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Man Wanted For Violent Felonies Found Hiding Out In Cottage Hill Woods
June 2, 2021
A man wanted on several violent felony charges was found hiding out in a wooded area in Cottage Hill.
Ronald Howard Pinyan III, 33, was charged with felony aggravated battery using a deadly weapon, domestic battery by strangulation, felony battery, misdemeanor battery, simple assault criminal mischief with property damage, obstructing justice by preventing communication with a law enforcement officer, felony possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, providing a false name to a law enforcement officer, and violation of probation on a previous possession of a controlled substance charge.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to the intersection of Cottage Hill Road and Virecent Road where a man was seen walking into the woods with a fishing pole. After being ordered out of the woods, Pinyan, refused to provide his name but was later identified on scene. A small glass jar containing methamphetamine was found in his pocket, and a credit union debit card belonging to another person was found his wallet, according to an ECSO report.
Pinyan was wanted on outstanding warrants from three previous incidents:
In February 2020, Pinyan’s girlfriend of over a year reported he hit her in the face with a bat and choked her until she could not breathe, according to an arrest report. Deputies were unable to locate him at the time.
In June 2020, Pinyan’s girlfriend told deputies he woke up from a nap and “went nuts,” screaming and threatening to kill her before striking her repeatedly. He said he would take her behind a building, bash her head in and slit her throat, the report states. According to the victim’s statements to deputies, Pinyan said, he had nothing to lose and “told her til death do them part.”
By August 2020, Pinyan was living with a friend in a trailer park off Nine Mile Road. The two got into an argument, and Pinyan was asked to leave. Pinyan threatened violence against the victim, grabbing his phone and breaking it, preventing him from calling law enforcement, the report continues. Pinyan then struck the victim repeatedly over his face, back and neck.
He remained in the Escambia County Jail Wednesday morning without bond.
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11 Responses to “Man Wanted For Violent Felonies Found Hiding Out In Cottage Hill Woods”
Insane. I used to hang out with this dude. He was nice and funny. I knew he could be a dirt bag but never expected it to get this bad.
It’s crazy to see how far Ronnie has fallen.
To think I used to have a crush on him when we were kids lol.
I haven’t seen or heard about him since he moved out the neighborhood when we were younger.
I hope you get clean man. It seems like you’ve taken a turn for the worse.
Oh, Ronnie…what has happened to you? You were such a sweet and charming guy. Smh
Wonder if it was a different girlfriend. I doubt it…so he hits you in the face with a bat and you stay for more.. I don’t understand anything anymore…the older I get the more shocked I am at the way people behave.
Jim, your note was right on and had me chuckling. Thanks for the humor! But it is scary that there’s soooo many people like this doped up person in this area. I don’t even feel safe in my own home like I used to, much less out in public around here because when folks are strung out on meth and other drugs or combine alcohol on top of other substances their minds are blown out in dangerous directions. Please ECSO and attorneys… leave him in jail no bonding out till the dope clears his system a good year or more. Nobody is safe from these type of users…
Great job LEOs. People like this don’t belong in society. I’m glad they got this menace off the streets. People like this fella will continue that behavior until they finally meet up with someone worse then themselves…another case of “jailhouse Justice” needs to happen here…js
Well he wanted violence, he will probably get it while in the DOC. Prison has become increasingly violent and who knows what he may face in there especially considering the liberal medias race manipulation convincing millions that there is a racial divide. I cant think of a worse place to be than prison where there are a LOT of those sheeple types. He will learn a hard lesson in there being with his own kind.
Was this the guy that was hanging out down at the McKenzie Bridge a few weeks ago?
I’ve heard the stories of him going to houses and checking cars! Lucky he is still alive!
Trash!!!
Great guy!
Karma has been saving up for this for some time and is calling in the debt. I wish they had an observation deck to view his current habitat. This is not going to go well for you by any stretch of the imagination. Those aren’t evil voices in your head any longer…they’re your new roomies…please keep hands and feet in at all times and we hope you enjoy the ride. Guaranteed to give you that little something you’ve been missing in your life.
Poor, poor meth head, no longer on the lam.