Press Release
The Office of State Attorney Glenn Hess announces that on Friday, June 23, 2017, Bay County Circuit Judge Hentz McClellan sentenced Christopher Minor to 160 months of imprisonment. Minor had been found guilty by a jury of Armed Robbery with a Deadly Weapon on June 6, 2017. Assistant State Attorneys Peter Overstreet and Cord Grimes presented the testimony of 4 witnesses to prove that on October 23, 2016 while at the Exxon gas station located on Jenks Avenue in Panama City, Minor robbed Everett Bronson of his bicycle. During the course of the robbery Minor displayed a knife and attempted to cut and stab Mr. Bronson. Mr. Bronson was able to resist Minor and fend him off before calling 911. Patrolmen Wray and Creamer of the Panama City Police Department responded to the scene and were able to detain Minor who was attempting to flee in a taxi cab. The jury deliberated less than 20 minutes before returning a guilty as charged verdict.
Please contact Chief Assistant State Attorney Larry Basford at 850-819-6985 with any questions.