody thinks I just walked up and shot him,” Lee said.

Investigators said Lee and Cucco planned the robbery, but it did not happen that way, Lee insisted.

“It wasn’t planned like they said,” Lee said. “My girlfriend, Amy, had worked at the store, and I had knew that he had money.”

Lee said he walked up to Patel outside the U.S. 231 store and asked for some cash.

“Vish, I’m in some trouble. I really need some money,” Lee recalled saying. “I was pleading with him.”

Lee said it was not a robbery; he was trying to borrow money and only took a 9 mm gun with him for protection. Once before, Lee had gone to Patel’s house and asked for change for a pay phone, Lee said. Patel had cursed at him, pulled out a gun and chased him away, Lee said.

On Thursday night, Lee said Patel was in no mood to let him borrow money.

“He said, ‘I don’t got no money, but I got this,’” Lee said.

According to Lee, Patel then reached behind his back.

“Don’t, please don’t,” Lee said he responded. “Don’t make me do nothing crazy, something I really don’t want to do.”

Lee said he never pointed the gun at Patel but was pointing it at the ground. The two men struggled, and the gun went off, Lee said. Patel was shot once in the abdomen and died at the scene, authorities reported.

“I thought he was going to grab my gun and take it. It freaked me out,” Lee said.

In one version of his story, Lee said he remembered the struggle but was not sure who pulled the trigger. In another version, he said he blacked out.

“I kind of figured he got shot. It scared me, and I ran,” Lee said. “I know I did not point that gun at him and pull the trigger. I know that much.”

Under Florida law, if someone dies during a felony, the person committing the felony is guilty of first-degree murder. In addition to murder, investigators have charged Lee with armed robbery with a firearm and drug possession.

After the shot, Lee ran away without getting any money.

“I didn’t plan on taking nobody’s life,” Lee said.

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This Month in Crime

December 2nd, 2008, 11:20 am by Brady Calhoun

November and early December saw burglaries with no charges, car wash bandits and the opposite of the good Samaritan.

Burglary? No harm, no charges

Suspect suggests she was drugged

November 26, 2008 10:01:00 AM

A woman was arrested on suspicion of burglary after a homeowner discovered the woman’s purse and sweater on the kitchen counter inside his condo Tuesday night. The suspected burglar later said she may have been drugged and taken to the condo.

The victims chose not to pursue charges when they realized nothing had been taken from the home, according to an incident report from the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. However, the woman already was wanted on a warrant for failure to pay traffic fines and was booked into the Bay County Jail when she came to retrieve the purse and sweater.

The sequence of events started when a Panama City Beach man came home shortly after 10 p.m. and found a woman’s purse and sweater on the counter, the report said.

A deputy who checked the purse found several items with a woman’s name and phone number on them, according to the report. He called the number and reached a young woman who said the purse belonged to her uncle’s girlfriend.

The deputy told the young woman he had found the purse and that the owner could pick it up from him at Treasure Island Condominiums off Thomas Drive, the report said. The woman told the deputy the owner of the purse would be driving a silver F-150 Ford pickup.

Ten minutes later, a truck matching that description drove past the condos slowly, then sped away. The deputy stopped the truck and found that the purse’s owner was a passenger in the vehicle, the report said.

She had an outstanding warrant for failure to pay a traffic fine, so he placed her under arrest. She told the deputy that she believed she had been drugged Tuedsday night while at a bar with a friend, and she didn’t know how her purse got into that condo.

While en route to the jail, the deputy received word that the condo owner had spoken to his wife and they did not wish to press burglary charges. The purse was returned to the owner at the jail, the report said.

No clean getaway for car wash bandits

December 01, 2008 08:15:00 AM

PANAMA CITH BEACH - Two Panama City Beach men were arrested in connection to a burglary after they allegedly crawled through the ceiling of two Hot Water Car Wash offices and stole an unknown amount of money - mostly in quarters - and then tried to cash in the change at Walmart.

The report does not specify what charges the two suspects face.

The burglary happened sometime Tuesday night, according to an incident report.

Panama City Beach police arrested the suspects when they attempted to cash in “a large quantity of quarters” at the beach Super Walmart, the incident report said. Police also found the suspect’s vehicle with several tools inside it, the report said.

According to the business owner, he had gone to his car wash off Hutchison Boulevard Wednesday morning and saw that it had been burglarized. He found tools inside the business that belonged at his other business location off Thomas Drive, and he soon confirmed that the other location had been burglarized as well.

He said at both offices it appeared that men had climbed on top of the automatic car wash machine and entered into an attic space in the ceiling, crawling along until they could access an office storage room. From there, they accessed the backs of the money machines, where coins and cash were stored.

The machines were damaged by being pried open just wide enough to fit a hand inside and reach the money, the report said. It is believed the suspects exited the same way they entered.

Some of the tools found in the suspect’s car had been stolen from the car wash, the report said.

Man attacked after he stopped to lend aid

December 01, 2008 08:48:00 AM

A Panama City man was treated at a local hospital on Sunday for injuries he suffered after two men beat him with a pipe and brass knuckles when he stopped to help a person whose vehicle appeared to be disabled.

The 19-year-old victim said he saw a vehicle County 22 near Lone Wolf Security that appeared to be disabled. He described it as a primer gray or silver older model Chevrolet or GM single cab, 1970s model. When he went to the passenger side of his vehicle to get jumper cables, two men attacked him, according to a Bay County Sheriff’s Office incident report.

He described one as about 5-foot-9, stocky build, with a mustache and goatee, and the other as about 6-feet tall with a larger build. The first man pushed the car door against him and then struck him with brass knuckles, hitting him on his lip. He was hit a second time on the side of his right eye, the report said.

The second man hit him in the upper arm with a crow bar or metal pipe. During this, the first man kept demanding the victim’s wallet and money, but the victim told him he had no money.

Someone drove by and yelled at them, which gave the victim time to get into the car and drive away, the report said.

The victim’s injuries consisted of a bruise and abrasion inside his bottom lip, two cuts on the right side of his right eye, and bruising under his right arms near the armpit, the report said. He said his shoulder had been dislocated and he was able to put it back in place.

He managed to drive to his girlfriend’s mother’s residence, and she brought him to the hospital.

There are no suspects at this time, the report said.

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Nov. Arrests

November 18th, 2008, 9:45 am by Brady Calhoun

Information is provided by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office on people arrested on felony charges through 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 7. Those arrested can contact The News Herald if charges are dropped or if they are acquitted. Addresses are those given by the defendant during the arrest.

Phillip W. Leach, 42, 3033 East Second Court, Springfield, aggravated battery, resisting arrest, Springfield Police Department.

Christopher A. Owens, 39, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, carrying a concealed weapon, driving with a suspended license, Panama City Police Department.

Matthew P. Nazworth, 24, 107 Clark Circle, Bruce, aggravated battery, battery, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Michael S. Cunningham, 36, marijuana possession to sell or deliver, child abuse without great harm, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Michael Budd, 36, 114 Beth Street Panama City, possession of marijuana with intent, possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Joshalyn S. Bagley, 24, 11839, Silver Lake Road, Fountain, unarmed burglary, larceny less than $5,000, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Randall J. Stewart, 26, 11839 Silver Lake Road, Fountain, unarmed burglary, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Kevin E. Ferguson, 45, 1406 Fortune Avenue, Panama City, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, carrying a concealed firearm, possession of a firearm or ammo by a felon, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Sandra, A. Richardson, 55, 1012 Harris Avenue, Panama City, possession of a controlled substance with intent, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

George Gassman, 51, 12138 Raccoon Road, Southport, possession of cocaine, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Kara D. Booker, 27, 7130 Brett Road, Youngstown, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Lynn Haven Police Department.

Justin Pompay, 22, 3816 East Second Place, Springfield, felony battery, aggravated battery, Springfield Police Department.

Michael C. Wier, 64, P.O. Box 100, Fountain, grand theft auto, Panama City Police Department.

Dixie L. McDaniel, 52, 131 north third street, unarmed burglary, larceny less than $5,000, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Jennifer A. Beltzer, 21, 7401 S. Gainer Bayou Road, Southport, aggravated battery, probation violation, two counts of fraud, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Nicholas C. Stone, 21, 4600 Kingfish Lane, Panama City Beach, unarmed burglary of a dwelling, petty theft, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Timothy W. Kelley, 40, 2737 S. Pleasant Oak, Panama City Beach, grand theft, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Stephen M. Dailey, 19, 1990 Chandalar Court, Alabama, two counts of unarmed burglary of unoccupied structure, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Norman D. Freeman, 30, 14640 Banks Drive, Southport, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Kevin D. Houck, 3805 East 8 Street, Panama City, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Shane D. Leonard, 140 Rose Lane, Alabama, seven counts of unarmed burglary of a conveyance, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Phillip W. Leach, 42, 3033, East Second Court, Springfield, aggravated battery, resisting arrest, Springfield Police Department.

Terrell S. Atkinson, 31, 5807 Butler Street, Panama City, unarmed burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, larceny less than $5,000, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Andre, D. Palmore, 51, 145 Bayou Avenue, Springfield, unarmed burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, petty theft, criminal mischief under $1,000, Springfield Police Department.

Otis L. Pennywell, 26, 201 East 25 Street, Lynn Haven, aggravated battery, resisting without violence, Lynn Haven Police Department.

Ryan L. Sheffield, 27, 8119 Zula Avenue, Panama City, two counts of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, violation of probation, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Melissa S. Brown, 37, 8119 Zula Avenue, Panama City, possession of a controlled substance, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

James E. Ware, 43, 1221 North Bonita Avenue, Panama City, two counts of possession of cocaine with intent, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Linda M. Durant, 49, 3133 South Highway 71, Wewa, possession of marijuana with intent, two counts of drug possession with intent to sell within 1,000 feet, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Melvin D. Hatcher, 29, two counts of possessin of a weapon or ammo by a felon, possession of an illegal firearm, probation violation, Springfield Police Department.

Ronnie Stinson, 56, 7285 Econfina Estates Road, Youngstown, possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana, production of marijuana, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation.

James C. Walters, 34, 2924 Kings Road Panama City, trafficking a controlled substance, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Robert N. Ward, 27, Route 1 Box 46A, Mississippi, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, failure to appear, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Steven R. Sims, 40, 409 School Avenue, Springfield, possession of cocaine with intent within 1,000 feet, driving with a suspended license, reckless driving, contempt of court, Springfield Police Department.

Leonard B. Yancey, 35, 745 Helen Avenue, Panama City, possession of more than 14 grams of a methamphetamine, production of a methamphetamine, possession of listed chemicals with manufacture of a controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Keith R. Johnson, 26, 609 Allen Avenue, Panama City, robbery with a firearm, false identification given to a law enforcement officer, possession of paraphernalia, out of county warrant, battery, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Lori L. Miller, 25, 500 Augusta Road, Panama City Beach, trafficking cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent, possession of paraphernalia, child neglect without great harm.

Steven J. Lawendowski, 36, 5021 Collins Street, Callaway, felony battery, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

David J. Dodson, 21, 4228 Cato Road, Panama City, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, Panama City Police Department.

Michael M. Flores, 41, 5117 11 Court, Panama City, possession of cocaine, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, possession of paraphernalia, Parker Police Department.

Colby M. Lattie, 44, 647 Eagle Drive, Panama City Beach, unarmed burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Mathew T. Chambers, 26, 20218 Warnock Road, Fountain, burglary with assault or battery, criminal mischief less than $1,000, possession of burglary tools with intent, fraud, probation violation, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

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Shawn E. Davis, 36, 5094 Tiger Trail, Chipley, grand larceny of more than $100,000, uttering a false instrument less than $150, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Gregory C. Key, 44, 2112 Allison Avenue, Panama City Beach, unarmed burglary of an occupied dwelling, probation violation, Panama City Beach Police Department.

Nicole M. Wheeler, 28, 1711 Wilmont Avenue, Panama City, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, petty theft, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Christopher K. Diamond, 30, 1241 West 27 Street, Panama City, burglary with assault or battery, Panama City Police Department.

John Slaton Willis, 43, 503 Evergreen Street, Panama City Beach, assault on person over 65 years old, Panama City Beach Police Department.

Robert E. C. Hood, 2817 Woodmere Drive, Panama City, unarmed burglary of an unoccupied conveyance, Panama City Police Department.

Santos Serrano, 20, 1722 West 17 Street, Panama City, criminal attempt to conspire first degree felony, probation violation, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Kerry B. Gillin, 47, 1003 Ethlyn Road, Parker, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Panama City Police Department.

Amanda Lavelle, 28, East Avenue (transient), Panama City, armed burglary of a dwelling structure or conveyance, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Patrick H. Tancredi, 21, 1116 Clay Avenue, Panama City, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Murray T. Ingram Jr., 40, 114 Beth Street, Panama City Beach, possession of a controlled substance, possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Devin A.R. Barwinski, 19, 3405 Holly Lane, Springfield, armed burglary of a structure or conveyance, two counts of grand theft of a firearm, two counts of larceny less than $5,000, Springfield Police Department.

William T. Coley, 33, assault with intent to commit a felony, resisting without violence, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Philip W. Mallory, 20, 2806 Gordon Street, Panama City, 7 counts of unarmed burglary of an unoccupied conveyance, six counts of possession of burglary tools with intent, six counts of criminal mischief under $1,000, petty theft, three counts of larceny less than $5,000, probation violation, violation of restrictions placed on a driver’s license, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Michael Budd, 36, 114 Beth Street, Panama City, possession of marijuana with intent, possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Joshalyn S. Bagley, 24, 11839, Silver Lake Road, Fountain, unarmed burglary of an occupied dwelling, larceny less than $5,000, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Randall J. Stewart, 26, 11839 Silver Lake Road, Fountain, unarmed burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Robert N. Ward, 27, Route 1 Box 46A, Mississippi, possession of a controlled substance without a subscription, failure to appear, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Steven R. Sims, 40, possession of cocaine with intent within 1,000 feet, failure to obey a law enforcement officer to stop, driving with a suspended license, reckless driving, contempt of court, Springfield Police Department.

Michael R. Wade, 26, 1007 West third street, Lynn Haven, aggravated stalking, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Leonard B. Yancey, 35, 745 Helen Avenue, Panama City, traffic in methamphetamine over 14 grams, production of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Scott M. Smith, 27, transient, four counts of attempting to obtain a controlled substance by fraud, probation violation, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Sason O. Haba, 36, 1100 River Road, Wisconsin, Driving under the influence, possession of paraphernalia, possession of cocaine, Panama City Police Department.

Jessica R. Andrews, 25, 4443 Cato Road, Panama City, possession of a new legend drug without a prescription, child abuse without great harm, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

June E. Carter, 37, 2412 Maryann Drive, Southport, three counts possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, two counts of possession of paraphernalia, possession of cocaine, Parker Police Department.

David Williams, 47, transient, battery on an officer, resisting arrest with violence, disorderly conduct, Panama City Beach Police Department.

Mark, D. Storey, 43, 106 White Cap Way, Panama City Beach, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Bay County Sheiff’s Office.

Minh Nguyen, 49, 5664 Lake Drive, Callaway, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, resisting an officer without violence, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Michael Pace, 38, West 18 Street, Panama City, burglary with assault or battery, aggravated battery, obstructing justice, two counts of aggravated battery, driving with a suspended license, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Gladys A. Scollon, 37, 1708 Mound Avenue, Panama City, possession of cocaine, trespassing, resisting without violence, Panama City Police Department.

Anthony E. Gilmore, 19, 706 Avenue C, Panama City Beach, unarmed burglary, trespassing, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Johnathan M. Pratt, 706 Avenue C, Panama City Beach, unarmed burglary, trespassing, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Michael C. Bennet, 21, 740 Magnolia Avenue, Panama City, larceny, felony battery, criminal mischief under $200, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Camay J. Pope, 27, 1414 S. Berthe Avenue, Panama City, Grand theft auto, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Michael J. Williams, 34, 3025 Altha Avenue, Panama City, two counts of unarmed burglary of a dwelling, grand theft auto, battery, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Travis J. Caldwell, 22, 5411 Nicole Boulevard, possession of cocaine, driving with a suspended license, possession of paraphernalia, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Justin C. Myers, 22, grand theft auto, grand theft of a firearm, petty theft, Lynn Haven Police Department.

Dewey Davis, 23, 609 Allen Avenue, Panama City, grand theft auto, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, Panama City Police Department.

Michael K. Symmons, 36, 11733 Sand Castle Lane, Panama City Beach, felony battery, Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

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This week in crime Nov. 8

November 8th, 2008, 3:26 pm by Brady Calhoun

Police seeking Youngstown home invasion suspects

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November 07, 2008 06:45:00 PM

YOUNGSTOWN — Police are seeking two men in connection to an armed home invasion robbery late Thursday.

A married couple was bound, threatened with death, robbed of cash, jewelry, credit cards and medication but were not injured, according to reports from the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

The 79-year-old man and 42-year-old woman were watching wrestling on television around 9:30 p.m. in their Deerwood Avenue home when the incident occurred.

The couple heard a knock at the door, and the first intruder forced his way inside and struck the man in the face.

A second intruder entered the house as well and they forced the man to the floor in the living room. The suspects demanded money, reports said.

One suspect was armed with a black semi-automatic pistol, and the other carried a large kitchen knife, the report said.

The suspects took $80 from the man’s wallet and removed credit cards and demanded more money, the report said.

The victims said the suspects were thin, white men in their 20s. One was described as about 5-foot-6 and wearing a blue flannel shirt with a small hole draped over his face. The second man was described as blonde with blue eyes and wearing a black ski mask with eye and mouth holes, the report said.

The suspects also took the elderly man’s heart and blood pressure medicine and painkillers. One of the suspects threatened to kill the man.

The woman was bound with a pink extension cord and placed face-down on the couch. Her husband also was bound, the report said.

The suspects threatened the couple that they would be back and then fled the house.

The men had taken the couple’s cell phones and broken the house phones. After the men fled, elderly man was able to break free of his binding and went next door to call police.

The house had been ransacked and several wristwatches were missing, the report said.

Community response helps nab counterfeiting suspect (with MUG)