Latest Headlines
- Semi, Pickup Crash Closes Highway 29 For Hours In Cantonment
- Now That Matt Gaetz Has Resigned After Being Picked For Trump’s AG, Who Will Seek His Seat?
- Here’s The Latest On CSX Closures In Escambia County
- Update: Northwest Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz Resigns From Congress After AG Nomination
- New ‘Wind Phone’ In Cantonment ‘Connects’ Grieving Families With Deceased Loved Ones
- Jay Couple Wins State Agriculture Competition, $45,000 Prize
- Century Paying $500 COVID-19 Stipend To Some Employees
- Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Creating Law Enforcement Memorial Plaza
- New Details Emerge In Fatal DUI Crash That Killed 14-Year-Old Cantonment Boy; Driver Released On Bond
- Cantonment Rotary Donates To Hurricane Relief
Escambia Man Gets Life In Prison For Double Shooting
October 17, 2013
An Escambia County man was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for an attempted murder.
Vernon Stewart Polk, 24, was sentenced by Circuit Judge Linda Nobles to life after being convicted by an Escambia County jury of attempted second degree murder with a weapon and aggravated battery with a firearm.
On June 18, 2012, Vernon Polk walked up to the victim’s car outside the Chicago Store on North Davis Highway and opened fire, shooting Alonzo Lindsey twice in the chest and Antoinette Hunter in the arm. Lindsey was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital where they were able to perform life-saving surgery.
Both victims were able to positively identify Polk from photo line ups.
Comments