ECSO: Man Wanted For Opening Fire At Pine Forest Road Gas Station

May 14, 2020

Deputies are searching for a man that allegedly opened fire at gas station on Pine Forest Road in Escambia County.

On Wednesday, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shots fired call at a gas station located in the 8600 block of Pine Forest Road at I-10. The victim told deputies that 27-year old William David Nicholson II, fired two shots at the victim, after the victim accidentally cut the suspect off in traffic.

The ECSO said Nicholson  fired one shot into the victim’s driver’s side window and fired the other shot into the structure surrounding the gas pumps. The victim suffered a non-life threatening injury to the head and was taken to a local hospital.

At the time of the incident Nicholson was reported to be driving a green Kia SUV type vehicle with Florida license Z93OUE. Nicholson is a white male with red hair, blue eyes whom is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs around 150 pounds.

A warrant for Nicholson’s arrest has been issued chagrining him with aggravated battery, firing a weapon in public, deadly missiles, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and criminal mischief. Nicholson’s bond was set at $71,000. Nicholson also has an unrelated felony warrant for his arrest for dealing in stolen property.

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

Comments

18 Responses to “ECSO: Man Wanted For Opening Fire At Pine Forest Road Gas Station”

  1. William Nanny on May 16th, 2020 10:10 am

    Using the 10,20, Life guidelines he should get 20 plus the weapons charge and everything they can nail him with.

  2. KAM on May 16th, 2020 9:52 am

    @issac there was NO history. The kid that was shot was a minor who just accidentally cut this psycho off. Some people are just crazy and don’t need history to try to KILL SOMEONE

  3. Stormi on May 15th, 2020 8:49 pm

    @mike I see what you did there

  4. Isaac on May 15th, 2020 12:04 pm

    Does anyone elses feel like there might be a history between these two guys. Discharging into a crowded store around the gas pumps is a pretty extreme reaction to being accidentally cut off in traffic.

  5. Sherry Ewy on May 15th, 2020 9:30 am

    Shot him in the dang head, and shot at the gas pumps, because he was cut off in traffic. There has been entirely to much crazy going on lately. Thank goodness his head wound wasn’t life threatening, but that was one miracle! Get well soon fella, you’ve got an angel on your shoulder!

  6. Rasheed Jackson on May 15th, 2020 9:00 am

    Looks like this guy needs a job at the big house. Something to keep him busy and off the streets so he will no longer be a menace to society, just a burden.

  7. mike on May 14th, 2020 9:18 pm

    yes, i imagine he will be quite chagrined when they catch him. :)

  8. Tj on May 14th, 2020 8:39 pm

    Shot the driver’s side window? Sounds like the charges need to be upgraded to attempted murder!!!

  9. mq on May 14th, 2020 8:30 pm

    @ Lacy
    I reread the article and then wondered the same
    thing

  10. Stumpknocker on May 14th, 2020 7:58 pm

    @Lacy they did a warrant and submitted it to a judge who set the bond.

  11. Jusge on May 14th, 2020 7:39 pm

    The judge normally sets a bond even on a warrant so they know how much to pay to get out. Not all are set to hold for first appearance.

  12. J-Bird on May 14th, 2020 7:27 pm

    “unrelated felony warrant for his arrest for dealing in stolen property”

  13. Big Al on May 14th, 2020 7:12 pm

    The judge sets a bond when they sign the arrest warrant.

  14. David Poole on May 14th, 2020 6:45 pm

    It is a shame that the right person was not present when he brandished the weapon! He should have been shot!

  15. k on May 14th, 2020 6:00 pm

    @lacy: each charge carries with it a predetermined bond amount. i am looking for the chart which shows the amounts, but i don’t think it’s on a publicly searchable website.

  16. erica on May 14th, 2020 5:54 pm

    I work next door and was outside and heard the shots. The gas station was crowded and had people at every pump when this happened. The witness I talked to said it was a green kia soul. This happened around 5pm in front of everyone!

  17. Joshua on May 14th, 2020 5:40 pm

    Judge sets the bond when a warrant is applied for.

  18. Lacy on May 14th, 2020 4:50 pm

    How did they already set a bond if he has not been captured?

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