Century Man Accused Of Burglary, Attempted Burglary

June 20, 2023

A Century man is charged with burglarizing one local home and attempting to burglarize another.

Travis Leigh Carroll, 31, was charged with unarmed burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, unarmed burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, and criminal mischief with a prior conviction. All of the charges are felonies.

The owner of a home on Wood Street was watching security cameras at the residence when he observed someone wearing a hoodie that was walking around his property, looking through windows and glass doors, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.

Responding deputies located Carroll wearing a hood behind the nearby Century Lodge and attempting to flee on his bicycle, the arrest report states. He was detained and identified.

According to the report, Carroll is accused of attempting to lift a sliding glass door out of its track and opening the garage door.

Carroll advised his sick mother was getting $50,000 to use as a down payment on the Wood Street house, and he was looking through the screen glass door at what appeared to be an empty house. According to the ECSO, the house does not appear empty from the glass door and there are no for sale signs anywhere near the residence.

As deputies were working the Wood Street burglary, a citizen stopped to report that they had just observed Carroll prying on windows and attempting to enter a home in the 7700 block of North Century Boulevard. Deputies responded to find pry marks and damage to two windows.

Comments

9 Responses to “Century Man Accused Of Burglary, Attempted Burglary”

  1. Lebowski on June 22nd, 2023 1:57 am

    @Bob

    I am very pro-punishment. It is no one’s responsibility, other than his own, to monitor and correct an grown man’s actions.

  2. Mudnblood on June 21st, 2023 7:31 am

    @Vicky is it true that you’re sick and getting 50k to buy the house that’s not for sale? Or is your son a thief AND a liar?

  3. Eric M on June 21st, 2023 1:21 am

    @Vicky. As his mother, you can get him the help he needs. The Marchman Act is a civil and involuntary commitment statute in the state of Florida, and exists to provide means to voluntarily or involuntarily commit those who are struggling with a substance use disorder (SUD).

  4. Bob on June 21st, 2023 12:54 am

    @J

    Prison doesn’t rehabilitate people. People who live in poverty often do desperate (sometimes stupid) things to provide for themselves and their families. Just because someone broke the law doesn’t mean their parents failed to raise them properly.

    Something set this guy on the critical path to burglarizing two houses. Was it desperation? Addiction? Who knows?

    The point is that if you aren’t willing to address the cause that pushed him to this point, then you aren’t anti-crime. You’re just pro-punishment.

  5. J on June 20th, 2023 10:52 pm

    Well Vicky guess u didn’t raise ur kid right because I have kids and they no right from wrong and if my kid does something like that I turn him in my self no matter what it hurts no he doesn’t need help he needs prison time because if he needs help then as a parent I should be trying to get the help but ur just making excuses for him

  6. Deborah Daugherty on June 20th, 2023 9:56 pm

    I am with J,send his behind to prison.

  7. JTV on June 20th, 2023 9:22 am

    Maybe one day, he’ll break into a house with a good ole 2nd Amendment home owner and meet his maker.

  8. Vicky on June 20th, 2023 8:40 am

    I’m his Mom but I’m not saying what he did is ok but he needs help not prison if you had kids how would you feel ?I’m sorry to all the people he hurt he needs to go to a rehab facility but don’t judge people

  9. J on June 20th, 2023 7:14 am

    This guy all he does is breaks in and steals they need to stop being easy on him give him some years in prison because he just going to keep doing it again and again

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