Multiple Sexual Predators Sentenced to Prison

Press Release

Multiple Sexual Predators Sentenced to Prison

On Monday, May 14, 2018, Circuit Judge Michael Overstreet imposed lengthy sentences for three defendants previously convicted of sexual offenses.

Timothy Abney was sentenced to 25 years in prison, with lifetime sexual predator probation to follow his prison term.  He was designated a Sexual Predator.  A Bay County jury previously found Abney guilty of two counts of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation of a Victim Less than 12 Years of Age.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant State Attorneys Peter Overstreet and Nicole Reed.

Billy Mathis was sentenced to 3 terms of life imprisonment and was designated a Sexual Predator.  A Bay County jury previously found Mathis guilty of Sexual Battery on a Victim Less than 12 Years of Age, and two counts of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant State Attorneys Peter Overstreet and Lawrence Gill.

Johnny Ray Strickland was sentenced to 25 years in prison, with lifetime sexual predator probation to follow his prison term. He was designated a Sexual Predator.  A Bay County jury previously found Strickland guilty of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant State Attorneys Peter Overstreet and Lawrence Gill.