Cantonment Man Arrested On Federal Meth And Weapons Charges
April 5, 2016
A Cantonment man wanted by federal authorities on drug and weapons charges is behind bars.
Keith Terrill Prim, age 30 of Stacey Road, was taken into custody Monday at an apartment complex off University Parkway. He is facing charges of distribution of over 50 grams of methamphetamine, five counts of distribution of methamphetamine over five grams, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Prim made his first appearance in federal court in Pensacola Monday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles J. Kahn, Jr.
He is due back before a federal judge on Thursday. In the meantime, he is being held in the Santa Rosa County Jail without bond.
Local authorities, the Gun Crimes Response Team and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives had been searching for Prim for a couple of weeks. His arrest came after an anonymous tip to his whereabouts was received.
Today’s Weather Word: Perfect
April 5, 2016
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
33 Join Waiting List For Century Tornado Housing Assistance
April 5, 2016
Monday was first chance for tornado victims inside the Town of Century to sign up for possible state housing assistance with the opening of a phone line to be placed on a waiting list.
By 4 p.m. Monday, 33 residents had been added to the waiting list, according to Meredith Nunnari, Escambia County Neighborhood Enterprise Division. They have not yet been verified for preliminary eligibility.
It is not yet known how long the waiting list will be taking additions, she said, due to limited funding. An interlocal agreement between the Town of Century and Escambia County is expected to go before the Escambia County Commission on April 21 spelling out additional details.
Only residents in the incorporated town of Century whose housing units were damaged by the tornado are eligible to apply. Owner occupants of manufactured homes are also eligible to apply if they own the property on which the home is located.
Century residents may call (850) 595-0872 to be placed on the waiting list. Residents must provide the following information when calling:
- Name
- Street address of impacted residence
- Contact phone number
Services will be made available to income-eligible owner occupants on a first qualified, first served basis as funding permits. Staff will follow up with applicants within five business days to determine program eligibility and to make appointments to begin the application process.
The following chart shows the maximum gross family household income requirements in Escambia County (effective March 28, 2016) for the housing repair and reconstruction activities through the State Housing Initiatives Partnership program, or SHIP. Household income includes income received from all persons residing in the household and from all sources providing income to the household.
Applications are still being accepted for owner occupants needing housing repair or reconstruction assistance from the February 15 and 23 tornadoes. Owner occupants in unincorporated Escambia County can call the Neighborhood Enterprise Division at (850) 595-0022, and those inside the city of Pensacola limits can call the City of Pensacola Housing Office at (850) 858-0306 to apply.
BP Oil Spill Settlement Approved; $70 Million For Escambia County
April 5, 2016
A final settlement has been approved for the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico at $20.8 billion, which includes the civil Clean Water Act penalties and additional funding for environmental damages and other claims by the five Gulf States, was granted final approval today. To view the Consent Decree, click here.
As part of the settlement, Escambia County is expected to receive about $70 million over 16 years in direct allocation from RESTORE. Escambia will also be eligible to apply for funding from other sources of oil spill funding, including Triumph and the Natural Environmental Resource Damage Assessment programs.
Chairman and District 4 Commissioner Grover Robinson was cautiously optimistic to see the process move forward after almost 6 years. He commented, “It appears that this is the final decision regarding the BP settlement and penalties. This order will begin to move monies associated with the BP settlement per the payment terms of that settlement. While the funding will never totally heal the damage done to our residents or our beaches, it will help us to continue to move forward and make a difference in Escambia County that has the potential to impact our community positively for generations.”
The settlement includes:
- $8.1 billion for natural resource damage
- $5.5 billion for Clean Water Act civil penalties
- Up to $700 million for future unknowns
- $350 million to reimburse state and federal assessment costs
- $250 million to reimburse response and removal costs
- The total restoration funds to the State of Florida includes $680 million in natural resource damage payments and $572 million in Florida RESTORE Act Allocations, which includes:
- $308 million for Direct Component (Pot 1) funds to the Florida Counties
- $242 million for the Spill Impact Component (Pot 3) funds to the Consortium of 23 Counties
- $22 million for the Centers of Excellence
Three More Pharmacies Burglarized
April 5, 2016
Three pharmacies were burglarized early Monday morning just hours apart, and the crimes appear to be related.
Kim’s Family Pharmacy in the 700 block of South Highway 29 in Cantonment was the first to be hit about 1:25 a.m., according to owner Kim Cadenhead. The thieves got in through the bottom of the front door and stole narcotics.
Burglars forced their way into the Jackson Pace Pharmacy on Nine Mile Road about 2:30 a.m., according to owner Steve Jackson, clearing shelves and dumping the drugs into trashcans for their getaway.
Then the Lee Drug Drug in Robertsdale, AL, was hit at 3:30 a.m. when two people wearing gloves, masks and long sleeves forced their way in, taking a large amount of pills and narcotics in trash cans.
The Robertsdale Police Department confirmed that photos from the Escambia County burglaries showed the same suspects as those in Robertsdale.
The burglaries came about three weeks after similar burglaries in Ensley and Jay, and few months after a similar pharmacy burglary in Molino.
Images courtesy WEAR 3 for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
OK, So Where Does A Horse Go For A Good Espresso?
April 5, 2016
A passing motorist snapped this photo Monday afternoon of a couple of horses outside the Starbucks on Nine Mile at Pine Forest. There’s no word if they had triple espressos for a little extra horsepower, or if perhaps they ordered the triple soy vanilla latte with a barrel of oats. Reader submitted photo by Bill Pearson for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Overturned Concrete Mixer Truck Snarls Traffic For Hours
April 5, 2016
An overturned concrete mixer truck snarled traffic for hours on Davis Highway and I-110 in Pensacola Monday afternoon.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 57-year old Arnold Prisco of Summerdale, AL, exited I-10 at Davis Highway. When he turned his 2001 model concrete mixed truck to the right and attempted to change lanes, he swerved to avoid traffic, causing the dump truck to overturn.
The overturned truck blocked two lanes of traffic, and additional lanes were blocked as a crane was used to right the wreckage.
Prisco was cited for violation of a traffic control device, according to the FHP.
4-H Members Plant First Pines At Molino Outdoor Education Center
April 5, 2016
Escambia County 4-H members recently planted the first pine trees as part of the 4-H Outdoor Education Center in Molino. Eventually, 10 acres of loblolly, long leaf and slash pine will be used for forestry demonstration on the property. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
UPDATE: Missing Girl Found Safe, Returned Home
April 4, 2016
UPDATE: THIS MISSING PERSON HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE IS BACK HOME.
Previous story:
Authorities are searching for a 12-year old girl missing from Schifko Road in the Barrineau Park area.
Faith Smith was last seen about 9 p.m. Friday. She left home with her black mini Schnauzer/poodle mix named “Shirley” and her laptop. She was last seen wearing a black hoodie and a carrying a white backpack with polka dots and her name “Faith” embroidered on it.
She is five-foot, four-inches tall, weighs 140 pounds and has a medium build with brown, shoulder length wavy hair and a fair complexion. Family members say she is in need of daily medication.
Smith is listed as a missing person by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call deputies at (850) 436-9620.
One Arrested In Murder Of Atmore Man
April 4, 2016
An Atmore man was shot and killed Friday, and one person has been charged with his murder.
About 11:15 Friday night, deputies responded to the 5800 block of Ross Road near Holman Prison where they found a man identified as 45-year old Waylon Daryl Mothershed on the ground, deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. The alleged shooter, 49-year old Jonathan Black Rager of Jackson, AL, was found by deputies sitting on the ground near the victim and a firearm.
According to the Escambia County (AL) Sheriff’s Office, the two men got into an argument, and witnesses said Rager shot Mothershed.
Rager was charged with an open count of murder and booked into the Escambia County (AL) Detention Center in Brewton.