Maintain public safety and defend victims by enforcing the law with respect for individuals’ rights.
– Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney
United in a spirit of teamwork with law enforcement agencies and community partners, we at the State Attorney’s Office of the First Judicial Circuit, are committed to treating all parties in the criminal justice system with dignity and respect, while pursuing fair and impartial punishment and accountability for those guilty of crimes.
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December 10, 2025 PRESS RELEASE State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announced that on December 10, 2025, 23-year-old Joseph Henry Broxson was found guilty by a
December 5, 2025 PRESS RELEASE (Escambia County) State Attorney Ginger Madden announces that her office will seek the death penalty against John Henry Walston, Jr., for
November 24, 2025 PRESS RELEASE On November 19, 2025, an Escambia County jury found Shybri Steverson guilty of Second Degree Murder with a Firearm. Escambia
November 24, 2025 PRESS RELEASE On November 18, 2025, Todd Lee Taylor was found guilty of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation (victim over 12 but less
November 21, 2025 PRESS RELEASE (Escambia County, Florida) On November 21, 2025, Darryl Jerome Walker, Sr., was sentenced to life in prison by Circuit Judge
November 19, 2025 PRESS RELEASE ESCAMBIA COUNTY – Ginger Bowden Madden announces that a Grand Jury returned an Indictment today against John Henry Walston, Jr.,
November 19, 2025 PRESS RELEASE PENSACOLA, Fla. – Christian Ketchup was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday morning for the murder of a 25-year-old woman outside
November 18, 2025 PRESS RELEASE OKALOOSA COUNTY: On November 5th, 2025, an Okaloosa County jury found Malik Humphries guilty of Trafficking in Fentanyl (28 grams