Cantonment Man Charged With Stalking In Incident That Ended With Three Vehicle Wreck

August 21, 2020

A Cantonment man is accused of a stalking in an incident that ended with a three vehicle wreck on Highway 29.

Cody Ryan Winters, 27, was charged with felony aggravated stalking and felony third degree possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.

The victim told deputies she  was driving south on Highway 29 approaching Muscogee Road with three children in her vehicle when she noticed Winters was weaving in and out of the traffic while following her. The incident last Saturday afternoon ended with a three vehicle crash.

The victim, who has a child with Winters, told deputies as she was looking in her rearview mirror while being chased and collided with the vehicle in front of her. After the wreck, she said Winters stopped in his truck and climbed into her vehicle. He then got back into his vehicle, made a U-turn and sped away northbound on Highway 29, the report states. Witnesses corroborated her statement, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.

When deputies later located Winters, he told them he was sitting in traffic when he noticed the wreck. He said he drove through traffic to check on his infant daughter because he saw a lot of smoke coming from the vehicle, according to the report.  He said while he was helping to get his daughter out of the vehicle, the victim accused him of following her. He denied the allegation.

According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Winters was previously advised not to contact the woman, a complaint was filed over texts he allegedly sent, and she was previously arrested for battery on him.

A few days later as deputies went to arrest Winters on a warrant in connection with the incident, a search of his person located methamphetamine and marijuana in his left front pocket, an ECSO report states.

NorthEscambia.com photos.

Comments

8 Responses to “Cantonment Man Charged With Stalking In Incident That Ended With Three Vehicle Wreck”

  1. David Huie Green on August 22nd, 2020 10:08 pm

    Okay, I yield. Didn’t know they had lately joined up. Mitsubishi wasn’t part of Nissan but

    “From October 2016 onwards, Mitsubishi has been one-third (34%) owned by Nissan, and thus a part of the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance.”

  2. David Huie Green on August 22nd, 2020 9:59 pm

    Okay, the crumpled up one is Mitsubishi. They just got nothing to do with Nissan that I know of.

  3. David Huie Green on August 22nd, 2020 9:56 pm

    REGARDING:
    “That sure looks like a Mitsubishi to me.”

    Nissan, maybe?

  4. k on August 21st, 2020 6:43 pm

    @Shaking my head: read part of that story again: *she* has been arrested for battery on HIM.

    so there’s a lot of stupidity on both sides of this story; I do believe the courtroom, DCS, and the phrase “in the best interests of the children” is in the future for both of them.

  5. Charlie on August 21st, 2020 4:30 pm

    @Crunch—That sure looks like a Mitsubishi to me. The Datsun name was dropped decades ago.

  6. Crunch on August 21st, 2020 9:21 am

    Looks like that Datsun needs a beefed up front end!!!

  7. Shaking My Head on August 21st, 2020 9:07 am

    That woman needs to move away. She will never be free of this maniac. He will end up hurting her.

  8. Lee Williams on August 21st, 2020 8:53 am

    I just do not understand people smiling in their mugshots. Must be a seared conscience.

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