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Guns Hidden In Secret Bathroom Compartment Land Walnut Hill Man In Jail
October 26, 2010
A Walnut Hill man is facing a felony weapons and child abuse charges after a domestic dispute and a traffic stop led deputies to discover guns hidden inside a secret compartment in his bathroom.
Floyd Scott Mooney, 39, was charged with possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and child abuse without great harm following the traffic stop on Highway 99 near Bratt. Early Tuesday morning, he remained in the Escambia County Jail without bond.
Late Sunday night, deputies responded to an address on North Pine Barren Road when Mooney’s wife claimed he had become angry and forcefully pulled their infant son from her arms. The wife told deputies that Mooney, a convicted felon, keeps an “arsenal of firearms” at their residence in the 3000 block of North Highway 99.
Another deputy conducted a traffic stop on Mooney’s vehicle in front of the North Highway 99 address. The wife arrived and took deputies into the couple’s bathroom. She pulled a piece of paneling out from the bathroom cabinets to reveal guns that she claimed belonged to Mooney.
Mooney told deputies that his wife’s claims were false.
The Department of Children and Families has been notified of the incident, according to the arrest report..
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38 Responses to “Guns Hidden In Secret Bathroom Compartment Land Walnut Hill Man In Jail”
I’m POSITIVE people would be better off if they obeyed all possible laws.
i think that people should get a life and leave scott and his familys bussiness alone none of you have probably ever been in this situation before and you probably dont know half of the story so if you dont have any thing POSITVE! to say then leave it alone!!!
and also daughter…i hope for you love most of all… i hope for your teachers and ladies in your church to start looking out for you…i hope they mentor and love both you and the rest of your family as you go through this ordeal…i hope that you would be accepting of their love and heartfelt care for you. hope you reach your goals your dreams your desires. hope you never give up on yourself, somehow blame yourself for not being able to do something to fix it all…hope you never give up on your dad either, remember that where there is life, there is always always hope. keep on loving, not “hatin”…
Also, this “Art” person seems to say a lot, but know not even half…..
I believe that we all need to back off the issue a bit. Come on people, let’s tend to our own business and not Scott and Jessica’s.
Art,
if your heart supposably goes out to his kids… just think how much this breaks my heart by being his daughter. i want nothing more than him to be in my life. i love him no matter what he has done or will ever do. He is only human but he trys to do his best for me. Seems like some people are only thinking of the wife in this situation. Y’all don’t know how much it will hurt me and eventually my little brother in the future…
Art, doesn’t sound like you have much of a heart.
scott doesnt get a “get out of jail free card” just because everyone is pulling for him or praying for him. he is a felon and he deliberately hid weapons in behind some paneling in his bathroom. he apparently has anger issues which caused him to endanger his infant. no amount of sunday school is keeping this dude out of prison. which is exactly where he belongs. my heart goes out to his wife and kids and i wish them well.
I agree with Keith. And since Scott is reading this; Scott, you’ve gotten good advice from one of your friends who knows and cares about you and your family.
Turn to God in prayer. Ask Him for help and guidance. Seek Him. Go to Church and listen. Become the man that God wants you to be, on the path of righteousness. Put real effort and dedication into it. Follow Christ.
Weather the storms of life by clinging to His Grace, as we all must do. You can too.
Praying for you and your family.
don’t see where Sandra would have to be a psychic to believe people are where they are because of the steps they took, the decisions they made. Harder to believe we wind up where we are because somebody else set us here with no input from us at any point along the path.
David for rational thought, wishing all well
Sandra –
I see you are not just psychic about meth dealers, but you are psychic about all kinds of matters…maybe the ECSO can hire you…LOL!!!
I hate this for the family and know them well. Scott is a very hard worker and I don’t know of him being violent at all. I can’t imagine what really happened to cause this I just hope and pray that they all get this straightened out ,without anyone having to go to jail. I can’t see where that will benifit or help their situation. Ashley you are a good daughter and your daddy has tried to be there for you and your little brother. I pray that this all gets straightened out and he is not taken from you all.
Molino Mom…that IS the route he took. Thats what got him to the point he is today. Look up his previous conviction.
The saddest thing in this story is that two precious children are involved. After serving your time Scott, you had a chance to turn your life around. Other people are NOT responsible for seeing that you stay on the right track. Man up and admit you are wrong and quit blaming other people for the way your life has turned out.
Now in light of our other article (Grandma selling crack)….if Scott would’ve been selling crack to our children …..he would only get 18 months..maybe thats the route he should’ve went instead of having guns in his house (which he claims are not his). Sounds to me like the wife was mad about the out of town job and was trying to “make him pay”. Scott no matter what you say you’ll always have ones who will believe whatever the woman says…so don’t even sweat these nasty remarks on here…you know your life and your heart, so you do what you have to do. I only hope the best for you.
Well said Scott! I’m glad you got to have your say so in all of this vs a one-sided story. I hope everything turns out favorably for you.
Well, there you have it. Its never my fault, the song sung by convicted felons throughout the United States. You get convicted of being a drug dealer, do your time and get out and are given the rules to live in free society. Most people would be thankful and try to do right, this guy starts piling up illegal firearms in his house. Sorry dude, they told you the rules and you broke em. Say hello to Bubba for me.
scott,
hiding guns, plus the fact you are a felon and you then have the nerve to say you
“hope she comes to see her angr has cost so much”??? she has a right to be angry for you putting her and yall’s kids in a compromising position. so glad she had the guts to call the cops and have them remove your weapons. and you. plain and simple. away from the family, the children. this is a direct consequence of your wrong actions. man up and start taking some of the responsibility for this debacle you have created.
OMG! I cant believe I just read what SCOTT wrote…Dude you aren’t even worth playing violins for..even imaganary ones! You had a bunch of guns & are a convicted felon & had a child in the house. Your wife should file for a divorce ASAP!!! After 20 yrs in prison, your son can make up his own mind about whether he wants to be a part of your life. Hope you work @ a better relationship w/him…GOOD LUCK to all involved!!
i,m not guilty of charges seems a cousin of my wife dupty .worded and ran this whole deal .even things i had no knowlege of .yes i,ve done wrong in past i missed part of my daughters life but i love her very much .as k her or her mom i have never hurt anyon e expeciaallly woman or child . because of this my son is even more special to me trying to make sure i do everything right i have never been violent. even though i my spend a multitidue of years in prison for a lie .the hardest thing for me is losing my wife and son and daughter once again .when even though i should be mad at my wife i love all three more than anything in this world. i hope and pray my wife see,s her wrong and can make up for it by waiting on me even if its 20 yrs . i married her because i loved her so much and was 100% i wanted no other woman ever in my life. i still love her and hope she comes to see her angr has cost so much but my love still did not not die for her or my children not child has ever been harmed by me nor ever will .she was worried that i was gonna take out of town job and fl. law gives 50/50 custody if she left me which mean 6 months with each parent so she stateed she would fix it so i could not get custody . in fact i would never keep her away from our son he needs us both .its ashame i the one to lose whwn i love so much
Awesome! I knew the time would come sooner or later for Scott. I hope he has a lot of time to think about his life path now! Shame on you for the pain you caused your family. Including your wife and son!
I just love how people think they know what is going on with this family just because they went to school with him or know his Mom & Dad or brother or neighbor or cousin, etc….. There are a few people who know the whole truth and hopefully the entire truth will come out in court. If he has violated the law, then he needs to be punished. His family doesn’t need to cover up for him or try to protect him because they would only be enabling him to continue on a destructive path. And, to Another Mom, she didn’t “keep having children by him”. She only had one child by him and she works to support the child herself. And she probably didn’t tell about the guns before because she was trying to keep her son’s father from going to prison.
I’ve known Scott for several years and I’ve always known him to be a hard worker, a good father, and someone that will help a friend when he can. I know he loves his family and children and it’s sad that something like this happened. Sometimes people do things in the heat of the moment in anger without thinking of the consequences later. I wonder does Scott’s wife really want to take their son to see his father in prison knowing she had a hand in putting him there? Will she tell their son the reason his daddy is in prison? When you’re mad at someone sometimes you do things without thinking and it’s hard to un-ring the bell once it’s been done. Knowing Scott, I can’t believe he would ever hurt his children or even his wife. If the wife wanted to leave, why didn’t she just leave and deal with the custody issues through the courts, not like this. I wasn’t there so I can’t say it is all her fault. Issues between a husband and wife is just that between them and it’s not for any of us including me to pass judgment. I just hate things happened this way. Now everyone has to pay the price, especially the children. I wish them all the best and will keep them in my prayers.
To Scott’s wife….what I said to him in a previous post goes for you,too!!! If we can do anything to help,please don’t hesitate to ask….I wish I had met your lil baby boy….
Your post made me teary eyed……for I have high hopes for the three of you….and still pulling for you guys!!!! Love to all of you!!! Your neighbor!!!
Lets see… First of all I did not tell the cops about the guns, someone who shall remain nameless told the cops about the guns and when i got to the house to pick up my son who had been transported without a carseat, the cops pulled me inside and asked me where Scott was hiding his guns. Yes, I told them he was hiding them in the bathroom closet, then they found them themselves. I did not tell them that the guns belonged to Scott. I dont want him in prison for the rest of his life because I dont want my son to have to grow up without a daddy. If Scott goes to prison for the rest of his life or just for a few years, Yes, I will feel bad, but I will take my son to visit him every week or maybe twice a week, but my son will grow up knowing his daddy and knowing what his daddy did wrong and knowing who got him sent to jail. He will know the whole story and he can chose who he wants to be angry at, but he will be raised to do better than his daddy ever did. His daddy will teach him and talk to him when we go visit and I and my family will teach him. But for the record, I did not tell the cops about the guns, I told them where they were after they asked me. Maybe I shouldnt have, but I do agree that Scott needs counseling more than he needs prison, because he has been there, done that prison thing and obviously didnt help….
Scotts been in trouble a bunch he used to hang out with family of mine hes had a lot of violent outburst he needs to get some help…
I STRONGLY agree with Keith, Beegee, Another mom, and if you knew anything.
We can’t just assume that what has been said is true. I know that Scott would NEVER purposely hurt his kids. Everyone makes mistakes and that’s because we are all human. This shouldn’t be blamed on one single person when there are faults to each action here. People should also think about how Scott has never physically hurt his daughter and has tried to be there for her…
Plus since the wife knew about the guns since day one, why didnt she say something then?….
Hey I’m with you David…if they don’t claim them then give them to someone that will take care of them. Give them to David
If Mr. Mooney is not a christian, then christians should never judge this man. But it’s ok to tell a man or woman that they are wrong when they are wrong. That’s not judgement.
REGARDING:
“She pulled a piece of paneling out from the bathroom cabinets to reveal guns that she claimed belonged to Mooney.
Mooney told deputies that his wife’s claims were false.”
Well, if they don’t belong to him and don’t belong to her, I’ll claim them. Keep it simple, sell them and send me the money.
Thank you very much.
David layihg claim on abandoned items
sight unseen
Who in there right mind forcefully takes a baby (less than 6 months old) away from another person? That is a sign that he is a threat. We have all heard of stories where a person was harmed or killed because someone, who was not in their right mind, was claiming they did it out of love. “BiPolar Father Kills Children so they will not grow up having to deal with the same affliction.” “Mother drowns children because she suffers from depression.” The wife is obviously afraid of him. Otherwise she would just press DV charges, and not tell about the guns.
Come on people, you do NOT know what goes on behind closed doors. A psychotic person might be super nice to outsiders, while his closest family fears for their lives and his.
Yes Scott has his faults but IF you knew him you would know that his loves his son and daughter with all his ability!!! He has made mistakes and so has everyone, so until you walk in his shoe, no one will understand!! Scott would never hurt one of his kids! Nobody know what went on with him an his wife so lets not put blame on just one person!!!!
DON’T JUDGE!!!!!
C
Did any of you even bother to think “What if the wife was setting him up because they had a fight ?” No, you automatically believed whatever she told the deputies. I have known Scott for many many years-and no he is not an angel and has had problems in the past-no doubt, but he’s not a monster by any means. Him and the wife have had problems since day one…so if he’s such a bad person wifey- why do you keep having children with him????? Seems to me she was happy to show them “his” guns….why? Just an observation. If they were truly his guns, ok then he done wrong and needs to be punished. I just hope he doesn’t get sent to prison for years over this…as we know prison does not make you a better person when you leave out their doors. Scott needs some counseling….not prison. He’s always had some personal issues but he is a very kind hearted sweet person. Plus, its Walnut Hill for God’s sake…we all have guns….I know, I know-we are not convicted felons though (btw, his previous jail time, in case your wondering was not in any way considered a violent crime). Its not like he had threatened her with one of them-or did he? Maybe that will be her next story…..hhhmmmm lets wait and see. So, when we send Scott to prison over this-all us taxpayers can pay his wife to raise his kids…..welfare, food stamps, etc. thats the way it rolls people.
You should have learned your lesson Scott. Being put away for many years, everyone would have thought you would have leanrned but by the looks of it, you didn’t. You play with fire and you will get burnt……..
Keith,that was a very compassionate post to Scott……I love you for that!!!
Scott,what has happened?You were doing so good!!!!! I wonder if Jack and I,as neighbors could have done something to help you…….if so,please forgive us…please don’t hesitate to call on us any time!!!!! The years,since we’ve lived next door has been a real blessing just knowing how hard you have worked to straighten up your life……….watching you work in the fields,we have prayed for you….I am so saddened by this…..may the Lord I serve show you His love and Mercy….trust in and on Him…..love you,Scott
to J., iam so sorry all of this has happened to you guys but i cant say as i blame you for doing what you did. i kinda expected something to come up any day now.i was worried the past had come back into his life.if me and my wife can help you guys let us know. that baby is the most important thing for you to worry about now. to scottts daughter, hold your head up high and dont let this get you down.be proud of who YOU are. the only perfect father is jesus christ. the rest of us just try and we usally mess up. to floyd & kay , you guys know that you mean alot to me and i hate this has happend. take care of yourselfs and no that i think you guys raised all of us just fine and this is NO reflection on you.i just think scott has some issues inside that he needs to work out. if you need any help with anything just let me know.
Scott, incase you read this later, we grew up together,best buddys.through good and bad.i hope you can find peace with whatever it is that has got you to this place.we all mess up/ no one is perfect, but you knew not to have any guns around you. dude you knew better. at this point i have no idea what your future holds but iam going to tell you like it or not, you have alot of people around you that love you and will be there for you and help you,but at some point you half to help yourself. turn to God and prayer, that would be a good start.
love you man, hope the best for all involved. keith
way to go mom! you did the right thing here…now take that youngin and get as far away from this guy as possible….run for yours and that babys life and dont look back. anyone that has to conceal weapons like that is a nut job and he will eventually hurt you or your child. sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders, now go!!!!