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 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
February 17, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Escambia County, Florida) On February 17, 2026, an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Joseph Michael Davis for First-Degree Premeditated Murder
January 22, 2026 PRESS RELEASE On January 21, 2026, Escambia Circuit Court Judge Amy Broderson sentenced Terrance Lovelle Gross, Jr. to mandatory life in prison without parole
January 21, 2026 PRESS RELEASE On January 20, 2026, Santa Rosa Circuit Court Judge Clifton Drake sentenced Ja’Cobey James to life in prison. Ja’Cobey James
January 14, 2026 PRESS RELEASE (Okaloosa County, Florida), On January 13 2026, Justin Andrew Busby was designated a Sexual Predator and sentenced by Circuit Judge