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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PRESS RELEASE On April 24, 2025, a Santa Rosa County jury found Rachiel Moore guilty of First Degree Premeditated Murder and Tampering with Evidence. Santa
PRESS RELEASE State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announced that on April 23, 2025, 40-year-old Andre Martelly Tarlton was sentenced to 25 years state prison after
PRESS RELEASE (Escambia County, Florida) On April 16, 2025, Circuit Court Judge John Miller sentenced Samuel Bargerhuff to twenty-one years in Florida’s state prison followed
PRESS RELEASE (Escambia County, Florida) On April 16, 2025, Circuit Court Judge John Miller sentenced Michael Johnson Sr. to 30 years in Florida’s state prison
PRESS RELEASE On April 10, 2025, Michael Todd Ronna was found guilty by an Okaloosa County jury of two counts of using a computer to
(Walton County, Florida) Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announces that on April 10, 2025, a Walton County Jury