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Press Release
December 27, 2007
Approved by Sheriff Joe Nugent
The Gulf County
Sheriff’s Office will be conducting vehicle safety checkpoints and DUI check
points during the month of December 2007 and January 2008. 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 Westarm Creek, Highway 71
Dalkieth Area and Highway 71 near the Calhoun County Line.
On 12/20/2007 Shannon Dwayne causey w/m 27 turned
himself in at the sheriff’s office, he had a warrant for violation of
probation on an original charge of possession of a controlled substance.
On 12/20/2007 a vehicle driven by Tammy Deloris
Griffin a deputy stopped w/f 27. While the deputy was checking her license
he noticed the odor an alcoholic beverage about her person. Tammy Griffin
was asked top perform several sobriety exercises, which she did poorly on,
she was arrest for DUI and taken to the jail, she refused to take the breath
test.
On 12/20/2007 deputies responded to a domestic
disturbance, they made contact with the victim and through there
investigation they arrested Ronnie Dale Morgan w/m 52 he was charged with
Aggravated battery7, sexual battery and kidnapping.
More arrests in
St Joe Beach Thefts
On 12/19/2007 deputies responded to a report of
several stolen bikes in the area of St Joe Beach. Shortly after responding
to the call deputies found Eric Gerard Mcadoo b/m 19 and Jason Catrett w/m
17 on the stolen bikes they were arrested and charged with Grand theft and
trespassing, this is the second time in the last few weeks the two have been
arrested in connection with the theft of bikes in the area. The next day
the two were arrested and charged with burglary its is alleged that they
broke into a house on 11/26/2007 and stole several packages of meat and
beer. Mcadoo, Catrett and several other young people in the area have been
linked to a series of thefts and burglaries in the area more arrests are
expected in these cases.
On 12/22/2007 a vehicle driven by Brian David Traylor
w/m 31 was arrested on a bay county warrant for violation of pretrial
release.
On 12/22/2007 a person under 21 arrested Justin
Andrew Barnes w/m 19 and Sean Seth Bierman for possession of alcohol.
On 12/23/2007 deputies arrested Leonard Othennile
Burrows Jr w/m 28 for disorderly intoxication when they responded to a noise
complaint and Burrows refused to calm down.
On 12/23/2007 a vehicle driven by Steve Larry Goodwin
Jr w/m 25 was stopped for a traffic violation. While talking with the driver
the deputy noticed an odor of an alcoholic beverage about his person.
Goodwin was asked to perform several sobriety exercises, which he refused,
he was arrested for DUI. Goodwin also refused to take a breath test at the
Gulf County Jail.
Shannon Keith Hall w/m 29 was arrested on a child
support warrant from Indiana upon his release from Gulf Correctional Unit on
12/24/2007.
On 12/26/2007 a vehicle driven by George Simmons b/m
30 was stopped for speeding. It was determined that his license was
suspended for failure to pay child support he was arrested and taken to the
Gulf County Jail.
On 12/26/2007 La’juan Omarr Williams b/m 19 and
Arthur Desean North b/m 17 turned themselves in at the sheriff’s office.
Williams had warrants for criminal mischief and burglary and North had a
warrant from Franklin County for fleeing and attempting to elude police.
During the time period of 12/01/1007 –12/272/007 Gulf
County Dispatchers handled 1120 calls including 107 calls for emergency
medical services and 6 calls for Fire Departments. During the same period
Gulf County Deputies handled 794 calls including serving 156 civil papers,
103 traffic stops, 94 calls from citizens with questions or concerns, 23
theft calls, 24 disturbances, 17 residential alarms, 15 car crashes, 8
reports of suspected child abuse 7 burglaries and 347 miscellaneous calls
for service
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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