Press Release
April 21, 2008
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 April 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 04/14/2008 Helen Corine Elizabeth Green b/f 19 came to the sheriff’s office and turned herself in, she had a warrant for failure to appear for DWLSR.

On 04/13/2008 a vehicle driven by Ahsley Renee Cloud w/f 22 was stopped, Cloud was arrested on two warrants for Obstruction by disguise and DWLSR.

On 04/15/2008 depuites responded to a local bar concerning two patrons fighting in the parking lot. Roy Lee Vercher Jr W/m 24 and Brian Kenneth Wilkes w/m 34 were arrested for disorderly conduct.

On 04/15/2008 Jerry Thomas Gates w/m 63 was arrested on a failure to appear warrant and possession of less than twenty grams of marijuana.

On 04/14/2008 Sean Franklin Porras w/m 31 and Earnest Balogh w/m 17 were arrested on two charges of burglary during a joint investigation with the Port St Joe Police Department. The two were arrested for the burglary of a home in Howards Creek and one in the City of Port St Joe..

On 04/15/2008  officers responded to a disturbance in Howards Creek Jerry R Mitchell w/m 52 was arrested for disorderly conduct and aggravated battery. It was alleged that he hit an individual in the head with a 2 x 4.

On 04/16/2008 Jonathan Curtis Gates w/m 24 turned himself in at the sheriff’s office, he had a violation of probation warrant.

On 04/16/2008 Eric Gerard Mcadoo b/f 19 and Donnie Joseph Cunningham w/m 44 were arrested on violation of probation warrants.

On 04/16/2008 Bret Charles Kelly w/m 41 was arrested for sale of Methanphetmine and failure to appear.

On 04/16/2008 deputies responded to a call of an unknown person shooting at an inmate work crew with a BB gun. Deputies arrested Stacey Leeann Bauer w/f 32 for criminal mischief, shooting deadly missiles into or at a vehicle and two counts of aggravated battery.

On 04/18/2008 deputies arrested Donna Sue Mathis w/f 40 on a warrant for failure to appear.

On 04/19/2008 Billye Smith Norine w/f 47 was arrested on a failure to appear warrant for leaving the scene of traffic crash in Bay County.

On 04/19/2008 Benjamin Fielder Holley w/m 54 was arrested for Driving under the Influence of alcohol.

On 04/20/2008 deputies responded to a local bar, they had received a complaint that a patron was threatening to shoot everyone, Micha4el Eugene Burke w/m 47 was arrested for disorderly conduct.

On 04/20/2008 Jason Cory Neely w/m 22 was arrested for failure to register as a convicted felon.

During the week of 04/14/2008 – 04/21/2008 Gulf County Dispatchers handled 320 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