Today, Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford announced the arrest of three adults after two minor children were found in a home locked in a filthy, bug-infested bedroom with no heating or bathroom facilities. According to authorities, BCSO deputies responded to 8529 Terrell Street Lot B on December 1, 2024. Police say a 4-year-old and a … Read more
Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford announced on Friday that a woman had been arrested for allegedly selling a vehicle and residence that she did not own. The woman is also accused of making more than $70,000 in fraudulent charges on the victim’s credit card. In March 2024, BCSO received a report from a victim saying … Read more
Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford has announced an arrest of a Bay County man for soliciting a minor for sexual activity online. In August, investigators received a lead from the FBI that James Champion had been conversing with a person online he believed he was a child. Sheriff Ford says Champion made it clear that … Read more
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 30-year-old man in connection to a shooting incident. Sheriff Tommy Ford reports that 30-year-old Tuvin Ja’kiel Holmes was arrested in connection to the shooting of another man at the entrance of Carillon Beach on the west end of Panama City Beach. BCSO investigators arrested Holmes who is … Read more
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office has arrested four individuals following a fight at Jinks Middle School. According to BCSO, a fight broke out at the school between two students. As a result, authorities arrested three juveniles and an adult. The School Resource Deputy responded to the fight and arrested the aggressor. Another student had phoned … Read more
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a Holmes County man after he fled from deputies and Panama City Police Department officers while on a violent crime spree. A BCSO deputy observed 30-year-old Dillon Joshua Hutton on Highway 98 and attempted to carry out a traffic stop. Police say Hutton fled in … Read more
State Attorney Larry Basford announced in a statement that a Fountain man found guilty of two counts of Sexual Battery against a young girl had been given consecutive life sentences on Monday. Circuit Court Judge Timothy Register designated 23-year-old Brandon Paul Janssen as a Sexual Predator. Janssen had been charged with two counts of Sexual … Read more