The Office of State Attorney Glenn Hess announces that on June 8, 2017, after deliberating approximately eleven minutes, a six-member jury found Randy Terrell Grimsley guilty of Unlawful Sexual Activity with a Minor. Assistant State Attorneys Brittany Forester and Megan Ford presented evidence that some time between April and May of 2015, the Defendant had sexual intercourse with the then 16 year old victim while she was spending the night at a friend’s home. At the time, the Defendant was 33 years old. Nine months later, the victim gave birth to a child that DNA evidence confirmed was the child of the Defendant. Circuit Judge Hentz McClellan scheduled a sentencing hearing on June 23, 2017. The Defendant could face up to fifteen years in prison for this crime.
Please contact Chief Assistant State Attorney Larry Basford at 850-819-6985 with any questions.