Assistant State Attorney Robert Paul Gillespie is prosecuting the case along with the dedicated Economic Crime paralegals, ...

A jury today found former Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy Eddie Lee Duran Jr. not guilty of manslaughter with a firearm in ...

In December 2022, Stephanie Perdue was an inmate at the Santa Rosa County Jail and had a pending case of Aggravated Battery ...

On July 16, 2026, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed the denial of Tina Lasonya Brown’s successive post-conviction motion, ending her latest effort to receive a new sentencing hearing. Brown was tried ...

September 23, 2026 PRESS RELEASE On July 15, 2026, a Santa Rosa County jury found Stephanie Perdue guilty of two counts of Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Premeditated Murder and ...

United in a spirit of teamwork with law enforcement agencies and community partners, we at the State Attorney’s Office of the First Judicial Circuit, are committed to treating all parties in the ...

(Escambia County, Florida) On July 9, 2026, Circuit Judge John Simon sentenced Terriny Krepps to a total of 18 years in Florida state prison for DUI Manslaughter and DUI with Serious Bodily Injury.

On April 24, 2025, a Santa Rosa County jury found Rachiel Moore guilty of First Degree Premeditated Murder and Tampering with Evidence. Santa Rosa Circuit Court Judge Clifton Drake immediately ...

On March 26, 2026, an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Jalynda Karie Smith on the charges of First Degree Murder and Tampering with Evidence. The indictment stems from the death of Smith’s child.

(Escambia County, Florida), Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announces that on July 30, 2025, Sarah Nowlin was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Amy ...