PRESS RELEASE:
On December 18, 2024, a Santa Rosa County jury found Aubrey James Luker guilty of First Degree Premeditated Murder. Santa Rosa Circuit Court Judge Clifton Drake immediately sentenced Aubrey James Luker to life without parole in state prison.
On April 7, 2023, Toby Hill was seated outside a residence at the 2600 block on Salamanca Street in Navarre, FL. The defendant approached Mr. Hill from behind and shot him in the back of the head with a .380 caliber handgun. The defendant left the scene and was apprehended in a subdivision a short distance
away after neighbors observed Aubrey Luker walking through the neighborhood.
The arrest and investigation were conducted by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant State Attorney Mark Alderman prosecuted the case on behalf of Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida. For more information, please contact Mr. Alderman at (850) 981-5500.
Tina Brown Death Sentence Stands As Post Conviction Denial Affirmed By The Florida Supreme Court – Bridgette Myers Jensen, Chief Assistant State Attorney
PRESS RELEASE On July 16, 2026, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed the denial of Tina Lasonya Brown’s successive post-conviction motion, ending her latest effort to receive a new sentencing hearing.
