In the wake of historic personnel changes and reports of low officer morale, inadequate equipment and questionable evidence handling procedures at the Sneads Police Department, the Sneads Town Council has asked state investigators to take a closer look at the department’s evidence room and policies. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will soon conduct a…
A Sneads man accused of sexually abusing a child in his care was arrested this past week in Orange County. Anthony Rex Edge, 51, is facing multiple charges after police say he sexually abused an 11-year-old child. Edge was arrested January 11 at an Orange County hotel and is currently in jail, awaiting extradition back…
An alleged sexual predator and wanted man living in Sneads is now in custody, the Marianna Police Department announced this past week. Kristopher Michael Martin, 38, was arrested this past Saturday, January 5 and booked into the Jackson County Detention Center, with bond set at $250,000. He is charged with five counts of sexual battery…
At its January meeting this past Tuesday night, the Sneads Town Council welcomed a former member back into its ranks. In a rare 2-1 vote, the council appointed former Sneads council member Mike Weeks to the Group 3 council seat, vacated by Danny Pettis this past November. Council President Helen Grice and council member Greg…
A Jackson County man training to be a correctional officer at Apalachee Correctional Institution was arrested on the job recently, when drugs were found in his vehicle while parked at the facility. During a routine K-9 sweep at the prison on December 19, a drug dog alerted its handler to the detection of drugs near…
The Sneads Town Council ended its two-month search for a new chief of police this past Tuesday night, hiring Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Miller for the job. The vote was 3-0, with Council President Helen Grice and council members Daryl Johnson Sr. and Greg Lewis all in favor of the move. Council member Tim…
Like its counterpart across the river, Sneads Town Hall is dealing with its own whirlwind of personnel changes. This past Tuesday, the regular meeting of the Sneads Town Council began with the resignation of council member Danny Pettis, elected just 18 months ago. Pettis, who is assistant director of Florida State Hospital, has taken a…
The Sneads girls’ volleyball team brushed aside Blountstown in Altha this past Saturday, taking a 3-0 match, and will advance to Ft. Myers to attempt to gain their sixth straight Florida High School Athletic Association 1A State Championship title tomorrow (Friday). Sneads powered past the Lady Tigers in their state semifinal meeting 25-12, 25-17, and 25-17…
