Walton grand jury indicts Brennan in Redmond death
Destin deckhand Joey Brennan, 29, is indicted by a Walton County grand jury on one third degree murder count and one manslaughter count in the Susan Redmond case. He is expected to turn himself in Tuesday. he was free on a $25,000 bond since Oct. 26 after his arrest on an open murder charge. Investigators cited Brennan's confession about being with Redmond hours before her body was found and his disputed polygraph results as key evidence.
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Vanita Trippe
Walton County
Destin
Joey Brennan
Fort Walton Beach
Susan Redmond
Brennan
Brad Trusty
Walton County Sheriff's Department
Trusty
Grand Jury
Walton Sheriff's Department
Dicate
Redmond
South Walton Beach
Campbell Lake
David Pascoe
Walton
DOT Rolls Ahead With SixLaning Despite Criticism
The state DOT begins the first phase of a 255000 project to six lane Highway 98 through Destin drawing threats and anger from downtown merchants. Business owners and officials urge keeping medians, while DOT plans remove medians less than 22 feet wide to add through lanes. Construction could start by September 1984 with bids in June.
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Ingrid Kreis
State Department of Transportation
Destin
Jane Moore
Moore
DOT
Baskerville-Donovan
Gene Pessians
Destin Bridge
Gulf Shore Drive
Hurlburt Field
Fort Walton Beach
Charles Dunn
Chipley
Dunn
Mitchell
Brooks
Destin Chamber of Commerce
Anita Krohn
Pistol-Toting Permits Stir Okaloosa County Residents
A county story examines illegal concealed handgun carry and the small number of valid two year gun tilting permits issued by Okaloosa County. Local Sheriff’s officials note about 130 people may legally carry, with 70 permits issued in 1983 mostly renewals. A permit involves background checks and focuses on personal protection rather to deter crime, yet many still carry illegally.
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Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa County
Debbie Sullivan
Sullivan
Humana Wins Destin Hospital CON Deal Amid DMC Withdrawal
The Florida HRS will grant Humana Inc a 40 bed satellite hospital in Destin after the Destin Medical Center withdrew its certificate of need appeal. Negotiations focus on land near the Destin White Wilson Clinic on Airport Road with Humana and White Wilson physicians negotiating ownership and management terms.
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Ingrid Kreis
State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
Humana Inc
Destin
Destin Medical Center
Tom Porter
DMC
Humana
Porter
White-Wilson Medical Center
Richard Estes
Estes
Airport Road
Destin White- Wilson
Ron Wolff
Destin- South Walton
Northwest Florida Health Council
State Department
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Okaloosa
Mike Mitchell
Okaloosa Island
Sheriff's Department
Attorney General
Ist
Destin Hospital
Mike Master
Dmc’s
White-Wilson Physicians