Tate Drops Varsity Game To Crestview; Tate Freshmen Top Pace
March 11, 2022
Crestview 5, Tate 3
The Crestview Bulldogs defeated the Tate aggies 5-3 Thursday night in Crestview.
Dalton Biggs went two innings allowing four runs on five hits and striking out three. Rilee Lowery pitched four, allowing one run on four hits and striking out two.
Ethan McAnally led the Aggies at the plate, going 2-3 with one RBI. Clif Quiggins, Cade Kelley and Jay Davis each went 1-3.
Tate 3, Pace 2 (Freshman)
The Tate High School Freshmen took the lead late in the game to defeat Pace 3-2 Thursday.
Down 2-0, the Aggies scored one in the sixth inning and two in the seventh to earn the win.
Taite Davis, Nathan Ozuna, Tyler Folmar and Brady Smith had one hit each for the Aggies.
Kaleb Posta earned the win on the mound for Tate. He went four innings, allowing two hits and no runs while striking out six. Edgar Sheppard opened with three innings, allowing two runs, five hits and striking out two.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Laura Glodfelter, click to enlarge.
16-Year Old Also Charged In Connection With Theft Of Rifle Found In Truck On Tate High Campus
March 10, 2022
A 16-year old has also been charged in connection with the theft of a rifle found inside a vehicle on the Tate High School campus last month.
Vontrey Garrett is charged with felony grand theft of a firearm.
On February 15, Caden Edward Sterling, 18, was found to be in possession of a stolen 300 caliber AR-15 rifle along with four magazines and 34 rounds of ammunition in his truck at Tate High School, according to court documents. Sterling told deputies that he obtained the gun from “an unknown male for an unknown reason” and could offer no further information or documentation, an arrest report states. Sterling was also charged with grand theft of a firearm.
The gun had been reported stolen by an Escambia County man that told deputies it had been taken from his son’s locked bedroom. He told deputies that Sterling was the boyfriend of his 15-year old daughter, the report states.
The girlfriend told deputies that Sterling told her that his friend “Trey” was the one that actually stole the gun. “Trey” was later identified as Vontrey Garrett, the State Attorney’s Office said.
The girlfriend stated that Garrett “put the gun in the back of Sterling’s truck and with his knowledge that he drove to school with the firearm where it was later located by the sheriff’s office and confiscated”, according to the report.
Many of Sterling’s statements to investigators were redacted from the report.
Tate High AJROTC Places In Multiple Events At Regional Drill Competition
March 10, 2022
The Tate High School AJROTC placed in several events Saturday at the JROTC Regional Drill Competition at Chipley High School.
The Tate High School AJROTC now advances to the State Drill Meet on April 2.
The category, place and commander for each is listed below.
Female Armed Squad
1st Place
Cadet Leventhal
Male Armed Squad
1st Place
Cadet Marshall-Gilley
Male Unarmed Squad
1st Place
Cadet Stegal
Male Unarmed Platoon
1st Place
Cadet Romero
Male Armed Platoon
1st Place
Cadet Jogan
Female Unarmed Platoon
1st Place
Cadet McKay
Female Armed Platoon
1st Place
Cadet Hoffman
Armed Male/Mix Exhibition Platoon
1st Place
Cadet Leventhal
Female Color Guard
2nd Place
Cadet Allgyer
Male Color Guard
3rd Place
Cadet Williams T.
Female Unarmed Squad-
3rd Place
Cadet Doten
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Free Wild Game Dinner Saturday At Highland Baptist In Molino
March 10, 2022
Highland Baptist Church in Molino will host a Wild Game Dinner and Fish Fry this Saturday evening.
The guest speaker will be Ethan Jago, retired USAF, avid outdoorsman and young adult minister at Olive Baptist Church. There will be hunting and fishing door prizes with a grand prize of a 12-gauge.
Admission is free for the 5 p.m. event. Doors open at 4:30.
Highland Baptist Church is located at 6240 Highway 95A.
Cantonment Man Charged With Weapons Offense For Allegedly Throwing Concrete At House
March 10, 2022
A Cantonment man is facing felony charges after allegedly throwing a large piece of concrete at a local home.
Cody Ryan Winters, 28, was charged with a deadly missiles weapons offense and felony criminal mischief with damage of $1,000 or more.
Winters allegedly threw a “large” piece of concrete, some 2.5 to 3 inches in diameter, at the garage door of a home on Millet Circle in Cantonment. The concrete caused an estimated $1,200 in damage.
Winters sent a Facebook message to the female homeowner describing how he was going to “damage their property and kill her husband and kick their five-year old son”, an arrest report states.
Hours before, Winters allegedly threw a large rock, making a hole in an enclosed trailer at the home next door.
Winters was released on a $5,000 bond.
Raelynn Dean Wins Jim Allen Elementary’s 4-H Tropicana Speech Contest
March 10, 2022
Jim Allen Elementary School fourth grader Raelynn Dean was the school’s 4-H Tropicana Speech Contest winner. She also received honorable mention at the county contest. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Registration Begins Now For VPK In Escambia County Schools
March 10, 2022
Registration is underway for a free Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) for 4-year olds that reside in the attendance zone for a Title I school.
Title I schools with a VPK program are Bratt, Jim Allen, Molino Park, Brentwood, Ensley, Ferry Pass, Global, Montclair, OJ Semmes, Weis, West Pensacola, Bellview, Holm, Longleaf, Navy Point, and Sherwood elementary school.
Parents first need to complete the VPK Certificate of Eligibility at familyservices.floridaearlylearning.com or go to the Early Learning Coalition, 1720 West Fairfield Drive, Suite 100/400, Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The child’s birth certificate and the parent’s proof of residence must be uploaded when applying for the Certificate of Eligibility.
After completing the VPK Certificate of Eligibility, parents should complete an Escambia County School District online application in FOCUS by clicking here..
Beginning on April 4, the parent or guardian should take the documents listed below to Spencer Bibbs Center at 2005 North 6th Avenue to complete registration, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Families residing in the Bratt and Molino Park attendance zones should take relevant documents directly to the school.
Documents required:
- Certificate of Eligibility
- Birth Certificate
- Proof of Residence (utility bill or lease)
- Immunization Record
- Physical (or appointment card for upcoming physical)
- Child’s Insurance Card
- Child’s Social Security number
- Proof of Income (2021 W2 for all adults in home)
Schools will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. Registration is not complete until all documents have been approved and forms have been signed.
For more information, call (850)595-6915, extension 224.
Cantonment Man Wins $1 Million On Lottery Scratch-Off Game
March 9, 2022
A Cantonment man has claimed a $1 million scratch-off Florida Lottery prize.
Ryan Martin, 27, claimed the $1 million prize from the new 500X The Cash scratch-off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.
“After winning on a few tickets last week, I decided to pick up another one on my way home from work,” Martin said. “I was in total shock when I saw that I had won $1 million and immediately called my wife to tell her the good news!”
Martin purchased his winning ticket from Nine Mile Raceway, located at 701 West Nine Mile Road. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.
The $50 game features a $25 million top prize.
Alleged Check Kiting Lands Man In Jail On Fraud Charge, Months After His Wife Was Charged
March 9, 2022
An alleged check kiting scheme landed an Atmore man in the Escambia County Jail, months after the arrest of his wife in the case.
Check kiting is a form of check fraud that involves taking advantage of the float time to make use of nonexistent funds in a bank account.
Derrick Jerel Rudolph, 35, was charged with third degree felony fraud. He was released on a $10,000 bond.
His wife, Sherry Williams Rudolph, was also charged with third degree felony fraud in July 2021. She has since entered into a deferred prosecution agreement which will allow the charges against her to be dropped later this year.
The Rudolphs had a total of six accounts with Pen Air Federal Credit Union. They opened a joint account for checking and savings, and individual accounts were later opened, according to court documents.
Shortly after opening these accounts the Rudolphs began to move money around between accounts, and they began to deposit worthless checks at drive-thru ATMs in Escambia County, the State Attorney’s Office said.
Investigators said Sherry Rudolph then wrote $2,820 in bad checks to herself and deposited them at Pen Air ATMs, mostly in Century. Pen Air records showed account balance inquiries to verify the funds were available, and then cash was withdrawn from ATMs, the report continues.
Derrick Rudolph followed the same process with bad checks, according to investigators.
All total, Pen Air reported a loss of over $5,000.
ECSO: Kidnapping Report Was Unfounded
March 9, 2022
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says claims are unfounded that a woman was kidnapped from her car at gunpoint last Thursday morning.
Brianna Renae McGuire, 24, was reported kidnapped at gunpoint from a car on Norstum Drive. That’s off Airway Drive just south of Nine Mile Road. At the time, the ECSO believed 26-year old Nicholas Jody Liberto was the kidnapper.
Now, the ECSO says the kidnapping was unfounded.
McGuire and Liberto were located together hours later at an Escambia County home. Both were highly intoxicated and transported to the hospital, the Sheriff’s Office said. No probable cause was found to file charges.