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CRIME & SAFETY
Structure fire breaks out in Sandestin resort
SANDESTIN, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A fire broke out Monday at a local resort and spa in Sandestin. South Walton Fire District officials say around midnight, crews arrived on-scene to an electrical fire at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa, on the 6th floor of the Spa tower. The...
Body of airman killed by Florida deputy returns to Atlanta
Senior Airman Roger Negale Fortson, 23, was shot to death May 3 by an Okaloosa County, Florida, sheriff’s deputy after relative say the officer went to the wrong apartment. He is from Atlanta. His funeral for Fortson will be held Friday at at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in DeKalb County, according to his obituary.
Traffic stop ends in drug, firearm arrest
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Two men are in custody after deputies say illegal items were found when pulled over. On May 12, Walton County Sheriff’s Office officials say a traffic stop was attempted on a car on Highway 98, but the driver did not stop. Eventually, it did...
Jacksonville lawyer says someone holding a gun doesn’t necessarily mean they’re a threat
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville-based lawyer said someone holding a gun doesn’t mean that they are a threat after Black U.S. Air Force airman Roger Fortson was fatally shot six times in his apartment hallway. Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump said the Okaloosa County deputy knocked on the...
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