Man Charged With Armed Carjacking In Century

May 21, 2021

A Panama City man has been charged in connection with a carjacking in Century.

Daniel Jerod Brocklehurst, 31, was charged with carjacking with a weapon. He remained in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $100,000.

A resident reported an attempted carjacking in the 8000 block of Jefferson Avenue. She told the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office that an armed white male had approached her, demanded one of her vehicles and asked to go inside her residence. When she refused, the alleged suspect put on a black motorcycle helmet and fled the scene in a black Volkswagen.

As they were responding to the to the area, deputies saw Brocklehurst wearing a black motorcycle helmet standing in the front yard of a residence in the 800 block of Hecker Road. He resisted deputies and was taken to the ground, according to an arrest report.

Deputies determined that Brocklehurst had committed a carjacking at the home on Hecker Road. The victim said she was sitting in her vehicle when she saw Brocklehurst approach her from across Jefferson Avenue. She said he pulled a handgun from his waist area, pointed at her and demanded her 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis.

The victim exited the car and Brocklehurst entered, placing the gun on the passenger seat. He started to back out of the driveway, but pulled back in and exited the vehicle, the report continues. Brocklehurst then tried to explain his actions to the victim and her father.

A Ruger semi-automatic handgun with a live 9 mm round in the chamber was recovered from the front seat of the vehicle.

Brocklehurst was not charged with the incident on Jefferson Avenue.

Comments

9 Responses to “Man Charged With Armed Carjacking In Century”

  1. Legman on June 17th, 2021 7:18 pm

    I know him. I’ve hung out with him broken bread together. I never saw him behave in any way other than normal. He’s brilliant. He has absolute pitch which one in 10,000 have. I believe he needs help. I’m praying for him.

  2. Friend on May 23rd, 2021 1:16 am

    This is extremely scary and sad. I know this individual very well and he has NO history of violence, and needs so much help with addiction and his mental state. There is a lot to the story, as is evidence by him not leaving with the car. He is troubled and hasn’t had a perfect life. Of course I am horrified for the victim and glad she was not hurt. So damn sad.

  3. Lone chief on May 22nd, 2021 5:12 pm

    …then tried to explain his actions to the victim and her father… not saying he was right but there may be much more to the story here.

  4. Charlie on May 21st, 2021 6:54 pm

    @Justice—What you are missing is some zeros. It does state in the story above, One hundred thousand bail, but maybe only 10 percent cash, which would be ten thousand. Probably can’t come up with even ten if he is so poor he is carjacking.

  5. Facetious Bob on May 21st, 2021 10:05 am

    With all the kidnappings, carjackings, and other not nice stuff going on, somebody will eventually shoot back. Then the politically correct police will get involved, and tell us it is not nice to be rude.

  6. Justice on May 21st, 2021 6:41 am

    He was not charged with the
    Jefferson Ave crime?????
    Seriously?
    $10 K bond? Really?
    What are we missing here?

  7. Stanley Beech on May 21st, 2021 6:28 am

    It wouldn’t take but one year of busting rocks with a 14 lb sledgehammer, 7 days a week, 12 hours a day and this fellow could make something of himself the next year. These thugs aren’t scared of the law. How about making The Lawyer and Judge responsible for any convict that gets released early?

  8. JTV on May 21st, 2021 5:19 am

    Take the trash out

  9. Denbroc on May 21st, 2021 4:22 am

    Certainly you left a zero out of the bond price. $10,000 is way too low for the crimes he is accused of committing.

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