Arrest Log

Altha man charged with sexual assault, showing obscene material to young boy

January 20, 2012
Altha man charged with sexual assault, showing obscene material to young boy

A mother who noticed that her seven-year-old son suddenly began acting strangely and refused to go to a neighbor’s home where he had been a frequent visitor told authorities the boy indicated to her that he had been sexually molested, according to a report from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office. She said Edmond Nicholas Taylor, 34, of Altha had moved into their trailer park several weeks ago and befriended her and her children and served as an occasional babysitter. Her son had often gone to Taylor’s residence to watch movies and had spent the night there, but in late...

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Man charged for going to home with gun after argument

January 20, 2012
Man charged for going to home with gun after argument

An argument over the phone with his girlfriend led to the arrest of 38-year-old Raymond Keith Sowell after he went to her home with a gun, according to a report from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and Blountstown Police Officers responded to a call from a residence on 22nd Street in Blountstown at 5:45 p.m. Sunday where a witness reported that Sowell had driven up and gotten out of his vehicle carrying what appeared to be a machine gun. Sowell left the site but returned soon after officers arrived and pulled in behind Deputy Jody Hoagland’s vehicle. The...

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Mechanic charged with grand theft for switching out tires

January 20, 2012
Mechanic charged with grand theft for switching out tires

A 25-year-old Blountstown man was arrested last week on grand theft charges after four after-market rims and tires were taken from a vehicle awaiting repairs in the yard of a Magnolia Church Road residence. The 1987 two-door Honda hatchback, owned by Matt Layfield, had been at the home of Linda McCourt for several months, where her son, Michael Harmon, was in the process of rebuilding the motor. On Dec. 29, a friend who had just driven by the residence called Layfield and told him the car was no longer in the yard. Layfield found the car had been moved...

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Blountstown man charged with sexual battery

September 30, 2011
Blountstown man charged with sexual battery

A 2 6 – y e a r – o l d Blountstown man was arrested Thursday after an 18-year-old woman reported he had sex with her while she was asleep. Cardonial Thomas, 26, is being held without bond in the Calhoun County Jail on a charge of sexual battery. According to the arrest report, Thomas and the victim were at a mutal friend’s residence at Sutton Creek Apartments Sept. 19, where they were watching t.v. After talking on the phone with her boyfriend, the victim fell asleep on the couch. In a statement given to the Blountstown Police...

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Information sought on Monday night armed robbery in Marianna

August 27, 2010

On 08-23-10, at approximately 9:51p.m., deputies responded to a report of an armed robbery at Spring Creek Park located off Hwy. 90 in Marianna. Upon arrival and subsequent investigation, law enforcement personnel learned there were two victims. The victims said two white males attacked them at the park demanding money and jewelry. One of the victims stated he was assaulted at knifepoint and forced to return to his vehicle, which was parked in close proximity to the incident. The other victim was able to flee from the immediate scene to call for help at a pay phone nearby. The...

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Stolen gun found in car after Liberty Co. traffic stop

August 27, 2010
Stolen gun found in car after Liberty Co. traffic stop

by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A man stopped for speeding through Liberty County was charged with grand theft of a firearm after two loaded guns were found in the vehicle Aug. 18. Arrested was John Antwarn Handford, 20, of Tallahassee. He was also charged with driving with a suspended or revoked license. Deputy Duncan Rudd was running a radar along SR 20, west of Hosford, when Handford was clocked going 22 miles over the speed limit at 9:11 p.m. After stopping the 2000 Chevrolet Impala, the deputy asked the driver where he was headed to in such a hurry....

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Sheriff’s Log June 16 2010

June 19, 2010

C A L H O U N C O U N T Y June 08 •Jeremy Lamar Fortner, driving while license suspended or revoked, CCSO. June 09 •James Swain, VOP, CCSO. •Chantel Pickens, driving while license suspended or revoked, tag not assigned to vehicle, BPD. •Mary Jane Tyre, battery, BPD. June 10 •Felicity Sharie Middlebrooks, battery, BPD. •Mary Inez Hicks, VOP, CCSO. •Chantel Nicole Pickens, VOP, CCSO. June 11 •Michael Snyder, criminal mischief, CCSO. •Kayla R. Tyus, simple domestic battery, CCSO. June 12 •Jonathan Dunn, violation of county ordinance, CCSO. •Dannyelle White, disorderly conduct, CCSO. June 13 •Frank Leonard...

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Sherriff’s Log – June 9 2010

June 10, 2010

C A L H O U N  C O U N T Y June 01 •Noel Perez-Ramos, domestic battery, CCSO. •Michael Tharp, order of contempt, CCSO. June 02 •Jonathan Nicholas Price, driving while license suspended or revoked, CCSO. •Coruia Kornegay, domestic battery, CCSO. June 03 •Cecil Odell Miles, domestic battery, CCSO. •Laporshe Renee Watson, VOSP (warrant), CCSO. •Danielle Cherise Toney, domestic battery, BPD. •De’Shandra Latara Marlow, domestic battery, BPD. •Mandy Elise Lake Kubitscheck, possession of drug paraphernalia, BPD. Joshua Quesenberry, VOP (warrant), CCSO. June 06 •James Allen Peters, VOSP, FWC. L I B E R T Y  C O...

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Sheriff’s Log June 2 2010

June 4, 2010

C A L H O U N C O U N T Y May 24 •Ventura Brown, domestic battery, CCSO. May 25 •Sterling Mercer, domestic battery, child abuse, CCSO. May 26 •Jebther Grace, VOCP, CCSO. May 27 •Joshua W. Church, VOP, CCSO. May 28 •Nathan L. Adams, domestic battery, CCSO. •Cynthia Sullivan, VOSP, VOCP, CCSO •Adam Crenshaw, SSP contempt (2 warrants), VOCP (warrant), CCSO. •Bernard Robinson, driving while license suspended or revoked, BPD. May 29 •Melinda Bruecher, possession of alcohol at public boat landing (violation of county ordinance 97.02), CCSO. •William Brookshire, possession of alcohol at public boat landing...

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May 26, 2010

May 31, 2010

C A L H O U N C O U N T Y May 17 •Melanie Tatum, failure to appear, CCSO. •Logan Whitehead, Arkansas warrant: forgery 2nd degree, theft of property, CCSO. May 18 •Janita Monlyn, VOSP, CCSO. •Jessica Saverns, failure to appear (warrant), CCSO. •Chadric Brooks, VOCP (warrant), CCSO. •LaPorshe Watson, retail theft (warrant), BPD. •Kandis Shontaya Gerrett, possession of cocaine, BPD. •Zeikel Paul Pitts, failure to appear, CCSO. •Richard Leon Flanders, order of contempt and commitment, BPD. •Marcus Andrews, trafficking in cocaine, trafficking in Lortab, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent...

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