Tag: Bay County Sheriff’s Office
James Robert Smith, Child Luring, Florida 2022
⏱ 2 min read A 49-year-old DeFuniak Springs man is facing a decade to life behind bars for allegedly trying to lure a kid online. Michael Foster appeared in federal court in Tallahassee after a grand jury indicted him on a single count of attempted enticement of a minor. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office and…
John Doe, Armed Robbery, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read In a brazen display of disregard for the law, Orinthian Frazier, a 46-year-old Panama City resident with a history of convictions for sale of cocaine, sale of heroin, grand theft, and burglary, was caught selling illegal firearms to undercover investigators in March 2025. The sale, which took place in Bay County,…
Michael Ray Pennington, Attempted Minor Enticement, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read Michael Ray Pennington, a 60-year-old man from Panama City, Florida, has been indicted for the attempted enticement of a minor. The alleged crime occurred in the Northern District of Florida, where Pennington will face trial. The case is being jointly investigated by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations…
Meth Dealer Busted
⏱ 2 min read Jerry Thomas McCarigie, a 49-year-old meth dealer from Panama City Beach, Florida, was sentenced to over six years in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute more than 5 grams of methamphetamine. The bust went down on November 15, 2023, at a motel in Panama City Beach, where law enforcement…
