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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March 30, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Okaloosa County, Florida), on March 26, 2026, Timothy Anderson was found guilty of First Degree Murder Premeditated Murder. The Honorable
March 26, 2026 PRESS RELEASE On March 26, 2026, an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Jalynda Karie Smith on the charges of First Degree Murder
March 26, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Escambia County, Florida) On March 26, 2026, an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Samuel Antonio Maldonado Erazo on the charge
March 23, 2026 PRESS RELEASE On March 23, 2026, April Erin Oliva was indicted by a Santa Rosa County Grand Jury for First Degree Murder
March 13, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Okaloosa County, Florida) Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announces that on March 11,
March 5, 2026 PRESS RELEASE On March 4, 2026, Santa Rosa Circuit Court Judge Clifton Drake sentenced Jeffrey Stahler to life in prison for Second
PRESS RELEASE March 2, 2026 (Okaloosa County, Florida), on February 26, 2026, Jerrish Stephens was found guilty of Second Degree Murder by an Okaloosa County
PRESS RELEASE February 19, 2026 (Santa Rosa County, Florida) Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announces that on February