23 JULY 2015
WZEP AM 1460
WZEP AM 1460 First News
Thursdaay, July 23, 2015
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News Segment 1
FLAG FLYS…FOR NOW
By: T.H. Merritt
Numerous callers were concerned yesterday when
they noticed the Confederate Flag missing from the War Memorial at the Walton
County Courthouse. WZEP was inundated
with calls throughout the morning asking if the flag had been stolen or if the County Commissioners
had ordered it removed.
Walton County Public Information Manager Louis Svelah says his office also received numerous inquiries:
Since the Governor ordered all U.S. and state flags at half-staff in honor of the slain Marines and Sailors by a gunman in Chattanooga, TN last week, the Confederate flag was lowered during the observance but will be returned at the end of the period of mourning.
The status of the flag is a hot topic these days as Santa Rosa Beach lawyer Daniel Uhlfelder is, once again, trying to have it removed. At last week’s county commission meeting, Uhlfelder demanded commissioners remove it immediately. However, commissioners delayed a vote until their next meeting Tuesday, July 28th, to give other residents a chance to express their views.
Uhlfelder contends the flag is a symbol of hate
and racism and submitted a petition with 1,300 signatures supporting his
position.
The flag was raised by County Commissioners
in 1964 at the War Memorial which honors local Confederate soldiers killed in
battle during the Civil War.
Technically, Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and
Marines who fought in the Civil war were made U.S. Veterans by an act of
Congress in 1957, U.S. Public Law 85-425, Sec 410, which was approved 23
May,1958. This made all Confederate Veterans equal to U.S. Veterans in terms of
service benefits. The last surviving
Confederate Veteran died December 19, 1959.
Commissioners will hear from the public before
making their decision. The meeting is scheduled to start at 9 AM, Tuesday July
28th at the Walton County Courthouse Boardroom in Defuniak Springs. WZEP First News Now will be in the Chamber
when the decision is made.
News Segment 2
SEPARATE CRASHES KILL TWO
A 25 year-old Fort Walton Beach man was killed Wednesday morning when his motorcycle crashed at State Rd. 85 and 123 in Okaloosa County.
State Troopers say Anthony Lee Coleman, of Fort Walton Beach, lost control of his motorcycle on the entrance ramp, overturned and crashed into the guardrail.
Coleman was pronounced dead at FWB Medical Center.
Another crash, in Bay County, took the life of an unidentified Panama City resident on U.S. Hwy 98 in Bay County Tuesday night.
The Florida Highway Patrol says the 48 year old was riding a pedalcycle attempting to cross Hwy. 98 east of Cauley Avenue when it was struck by a 2001 Toyoto Avalon being driven 75 year old Joan Tusikiwicz of Panama City. The driver was was ejected off the pedalcycle and landed in the westbound lane of Hwy. 98.
TRIO OF
JUVENILES CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH CAR BURGLARIES
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy who spotted something suspicious in Mary Esther conducted a traffic stop that led to the recovery of thousands of dollars in stolen property. It also led to felony car burglary charges against three boys - ages eleven, thirteen, and sixteen.
The deputy spotted two juveniles running behind a
closed business on Mary Esther Cut-off shortly before six a.m. July 18th. Once
they saw the patrol car, both turned and ran back the other direction towards
the Dollar Tree. The deputy then saw a car leaving the parking lot of the
Dollar Tree and conducted a traffic top as it did not have its lights on. After
consent to search was given, the deputy found multiple credit cards belonging
to different individuals in a backpack along with other apparent stolen items.
The defendants are also accused of taking $5450 worth of personal property, including an expensive bicycle, from a car parked at a home on LaFitte Crescent in Fort Walton Beach - then stashing the stolen property at one of their homes. The three Fort Walton Beach area residents are charged with burglary and grand theft. It is WZEPs news policy to withhold the names of juveniles unless the crime is a violent or forcible felony.
News Segment 3
THIEF PULLS STUN GUN ON GOOD SAMARITAN
On Monday night, just after 7:30pm Walton County deputies were dispatched to the Ralph Lauren Polo store at the Silver Sands Outlet in Miramar Beach.
A 911 caller stated two black females and a black male had stolen items and then ran from the store. The 911 caller told dispatchers one of the female suspects was currently in the parking lot of the old Winn-Dixie located across U.S. Highway 98 from the Silver Sands Outlet.
The caller was following the female when he told
authorities she pulled out a stun gun/flashlight, zapped it three times, and
threatened him. The caller then told
dispatchers that Deputies pulled up at that moment and detained the woman later
identified as 25-year-old Lashamonique Moore of Pensacola.
Moore
admitted to stealing more than $500 in retail clothing from the Ralph Lauren
Polo store. She admitted to taking the
items, concealing them in a bag, and exiting the store without paying for them.
According to Moore,
she was going to sell the t-shirts for money for her kids.
Moore
was arrested, charged with retail/grand theft and aggravated assault, both
felonies, and booked into the Walton County Jail.
PRE-TRIAL
HEARING SET FOR BILLS COACH AND SON
Zachery Kromer, the son of Buffalo Bills offensive
line coach Aaron Kromer, has has been scheduled to appear in a Walton County,
Florida, court on Sept. 2 for a pretrial hearing. He entered a written plea of
not guilty for a misdemeanor battery charge.
Zachery Kromer, 21, is accused of placing his
hands on a boy as part of an altercation two weeks ago in which Kromer's father
was arrested on charges of misdemeanor battery against another boy.
Coach Aaron Kromer is scheduled to appear in a Walton County
court for an Aug. 12 plea date.
The Buffalo Bills have placed Coach Kromer on
indefinite administrative leave.
News Segment 4
WALTON COUNTY SHERIFF
SAYS GOODBYE TO FOUR
Walton
County Sheriff Michael
Adkinson, Jr. is loosing some of his finest as four senior officers retire
after their law enforcement career.
Sergeant Joe Honish came to WCSO in 1990 as a Corrections Officer and has been a School Resource Deputy for the last 15 years. He says the highlight of his career was “being able to help children and make a difference in their lives.”
Captain Danny Garner came to WCSO in 1981 and is the longest serving officer at WCSO working for five Sheriffs over his career. Captain Garner was the founding member of WCSO’s SWAT team.
Captain Bill Currid came to WCSO in 1989 at the jail and during his career served as a School Resource Deputy, a K9 Handler, and for court security. The most influential person in his life was his wife for “sticking with him for all those years.”
Captain Keith Chamblee came to WCSO in 1993 as a part time deputy and has worked for three Sheriffs over his career. In the spring of 1993 he was one of two first Beach Patrol Units for Walton County and at his request worked Road Patrol from his last year with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office.
Obituaries - Listen in the morning, just
after noon and the 4pm hour
Mrs. Bertie Adkinson, age 93,
passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Visitation 9:00~10:00 AM, Thursday, July
23, 2015 at Clary-Glenn Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be
held 10:00 AM, Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Clary-Glenn Funeral Home. Burial
will follow in the Pleasant
Ridge Baptist
Church Cemetery.
Michael Alan Johnson, age 35, passed away on Sunday, July 19,
2015. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, July 24, 2015, in the
chapel at Davis-Watkins Funeral Home at 3:00 p.m. Visitation will be held
one hour prior to the service.
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