Only in Florida minute for April 22nd, 2014

Man busted in illegal napping location

     Most people like to take naps, however, few people would be willing to break into a house just to have one. Jeffery Dale Bolduc of Niceville claimed the he was doing just this when he was found by police in an unoccupied home with a broken window and a cinder block.

     Bolduc told officers that he knew the house was unoccupied when he entered it. When asked about the window, Bolduc claimed it was that way when he arrived there. He claimed that he only touched the screen and the block, but never used the latter on the former. 

     For his trouble, Bolduc was charged with criminal mischief and burglary of an unoccupied dwelling. No word on if he got his nap. 

Blotter: Fun Fact: It doesn't matter who put the weed in your glove box

     It has been said that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. However, one woman's attempt to throw her ex to the cops came back to bite her. 

     A local officer pulled the unnamed woman over when she was discovered driving through the Panama City Mall parking lot around two in the morning. Smelling marijuana, the officer asked the woman to step out of the car so it could be searched. As she did so, she excitedly proclaimed that the weed in her glove box was put there by her ex-boyfriend. The officer quickly instructed the woman that it didn't matter who placed it there. As she was the one driving, the marijuana was considered to be in her, not her ex-boyfriends, possession.

     The woman now faces charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Pair sentenced in videotaped beating of homeless man

     You can find almost anything on the internet. From cute kittens to the most offensive porn or gore imaginable, chances are it's there. Jeffery Williams of St. Petersburg, attempted to add to the negative end of that spectrum by filming a scantily clad Zuzu Vargo beating developmentally disabled schizophrenic James Cayer, in order to sell the film online as sadomasochistic pornography. 
     Both Vargo and Williams were found guilty last year of aggravated abuse of a disabled adult. While they could have faced up to 30 years they were sentenced this week with Vargo receiving 37 1/2 months jail time and Williams facing as much or more, as he was the organizer and was an experienced businessman.
     The sentencing judge denied the claim that the defendants had no way of knowing that Cayer was mentally ill when he signed the liability waiver before the incident. The judge also required that Vargo undergo treatment for her own substance abuse and mental disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder.
     While this closes the case on the incident with Cayer, the pair still face charges for aggravated abuse of a disabled adult of another person.