Gulf County Sheriff's Report

The Gulf County Sheriff's Office will be conducting vehicle safety checkpoints and DUI check points during the month of April 2008. The check points will be held throughout the county to include Highway 98 near St. Joe Beach, Highway 98 and Garrison Ave, C-30 Simmons Bayou, Highway 71 North of White City, Highway 22 and Highway 22A, Highway 71 and Westarm Creek, Highway 71 Dalkieth Area and Highway 71 near the Calhoun County Line.
On 04/14 Helen Corine Elizabeth Green, 19, came to the sheriff's office and turned herself in, she had a warrant for failure to appear for DWLSR.
On 04/13 a vehicle driven by Ashley Renee Cloud, 22, was stopped, Cloud was arrested on two warrants for Obstruction by disguise and DWLSR.
On 04/15 deputies responded to a local bar concerning two patrons fighting in the parking lot. Roy Lee Vercher Jr., 24, and Brian Kenneth Wilkes, 34, were arrested for disorderly conduct.
On 04/15 Jerry Thomas Gates, 63, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant and possession of less than twenty grams of marijuana.
On 04/14 Sean Franklin Porras w/m 31, and Earnest Balogh, 17, were arrested on two charges of burglary during a joint investigation with the Port St Joe Police Department. The two were arrested for the burglary of a home in Howards Creek and one in the City of Port St Joe.
On 04/15 officers responded to a disturbance in Howards Creek, Jerry R Mitchell, 52, was arrested for disorderly conduct and aggravated battery. It was alleged that he hit an individual in the head with a 2 x 4.
On 04/16 Jonathan Curtis Gates, 24, turned himself in at the sheriff's office, he had a violation of probation warrant.
On 04/16 Eric Gerard Mcadoo, 19, and Donnie Joseph Cunningham, 44, were arrested on violation of probation warrants.
On 04/16 Bret Charles Kelly, 41, was arrested for sale of Methamphetemine and failure to appear.
On 04/16 deputies responded to a call of an unknown person shooting at an inmate work crew with a BB gun. Deputies arrested Stacey Leeann Bauer, 32, for criminal mischief, shooting deadly missiles into or at a vehicle and two counts of aggravated battery.
On 04/18 deputies arrested Donna Sue Mathis, 40, on a warrant for failure to appear.
On 04/19 Billye Smith Norine, 47, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant for leaving the scene of traffic crash in Bay County.
On 04/19 Benjamin Fielder Holley, 54, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
On 04/20 deputies responded to a local bar, they had received a complaint that a patron was threatening to shoot everyone. Michael Eugene Burke, 47, was arrested for disorderly conduct.
On 04/20 Jason Cory Neely, 22, was arrested for failure to register as a convicted felon.
On 04/20 deputies received information that Thomas Wayne Chavous, 42, had some stolen property and was attempting to sell it. They located the property and found that it was a stolen pump; Chavous was arrested for grand theft and violation of probation.
On 04/22 James Danny Dady, 54, was arrested for violation of probation on a Franklin County Warrant.
On 04/25 a vehicle that was involved in an altercation in the Overstreet area was stopped on Highway 98. The driver Brandon Michael Chehardy, 18, was arrested for DUI.
On 04/25 Bobby Lynn Tipton, 36, was arrested on a warrant for failure to pay child support.
On 04/25 Gulf County Deputies went to Bay County Sheriff's Office and arrested Norma Beth Bisson, 51, on charges of DUI with serious bodily injury, DUI Manslaughter, DWLSR and fleeing and attempting to elude, these charges are in connection with a fatal crash on 01/31/2008.
On 04/26 James Burton Clark, 29, was arrested for DWLSR.
On 04/26 deputies responded to a call of an intoxicated female at a local business that had gotten into a customer car and refused to get out. When the deputy arrived, he arrested Teresa Diane Dowell, 41, for disorderly conduct.
On 04/27 a vehicle driven by James Norman Lassiter, 26 was stopped for a traffic violation. While the deputy was speaking with Lassiter he admitted to having some marijuana in his back pocket. Lassiter was arrested for possession of less than twenty grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
On 04/27 a vehicle driven by Russell Allen Wood, 37, was stopped for a traffic violation, while speaking with Wood the deputy noticed what appeared to be crack cocaine in his hand, Wood was arrested for possession of crack cocaine.
On 04/27 deputies responded to a domestic disturbance in the Wewa area. Upon talking with the victim she alleged that Donald Wayne Brake, Jr., 23, had thrown her to the ground and struck her several times with a closed fist. Brake was arrested for aggravated domestic battery.
During the week of 04/14/2008 - 04/21/2008 Gulf County Dispatchers handled 320 calls for service.
During the week of 04/21/2008 - 04/28/2008 Gulf County Dispatchers handled 329 calls for service, including 38 calls for emergency medical service and one grass fire.