Sheriff’s Report

Sheriff’s Report is for activity July 10 to 17. There were 1,526 total calls for service.

FRIday, JULY 10

  • Deputy Ian Kilbourn responded to Walmart and made contact with Asset Protection, who reported an unidentified female entered the store, placed several items in her shopping cart and proceeded to self-checkout. Once at self-checkout, the female failed to scan all the items in the cart and passed the last point of sale with $56 in unpaid merchandise. Case forwarded to Criminal Investigations Division.

SATURday, JULY 11

  • Deputy Aimee Love and Sgt. Wade Wright responded to an agency assist requested by a Fish and Wildlife officer, who was on a traffic stop. While on scene, both occupants of the vehicle, Catherine Gordie and Carl Johns were determined to have active warrants out of Franklin and Bay counties. After confirming extradition, both subjects were placed under arrest. During an inventory of the vehicle, Sgt. Wright located suspected methamphetamine between the front driver and passenger seat. Both subjects were also arrested for possession of meth.
  • Deputies assisted Wakulla Fire-Rescue in retrieving a subject who was locked in an elevator. The door had to be pried opened, causing minor damage to the frame and door.

SUNday, JULY 12

  • Walmart Asset Protection reported a delayed theft. Taken was approximately $50 worth of unpaid merchandise. Case forwarded to CID.
  • Deputy Aimee Love responded to Solomon Drive and made contact with the reporting person who claimed that, while driving her moped south on Spring Creek Highway, a man known to her drove up behind her and intentionally ran her off the road, then he continued south to Shell Point. After data-mining it was determined the man and his truck had not been in the area since July 10th.

Monday, JULY 13

  • A citizen reported being scammed over two years ago out of $18,000 via his Facebook account. He had no bank statements nor could he provide an accurate date of the suspected fraud.
  • A citizen reported the wiring being cut in new construction homes he had just wired for service. The wiring was cut and not pulled from the conduit. The estimated cost to re-wire the homes is $4,100. The reporting person suspects a terminated employee who lives adjacent to the homes being built as the person of interest.
  • Deputies responded to the Sheriff’s Office lobby, in reference to a theft complaint. Contact was made with the reporting person, who advised his ex-girlfriend removed multiple items from a shared motorhome that they kept in a shared storage unit. He advised the missing items totaled over $7,000. he advised she took the items prior to her moving out of state. He wishes to pursue charges at this time for theft.
  • A citizen reported finding a wallet in the gravel parking lot of Cornerstone Tools. Attempts to contact the person whose ID was in the wallet were unsuccessful during the shift. The wallet was submitted into Property & Evidence for safekeeping.
  • Deputy Kory Smith responded to Buck Miller Road in reference to fraud. Contact was made with the reporting person who stated he discovered one of his rental properties was being advertised on the social media platform TikTok for $1,000 a month. He stated the TikTok profile is under the name of Nekiyah (@nekiyah60) and provides several pictures from inside the home and provides contact info. He requested a report be documented in the event someone falls for the scam. The case forwarded to CID.

TUESday, JULY 14

  • Glyndal Mispel was discovered inside Walmart by Asset Protection agents. Upon contact, it was determined Mispel had been Trespassed from Walmart indefinitely on Dec. 24, 2024, Mispel was placed under arrest and transported to the Wakulla County Jail.
  • Walmart Asset Protection reported an unknown female entering the store on July 11 and loading a shopping cart with merchandise. After observing her on security cameras, she was observed at a self-scan register, where she can be seen scanning several items and placing them back into the cart on top of unscanned merchandise. She paid with a debit card belonging to Lativia La’ Shae Crumity. The total loss for the unpaid items was $90.47. Case forwarded to CID.
  • Deputy Jackson Kittrell responded to the area of Wakulla Arran Road and Crawfordville Highway in reference to a suspicious vehicle driving with no tag attached. After a short search of the area, Deputy Kittrell located the vehicle traveling southbound from Walmart. Deputy Kittrell positioned himself behind the vehicle and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The vehicle failed to stop, and appeared as though the driver was waving for Deputy Kittrell to follow. After coming to a final stop at Wyngate Drive the back seat passenger exited the and fled on foot. Deputy Kittrell then made contact with the driver and front passenger and had them exit the vehicle. The driver was immediately detained and secured in the patrol vehicle. During the stop, all parties were identified. The driver, Karl Cannon, advised he was told not to stop by the passenger, William Timmons, who had fled on foot. Karl was then asked about the backpack that was located in the driver side floorboard. Karl advised the backpack was not his but did have some items in it that belonged to him. Due to Karl advising he was not the owner of the backpack, Deputy Kittrell attempted to locate some form of ID to verify ownership. While looking for identification, Deputy Kittrell located two baggies with a white powdery substance. The substance was field tested and produced a presumptive positive for cocaine. Due to not being able to identify the owner of the backpack, the cocaine was seized for destruction. Karl was placed under arrest for fleeing and eluding and transported to the county jail without further incident.

WEDNESday, JULY 15

  • Deputy Ian Kilbourn responded to the Sopchoppy City Park in reference to a suspicious person. Upon arrival contact was made with Roger Rosier, who was exhibiting strange behavior. Ultimately Rosier was asked not to be making unwanted contact with others in the park.
  • Deputy Joshua Martin responded to the lobby of the Sheriff’s Office and made contact with the reporting person, who stated she works for Spark Delivery. She stated while delivering groceries to Klickitat Drive, a German Shephard exited a residence and began aggressively jumping on her causing scratches. She stated she was scared to the point she was unable to move until members of the residence restrained the canine. Animal Control was contacted in reference to this incident.

THURSday, JULY 16

  • Deputy Ian Kilbourn responded to the Sheriff’s Office lobby in reference to a lost/stolen purse. The reporting person stated she was shopping in Walmart and paid for her items. She stated she may have left the purse on the top of her car and drove off. She requested this report to document the occurrence.
  • Deputy Shay Sullivan responded to Shoreline Drive and made contact with the reporting person, who stated he located his cell phone damaged. He believes the damage to his phone was caused by a woman known to him. During the course of the investigation, he changed his account of event in relation to how his phone was damaged. Contact was also made with the woman, who refused to comment on anything. Due to him changing his recollection of events several times pertaining to the damage, this case was documented for information, until further information becomes available.
  • Deputy Zachary Godwin and Deputy Moen responded to Page Oliver Road and made contact with the reporting party, who stated an individual who claimed to be a Verizon representative and advised she was eligible for a new device and a gift card. She agreed to the new device; it was delivered and placed on her porch while she was away. She stated the package was later removed from her porch by an unknown male. She stated she only wanted the incident documented for information, so Verizon would provide her with a refund.

FRIday, JULY 17

  • A citizen reported working on her computer and pop-up ads appeared indicating her computer had been infected with a virus. She contacted the “Microsoft” help number provided in the pop-up. The “Microsoft” agent directed her to send $11,700 via Bitcoin to fix her computer. She withdrew the funds and deposited them in the Bitcoin machine at “The Smoke Shop” in Crawfordville.
  • Deputy Jackson Kittrell responded to the Coin Laundry in reference to a theft. Contact was made with a citizen who advised she started doing laundry at 4:45 p.m. After starting her laundry, she left to pick up her boyfriend and returned an hour later. When she got back, she stated someone had taken her laundry. Deputy Kittrell was able to review video surveillance. While reviewing the video, no one was seen tampering with the washing machines she had started. Due to no one tampering with the washing machine or her clothes, this incident was documented for informational purposes.

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