Attorney vs. Attorney: Shepard vs. Appleman and Trucks, P.A.

You Can Read The Documents That Have Been Filed With The Court HERE, or read the synopsis below. Complaint states “Appleman was State Attorney for Florida’s Fourteenth Judicial Circuit for 24 years before he retired after allegations arose that he misused and converted campaign funds to...

James Gay Convicted In The Jacob Hendershot Mureder

A Bay County jury convicted James Tristan Gay on Tuesday of throwing the first punches into Jacob Hendershot’s face, just before he 16-year-old was killed. Assistant State Attorney Larry Basford told jurors in his closing argument that Gay, 21, of 10620 White Road, Youngstown, attacked...

Tamia Reed Sentenced to 43 Years For Second Degree Murder

Circuit Judge Chris Patterson sentenced Tamia S. Reed on Thursday to 43 years in prison for the murder of Bobby Lynn Hawkins. Reed unexpectedly entered an open plea to the court March 6 on charges of second degree murder with a firearm and home invasion robbery...

Woman Convicted Of Cocaine Possession

A Bay County jury convicted Tina Jo Anthony on Thursday of possession of cocaine. Anthony, 47, of 1020 W. 11th St., faces up to five years in prison when Circuit Judge Michael Overstreet sentences her next month. Assistant State Attorney Michelle Spaven told jurors in her opening...

Michael Norman Sentenced To 15 Years

Michael A. Norman was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison and a $100,000 fine for drug trafficking. Norman, 66, was arrested after he shot and killed two intruders into his 7515 Jefferson Ave. home the night of May 11, 2010. Responding officers found a cache...

22 Years In Prison For Manslaughter

Circuit Judge Brantley Clark sentenced Daryl Alexander Jackson to 22 years in prison Thursday for manslaughter in the death of a Panama City man. Jackson, 40, of 720 Cactus Ave., hit Preston Rice on the head with a piece of lumber after an argument March 22,...

2 Women Indicted In Body In Freezer Murder Case

The Bay County Grand Jury on Thursday indicted Dawn Ruthann Ross and Judy Lynn Gsell of first-degree murder and robbery in the death of Gsell’s husband Raymond. According to sheriff’s investigators, Judy Gsell, Ross and another woman were taking crack cocaine, prescription drugs and alcohol the...

Stephanie Pistey Sentenced In Hendershot Murder

Stephanie Marie Pistey pleaded no contest Friday to being an accessory after the fact to the second-degree murder of Jacob Hendershot. Circuit Judge James Fensom sentenced her to 12 years in prison followed by three years probation. Assistant State Attorney Larry Basford told Fensom that Pistey was...

Daryl Jackson Convicted of Manslaughter

A Bay County jury convicted Daryl Alexander Jackson of manslaughter Wednesday in the death of a Panama City man. Assistant State Attorneys Erin Oliver and Bob Sombathy presented their case to jurors over a one-day trial. The first witness to testify, Sherlette D. Franklin, said she...

Michael Norman Convicted Of Drug Trafficking.

Michael A. Norman was convicted Friday of drug trafficking. Assistant State Attorney Larry Basford told jurors in his opening statement that Norman, 66, shot and killed two intruders into his 7515 Jefferson Ave. home the night of May 11, 2010. “This case does not have anything to...