In early May, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and numerous agencies from around the Panhandle of Florida conducted a multi-phased operation focused on addressing sexual offender and predator violations. The first phase was an undercover operation focused on law enforcement officers posing as children online. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, the “undercover children”…
Information on arrests and bookings are sent to The Herald from Jackson County law enforcement offices.Being subject to arrest does not mean the individual has been convicted of a crime. All persons are to be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Resee McKinnie Ward – Sentenced to the county jail. Nakia…
Police seek public’s help identifying gunman reportedly shown in security footage As the sun set over the Town of Gretna this past Sunday, the evening calm was suddenly shattered when shots rang out on a local street, police reported earlier this week. The shooting occurred around 7:40 p.m. this past Sunday, April 26, near the…
A possible drug activity tip late last week in Sneads netted a meth bust for police at a local residence, despite alleged attempts to conceal the stash, police reported. This past Friday, April 17 an officer with the Sneads Police Department was dispatched to a residence in Sneads, in reference to possible drug activity, a…
Over the past week, Gadsden County has been thrust into the international spotlight, with the story of a local school teacher’s recent drug arrest garnering widespread – and no doubt unwelcome – attention in news media outlets from Tallahassee to New York, and even as far away as London and New Delhi. Guy Raynak, a…
Eight additional residents of Gadsden and neighboring counties were charged with federal drug crimes this past week as part of an ongoing large-scale investigation into suspected drug trafficking operations in the region. Authorities hauled in the eight suspects earlier this week after a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging them with numerous felony…
A thief made off with 17 galvanized steel fence posts from Sneads’ Adam Tucker Wilson ballpark earlier this week, police reported, and investigators are asking anyone with information in the alleged crime to come forward. In a statement released this past Wednesday by the Sneads Police Department, Chief Mike Miller requests the public’s assistance with…
Authorities shut down local dogfighting ring Thanks to a major Gadsden County dogfighting bust executed recently by law enforcement from multiple federal, state and local agencies, an estimated 100 dogs have been freed from the bonds of illegal dogfighting, and their former owners are now in chains, authorities announced at a press conference this past…
A Chattahoochee man and two alleged accomplices were arrested this past Tuesday after authorities say the trio perpetrated a “drive-by shooting” against local livestock. Trayvontaye Cheesmon, 19 of Chattahoochee; and Bay County residents Antonio Roulhac, 20, and Travion Turrell, 21, are being held at the Gadsden County Jail on a bevy of charges, including weapon…
An elderly Quincy man was found dead among the ruins of a devastating house fire this past Monday – exactly one week after authorities say he brutally assaulted his girlfriend, landing him behind bars and sending his girlfriend to the intensive care unit. Around 1:50 a.m. this past Monday, deputies with the Gadsden County Sheriff’s…
