Two More Arrested In Escambia Homicide And Home Invasion
January 27, 2018
Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with a deadly home invasion in Escambia County.
Tatiana Monique Shanell Williams, 26, and Cleveland Jermaine Golden, 37, were arrested Friday by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Williams is charged with homicide and principle to home invasion and is being held on a $200,000 bond. Golden was charged with homicide and home invasion robbery. He is being held without bond.
Deputies said another suspect, 22-year-old Lyntonio De’Shawn Quinn, was taken into custody and arrested earlier on Friday. He is charged with homicide, home invasion robbery, and probation violation.
Deputies responded to a call of a shooting victim around 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday on 48th Avenue near Elsa Avenue.
When deputies arrived they found 27-year-old David Washington dead on the side of the road. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said Washington and the three suspects arrested Friday were involved in a drug-related home invasion at the time of the shooting.
Students Won’t Be Required To Make Up Day Missed Due To Icy Conditions
January 27, 2018
Schools officials say Escambia and Santa Rosa county students will not be required to make up a day they missed due to ice. Students in both counties were out on January 17 due to the frozen conditions across the area. Pictured: Ice in the school zone on Highway 4 in front of Northview High School in Bratt the morning of January 17. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Escambia Extension Holds ‘Starting Your Plants From Seeds’ Program
January 27, 2018
Escambia Extension held a “Starting Your Plants from Seed” program Friday morning. Attendees learned about seed starting techniques to get a jump on a successful gardening season. The program was held at the Escambia County Extension Office in Cantonment. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Molino Park Collects Thousands Of Pop Tabs For The Ronald McDonald House
January 27, 2018
Molino Park Elementary School students collected tens of thousands pop tabs — those little pull tabs off the tops of aluminum drink cans — to benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Northwest Florida.
The pop tabs were delivered to the Ronald McDonald House in Pensacola Friday night…there were too many to weigh right away, so we’ll update you on the total later.
The money from recycling the tabs is used by the facility to help pay their utility bills for the house on Bayou Boulevard.
And it’s not too late to donate pop tabs to Molino Park Elementary for the Ronald McDonald House…the school is still accepting donations.
Pictured: Molino Park Elementary dropped off a lot of pop tabs Friday night at the Ronald McDonald House in Pensacola. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Jay Weight Lifters Place At Regionals, Watson Going To State
January 27, 2018
Two Jay High School senior weightlifters placed at regionals on Friday. Haylee Watson won regionals in her division, and she advances to state for the third year. Sarah Barnhill placed sixth in her division. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Rain Through The Weekend
January 27, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
onight: Showers. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 57. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday: Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 10am. High near 66. East wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. North wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 51.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 63.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Two Large Controlled Burns Planned In North Escambia Today
January 26, 2018
There are several controlled burns planned in the North Escambia area today, including two large burns near Walnut Hill and Barrineau Park.
The Northwest Florida Water Management District a conducting a 142 acre prescribed burn between the Perdido River and Jacks Branch Road, south of Fillingim Landing and mostly north of Lawson Lane. The burn area is shown with hatch marks in the map above, while the predicted smoke plume is shown in the dotted areas (click to enlarge).
A 200 acre controlled burn is permitted today west of Highway 97 at Pine Forest Road, between Nokomis Road to the north and Deer Lake Road to the south. The burn area is shown with hatch marks in the map below, while the predicted smoke plume is shown in the dotted areas (click to enlarge).
Arrest Made In Escambia County’s First Homicide Of 2018
January 26, 2018
An Escambia County man was arrested Friday for a Tuesday murder in the Myrtle Grove area of Escambia County.
Lyntonio De’Shawn Quinn, 22, was charged with homicide-murder while engaged in certain felony offense, home invasion robbery and home invasion with a firearm.
Deputies responded to a call of a shooting victim around 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday on 48th Avenue near Elsa Avenue.
When deputies arrived they found 27-year-old David Washington dead on the side of the road. Washington and three other people are believed to have committed what appeared to be a drug-related home invasion, deputies said.
During the home invasion, the sheriff’s office said Washington was shot and killed.
This was the first homicide of 2018 in Escambia County.
Driver Arrested For DUI Following Highway 97 Crash (Updated)
January 26, 2018
[Updated with details 10 a.m.] A Century man with a blood alcohol level almost two and a half times the legal limit was arrested for driving under the influence following an injury crash on Highway 97 Thursday evening.
The accident happened about 5:30 p.m. on Highway 97 near Gibson Road near Molino.
The Florida Highway Patrol said 46-year old Linda Faye Till of Molino was traveling south on Highway 97 when her 2017 Toyota was rear-ended by a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup driven by 53-year old Benjamin Frank Ard. After the initial collision, the vehicles were being moved off the roadway when Ard rear-ended the car a second time, according to troopers.
Linda Till and her passenger, Brian Aubrey Till, were transported by Escambia County EMS to Atmore Community Hospital for their injuries.
Ard and his passenger, Lorenzo Knight of Walnut Hill, were not injured.
Ard had a blood alcohol level of .197, according to a FHP report, above the legal limit of .08. He was charged with driving under the influence and cited for careless driving and possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle. He was booked into the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $1,000.
Further details have not been released as the FHP continues their investigation.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Forecasters: Drought Conditions Worsen Across The Area
January 26, 2018
A drought continues to slowly worsen with moderate to severe drought across the Florida Panhandle, according to the National Weather Service. NWS graphic, click to enlarge.