County Code Enforcement Officer Met By McDavid Felon With A Gun, ECSO Says

April 26, 2023

An Escambia County Code Enforcement officer investigating a case near Walnut Hill was met by a convicted felon with a holstered gun on his side, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.

Haden Brock Howard, 28, was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and failure to appear for a misdemeanor offense following the incident.

While investigating a complaint, a code enforcement officer spotted Howard near his residence in the  2500 block of Green Village Road with a pistol in a side holster. The code officer retreated his vehicle and notified law enforcement.

When a deputy arrived, Howard hid in front of a red pickup truck and stepped out when ordered, with an empty holster, according to an arrest report. He was immediately taken into custody on an outstanding warrant, and the pistol was located under a rubber mat in front of the pickup truck.

Howard was wanted on for failure to appear on a charge of knowingly driving with a suspended or revoked license. He remained in the Escambia County Jail Wednesday with bond set at $17,000. He was convicted of felony grand theft in July 2014.

According to Escambia County Code Enforcement reports, the house is a known drug house and the code violations at the home appear to have gotten worse. The address has an obviously dilapidated house with broken, trash and debris, vegetation overgrowth, two inoperable trucks, and it appears someone has been burning plastic and other trash.

Code enforcement noted that the home does not have ECUA trash service.

Comments

10 Responses to “County Code Enforcement Officer Met By McDavid Felon With A Gun, ECSO Says”

  1. Boo boo on April 26th, 2023 11:41 pm

    It doesn’t matter if it was his house or not he’s a convicted felon carrying a firearm whether it was on his property or somewhere else he’s not supposed to own a firearm whatsoever criminals are the ones that are making legal gun owners criminals. Besides that clean up your yard be respectable citizen.

  2. Steve on April 26th, 2023 8:44 pm

    it was his house ; might make a difference

  3. My2Cents on April 26th, 2023 12:56 pm

    What’s wrong with burning plastic? My neighbor does it regularly and nothing is done about it when you call the fire department. I just stopped calling and deal with the toxic fumes. It’s terrible.

  4. Mike E on April 26th, 2023 11:48 am

    A felon with a firearm is really serious. I can’t believe he walked around with it in a holster and displayed it . Not very smart at all. If they want that truck gone I can come get it . Looks like a yard display

  5. Local on April 26th, 2023 10:23 am

    This guy is a habitual problem to the homes in that area. He is routinely found on others property with no reason to be there. For the longest time, he frequented the home on 164 directly across from Green Village Road. Before the Howards were left with that home, it was a decent one. Now it needs to be pushed over by the looks of it. Everywhere this guy goes, he destroys everything and makes everyone in that area nervous of his presence.

  6. retired on April 26th, 2023 10:06 am

    see worse than that on CITRUS st in brownsville.

    people living in houses with no roof, trash, junk in yard, vehicle rotting with no tags, ETC.

  7. Josh Jones on April 26th, 2023 8:57 am

    This guy has a long record of court cases. This arrest for weapon possession by a a felon carries mandatory prison time. Maybe now he’ll be put off the street.

  8. John Bone Jones on April 26th, 2023 8:13 am

    smart fella, right here

  9. Jester on April 26th, 2023 7:44 am

    Better living through modern pharmacology

  10. HowardHowardHoward on April 26th, 2023 6:52 am

    What is meant by a “known drug house”, and if “known” why has nothing been done to shut it down?

    Note to Howard for next time: they always look under the rubber mat.

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