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A Brewton woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing from her employee, but whether she spends any time behind bars will be determined at a status hearing scheduled for Jan. 9. Leigh Graves Najor pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of property I and tampering with evidence last Wednesday in Escambia County Circuit Clerk. She was accused of stealing money from her employers at Brewton Insurance and Real Estate Agency. Circuit Judge Bert Rice sentenced Najor to...
One of two inmates who escaped from the Loxley Work Release Center Monday morning was captured near Windcreek Casino and Hotel after he jumped from a moving car and fled on foot. Damon Rashad Dinsmore, who was serving time on a burglary III conviction out of Franklin County, Ala., and a second inmate, Cantorius Alan White both left the work release center early Monday morning. Escambia County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Mike Lambert said the two men checked into a hotel in Loxley. White was...
A woman questioned after being seen leaving a well-known drug house and three separate traffic stops by East Brewton police officers sent four people to jail on drug charges. Jennifer Legere, 33, 100 Victory St., East Brewton, was arrested July 13 and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (acetaminophen hydrocodone). Police reports note Legere was seen leaving a residence known for selling drugs and was approached by an East Brewton police officer and discovered the pills...
I was pointed to a few Internet posts where the Flomaton Police Department was being ridiculed by some and applauded by others for arresting an Andalusia man Sunday afternoon on drug trafficking charges after Detective Chance Thompson found a bag containing 1,101 grams of an herbal substance called Kratom. I'd never heard of Kratom and didn't know what it was. The ridicule came from the fact the purchase of Kratom and the possession of Kratom is legal in the state of Florida and illegal in the...
Policing is not rocket science. It's not a knock on police officers, but like newspaper editors we don't have crystal balls to see the future or know what all is going on unless someone tells us. We have some very good police officers and investigators in both Escambia counties and Santa Rosa County, but most will quickly tell you it takes people in a community to point them in the right direction. It takes people in the community helping the police chase down the 'bad guys' instead of chasing down shadows. We've solved a lot of burglaries and...
