Molino Convicted Felon Charged After Allegedly Pawning Shotgun
November 20, 2020
A convicted felon from Molino was arrested after allegedly pawning a shotgun.
Alexander George Deloach, 24, was charged with possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.
According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, DeLoach pawned a Mossberg 12 gauge shotgun at Cash America Pawn on Nine Mile Road for $100. Surveillance video showed Deloach enter the store with the shotgun and a .22 caliber rifle before exiting the store with the rifle. A pawn shop employee told deputies that they would not take the rusted rifle due to its poor condition.
The fingerprint on the pawn ticket was that of Deloach, according to an arrest report.
Court records show Deloach has a previous felony conviction for fleeing and eluding from law enforcement.
Deloach was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
Slightly Warmer Days Ahead
November 20, 2020
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Thanksgiving Day: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Friday Night High School Football Playoff Schedule
November 20, 2020
Here is the schedule for tonight’s high school football playoff games:
FLORIDA
1A Region Semifinal
- Vernon at Northview, 7 p.m.
- Freeport at Baker, 7:30 p.m.
3A Region Semifinal
- Pensacola Catholic at Florida University HS, 7:30 pm (EST)
5A Quarterfinal
- West Florida at Tallahassee Rickards, 7:30 pm (EST)
- Suwannee at Pine Forest 7:30 p.m.
6A Quarterfinal
- Escambia at st, Augustine, 7:30 pm (EST)
ALABAMA
AISA Class 2A Championship
- Escambia Academy vs. Chambers, 3:30 p.m. Cramton Bowl, Montgomery
Bratt Elementary’s Emily Tullis Named School District’s Stellar Employee Of The Month
November 20, 2020
Emily Tullis of Bratt Elementary School was name the Escambia County School District’s Stellar Employee of the Month for November. Tullis is the data specialist at Bratt Elementary and has been with the school district for 16 years. She is pictured above with Superintendent Timothy Smith and below with Bratt Principal Karen Hall at an Escambia County School Board meeting. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Attending The Northview Playoff Game? Here’s What You Need To Know.
November 20, 2020
The Northview Chiefs will host the Vernon Yellow Jackets in 1A regional semifinals Friday night.
Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium on the campus of Northview High School in Bratt.
Tickets are available for online purchase. A convenience fee will apply.
- For home side tickets, click or tap here.
- For away side tickets, click or tap here.
Tickets for this event must be presented using your mobile device, via the GoFan app or the gofan.co mobile site. You will not be able to print tickets.
The winner of the game will face the winner of Freeport at Baker next Friday night. If Northview advances, the game will be played in Bratt.
Monica Suzanne Oglesby
November 20, 2020
Monica Suzanne Oglesby, 31, of Cantonment, Florida, was given her wings on Tuesday, November 17, 2020.
She was born on October 24, 1989 in Dayton, Ohio.
Monica was a very loving and compassionate mother. She love to go to the beach, the river, playing bingo, and spending time with her two sons. She had the most beautiful smile that could light up the room.
She is preceded in death by her brother, Tommy L. Hennessey; cousin, Anna Oglesby; grandparents Tommy Oglesby, Greg Domijan, and Ronnie and Sue Lambeth.
Monica is survived by her loving children, Kurtis Bailey and Tommy Lloyd; her father, David Oglesby and step-mother, Melissa Oglesby; her mother, Susan Spraberry and step-father George Spraberry; brother, Dalton and Brittany Oglesby (son) Dean Olgesby; grandparents, Shirley Oglesby, Jimmy and Pearl Johnson, Chris Domijan, and Lomax and Alice Gunn; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends
Graveside Services will be held at 1PM on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Pensacola Memorial Gardens, 7433 Pine Forest Rd, Pensacola, FL 32526. Friends may pay their respects at 12:30pm
Jack E. Merchant
November 20, 2020
Mr. Jack E. Merchant, age 73, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at his home in Bluff Springs, Florida.
Mr. Merchant was a native and life long resident of Bluff Springs, FL. He was a loving husband, daddy, paw-paw and great paw-paw. He was retired from Johnson Sand and Gravel with over 20 years of service, was a Little League Baseball and Football Coach for many years, loved working with kids and was a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, George and Grace Merchant; one sister, JoAnn Merchant; six brothers, William, Richard, Nathan, Jerry, Steve and Larry Merchant and his 2nd mother, Evelyn Johnson.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Linda Faye Merchant of Bluff Springs, FL; three sons, Billy (Wendy) Merchant of Century, FL, George Richard (Jennifer) Merchant of Flomaton, AL and Kevin (Renee) Merchant of Bluff Springs, FL; one brother, John (Gloria) Merchant of Modesto, CA; one sister, Linda Ingram of Ozark, AL; ten grandchildren, Miranda, Brittany, Darrin, Cheyanne, Mallory, Kelli, Hannah, Tyler, Jaycee and Molly; four great grandchildren, Mason, Walker, Easton and Sawyer and numerous, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Ben Piatt officiating.
Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Saturday, November 21, 2020 from 12:30 PM until service time at 2:00 PM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Darrin Merchant, Eric Merchant, B.J. Johnson, Willie Johnson, Jr. Milstead and Dennis Mathis.
Three More Deaths, 148 New COVID-19 Cases Reported In Escambia County
November 20, 2020
THIS IS ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were three new COVID-19 deaths and 148 additional cases reported Thursday in Escambia County by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Total cases: 15,584 (+148)
Non-Florida residents: 1,632
Total deaths: 293 (+3)
Long-term care facility deaths : 133
Current hospitalizations: 87 (-8)
Number of tests last day: 1,424
Percent positive last day: 8.4%
Percent positive last week: 9.3%
Escambia County cases by location:
Pensacola: 11,365 (+99)
Cantonment: 1,155 (+8)
Century: 952 (+1)
—-including 773 Century prison inmates
Molino: 181 (+3)
McDavid: 90 (+3)
Bellview: 24 (+1)
Walnut Hill: 19 (+1)
Perdido Key: 13
Gonzalez: 8
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 6,839 (+99)
Non-Florida residents: 86
Total deaths: 96
Long-term care facility deaths: 21
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 407*
Number of tests last day: 499
Percent positive last day: 16.7%
Santa Rosa County cases by location:
Milton: 3,282 (+28)
Gulf Breeze: 1,021 (+26)
Navarre: 973 (+17)
Pace: 575
Jay: 168 (-1 data adjustment)
Bagdad: 13
Florida cases:
Total cases: 914,333
Florida residents: 901,234
Deaths: 17,810
Hospitalizations: 52,865*
*“Hospitalizations” in the statewide and Santa Rosa County totals is a count of all laboratory confirmed cases in which an inpatient hospitalization occurred at any time during the course of illness. Most of these people are longer be hospitalized. The FDOH does not provide a count of patients currently hospitalized. The Escambia County number is current data compiled each day from the local hospitals.
*The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
FDOT Prepares To Begin Driving Piles For Pensacola Bay Bridge Repair
November 20, 2020
As demolition progresses on the Pensacola Bay Bridge, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is preparing to begin driving piles, concrete posts that are driven into the ground to act as a leg or support for the new bridge, the first week of December.
The fabrication of multiple concrete piles, piers, and beams continues in preparation for reconstruction. The inventory of concrete piles and beams continues to increase with production coming from the Pensacola precast yard and a facility in Tampa.
Over the past several weeks, the department conducted extensive research to find additional mobility options that would provide the most benefit to the impacted communities. After gathering information such as potential ridership, times of operation, and duration of service as well as reviewing existing facilities that would be necessary for the safe operation of a people-moving ferry, FDOT has determined that option would not be feasible or provide the maximum assistance possible for the region. FDOT remains committed to working with local communities while also providing residents and visitors a free, temporary bus route to help transport passengers between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze through Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT).
To date, FDOT has:
- Mobilized multiple contractors working around the clock to facilitate construction and minimize impacts to the existing structure.
- Approved multiple construction design plans and is reviewing additional design plans for the permanent repairs that address the reconstruction of spans for the bridge and reestablishment of four lanes of traffic on the bridge at the same condition as expected for new construction.
- Widened 2,000 feet of northbound and southbound S.R. 281 south of the I-10 interchange and widen the eastbound I-10 off ramp at eastbound S.R. 281 off ramp to two lanes to improve travel time on the detour route.
- Met with stakeholder groups, state and local officials, civic organizations and local business owners to discuss the bridge reconstruction as well as other actions that are being considered to efficiently restore regional connectivity.
The Pensacola Bay Bridge has a targeted re-opening date of March 2021. Once repairs are complete, all four lanes will be open with no load restrictions. As each repair method is developed, FDOT will be conducting reviews to ensure the contractor is hitting all milestones in the established schedule.
Motorists should continue to use all available detour routes, which include the Garcon Point Bridge and State Road 87. At this time, tolls on the Garcon Point Bridge have been suspended through Sunday, December 13.
Man Charged In Vehicle Title Scam; FHP Executes Search Warrant In Cottage Hill
November 19, 2020
A Cantonment man was arrested in a vehicle title scheme after a search warrant was executed this week at his Cottage Hill home.
Lawrence Trevon Lee, Jr., age 24, was charged by the Florida Highway Patrol Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Intelligence with felony fraud for obtaining goods etc. with a an invalid vehicle title, felony fraud for possession similitude of a driver’s license and felony fraud swindle for obtaining property between $20,000 and $50,000.
Lee allegedly financed a Mercedes-Benz C-Class using a false social security number in February 2020 but never made a payment before engaging in the title washing scheme.
In May, the finance company received contact from a towing and recovery company claiming a towing lien. A third party claimed he purchased the vehicle from a towing company in Alabama after it was allegedly found abandoned without an engine an other parts. He offered to release the vehicle back to the finance company for $4.500. That person, according to FHP, was Lee pretending to be someone else.
An attorney for the finance company contacted authorities, believing they were victims of a vehicle title scheme amounting to $30,000 plus finance charges.
A Florida Highway Patrol investigator found a picture of Lee with the Mercedes CL300 on his Facebook page. The photo was taken in front of the house he occupied on Soft Point Drive in Cottage Hill.
The investigator wrote in his report that the towing company filed a fraudulent tow and title storage application with the Escambia County Tax Collector’s Office. According to the FHP report, an individual at the towing company is currently under investigation for multiple fraudulent title applications.
Two other “lien washes” involving Lee and the man at the towing company were discovered by the FHP investigator, the report states.
This week, the Florida Highway Patrol served a search warrant at the home on Soft Point Drive with the assistance of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and other agencies. The search warrant produced evidence further linking Lee to the title scheme, his arrest report states.
Lee was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
Additional arrests are expected in the case.
Pictured: The Florida Highway Patrol and other agencies execute a search warrant at a home on Soft Point Drive in Cottage Hill. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
