Molino Man Shot After Driving Into Cantonment House Pleads No Contest

March 1, 2013

A Molino man that was shot multiple times after driving his vehicle into a house in Cantonment last summer has pleaded no contest to the charges against him.

John Alex Godwin, age 35 of Molino Road, will be sentenced in late March on charges of burglary, and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

During the predawn hours of July 13, 2012,  the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said Godwin crashed his car into the home of 25-year old Heather McKamey of Cantonment.  The car literally pushed in the front door, door frame and surrounding bricks.

Godwin was then shot by 25-year old Andrew Lundy of Cantonment. Lundy was not charged.

Godwin reportedly suffered multiple gunshot woulds and was airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. Warrants were prepared for his arrest pending his release from the hospital.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, Godwin was McKamey’s ex-boyfriend. She has unsuccessfully tried to get a restraining order against him in Escambia County back in June after a domestic violence incident between the pair in Mississippi.

According to a Gulfport Police Department incident report, Godwin was dating McKamey when he allegedly assaulted her on I-10 in Mississippi at the 33 mile marker by grabbing her hair and throwing her to the ground. She suffered minor lacerations to her hand during the incident, according to the report.

Pictured: John Alex Godwin was shot early the morning of July 13, 2012, after driving his car into this house in the 900 block of Jacks Branch Road in Cantonment. Deputies say the incident was a domestic violence incident. File photos courtesy WEAR for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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4 Responses to “Molino Man Shot After Driving Into Cantonment House Pleads No Contest”

  1. Bee on March 5th, 2013 11:09 pm

    For someone who was so scared of John to seek a restraining order only to have it denied by the judge. But she continued to be in his presence to the extent of calling and going to pick John up and calls herself a victim! Even the Bible says…what goes around comes around!!!

  2. john on March 1st, 2013 1:11 pm

    John, youve had MANY chances to straighten your life out & now its time to do your time before you kill someone..Ive saw the comments youve posted lately & your dead wrong.. Where your headed is noone elses fault but YOURS! I
    Do not feel sorry for you but I do your son.. I hope you can get it together & be responsible when u get out..

  3. David Huie Green on March 1st, 2013 5:34 am

    REGARDING:
    “How does a person do this type of crime, ruin peoples lives, and have a history as a habitual offender and walk away with 15 years?”

    I somehow missed seeing what his sentence will be, but 15 years adds up. Every little bit helps.

    And, yes, others are hurt when people do bad things.

    David for better people,
    perfect justice

  4. why850 on March 1st, 2013 2:12 am

    Ask yourself, How does a person do this type of crime, ruin peoples lives, and have a history as a habitual offender and walk away with 15 years?
    Its all about the money. Its sad that our judicial system will allow this because its cost effective and our prison systems are over crowded. This is basically allowing criminals to do as they will, knowing they only have a small price to pay, if any.
    So this monster, gets away without paying child support for his son, paying his family back, who took care of him, then gets out on disability (welfare), doesn’t work to pay the restitution owed and starts using drugs and stealing again, great job “system”.
    And if you didn’t notice, this incident occurred July 13, 2012 and is still ongoing- This monster has been on the streets, not locked up since the incident.
    I can only hope, the victims will not be so kind if they are faced with a situation like this one.—- Let you John Godwin rot in your cell.

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