False fliers
A man returned home last week to find about 100 copies of a flier accusing him of sexual assault littering his front lawn.
The man’s grandfather originally found the papers, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office offense report. The papers stated, “Caution: (name withheld) residing at (address withheld) has a history of sexually assaulting 12- and 13-yearold girls. Protect your child from this PREDATOR,” the report stated. The man accused of being a sexual predator is not listed on the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s sex offender Web site.
The man told a deputy he believed his wife’s ex-husband, who lives in Crestview, left the fliers. The ex-husband’s current wife and children said he was with them in Crestview all day.
A flier also was found at Mr. Cheap Butts food mart on Lewis Turner Boulevard, apparently left there by a black woman, according to the report. The Sheriff’s Office was expected to review surveillance video from Mr. Cheap Butts on Friday.