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Press Release
October 11, 2007
Approved by Sheriff Joe Nugent
The Gulf County Sheriff’s
Office will be conducting vehicle safety checkpoints and DUI check points
during the months of October and November 2007. The check points will be
held throughout the county to include Highway 98 near St. Joe Beach, Highway
98 and Garrison Ave, C-30 Simmons Bayou, Highway 71 North of White City,
Highway 22 and Highway 22A, Highway 71 and West Arm Creek, Highway 71
Dalkieth Area and Highway 71 near the Calhoun County Line.
On 10/05/2007 deputies went to Wakulla County and
picked up Jeffery Lama Dixon b/m 30 was arrested on a warrant for failure to
pay child support.
On 10/05/2007 Samuel Jerome Bryant b/m 44 was
arrested in Bay County failure to appear for DWLSR.
On 10/05/2007 deputies were dispatched to customer
causing problems at a local convenience store. When they arrived they found
the customer gone but were given a description of the vehicle. The vehicle
was located in Port St Joe and stopped the driver Michael William Johnson
w/m 38 was arrested for DUI.
On 10/05/2007 a vehicle driven by Kevin Wayne
Mclemore w/m 46 was operating a vehicle that was stopped for speeding, the
deputy found that his license was suspended and he was arrested for DWLSR.
On 10/06/2007 Von Terell Holmes b/m 41 was arrested
for failure to pay child support.
On 10/06/2007 a vehicle driven by Munos Fransico
Gonzales h/m 30 was stopped for a traffic violation, it was found that he
did not have a drivers license, he was arrested for operating a vehicle
without a license.
On 10/06/2007 Ronald Paul Wilkerson w/m 46 was
operating a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic violation. The deputy
determined that he was operating a vehicle while intoxicated, he was
arrested for DUI.
On 10/07/2007 deputies responded to a traffic crash
on road 20 near White City. They determined that Bradley Allen Blackmon w/m
22 was operating one of the vehicles and he was intoxicated, he was arrested
for DUI.
On 10/09/2007 deputies attempted to stop a car with
an inoperable brake light, the driver Bradley Thomas Lowery b/m 52 refused
to stop. After a short chase he was arrested for fleeing and attempting to
elude and DWLSR.
On 10/10/2007 deputies responded to a domestic
disturbance, upon arrival they determined that Preston Ray Ported w/m 39 had
committed a domestic battery, he was arrested. The next day he was given a
conditional release and told to have no contact with the victim by the
judge. Mr. Porter called the victim by phone and was arrested again for
violation of pretrial release.
On 10/06/2007 a 25 hp boat motor was reported in the
Wewahitchka area, Investigators were able to develop a suspect John Steven
Griffen w/m 29. Investigators located Griffen and interviewed him; during
the interview Griffen admitted to stealing and selling g the boat motor.
John Griffen was arrested and charged with grand theft and dealing in stolen
property.
During the week of 10/04/2007-10/11/2007 Gulf County
Dispatchers handled 406 calls including 32 calls for Emergency Medical
Services and 1 grass fire. Gulf County Deputies handled 354 calls including
serving 81 civil papers, making 50 traffic stops in which 20 citations and
30 warning were issued. They answered 34 calls from citizens with concerns
or questions answered 6 calls of alleged child abuse, 11 disturbances’, 9
thefts, 4 alarms and 159 miscellaneous calls.
Gulf County Sheriff's Office
1000 Cecil G. Costin Sr. Blvd
Port St. Joe, FL 32456
(850)227-1115 or (850)639-5717
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