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Sexual assault suspect arrested; bond set for $1 million

By TOM McLAUGHLIN, Florida Freedom Newspapers
2007-11-20 14:29:00

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man believed to be responsible for sexual assaults on juveniles in Santa Rosa and Walton counties.

Steven Gerarrd Ritchie was taken into custody Nov. 14 on a Santa Rosa County warrant for sexual assault on a victim over 12 years of age, a news release said.

Bond was set for $1 million on Nov. 17.

He is considered a suspect in a sexual assault case involving a Walton County juvenile.

Anyone with information about “the activities of Mr. Ritchie” is asked to call Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office detective Larry Tynes at (850) 983-1239.

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