Six-Run 4th Inning Drives Captains Win Over The Pelicans
May 31, 2010
Randy Keisler’s debut for the Pelicans was a start he would like to forget as the Captains (8-8) banged out seven runs off nine hits off the lefty in rout to a 14-4 victory over the Pelicans (6-10) Sunday.
Shreveport-Bossier struck first in the first inning when Jorge Alvarez hit a two out chopper that snuck through the infield and into left field which scored Bryan Sabatella to give the Captains an early 1-0 lead.
A nightmare hit the Pelicans in the second inning as the Captains banged out 6 runs in the inning. The inning started with back to back walks thrown from Keisler. A bunt was put down from Brian Peterson down the third base line where the ball bounced out of Brito’s glove from a throw from Dallas Christison and helped bring in Palmer Karr Jr. to make it 2-0. Uriak Marquez singled in Adres Rodriguez to make it 3-0. Bryan Sabatella then doubled to deep right centerfield to score Peterson to give the Captains a 4-0 lead. One out later, the bleeding wouldn’t stop there as Christopher Garcia rifled a single to right to bring in Marquez and Sabatella to make it 6-0. Alvarez would follow with a RBI blooping single into right center to score Garcia and make it 7-0.
The Pelicans would battle back in the fourth inning when Chase Porch singled to left with the bases loaded to score Javier Brito and John Alonso and cut the deficit to five 7-2. One out later, Francisco Leandro hit a bouncing into right field to score Palmisano from second base to make it 7-3.
The Captains would tack on two more runs in the sixth inning off Kevin Johnson to make it 9-3 with six innings in the books.
In the seventh inning, the Captains would reach the double digit mark when Uriak Marquez lined a double to left centerfield over the outstretched glove of Porch to score Andres Rodriguez to make it 10-3. Later in the inning with the bases loaded and nobody out, Jovanny Rosario lined a single to right field which scored Peterson and Marquez to make it 12-3. Garcia then shot a single to left field to score two more runs to make it 14-3.
In the 8th inning for the Pelicans, Palmisano hit a sharp single to center to score Rodriguez to make it 14-4.
Osvaldo Rodriguez (4-0) gets the win as he gave up three runs off four hits through five innings pitched.
Randy Keisler (0-1) gets the loss as he gave up seven runs-five earned off nine hits and struck out five through five innings pitched.
McDavid Woman Found Floating In Escambia River Passes Away
May 31, 2010
A 48-year old woman found face down in the Escambia River Friday morning has passed away.
The victim was identified by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as Sharon Annette Lambeth, 48, of Gunner Road, McDavid.
According to the Sheriff’s Office incident report, Lambeth was one of two passengers in a truck driven to the end of Gunner Road, which ends at the Escambia River. She told the vehicle’s male driver that she was going to walk toward the water. About three minutes later, the driver began to look for Lambeth, but could not see her so he walked to the edge of an embankment about 10 to 12 feet above the river, according to deputies. The man found the victim face down in the water.
The man told deputies that he jumped into the river, pulled the victim out and began to perform CPR. After performing CPR for some period of time, the man placed the victim in the truck and drove to a nearby home and yelled for the residents to call 911. The man continued to perform CPR until emergency personnel arrived on scene.
Lambeth was transported to West Florida Hospital by LifeFlight following the incident.
According to the Sheriff’s Office report, the man told deputies that Lambeth was unable to swim and had been drinking vodka prior to the incident.
Editor’s note: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office report identifies the victim as Sharon Annette Lambeth. Her obituary (click here) identifies her as Annette Lambeth Griffis.
Pictured above: The victim is loaded into an ambulance at a home on Gunner Road. Pictured below: LifeFlight lefts off with the victim from the McDavid Fire Station. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Walnut Hill Man Charged With DUI After Highway 97 Crash
May 31, 2010
A local man was arrested for DUI after a wreck Sunday night on Highway 97 in Walnut Hill.
Dusty D. Mason, 24, of Still Road, Century, was taken into custody by the Florida Highway Patrol following the 8:30 p.m. wreck on Highway 97 just north of Tungoil Road.
Mason was northbound on Highway 97 when he ran off the roadway, struck a power pole, continued north in the ditch and went over a driveway, with his Chevrolet coming to rest back on the edge of Highway 97.
Mason refused medical treatment following the crash.
The power pole that Mason struck was broken about 12 feet off the ground. Residents in the area did not lose power immediately after the crash. But an unknown number of Escambia River Electric Cooperative customers south of Howell Road lost power about 9:40 p.m. as the power company worked to replace the broken pole.
The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue responded to the call.
Pictured top: The driver of this vehicle was arrested for DUI following a Sunday night crash on Highway 97. Pictured top inset: Dusty Mason, 24, is taken into custody by the Florida Highway Patrol after the accident. Pictured below: A power pole was broken in the crash. Pictured below: A portion of the power pole was lodged between a tire and rim in the accident. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
More Thunderstorms Possible For Monday and Tuesday
May 31, 2010
Your Memorial Day could be a wet, stormy one.
Just like Saturday and Sunday, thunderstorms are expected to bring heavy rain and lots of lightning both today and Tuesday. With saturated ground from weekend storms, some areas could see isolated flooding.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Memorial Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south southwest between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south southwest between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south southwest between 10 and 15 mph.
- Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. West southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92.
- Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
North Escambia Memorials Honor Those That Served
May 31, 2010
People across North Escambia and the country paused Monday to remember the brave men and women that have served our country today as we celebrated Memorial Day.
In North Escambia, there are memorials that honor those that have service in the military:
Walnut Hill
The largest such memorial in the North Escambia area, the Veteran’s Honor Wall has stood in front of the Walnut Hill Community Center since its dedication in 2003. There are about 300 names on the wall, including 13 names of soldiers killed in action. The wall honors those from the Walnut Hill area that have served in the nation’s military.
The Walnut Hill Veterans Wall is located in front of the Walnut Hill Community Center at 7850 Highway 97.
Century
About 30 of those that served from the Century area are honored on the Century Veteran’s Wall of Honor at Century’s Roadside Park on Highway 29.
Barrineau Park
The Wall of Honor inside the Barrineau Park Community Center honors over 100 people that have served in the military. The wall was a project of the Barrineau Park Historical Society.
Pictured above: The names of those killed in action on the Walnut Hill Veterans Wall. Pictured below: The Wall of Honor inside the Barrineau Park Community Center. NorthEsambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Gas Prices Up Slightly
May 31, 2010
Travel was a little more expensive this Memorial Day weekend than last year, with gas prices in the North Escambia area up about 35 cents.
According to the AAA Fuel Gage Report, the average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.65, up from $2.39 a year ago. In North Escambia, that gallon of gas was at about $2.69, up from $2.34 last year.
Two years ago, the average price was $3.91 a gallon.
Pictured: Regular unleaded was at $2.69 a gallon Memorial Day weekend at the Tom Thumb in Molino. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Memorial Day Closures, Trash Schedule
May 31, 2010
Here is a look at what’s closed on this Memorial Day Monday in the North Escambia area:
- All county offices in Escambia (Fla. and Ala.) and Santa Rosa
- All city offices in Century, Jay, Pensacola, Atmore and Flomaton
- Schools in Escambia Escambia (Fla. and Ala.) and Santa Rosa
- West Florida and Santa Rosa County public libraries
- University of West Florida
- Pensacola Junior College
- ECUA business offices
- U.S. Postal Service, with no mail delivery except for Express Mail
- There will be no change in ECUA garbage collections, with North Escambia pickups as usual on Tuesday.
Troopers Remain Out In Force For Holiday
May 31, 2010
The Florida Highway Patrol remains out in full force today as the Memorial Day holiday weekend continues.
“The Florida Highway Patrol will employ all available resources to enforce Florida’s traffic laws and to remind drivers to slow down and buckle up. No one wants their weekend, much less their life, ruined by a crash,” said Colonel John T. Czernis, FHP director.
All uniformed FHP personnel, including those normally assigned to administrative duties, have been patrolling interstates and other major state roads throughout the four-day holiday period. FHP Auxiliary and Reserve troopers have volunteered to augment the Patrol’s forces during the holiday enforcement period, too. The strategy aims to increase the Patrol’s presence throughout Florida in an effort to deter traffic violations and to enhance services to motorists who break down while traveling or who need other assistance.
During this holiday weekend, the FHP is participating in three distinct traffic education and enforcement initiatives: Operation C.A.R.E. – a Combined Accident Reduction Effort, involving all 50 state police and highway patrol organizations across the United States; Take Back Our Highways, a multi-state effort involving the Highway Patrol from Alabama and its neighboring states; and the highly publicized Click It or Ticket program. All three campaigns focus on saving lives, preventing injuries, and mitigating property damage associated with traffic crashes.
Drivers can dial *FHP (*347) from their cell phone to contact FHP to report an aggressive driver or to request roadside assistance.
Pictured above: A Florida Highway Patrol trooper pulls out into Highway 29 at Fran’s Diner Saturday morning in Molino. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Flomaton Wreck Leads To Meth Lab Discovery, Hazmat Situation
May 30, 2010
A Saturday night wreck in Flomaton led to the discovery of a possible mobile meth lab, landed a Niceville man in the Escambia County (Ala.) Detention Center and created a hazardous materials incident.
Ronnie Eugene Ordis, Jr., 29, was charged with second degree unlawful manufacturing of a controlled substance after authorities found numerous items commonly used to manufacture methamphetamine, according to Interim Flomaton Police Chief Kataris Jenkins.
Ordis was southbound on Upper Creek Road about 7 p.m. when he lost control and ran off the road. When Flomaton Police Officer Jimmy Davis arrived at the scene, he reportedly began to question Ordis and look in his vehicle. When Davis opened a small container in the vehicle, an unknown substance irritated his eyes and nose. Davis was later evaluated by Escambia County (Fla.) EMS and decontaminated by a hazmat team from the Poarch Creek Fire Department.
According to Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Mike Lambert, Ordis was decontaminated at the jail prior to being booked. Lambert said Ordis had most, but not all, of the components needed to manufacture methamphetamine. in his vehicle.
The Drug Enforcement Administration in Mobile was notified of the find, and a hazardous materials team from Birmingham was dispatched to clean up the scene. The Flomaton Fire Department, Lambeth Volunteer Fire Department and Pineview Volunteer Fire Department also responded to the call.
The incident shut down Upper Creek Road for several hours while authorities awaited the arrival of the hazmat team from Birmingham.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the scene, click here.
According to Escambia County (Fla.) Circuit Court records, Ordis is a former resident of West Highway 4, Century.
Pictured top: Some of the meth making ingredients found after a Saturday night wreck near Upper Creek Road in Flomaton. Pictured inset: The suspect’s wrecked vehicle. Pictured below: (L-R) Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton, Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Mike Lambert and Sheriff Grover Smith discuss the situation. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Ronald Newton Arrested Saturday, His 12th Arrest In A Year
May 30, 2010
Ronald Berlan Newton, 49, of Century, was arrested again Saturday night — making about a dozen times he has been busted in the past two years.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to an address on Zion Street in Century about 6:45 Saturday night after Newton allegedly threatened to shoot someone. He did not produce a weapon during the incident.
When deputies arrived, he had fled the scene. But a short time later, Newton walked up to an Escambia County deputy near the intersection of Cottage and Zion Streets. He was taken into custody without incident.
Newton was booked into the Escambia County Jail on an outstanding trespassing warrant stemming from an incident Monday afternoon at an address on North Century Boulevard. Newton was reportedly at an address from which had been previously banned.
He is being held in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $10,000.
Escambia County court and jail records show the following arrests and charges for Newton:
April 11, 2007
- trespassing, charges dropped
August 14, 2007
- simple assault — 60 days in jail
- aggravated assault with deadly weapon — charges dropped
- criminal mischief under $1,000 — charges dropped
April 28, 2008
- driving while license suspended, first offense – charges dropped
- open container in vehicle – paid $123.50 fine
- expired registration – paid $73.50 fine
May 31, 2009
- battery — charges dropped
- criminal mischief — charges dropped
July 29, 2009
- driving while license suspended, second offense — fined $500, suspended 11 months, 30 days in jail
January 8, 2009
- battery — charges dropped, defendant “mentally defective”
September 1, 2009
- indecent exposure in public — dismissed due to incompetence
- lewd lascivious behavior victim under 18 — no action by prosecutor
- lewd lascivious behavior victim under 18 — no action by prosecutor
November 23, 2009
- criminal mischief under $1,000 — dismissed
January 1, 2010
- disorderly conduct — charges dropped
February 1, 2010
- battery — dismissed
March 23, 2010
- trespassing, case pending, pleaded not guilty, released on $500 bond
- disorderly conduct, case pending, pleaded not guilty, released on $500 bond
April 27, 2010
- trespassing, case pending, pleaded not guilty, released on $500 bond
- criminal mischief over $1,000 — case pending, released on $2,500 bond, pleaded not guilty
April 8, 2010
- littering under 15 pounds, fine and costs of $135 remains unpaid
May 7, 2010
- aggravated assault — case pending, released on $5,000 bond
May 19, 2010
- contempt of court
- criminal mischief
May 29, 2010
- trespassing