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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April 2, 2025 PRESS RELEASE (Escambia County, Florida), on April 2, 2025, Carlos Antione Holloway was found guilty of First Degree Premeditated Murder by an
March 18, 2025 PRESS RELEASE (Escambia County, Florida) On March 13, 2025, Circuit Court Judge John Simon sentenced Stephon Dewaunn Dudley, Jr. to 25 years
PRESS RELEASE (Escambia County, Florida). On January 15, 2025, Dewitt Charles Echols was found guilty of Second Degree Murder by an Escambia County jury. On
PRESS RELEASE (Escambia County, Florida). On March 12, 2025, Rumariya Armoni Union was sentenced to serve 15 years in state prison by Circuit Judge Amy
PRESS RELEASE (Santa Rosa County, Florida) On December 12, 2024, Defendant, Antonio Tankersley, was found guilty at a jury trial of Possession of a Firearm
PRESS RELEASE (Escambia County, Florida) On March 11, 2025, Circuit Court Judge Linda Nobles sentenced Aubray Dion Grandison to 25 years in state prison for