Wahoos Win With Five Runs In The Seventh Over Mobile
August 15, 2017
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos jumped out to a 4-0 lead Monday and starting pitcher Jose Lopez cruised through six scoreless innings.
Then the seventh inning happened. The Mobile BayBears sent 11 batters to the plate and scored seven runs on seven hits and one walk to take a 7-4 lead. But in the bottom of the inning, Pensacola sent 10 batters up to bat and scored five runs on three hits, three walks and a hit batter to go back on top, 9-7.
Both sides used three pitchers as an avalanche of runs crossed the plate in the seventh inning.
The Blue Wahoos held on to defeat the first place BayBears, 9-7, at Blue Wahoos Stadium, although it looked like Mobile would come from behind again. Mobile rallied in all three of its wins in the five-game series, including two victories in the ninth.
Pensacola manager Pat Kelly described the 12-run seventh inning as “pretty wild.”
“You had two very tired bullpens in a long series with a lot of hitting,” Kelly said.
For the series, Pensacola had 12 homers, which is a franchise record. It’s five home runs Sunday tied a franchise record. In all, Pensacola scored 37 runs or 7.4 runs per game. Mobile scored 30. Not too shabby for a Blue Wahoos team that has struggled to hit and score runs all season.
“We’re swinging the bats great. I’m very pleased,” Kelly said. “Your physics professors said the ball travels better in humid weather. I never would have believed it. I think we saw it this series.”
Pensacola second baseman Alberti Chavez came up with the clutch hit Monday smacking a two-out bases loaded single to left field to score right fielder Aristides Aquino and catcher Chad Tromp with the game-winning runs that made the score, 9-7.
Blue Wahoos DH Gavin LaValley singled to drive in the first run of the inning and scored on first baseman Brian O’Grady’s sacrifice fly to the wall in right field to tie up the game, 7-7. LaValley went 2-5 with three RBIs.
“We had to battle the whole series,” LaValley said. “A couple of things didn’t go our way (in the seventh inning) but we didn’t let it get us down.”
He praised Chavez coming through for the team that improved Pensacola’s record in the second half to 23-27 just three games behind front-runner Mobile at 26-24. The victory also meant the two rivals ended up, 10-10, head-to-head this year.
“He’s the man (Chavez). He’s awesome. I love that guy,” the 22-year-old LaValley said. “He doesn’t get to play a lot but he takes advantage when he does get in.”
Lopez, named the Southern League pitcher of the week for a seven-inning complete game shutout victory over the Tennessee Smokies in his last start, increased his scoreless inning streak to 21 innings Monday against Mobile.
Lopez pitched 6.1 innings, and allowed the first two runs in the seventh to Mobile. Lopez gave up four hits, walked three and struck out five. The 23-year-old righty retired 14 of 15 Mobile batters he faced between the first and sixth innings.
“It’s unfortunate we didn’t get him the win,” Kelly said of Lopez, who is 7-1 on the season with a 2.46 ERA. “He pitched super.”
Pensacola center fielder Jonathan Reynoso hit a bomb just inside the top of the left field foul pole for his first Double-A home run of his career for a 4-0 lead. It also extended the Blue Wahoos franchise record to 12 homers in a series.
With just two position players on the Pensacola bench, Reynoso got hit by a pitch in his left wrist and fell to the ground in pain in the seventh inning. However, he finished the game on defense.
Pensacola scored first when LaValley ripped a double into the right field corner driving in both left fielder Gabriel Guerrero and third baseman Nick Senzel to put the Blue Wahoos ahead, 2-0. Catcher Chad Tromp poked a bloop single into left field that brought LaValley in for a 3-0 Pensacola lead.
Missing, Endangered Adult Found
August 14, 2017
UPDATE: THIS MISSING ADULT HAS BEEN FOUND.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is searching for missing, endangered adult.
Richard Cart, 71, was last seen in the Montclair neighborhood early Monday morning wearing a gray shirt with the “Army” on the front and blue pants. He possibly had a cane with him. He made need medical attention.
Anyone that sees Cart should call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or their local law enforcement agency.
New Historic Marker To Be Erected In Century
August 14, 2017
For the first time in decades, a new historic marker is set to be erected in North Escambia.
The marker will be installed on public right of way near the corner of Jefferson and Front streets in Century. It will commemorate the Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company Residential Historic District.
According to the planned text for the marker, the Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company was constructed in 1901 and was one of the largest and most advanced pine sawmills east of the Mississippi. Along with the sawmill came the company mill town of Century and housing districts “for black and white families”. The housing ranged from small shotgun houses to large, two-story executive homes. Today’s current Front, Church, Fourth and Mayo streets, and Jefferson and Pinewood avenues are part of the historic district, consisting of 45 historic structures and a formal garden site. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
The historic marker will be erected by the Alger-Sullivan Historical Society and maintained by the Town of Century. The marker will serve not only to commemorate the historic district, but also to offer a small boost to tourism in Century, according to Russell Brown of the Alger-Sullivan Historical Society.
“Historic tourism is on the fastest growing segments of tourism in Florida,” Brown said. He said the last historic marker erected in North Escambia was in the 1960’s.
The full text that will appear on the historic marker is below, click to enlarge. Pictured top: Russell Brown of the Alger-Sullivan Historical Society explains the size and design of a new historic marker to be erected in Century. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Escambia Schools Release Eclipse Viewing Guidelines For Students
August 14, 2017
Where will you child be during next week’s solar eclipse?
If they are a student in the Escambia County School District, they will be indoors unless a specific set of guidelines released by the district are met.
On Monday, August 21, a partial solar eclipse will be visible in Escambia County between 11:30 a.m.. and 3:15 p.m. (This will not effect dismissal times; elementary schools and others that normally dismiss earlier than 3:15 will dismiss as usual). During this time, the school district has said that all activities, including P.E. classes and recess, will be conducted indoors.
Teachers can take students out to see the eclipse, provided a district approved parental permission slip is signed and students are provided with certified viewing glasses. Teachers must provide safe instruction for students that will watch the eclipse. Students will be limited to 10 minutes of viewing time, unless a longer time is approved by the principal.
Students unable to go outside under the guidelines will be able to watch the eclipse online.
Edit 8:30 a.m.: Added information about elementary school dismissal times.
Florida GOP Gathering Gives Preview Of Governor’s Race
August 14, 2017
Florida’s next governor won’t be elected for more than a year, but Republican leaders from across the state got a taste of what’s in store — literally — during a gathering in Orlando this weekend.
Over ice cream and petit fours Friday night, party faithful heard from state Sen. Jack Latvala, a Clearwater Republican who filed paperwork to run for governor hours before appearing at the popular desserts event and is expected to formally announce his entree into the race Wednesday.
On Saturday morning, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam — who has been running for months to replace Gov. Rick Scott — delivered a classic campaign speech over eggs, bacon and orange juice, winding up the “Up & Adam” breakfast by giving away a bag full of swag.
Later Saturday, Congressman Ron DeSantis addressed a local caucus, sharing his frustration about the GOP’s inability to follow through on President Donald Trump’s pledge to “drain the swamp,” something DeSantis blamed on Republicans in the U.S. Senate. The Palm Coast Republican is mulling a bid for governor but said he won’t make a decision until sometime this fall at the earliest.
Just one of the Republicans thus far considering joining the race — House Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land O’ Lakes — did not attend the Republican Party of Florida’s quarterly meeting at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, which drew local party leaders who will play a critical role in what will almost certainly be a contentious GOP primary.
All four GOP candidates in the race to replace Putnam as agriculture commissioner — state Sen. Denise Grimsley, state Rep. Matt Caldwell, former state Rep. Baxter Troutman and Orlando businessman Paul Paulson — also made the rounds at the weekend event, which included about 250 state committeemen and committeewomen and county party chairs.
Putnam — who mentioned “the American dream” at last a half-dozen times — delivered a 30-minute speech that was a mix of folksy charm and retail politics, with a splash of disdain for liberals like the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA.
Putnam complained about receiving “hate mail from those freakin’ dudes at PETA,” prompted by his and his daughter’s participation in the Wausau Possum Festival, an annual Panhandle event where candidates hold a live possum by the tail. He then handed out red “Possums for Putnam” T-shirts, along with elephant-themed ties and scarves, as well as baseball caps and cell phone chargers emblazoned with his campaign logo.
“I know our state. I’ve been down every dirt road. … I know all the best barbecue restaurants,” Putnam, who won races for agriculture commissioner in 2010 and 2014, told about 200 breakfast goers Saturday.
Putnam, a former congressman who’s also made a pivot to the right over the past few months, urged Republicans to join forces and issued a warning that “the left is coming for us” in Florida, pointing to “sanctuary cities” as “the kind of foolishness” Democrats support regarding immigration policy.
And Putnam, 43, bragged about the expansion of the state’s concealed-weapons licenses under his watch, saying Florida’s crime rate is at its lowest point in decades.
“I think there’s a connection,” said Putnam, whose agency oversees the licenses.
Putnam’s fiery speech was a contrast to Latvala’s brief remarks at the dessert event Friday night.
The Clearwater lawmaker highlighted his longtime participation in Florida GOP politics, dating back to 1975 when Republicans were vastly outnumbered in the Legislature by Democrats.
Latvala, a moderate, also painted himself as a mature businessman who has the life experience other candidates may not share.
“When I look at some of the other people who are thinking about running, or who are running, I see people who have been in government their entire life, that have never made a payroll, that have never written a workers’ comp premium check, that have never had the challenges that those of us that have businesses have,” Latvala, 65, said. “I just think that’s an important dimension for the party that nominated Donald Trump, as a businessman, to be different in government. It’s important for us to continue with that kind of approach, someone who has both some business experience and some government experience.”
The quarterly meeting came at a critical juncture for Republicans throughout the country, with many of the party’s most loyal members fuming after the U.S. Senate failed to adopt a measure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, one of Trump’s top priorities.
Many of the party leaders gathered in Orlando expressed concern that the lack of movement by Republicans in Washington could have a negative impact on the GOP’s chances in Florida next year.
“If they don’t get the health-care law changed and put through tax reform PDQ, I think we’re in serious trouble in the next elections,” Walton County Committeeman Bill Fletcher told The News Service of Florida on Saturday.
Speaking to a caucus meeting Saturday morning, DeSantis was asked if the Republican Party is at a “tipping point,” given voters’ dissatisfaction with Washington.
Voters need to be convinced “that things are changing for the better,” DeSantis said in an interview later.
“And that requires you to actually accomplish some things. So I think the danger for us is, if we’re not successful on doing some of these items we promise, that the average voter is like, it doesn’t matter who you elect, nothing’s going to change,” he said. “I think the party right now, we’re teetering on, is this really going to be a big disappointment or are you going to be able to rack up a couple of victories.”
In the meantime, Florida GOP leaders are struggling to capture voters who overwhelmingly backed Trump but may have been registered as independents or Democrats.
“We need to meld the Trump supporters with being Republican,” national Committeeman Peter Feaman told a meeting of state committeemen and committeewomen Friday.
Feaman offered some talking points to convince voters to join the GOP, saying if they believe in “peace through strength,” “putting American workers first,” for example, “then you’re a Trump supporter but you are also a Republican.”
Florida Republicans “haven’t recovered from the presidential election, as a party,” said Scott Hopes, a Manatee County School Board member.
Hopes pointed out that Scott hasn’t attended an RPOF meeting “in years,” and that, aside from Putnam, none of the state’s Republican Cabinet members had bothered to show up, either.
Next year’s elections “are going to be a challenge,” Hopes said. “The Democrats are on the same page, at least. Unfortunately, I think we’re not”
by Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida
Century Man Facing Felonies For Alleged Theft From Vehicle
August 14, 2017
A Century man is facing felony charges after allegedly stealing a woman’s purse from her car.
Brandon Forrest Fischer, 20, allegedly stole a female acquaintance’s purse from a vehicle after a third party gave him a ride home in the vehicle. She reported a key fob, a metal flask and a bottle of Adderall were missing.
When deputies went to Perdue’s home, they reported finding the purse in plain sight in bushes adjacent to his front porch.
Fischer was charged with felony burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and felony grand theft. He remained in the Escambia County Jail Thursday morning with bond set at $10,000.
FDOT: Weekly Traffic Alerts
August 14, 2017
Drivers will encounter traffic variations on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.
Escambia County
· U.S. 29 Routine Maintenance near Muscogee Road- Intermittent southbound outside lane restrictions from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 12 as crews trim trees.
· Interstate 10 (I-10)/U.S. 29 Interchange Improvements Phase I- Drivers will encounter the following traffic impacts on I-10 near the U.S. 29 interchange (Exits 10A and 10B) from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13 through Thursday, Aug. 17.
· Alternating lane closures on I-10 and on U.S. 29.
· Intermittent closure of the U.S. 29 south to I-10 eastbound ramp and the U.S. 29 north to I-10 eastbound ramp. Traffic will be detoured on U.S. 29 to access I-10 eastbound.
· Intermittent closure of the I-10 westbound to U.S. 29 south ramp (Exit 10A). Traffic will be detoured to Exit 10B.
· Alternating lane closures on I-10 westbound to U.S. 29 north ramp (Exit 10B).
· The widened I-10 eastbound bridge and roadway will be opened to accommodate three travel lanes Sunday night, Aug. 13. The left-side merge from U.S. 29 south on to I-10 eastbound will be removed. Drivers traveling from U.S. 29 north to I-10 eastbound will have a standard right-side merge onto I-10 eastbound. Drivers can expect minor delays as crews transition traffic.
· I-10 Widening from Davis Highway to the Escambia Bay Bridge- Alternating lane closures between Davis Highway (Exit 13) and Scenic Highway (Exit 17) from 7 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13 through Thursday, Aug. 13 as crews widen the roadway. In addition, the outside lane of Scenic Highway north and southbound on the Scenic Highway overpass will be closed during this time as crews install new railing.
· I-10 Routine Maintenance from east of U.S. 29 to Davis Highway- Intermittent and alternating east and westbound lane restrictions from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14 through Friday, Aug. 18 as crews repair overhead lighting and signs.
· State Road (S.R.) 30 (U.S. 98) Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement- Alternating east and westbound lane closures on U.S. 98 between 17th Avenue and the bridge from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14 through Saturday, Aug. 19. Tuesday, Aug. 15 lane closures will be from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Crews will be clearing and grubbing in the state owned right-of-way, and removing existing curb and traffic separators.
· S.R. 291 (Davis Highway) Underground Utility Work from Creighton Road to Brent Lane- The northbound lane will be closed between Creighton Road and Brent lane from 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15 to 6 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16 as crews perform testing and repair work on manholes.
· U.S. 29 Widening from I-10 to Nine Mile Road- Nightly traffic pattern changes continue on Nine Mile Road and U.S. 29 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
· Nine Mile Road at the U.S. 29 overpass: Eastbound traffic will be shifted to the westbound, inside travel lane as crews prepares the area for construction of the support column for the new center bridge deck. Traffic control officers will be on site to direct drivers through the work zone.
· U.S. 29 between I-10 and 9 1/2 Mile Road: Alternating lane closures continue as crews perform drainage operations.
· S.R. 742 (Creighton Road) Construction Improvement Project from east of Davis Highway to Scenic Highway– Intermittent and alternating lane closures between Davis Highway and Scenic Highway from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. continue as crews perform sidewalk repairs and Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades.
· Nine Mile Road (S.R. 10/U.S. 90A) Widening from Pine Forest Road to U.S. 29- Alternating lane closures continue on Untreiner Avenue as crews perform jack and bore operations.
Santa Rosa County
· U.S. 98 (Navarre Parkway) Underground Utility Work at Calle De Cantabria- The westbound, right turn lane to Calle De Cantabria from U.S. 98 in Navarre will be closed from 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15 as crews replace an existing vault beneath the roadway.
· U.S. 98 (Navarre Parkway) Utility Operations at Brand Court- The westbound, right turn lane to Wal-Mart from U.S. 98 in Navarre will be closed from 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15 to 5 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16 as crews locate utilities.
· I-10 Widening from Escambia Bay Bridge to Avalon Boulevard (Exit 22)- Alternating I-10 lane closures from the Escambia Bay Bridge to east of S.R. 281 (Avalon Boulevard/Exit 22) as crews widen the roadway. In addition, alternating lane restrictions on Avalon Boulevard, near the I-10 interchange, as crews reconstruct the Avalon Boulevard overpass. Lane closures will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13 through Thursday, Aug. 17.
· S.R. 87 Multilane from Eglin AFB Boundary to Hickory Hammock Road – Traffic between County Road 184 (Hickory Hammock Road) and the Eglin AFB boundary is restricted to loads under 11-feet wide. The restriction will be in place through the completion of the project.
Drivers are reminded to use caution, especially at night, when traveling through the construction zone, and to pay attention for workers and equipment entering and exiting the work area. All activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or rescheduled in the event of inclement weather.
Wahoos Claim Five Home Run Win Over Mobile
August 14, 2017
The inspiration for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos clubbing five homers in an, 11-2, victory Sunday was a bobblehead of second baseman Josh VanMeter on top of the team’s clubhouse exit.
Pensacola manager Pat Kelly finally received the bobblehead that he said he had ordered in Spring Training four months ago and placed it there before the game against the Mobile BayBears.
Kelly knew VanMeter was the one person on the team with a bobblehead but said the do-everything player wouldn’t come clean about it at first during a team meeting.
“It showed up today,” Kelly said, smiling wide.
Kelly insisted that’s what snapped his team’s four game losing streak. Mobile won the first three games of the series, twice with ninth inning comebacks. But the Blue Wahoos took out their frustrations with a franchise-tying five home run game in front of 4,001 at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
Blue Wahoos third baseman Nick Senzel crushed two, right fielder Aristides Aquino knocked two and shortstop Blake Trahan even smacked one. Pensacola has nine homers in the past two games.
Senzel, the Cincinnati Reds top prospect, clobbered two homers in a game for the second time in three days against the Mobile BayBears and drove in Pensacola’s first three runs Sunday.
Aquino, the Reds sixth best prospect, also crushed two homers for three RBIs and has three in two straight games. He has both a team-leading 15 home runs and 49 RBIs on the year.
Trahan, ranked as the 28th best prospect for the Reds, also popped one out, his second of the year, to left field in the sixth inning. His last homer came against Mobile on May 22.
Pensacola moved from the ninth most homers in the Southern League to seventh with 74.
Kelly was at a loss to explain the outburst of power from his team Saturday and Sunday.
“On my report last night, I started it from Coors Field South,” Kelly said, referring to the Colorado Rockies stadium where homers happen all the time in the thin mountain air. “I have no idea but we haven’t hit homers all year. But we do have guys who have power.”
Senzel drilled a line drive over the left field fence in the first inning to put the Blue Wahoos ahead, 1-0. The No. 2 overall pick in 2016 by the Cincinnati Reds then singled with two on and one out in the third inning to drive in Pensacola center fielder Jonathan Reynoso, giving the Blue Wahoos a 2-1 lead.
Senzel then scorched his second homer of the game just left of dead center 400-feet away and did a fist pump as it cleared the wall, putting Pensacola on top, 3-1.
The 22-year-old now has four homers in three games against Mobile and five in his last 40 at-bats. Ranked the No. 11 prospect in the minor leagues, he has slammed nine homers in 47 games with Pensacola with 13 total including the four he clobbered with the High-A Daytona Tortugas in the first half of the season.
He’s blistering Southern League pitching in August, going 20-48 for a .417 batting average and .451 on-base percentage. The University of Tennessee product has five homers, 13 RBIs, and three doubles this month. In the second half in Double-A, he is hitting .352 with 31 RBIs overall.
Aquino’s solo blast traveled out of sight to left field in the seventh inning and gave the Blue Wahoos a 7-1 lead. Aquino then whipped a line drive over the left field wall in the eighth inning with second baseman Alberti Chavez on base increasing its lead to 11-2.
“Power is a big part of his game,” said Kelly of Aquino, who led the Reds’ farm system with 23 homers last year. “It’s nice to see him breaking out.”
Trahan said this game may spark a win streak for the Blue Wahoos, which had lost eight of its last nine games.
“It’s good to see our offense come together,” said Trahan, the best fielding shortstop in the Southern League. “Hopefully, this game starts us getting hot.”
Mobile scored when first baseman Zach Houchins hit a sizzling grounder past Senzel in the third inning to drive in left fielder Brennon Lund to tie the game, 1-1. In the eighth inning, right fielder Zach Gibbons hit a solo homer to trail Pensacola, 7-2.
Pensacola pitcher Austin Ross made his second start after returning from the disabled list. He pitched three innings, gave up one run on five hits and struck out one. His ERA this season with the Blue Wahoos is a miniscule 1.56.
Pensacola, the first half champion, is 9-10 this season against Mobile, which is in first place in the second half. The final regular season game is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. Monday.
The BayBears lead the Southern Division with a 26-23 record, while the Blue Wahoos are in fourth place at 22-27.
Photo courtesy Barrett McClean Photography/Pensacola Blue Wahoos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
More Showers And Thunderstorms Monday
August 14, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Stolen Vehicle Found Torched On Dirt Road Near Bratt
August 13, 2017
A vehicle reported stolen in Alabama was found torched a short time later on a Florida dirt road Saturday night.
The Nissan Armada was found abandoned and completely destroyed by fire about 10:15 p.m in a remote area on Camp Road about a mile south of Bratt Road and the Escambia County Road Department North Camp. Most of the fire had extinguished itself as the first fire engine from the McDavid Station of Escambia Fire Rescue arrived on scene.
The vehicle was reported stolen Saturday night in Flomaton. According to Flomaton Police Chief Bryan Davis, the stolen vehicle was in no way related to a double murder in his city earlier in the day.
The vehicle fire was under investigation by the Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Escambia County (FL) Sheriff’s Office.
Pictured top: A stolen vehicle was already burned to this point before firefighters put water on the fire. Pictured below: Firefighters work to extinguish a vehicle fire Saturday night on Camp Road near Bratt. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
