Erin HillGadsden County News Service Chattahoochee police reported four arrests stemming from three September traffic stops that resulted in drug-related charges. The incidents occurred Sept. 5, Sept. 23 and Sept. 26. The first occurred shortly after midnight Sept. 5, when Chattahoochee Police Lt. Seth Alday reported seeing a white 2006 Nissan pickup traveling south on…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service A former Florida State Hospital employee is facing a felony sexual offense following allegations that he engaged in sexual misconduct with a patient at the Chattahoochee facility. Justin Hall was arrested after a patient accused him of exposing himself and making unwanted sexual advances during encounters in his office, according…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service A ransomware attack that locked the Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office out of its computer systems for more than a month contributed to delays in the county’s annual financial audit and other required financial reporting, according to records and information presented to county commissioners. The attack affected the Sheriff’s Office accounting…
Erin Hill Former Quincy City Manager Robert Edward Nixon has been found guilty of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon after a two-day federal jury trial in Tallahassee. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida announced the verdict Sept. 10. Nixon, 61, is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 19…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service A conversation that began with an idea from a program in neighboring Leon County brought Gadsden County youth and law enforcement officers together Aug. 4 to discuss trust, communication and their perspectives on interactions with one another. The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Office of Prevention Services, in partnership with…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service A former Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office school resource deputy is accused of sexually abusing multiple students over two school years, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Leon County. Sedale Canidate, who previously served as a school resource deputy in Gadsden County, faces seven felony charges, including two counts…
By Erin Hill QUINCY — Less than one month after being sworn in as Quincy’s new police chief, Brian Alexander was arrested Friday night on charges of driving under the influence after a Chattahoochee police officer reported finding him driving an unmarked Quincy Police Department vehicle on the wrong side of U.S. Highway 90, according…
Erin Hill Gadsden County News Service Former Quincy Police Chief Carlos Hill has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Quincy, alleging he was fired in retaliation for reporting misconduct within the police department and for speaking out on matters of public concern. The complaint, filed June 24 in the U.S. District Court for…
Erin HillGadsden County News Service A teenager was killed and another person injured in two separate shootings over the weekend at the same apartment complex in Chattahoochee, according to police. The Chattahoochee Police Department responded shortly after midnight Sunday to a reported shooting at Flint Garden Apartments. According to police, officers found that several juveniles…
Driver arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Erin HillGadsden County News Service A 14-year-old Havana teen was killed in a Saturday night crash on U.S. 27 has been identified as Zayden Swango. The crash occurred at about 9:44 p.m. May 16 near John Yawn Place in Gadsden County,…
