Cottage Hill Resident Hit With Bat During Home Invasion

August 30, 2017

A Cottage Hill man told deputies that he was hit with a baseball bat during a home invasion Tuesday afternoon.

The incident happened on Williams Ditch Road near Wishbone Road.

The victim told deputies that after he was hit with the bat, the suspect fled the home. Deputies and a K-9 unit were used to search for the suspect.  The suspect was a white male, but not other details were known, according to Amber Southard, spokesperson for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. At last report, he was still on the run.

The victim was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.

Comments

8 Responses to “Cottage Hill Resident Hit With Bat During Home Invasion”

  1. Nod on August 30th, 2017 1:15 pm

    Shoot him on sight and save the taxpayer money.

  2. Jd on August 30th, 2017 9:35 am

    No description, is he on foot and still in the area or did he have a vehicle? No advisory to the neighborhood on what to watch for. Even a general description would be helpful, instead we get “white male” seems odd even for ECSD

  3. William on August 29th, 2017 10:14 pm

    >>>So has any other info or description been released or are we still only know white male?

    That’s all that has been released. We would update the story if more info was released.

  4. Description on August 29th, 2017 8:59 pm

    So has any other info or description been released or are we still only know white male?

  5. Loretta on August 29th, 2017 6:18 pm

    My heart goes out to this little family !! I seen all the police blocking several roads as I came home today!! Hope they find this guy that did this …this young family and their children have only been there a few years and with a empty home on one side and woody area on the other ..thank the lord he was able to call for help and make it the the hospital !! Pray he will be okay !! Prayers for the family as well !!

  6. BG on August 29th, 2017 5:53 pm

    We live in the area and yes my gun IS LOADED and i will use it

  7. knowsmany on August 29th, 2017 4:17 pm

    The “batter” is lucky he got away unscathed. Every person I know up there with few exceptions is packing. Talk about a stupid place to pick for a robbery…

  8. Debbie on August 29th, 2017 2:54 pm

    I wouldn’t doubt it was some drug head lookin for something to steal and then sale to get his next fix. Drugs are ruining so much all around us. Probably someone who lives close by. If you live close by and think it could be your family or friend that did this, turn them in before they end up at the funeral home or they put somebody else there. We heard he beat the man pretty bad with a baseball bat. Hope and pray he will be OK.