Chris Lamar Dempsey
August 16, 2016
Mr. Chris Lamar Dempsey, age 60, of Atmore, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016, in Mobile. He was a painter for A to Z Handyman. He was born in Atlanta to the late Peter Bartlett and Edna Sisk Dempsey, Jr. He was affiliated with Atmore First Assembly of God.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Myra Alexander and a brother, Randy Dempsey
Mr. Dempsey is survived by his wife, Tina Dobson Dempsey of Atmore; six sons, Greg (Dori) Glawson of Buford, GA, Stephen Dempsey, Hody (Jennifer) Dempsey, Dusty (Marla) Dempsey, all of Tuscaloosa, AL, Sammy LePone and Joey LePone, both of Santa Rosa Beach.; two daughters, Shannon (Randy) Taylor and Samantha Croker, both of Atmore; one brother, Darrell (Margaret) Pugh of Franklin, GA; two sisters, Velvarae Oglesby and Roxanne (Jim) Shifflet both of Atmore; twelve grandchildren, Mackenzie and Cope Dempsey, Luke and Natalie Dempsey, Brandon Glawson, Daniel, Jon Michael and Memphis Croker, Dustin Chambers, Jr., Mason and Caleb Taylor and Sophia LePone; nieces and nephews, Kevin, Rusty, Connie, Sandy, Marie, Douglas, Kenneth, Thomas, Rebecca, Crystal, Eric, Uta, Patricia, Rose, Alesha, Cory, Joni, Michael, Amber, Daniel, Emily, John Chandler and a multitude of friends in Atlanta and Destin.
Memorial services were held Friday, August 19, 2016, at 5 p.m. from Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with his nephew’s, Michael Dempsey and Cory Dempsey speaking.
The family received friends Friday, August 19, 2016,, 4 p.m. until service at 5 p.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
No Injuries In Nine Mile Road Crash
August 16, 2016
There were no injuries in a two vehicle crash Monday afternoon on Nine Mile Road at Pine Forest Road, in front of Publix. Everyone involved in the accident refused medical transport to the hospital. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
One Airlifted After Four Vehicle Cantonment Crash
August 15, 2016
One person was airlifted to an area hospital after a four-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 297A and West Kingsfield Road Monday afternoon.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 35-year old Dwane Hendley of Montgomery was southbound in an AT&T cargo van on Highway 297A when he ran a stop sign at Kingsfield Road and hit a 2007 Kia Sportage driven by 54-year old Angela Miller of Pensacola and a 2000 Toyota Sienna driven by 60-year old Thomas Starks of Cantonment. Starks’ Sienna was forced back into a Toyota Camry driven by 33-year old Aprill Christopher of Cantonment.
Miller was trapper in her vehicle for about half an hour while firefighters worked to free her. She was airlifted by LifeFlight helicopter to Sacred Heart Hospital in serious condition.
Hendley, Miller’s 11-year old passenger, Starks and Christopher received minor injuries.
Hendley was cited for the violation of a traffic control device.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
One Injured In Highway 29, North Tate School Road Crash
August 15, 2016
One person was injured in a two vehicle rollover crash on Highway 29 at Tate School Road Monday afternoon.
The injured person was transported by ambulance to an area hospital with injuries that were not considered to be life threatening. Two other people involved in the crash refused medical transport.
The accident is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. Further details have not been released.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
FWC Law Enforcement Report
August 15, 2016
The Florida FWC Division of Law Enforcement reported the following activity during the weekly period ending August 11 in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Lieutenant Hahr was patrolling in the Perdido River Wildlife Management Area (WMA) when he observed four adults smoking a cannabis cigarette. A search of their belongings revealed a bag of cannabis and a cannabis roach. They were each charged with possession of not more than 20 grams of cannabis.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
Officer Lewis was on forest patrol in Blackwater River State Forest at a primitive campsite when he observed a man and a woman sitting in a creek sharing what appeared to be a cannabis cigarette. Officer Lewis also observed them drinking beer from glass bottles. Alcoholic beverages and glass containers are prohibited in the area they were in. Officer Lewis observed the adult male toss what they were smoking into the water and immediately approached the subjects. He explained to them that alcoholic beverages and glass bottles were prohibited in the area they were in. He also explained to them that they appeared to be smoking cannabis. The female subject said that the male subject passed her a cigarette to smoke. Officer Lewis thought that was odd because she was almost finished smoking a cigarette as he spoke with her. He asked where the female’s cigarettes were and she retrieved a small bag from a larger bag. She gave Officer Lewis permission to search the bag and he found two smoked cannabis cigarettes. Officer Lewis searched the large bag the small bag was in and found various paraphernalia items containing methamphetamine. The female subject voluntarily stated all the illegal drugs belonged to her. Officer Lewis arrested the female subject and booked her into the Sarasota County Jail for possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, possession of cannabis not more than 20 grams, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Officer Lewis received a complaint in Blackwater River State Forest in reference to dumped garbage on a forest road. Officer Lewis met the complainant at the dump site and the complainant gave him an article with a name and address on it that was found in the garbage. Officer Lewis was able to ascertain who dumped the garbage, and cited them for littering not more than 15 pounds.
Officer Lewis received a complaint about two Jeeps tearing up the road in the Hutton Unit WMA. Officer Lewis entered the WMA and was met by two Jeeps fitting the description of the complaint. Officer Lewis stopped the Jeeps, and explained to the drivers that there was a complaint about Jeeps tearing up the roads in the area. One of the drivers said that they were doing donuts because they did not think it would be a problem. The driver showed Officer Lewis where they were tearing up the roadway. The complainant identified the drivers of the Jeeps and gave Officer Lewis a written statement. Officer Lewis charged the drivers with destruction of public lands by motor vehicles.
Lieutenant Hahr checked a fisherman returning from fishing with six largemouth bass. The man admitted to catching all of them and was charged with taking over the bag limit of bass.
Officer Land witnessed an individual fishing by himself at the Oriole Beach Boat Ramp during an evening patrol in Gulf Breeze, and approached the individual to inspect his catch. There were multiple fishing poles with lines in the water, a crab net, and a five-gallon bucket. Officer Land asked the man if he had caught anything, and he replied that he had not. The officer then looked into the bucket beside the fisherman, and saw blue crab and stone crab in whole condition. The man stated that the crabs were not his and he was not fishing. The illegal stone crab was photographed and the man was issued a notice to appear. After signing for his citation, the man loaded the fishing poles, crab net, and bucket into his vehicle and left the area. The stone crab was still alive and released back to the water.
While on patrol in Blackwater Bay, Officers Land and Lewis conducted a fisheries inspection of a vessel they saw actively fishing. There were two men on board and when asked about their catch, the captain of the vessel said they had caught some mullet and a sandbar shark. Upon inspection, the officers located the head of a small bull shark. All sharks must be landed in whole condition, and bull sharks must measure at least 54 inches to the fork of their tail. The captain of the vessel was issued a notice to appear for the violation.
Officers Jones, Roberson, and Hughes responded to a complaint from Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) officials of a group who were in possession of large sacks of palmetto berries. The officers arrived to find six males in a pickup truck loaded with freshly picked palmetto berries. They had no permit to harvest and no required permits to be on Eglin AFB lands. All claimed they did not speak English and only the driver produced identification. An investigation ensued which included assistance from a trooper who spoke Spanish and a trooper with rapid identification capability. One individual, the driver and apparent head of the group, was charged with removing vegetation from the Eglin WMA and for having no permit to be on Eglin AFB lands. One member of the group was arrested on an outstanding warrant and transported to Santa Rosa County Jail.
This report represents some events the FWC handled over the past week; however, it does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement. Information provided by FWC.
Incumbents Lead Campaign Fundraising In District 5
August 15, 2016
Incumbent Escambia Commission member Steven Barry and incumbent ECUA board member Larry Walker are leading the campaign fundraising in District 5. Here are the latest numbers reported by the candidates, as of reports that were due at midnight last Friday:
Escambia Commission, District 5
Steven Barry had received $26,486 in contributions, including $15,500 of his own money. Barry received $2,582 of in-kind contributions. He had spent $14,100.08, resulting in a campaign account balance of $12,385.92. His largest expenditures to date were for t-shirts and signs.
Daniel J. Smillie received $9,650.00 in contributions, including $6,000 of his own money. He also received $176.61 of in-kind contributions. As of the last report, Smillie had spent $7,675.98. His largest expenditures were for signs and magnets, and $2,600 for a video on BLAB-TV. He had a campaign fund balance of $1,974.02
ECUA, District 5
Larry Walker reported $14,041.43 in contributions, including $5,000 of his own money. He also had $1,581 of in-kind contributions and $10,565.11 of expenditures. His campaign had a balance of $3,476.32.
Jim Taylor reported $8,745 in contributions including $1,500 of his own money. He also received $725 of in-kind contributions and had expenditures of $8,124.40 for a balance of $620.60.
James Hunt reported a campaign loan to himself of $50 and $14.98 in expenditures for promotion cards, for a balance of $35.02
William Fink has reported no contributions and no expenditures.
One other District 5 candidate, Bill Slayton, is unopposed in his re-election bid to the Escambia County School Board.
Busy Highways Keep Flomaton Police Busy With Drug Arrests
August 15, 2016
Flomaton may be a small town with less than 1,500 residents, but it has a big time problem with drugs transported though the town on major thoroughfares, according to Police Chief Bryan Davis.
“It’s everywhere. With Flomaton having Highway 31, Highway 29, Highway 113 — which all are major four lane highways coming into Flomaton – we see it more. The issue that we face is having the time to properly work it. Flomaton sees an average between 13,000 to 17,000 vehicles per day. This brings the drugs,” Davis said.
The Flomaton Police Department made several drug busts over the weekend, including one local man. Calem Shane Robinson (pictured top), 32, of Flomaton was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of controlled substance methamphetamine and DUI controlled substance.
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Two people from Georgia were arrested on drug charge Friday. John William Reeves (above right) was charged with unlawful possession of controlled substance – methamphetamines, DUI controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and no seat belt. Brittany Marie Walton (above left) was also charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
And Flomaton Police also arrested Theautry W Cooper (pictured left), 36, of Eldridge, IA, for unlawful possession of a controlled substance oxycodone, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, carry concealed weapon, DUI and driving while license revoked.
Items seized from Cooper’s traffic stop are pictured below.
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Teens: Enjoy Free Pizza And Books At The Molino Library
August 15, 2016
A “Pizza and Books” program will be held Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Molino Branch Library.
Teens 13-17 are invited to join this book club designed to focus on their favorite reads. The library will provide the free pizza, and the teens will pick the books.
The Molino Branch Library is located at 6450-A Highway 95A in the Molino Community Complex.
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‘We Back The Blue’
August 15, 2016
“We Back The Blue” yard signs are appearing across the North Escambia area to show support for local law enforcement. This sign is on Mayo Street near Hecker Road in Century. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
State Says Abortion Waiting Period Does Not Infringe On Rights
August 15, 2016
Trying to move forward with a requirement that women wait 24 hours before having abortions, Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office has filed a brief at the Florida Supreme Court saying such a waiting period “does not significantly burden the right to privacy.”
The brief is part of a more than year-long legal dispute about a 2015 law that would require 24-hour waiting periods.
A Leon County circuit judge last year approved an injunction that blocked the state from carrying out the law, but the 1st District Court of Appeal in February overturned that ruling. The Supreme Court agreed in May to take up the case after earlier issuing a stay that at least temporarily halted the waiting-period requirement.
In a 49-page brief, Bondi’s office argued that 1st District Court of Appeal had ruled correctly when it rejected the “faulty injunction” by the lower-court judge. The brief also said the law does not restrict abortion rights or women’s privacy rights.
“The new law justifiably protects pregnant women from undergoing serious procedures without some minimal private time to reflect on the risks and consequences of the abortion. … The abortion decision involves deeply personal considerations, and a brief reflection period is a reasonable and minimally intrusive means of ensuring that informed consent to abortion is knowing and voluntary,” the brief said.
But in a brief filed in May, abortion-rights advocates asked the Supreme Court to block the law, saying in part that the waiting-period requirement “only imposes greater burden, stigma, and delay — and communicates the state’s condescending message that a woman seeking an abortion, alone among patients, is unable to decide for herself when she is ready to make an informed decision about her medical care.”
Justices have not scheduled arguments in the case.