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Press Release
October 19, 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 10/12/2007 Anthony Lee Watts w/m 25 was operating a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic violation, the deputy found his license was suspended and he was arrest for DWLSR.

On 10/13/2007 deputies responded to a disturbance in the Honeyville area, they found Edgar Causey Jr.w/m 46 walking away from a residence, he informed the deputy he did not need our assistance and continued walking down the road. The deputy made contact with a neighbor to see want the problem was, Causey returned to the area and began cussing, he was arrested for disorderly intoxication.

On 10/14/2007 deputies responded to a disturbance in the Highland View area, they found that a father and son had become involved in an argument and the son Jonathan Ray White w/m 19 had hit his father. Jonathan Ray White w/m 19 was arrested for domestic battery.

On 10/14/2007 a vehicle driven by Antawn Lamont Sibert b/m 25 was stopped for a traffic violation it was found his license was suspended, he was arrested for DWLSR during a search of the vehicle incident to arrest a marijuana cigarette was found near the passenger door the passenger Tramell A Wooten b/m 21 was arrested for possession of marijuana.

On 10/14/2007 deputies responded to a disturbance in the Howard’s Creek area, during there investigation they found a small bag of marijuana, upon further investigation Henry Chester Johnson w/m 59 lead the deputies to the back yard and showed them two containers of marijuana. The deputies confiscated approximately 305 grams (11ozs) of marijuana. Johnson was arrested for possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana and cultivation of marijuana.

On 10/16/2007 Anita Jones Bernardez b/f was arrest on a violation of probation warrant, the original charge was expired Drivers License and possession of marijuana.

On 10/18/2007 Charles Devin Goodwin w/m 24 was arrested for violation of probation on charges of possession of a controlled substance and fleeing and attempting to elude.

On 10/18/2007 Sarah Florence Allen w/f 26 was arrested for trespassing after repeated being told to leave a local convenience store and refusing to do so.

During the week of 10/11/2007- 10/18/2007 Gulf County Dispatches handled 365 calls including 42 calls for Emergency Medical Services and 1 structure fire. Gulf County Deputies handled 289 calls including serving 54 civil paper 33 traffic stops in which 4 citation and 29 warning were issued, 33 calls from citizens with questions or concerns, 9 disturbances, 8 reports of alleged child abuse, 7 alarms, 6 traffic crashes, 5 prowlers, 3 burglaries, and 131 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