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A Blountstown man has been arrested for allegedly stealing and pawning a relative’s gun.
Jerrod Waldron, 23, was taken into custody last Wednesday on charges of larceny and theft of a firearm.
According to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, Waldron is accused of stealing a Franchi 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun from a family member in early September. An investigator with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office contacted Inv. Michael Bryant Sept. 30 after learning Waldron had pawned the firearm at a Marianna pawn shop. Authorities were alerted to the transaction due to the fact Waldron is on state probation. Inv. Bryant tracked down the gun’s owner and learned Waldron had not been given permission to take or pawn the gun.
Waldron remains in custody at the Calhoun County Jail with bond set at $10,000. He is also facing violation of probation charges.

Two Altha men are behind bars after a meth lab bust last Wednesday.

John Alvin Miller, 42, and Donnie Jason Yon, 33, have been charged with manufacture of meth, possession of meth and possession of drug paraphernalia. Miller was also charged with possession of listed chemicals and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.

According to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, investigators conducted surveillance on Miller’s residence on NE Miller Lane in Altha. It was learned he had just made a pseudoephedrine purchase at a Marianna pharmacy and was suspected of being involved with meth. A search warrant was served on the residence at 8 p.m. with Cpl. Eddie Dalton, Sgt. Jared Nichols, Lt. Mark Mallory, Capt. Michael Bryant, Dep. Jody Hoagland, BPD Lt. Timothy Partridge, and Gulf Co. Investigator Greg Skipper participating in the search.

A loaded Mossberg 12 gauge shotgun was found in the living room. A metal container with meth residue, eye dropper bottle with suspected acid, and a glass pipe were also recovered. Three plastic containers with meth residue were found in Yon’s pants pocket. Two meth pipes with meth residue were located on Miller. Digital scales, two funnels with pseudoephedrine residue, several broken meth pipes, a 9 mm Beretta handgun, a Marlin 17 rifle and a Rossi .22 caliber rifle were also found in the home.

A reaction vessel with the components commonly used in “shake and bake” meth labs, was found in the trunk of Yon’s vehicle. The vessel contained an estimated eight ounces of meth oil. Two more reaction vessels with the same amount of meth oil were recovered from a clothes basket in the back seat of a Dodge truck parked near Miller’s home. During surveillance, authorities had observed Miller going back and forth to the Dodge.
A trash can at the end of the driveway of the home was searched, revealing numerous items used to manufacture meth.

Miller is being held in the Calhoun County Jail on a $31,000 bond and Yon remains in custody on a $16,000 bond.

A Blountstown woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing her ex-boyfriend’s truck and refusing to return it.
Fontella Renee Dawson, 41, has been charged with grand theft auto.
According to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, a Bradenton man who has a second home in Blountstown went to the Sheriff’s Office Sept. 3 to report Dawson had stolen his vehicle. The man told Dep. Gary McGee that he and Dawson had an on-again/off-again relationship when he is in town. He said he allowed Dawson to drive his truck the last time he was home since her car was broke down, but stated she knew she was not to drive it anymore when he left to return to Bradenton. The man further alleged Dawson had been moving items into his Blountstown home over the past three weeks while he was away. He said he wanted her removed from his property.
Two weeks later, the man contacted Dep. McGee again to advise Dawson had failed to return the truck. The man said he spoke with Dawson by phone and told her he had loaded her personal items into her vehicle that was broken down on his property, had a tow truck haul them away, then gave her the tow company address so she could go collect them. The man said Dawson became enraged and stated he would never get his truck back.
A warrant was issued for Dawson’s arrest and she was taken into custody Oct. 12. She was given a conditional release the following day.

A Panama City man has been arrested on a warrant for allegedly stealing parts from a local auto supply store.
Edward Tubbs, 54, has been charged with grand theft in the case.
According to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, the case originated back in June when a tip came into the Blountstown Police Department. A citizen noticed someone loading items into the bed of a pickup outside H & S Truck and Auto Parts on SR 20 West while the business was closed and became suspicious.
A BPD officer initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle as it came through town and, while approaching to speak with the driver, noticed eight semi brake drums and five car batteries in the bed of the truck. The business owner was contacted and arrived at the scene, estimating the value of the parts at $344. Tubbs stated he was given permission from his cousin to collect the items. Tubbs was released with the understanding he would contact the business owner within two days to determine who had given him permission to take the items. However, he never contacted the business owner as agreed.
Inv. Michael Bryant called Tubbs two weeks later and requested a phone number of the cousin he claimed authorized him to take the items from H & S Auto Parts. Tubbs said he would find the number and call Inv. Bryant back, but never did. Subsequently, a warrant was issued for his arrest.
He was booked into the Calhoun County Jail Oct. 11 and remained in custody at press time on $5000 bond.

Mrs. Della Amos, 70, of Blountstown, FL, passed away Saturday night, October 15, 2011, in Blountstown.
Della was born on March 8, 1941, in Atmore, AL, and had lived here for the past 15 years. She was a retired restaurant waitress and cook and a member of the Holiness faith.
Survivors include three sons, Dan Thomas Daniels, Jr. and his wife, Renee, of Wewahitchka, FL, Robert L. Daniels and his wife, Marcie, of Apalachicola, FL, Richard E. Daniels and his wife, Tammy, of Columbus, MS; two brothers, Norman Hall and his wife, Judy, of Bristol, FL, and Junior Hall and his wife, Martha, of Rabon, AL; three sisters, Edna Brown of Bristol, Nell Bryant of Gatlinburg, TN, and Kathy Dabney and her husband, Eddie, of Bristol; and one grandson, Evan Daniels, of New Orleans, LA.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 18, at 2 pm (CDT) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Tony Floyd officiating. Interment will follow in Buckhorn Cemetery in Wewahitchka. The family will receive friends Tuesday, October 18, from 12 noon until 2 pm (CDT) at Peavy Funeral Home.
All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (674-2266).

Russell Bowdre of Blountstown passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011, in Blountstown at the age of 51.
He was born in Panama City, Florida February 24, 1960, and moved to Blountstown from Chattahoochee, Florida, in 2010.
No services are planned at this time; memorialization will be by cremation.
Adams Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements (phone 674-5449). On-line condolences may be made at adamsfh.com

Barbara Kamiel of Blountstown passed away Saturday, October 15, 2011, in Blountstown at the age of 65.
She was born in New Jersey April 20, 1946, to the late Nathan and Laura Kamiel. She came to Blountstown in 1969 and was of the Jewish faith.
No services are planned at this time; memorialization will be by cremation.
Adams Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements (phone 674-5449). On-line condolences may be made at adamsfh.com

Mr. Lewis A. (Butch) Coombs, 63, of Tallahassee, FL, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2011, in Tallahassee.
Butch was born on April 24, 1948, in Kinston, NC, and had lived in Tallahassee since 2003. He served as a police officer in Sanford, FL, for eight years and was owner and operator of Butch’s Automotive and Towing Business. Butch was past president of the Corvette Club in Sanford and a member of the Truck Towing Association. He was a member of the Mt. Zion United Pentecostal Church in Hosford, FL.
Survivors include his wife, Michelle Coombs, of Tallahassee; two daughters, Barbie Ann Tate and her husband, Steve, of South Dakota and Cindy Reeves of Orlando, FL; two stepsons, Cody Phillips of Bristol, FL and Justin Brinson of Tallahassee, FL; one stepdaughter, Shanna Phillips, of Tallahassee; one brother, James Vernon Coombs, and his wife, Sibyl, of Palm Coast, FL; two sisters, Mary Langston and her husband, Robert, of Deep Run, NC and Judy Hall and her husband, Michael, of Deep Run, NC; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday, October, 17, at 11 am (EDT) at Mt. Zion United Pentecostal Church in Hosford, with Reverend Aaron Elkins and Reverend James Coombs officiating. Interment will follow in the Summerlin Family Cemetery in Telogia. The family will receive friends Sunday, October 16, from 7 until 9 pm (EDT) at Mt. Zion United Pentecostal Church in Hosford.
All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (ph. 674-2266).