Sheriff’s Report is for activity July 31 to August 7. There were 1,352 total calls for service.
FRIday, JULY 31
- Deputy Joshua Parker conducted a traffic stop for faulty equipment. The driver, Jennifer Barineau, was found to be in possession of 5.2 grams of marijuana. It was seized for destruction.
SATURday, AUG. 1
- Florida Highway Patrol requested EMS assistance on a trooper-involved traffic crash in the area of Outz Too. All parties were OK and refused transport, scene was turned back over to FHP.
SUNday, AUG. 2 to MONDAY, AUG. 3
• Double homicide case on Otter Creek in Sopchoppy. Forwarded to Criminal Investigations Division.
TUESday, AUG. 4
- Deputy Arturo Cordoba responded to Tiger Hammock Road in reference to an injured deer that had to be dispatched.
- Deputy Shawn Joens and Deputy Meredith Sullivan responded to the 8000 block of Coastal Highway in reference to a disturbance. While on scene, Breanna Ginnery struck Kane Shamah in the presence of Deputy Joens. Kane was trespassed from the property and departed the scene, but returned while deputies were still on scene. Ginnery was placed under arrest for domestic battery and Shamah was placed under arrest for trespass after warning.
WEDNESday, AUG. 5
- A citizen reported several items taken from his residence around the July 18th – 19th timeframe. He suspects three people he allowed to hang out at his residence for a few days as the persons who might have taken the items.
- A citizen reported forgetting her wallet in a shopping cart at Wal-Mart. Upon realizing this, she contacted Wal-Mart Customer Service and was informed the wallet had been turned in to lost and found. After retrieving her wallet, she reported $200 missing from the wallet. Case forwarded to CID.
- Deputies responded to a report of a traffic crash. Upon arrival in the area, no traffic crash had occurred. A canvass of the area revealed a cellphone had fallen off a motor vehicle and alerted WCSO Dispatch. The phone was collected and turned into property & evidence for safekeeping.
- A citizen advised she was contacted by a man claiming to be law enforcement informing her she just missed jury duty and needed to pay 10% of the citation. She proceeded to make two transactions for a grand total of $14,900 at Triangle Petro in Medart. Case forwarded to CID.
THURSday, AUG. 6
- A citizen reported ordering a tub/shower combo for a new home construction build at Broken Bow Trail in December 2025. Upon delivery, a photo image of the delivered item was sent indicating the location and time of delivery. He arrived at the construction build and observed the delivered tub/shower combo himself. Shortly afterwards, he returned and the tub/shower combo were missing from the construction site. On this day, he located the tub/shower combo in the backyard of a residence on Feather Trail. Due to the tub/shower being in the backyard of the residence, deputies could not enter the property to further investigate. Images were taken from the roadway and uploaded to evidence.com. He was provided with a community request link to upload more images and shipping information. Case forwarded to CID.
- Deputy Caleb Bushong and Deputy Kory Smith pulled over Sean Anderson for window tint. Sean gave consent to search and a search yielded 6.3 grams of methamphetamine and a Tauras G3 9mm in the same bag. He was subsequently arrested and transported to the Wakulla County Jail without incident.
FRIday, AUG. 7
- Deputy Shawn Joens responded to the Annex in reference to a citizen reporting fraud to his bank account. He was alerted by his bank in reference to possible suspicious activity on his account. After further investigation, he was found to be in the negative by $8,000 with several $500 withdrawals being noted. Case forwarded to CID
Report suspicious or illegal activity at 850-745-7100, or call 911 for emergencies.
Report suspicious or illegal activity at 850-745-7100, or call 911 for emergencies.