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Investigators are trying to de- termine what caused a son to bru- tally murder his own mother in the Crane Cove subdivision on Christ- mas Eve, making international headlines, and shaking the Gulf Breeze com- munity. William “Brandon” Aydelott, the 17-year-old murder sus- pect, admit- ted to Santa Rosa County deputies that he brutally stabbed his 48-year-old mother, Sharon Lynn Aydelott, a teacher at Holley-Navarre Middle School, and hit her repeatedly with a base- ball bat. The teen was taken into custody nearly three hours after the inci- dent occurred at 6:19 p.m. He was originally charged with first degree premeditated murder immediately following the incident. Santa Rosa Sheriff’s depu- ties were called out to scene of the incident at the 1100 block of Crane Cove Blvd. after Sharon’s GULF BREEZE NEWS (850) 932-8986 www.gulfbreezenews.com Enjoy your community paper mailed directly to your home! Call 850-932-8986 today Calendar 2A Classifieds 7B Crime Report 2A Crossword Puzzle 7A Arrests and DUIs 2A Lifestyles 8A Movie Listings 7A Comics 7A Sports 1-7B Birthday Club 2A FRI 01/03 PARTLY CLOUDY hi 49/lo 37 rain: 10 % SAT 01/04 PARTLY CLOUDY hi 57/lo 51 rain: 0 % SUN 01/05 PARTLY CLOUDY hi 66/lo 53 rain: 20% WEEK END Weather-plus January 2, 2014 YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER 75¢ Mailing Statement on Opinion Page THREE SECTIONS, 16 PAGES VOL. 13, NO. 1 JANUARY 2, 2014 Tragedies stun GB Lou Dobard Your Favorite Realtor 850.208.1313 [email protected] Call me for your home value update. 10 Portofino Drive, Pensacola Beach, FL | 850.916.5050 1123 Soundview Trail Gulf Breeze Proper, FL 32561 Beautiful sound- front home, a boater’s paradise w/stunning views of the Intracoastal and Santa Rosa Island. Highest elevation in the area on a beautiful cul-de-sac lot. Reduced Price Teen brutally murders mother Teen killed by police All star baseball player kills mother with bat, kitchen knife MAT PELLEGRINO AND LISA NEWELL Gulf Breeze News [email protected] BY MAT PELLEGRINO Gulf Breeze News [email protected] Goodman William Friends of the beloved science teacher left flowers in front of the home on Crane Cove Blvd. Photo by Mat Pellegrino | Gulf Breeze News A memorial was set up for the slain teen in front of Gulf Breeze High School on December 27. Photos by Mat Pellegrino | Gulf Breeze News See Story page 8A Drug Free Weight Loss! Learn how to shed unwanted pounds and maintain a healthy weight! Call: 850-549-3118 Website: www.idealweightloss-gb.com See Teen Page 2A » A Gulf Breeze high school se- nior is dead and a Pensacola police officer is on administrative leave after the officer shot the teen who allegedly left a suicide note to his family and took his mother’s red Corvette on Christmas Eve, run- ning from police and later running over a Pensacola policeman’s leg shortly before the pursuit ended. William “Cody” Goodman III, 17 of Gulf Breeze was allegedly upset about a court appearance he had to make later this month in which he had to face charges of killing a Michigan man who was walking with his daughter along Laurel Drive back in March. On Tuesday, Goodman was transported to a nearby hospital af- ter the pursuit ended, but he passed away from his gunshot wounds. Goodman’s mother, Cathy, said Cody was home alone at his family’s home on Christmas Eve. The teen, whose license was suspended, al- legedly left a suicide note, and took his mother’s Corvette. When he left the residence, Cody drove around Pensacola where police at- tempted to pull over the teen on several occasions for speeding and reckless driving. According to the Pensacola Police Department, officers had to cancel two pursuits after they failed to catch up to the Corvette, See Goodman Page 5A »

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Investigators are trying to de-termine what caused a son to bru-tally murder his own mother in the Crane Cove subdivision on Christ-mas Eve, making international headlines, and shaking the Gulf Breeze com-munity.

W i l l i a m “ B r a n d o n ” Aydelott, the 1 7 - y e a r - o l d murder sus-pect, admit-ted to Santa Rosa County deputies that he brutally stabbed his 48-year-old mother, Sharon Lynn Aydelott, a teacher at Holley-Navarre Middle School, and hit her repeatedly with a base-ball bat.

The teen was taken into custody nearly three hours after the inci-dent occurred at 6:19 p.m. He was originally charged with first degree premeditated murder immediately following the incident.

Santa Rosa Sheriff’s depu-ties were called out to scene of the incident at the 1100 block of Crane Cove Blvd. after Sharon’s

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Goodman

William

Friends of the beloved science teacher left flowers in front of the home on Crane Cove Blvd.

Photo by Mat Pellegrino | Gulf Breeze News

A memorial was set up for the slain teen in front of Gulf Breeze High School on December 27.

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A Gulf Breeze high school se-nior is dead and a Pensacola police officer is on administrative leave after the officer shot the teen who allegedly left a suicide note to his family and took his mother’s red Corvette on Christmas Eve, run-ning from police and later running over a Pensacola policeman’s leg shortly before the pursuit ended.

William “Cody” Goodman III, 17 of Gulf Breeze was allegedly upset about a court appearance he had to make later this month in which he had to face charges of killing a Michigan man who was walking with his daughter along Laurel Drive back in March.

On Tuesday, Goodman was transported to a nearby hospital af-ter the pursuit ended, but he passed

away from his gunshot wounds.

Goodman’s mother, Cathy, said Cody was home alone at his family’s home on Christmas Eve. The teen,

whose license was suspended, al-legedly left a suicide note, and took his mother’s Corvette. When he left the residence, Cody drove around Pensacola where police at-tempted to pull over the teen on several occasions for speeding and reckless driving.

According to the Pensacola Police Department, officers had to cancel two pursuits after they failed to catch up to the Corvette,

See Goodman Page 5A »

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estranged husband, Randy, dropped by the home to drop something off for the teacher and discovered the body of the slain victim.

When deputies arrived on the scene, they found the mid-dle school teacher and mother of two stabbed with a knife.

The incident report indi-cated that Sharon was still holding the knife, and that in-vestigators originally believed the wounds were self-inflict-ed. Midway Fire Department pronounced Sharon dead on scene.

The report indicated that there was blood all over the front entrance to the residence, and that the victim was lying in a pool of her own blood.

The victim had also been stabbed in the neck and had several defensive wounds on her hands.

Randy, who was in the front yard when patrol arrived, told deputies that he believed his son had done it. Deputies quickly found out that William had fled the scene of the inci-dent in his mother’s Lexus. A BOLO was issued for the teen, and he was quickly located at his father’s house, where he had allegedly been staying for months, and was quickly ap-prehended without incident. The suspect only had blood stains on his wrist and hand, but none on his c l o t h e s when he was ap-prehend-ed.

W h e n taken in for questioning, the suspect seemed calm and emo-tionless, but smiled several times as he told deputies about the murder.

State Attorney Bill Eddins formally charged the teen as an adult the day after Christ-mas. He is currently charged with second degree murder. A second degree murder charge can lead to a life in prison sen-tence.

At the scene of the home a day after the homicide, a khaki colored sheet was strung over the front door — the door that was allegedly covered in the middle school science teach-er’s blood.

Two cars were parked in the driveway, and neighbors sat by their mailboxes as if they were waiting for something — or somebody — to emerge from the brick home.

Santa Rosa County deputies were still outside and inside the home scouring for clues as to why the murder happened.

All star athleteAt 6-foot, three inches tall,

Brandon was known as a kind soul by many who came in contact with him.

Crane Cove neighbor Susan Nitterauer, who has two teen-age sons near William’s age, described the teenager as “po-lite when spoken to.”

Many knew the teen as an All-Star athlete who was the starting pitcher for the high school baseball team, and who often played other sports growing up such as soccer, basketball and wrestling.

“I’ve known Brandon for six years … I know he was a four-year player for us, and he wrestled for the wrestling team (in the past). And I think he’s even gone out for bas-ketball,” Gulf Breeze High School baseball coach Randy

Renfroe said. The baseball player was

known for his 80-mph fast-balls, and devotion to his team, Renfroe acknowledged.

“The Brandon I knew was a ‘yes sir, no sir’ type of kid,” Renfroe said. “He was a shy kid. He wasn’t as outgoing as some of our other kids were in high school, but he was a good teammate to most of his team-mates.”

Renfroe said the high school senior was being eyed by sev-eral different colleges and community colleges for his skills on the field, but nothing was yet set in stone.

“There were some schools in Alabama, and some smaller schools, but he had nothing in ink,” the coach said. “He was definitely getting looked at by colleges. He’s been talked to by a couple, and really didn’t make up his mind. He was def-initely a Bright Futures kid … he had it all going for him.”

Recent changeA teen who shared a class

with William prior to going on Christmas vacation noticed that he seemed withdrawn the days leading up to the murder, sleeping in class, and not re-sponding to jovial repartee. Randy and Sharon allegedly were going through a bitter di-vorce, which many speculate led William to snap.

Other sources, who pre-ferred to remain anonymous, said that his mother had been questioning the teen recently about drug use, which, they said, William denied.

Eric Duntz coached William at the Gulf Breeze Sports As-sociation on and off William for years, sometimes along-side William’s father, Randy, at GBSA.

“He’s a great kid. I never saw him lose his temper,” Duntz said. “He’s just a polite kid.”

Many who knew the 17-year-old had noticed a change in his behavior once his par-ents started going through the divorce. The ongoing divorce caused a lot of bitterness on both sides, often around Wil-liam, Duntz said.

Duntz said that William’s father recently lost his teach-ing credentials, and the coach testified on Randy’s behalf when he applied to reinstate his teaching certificate.

“Based on what I’ve seen, (Randy’s) a very honorable guy. I know he’s a good fa-ther,” Duntz said. “(William)

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Board of Adjustments, 6:30 p.m., County Commission Offices

MONDAY, JANUARY 6

County Commission meeting, 9 a.m., County Commission Offices

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7Marine Advisory Committee, 5 p.m., County Commission Offices

City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Council Chambers

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South End Tourist Development Council, 2:30 p.m., Navarre Visitor’s Center

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FELONIES

12/20/2013Adkins, Kris, W/M,

36, 9000 block Deer Lane, Navarre, Failure to appear, resisting an officer

Law, Sheena Rae, W/F, 22, 3000 block Doddie Lane, Navarre, Probation Violation

Barnes, Monique, W/F, 24, 900 block Grand Canal St., Gulf Breeze, Conditional Release Violation

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Note: All arrest and police reports published in Gulf Breeze News are public record and do not imply guilt.

All suspects are presumed innocent until proven and/or adjudicated guilty in a court of law.

30 Years AgoJanuary 5, 1984

Local fishermen created large artificial reefs in order to have a sure place to catch large quantities of fish. They created these reefs by throw-ing “old wrecked cars, tires, and other such junk out to sea”. A Captain Redd told the Sentinel that, “The dif-ferent boats have built be-tween 200 and 300 reefs”. He also said that, “It makes all the difference in catching fish. And when a customer has a good catch, that’s the best advertisement”.

20 Years AgoJanuary 6, 1994

Two hunters discovered the body of Bruce Wayne Shook of Navarre in an underdeveloped section of Hidden Creek. Shook, 33,

apparently was lying under-neath his van while trying to jumpstart it when a vehicle struck him. It was reported that he died due to trauma of the head.

10 Years AgoJanuary 8, 2004

Lt. Lucy McCurdy was the first female to lead a dis-trict’s sheriff’s office in the county. She joined the force in 1984, and worked in the jail for six months. She then asked to be assigned to the south end because she grew up in Gulf Breeze’s Baycliffs neighborhood and attended Gulf Breeze schools. She be-came the first female patrol officer in the Gulf Breeze/Navarre area. Her district stretches from the city limits of Gulf Breeze to Bergran Rd., just east of the Zoo.

Teen acted distant prior to murder» Continued from Page 1A

The scene at the Aydelott house was quiet on December 26 as Santa Rosa County deputies wrapped up the investigation.

Photos by Mat Pellegrino | Gulf Breeze News

A sheet covers up the blood of Sharon Aydelott which was smeared across the door when deputies arrived at the scene shortly after the murder took place.

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was terribly embarrassed by everything that happened (when his father lost his teach-ing certificate).”

And Duntz said that it wasn’t just the loss of his fa-ther’s teaching certificate that stressed the teen out.

“The stress from the divorce strained Brandon tremendous-ly,” Duntz said. “They were a great family back in the day.”

Mark Kostic, athletic direc-tor at Gulf Breeze High School said he saw a recent change in the teen as he started his se-nior year of high school.

“He’s had a lot of problems in the last six months. The breakup of his parents has re-ally made it tough on him,” Kostic said.

William reportedly punched a friend in the face before Christmas break over a girl, but Kostic says that’s not an unusual event. “I’ve seen a lot of guys do that.”

Still, Kostic described the William he knew as a polite teen and a very good athlete. “This is out of context for him. He was not that kind of guy,” he said.

Duntz recollected that both parents were worried about their son, who appeared to be shouldering a heavy burden. He seemed withdrawn, and Duntz said that his parents were attuned to it.

Duntz said that William did try to get away from the stress and hang out with friends on Saturday, Dec. 21, playing video games and acting nor-mal.

“I don’t know how you get over doing what he did, but he’s salvageable,” Duntz said.

Renfroe said he last spoke with William two weeks ago about “a personal issue,” but would not specify whether it was about the divorce.

“I spoke to him personally,” Renfroe said. “I had heard that

(the issue he was having with the divorce) was true. This is more than a shock. This does not seem real, and I’m still trying to wrap my head around it.”

Others like Jennifer Dermo-dy, whose son sat with the teen a lot at lunch, said William was mostly a quiet student.

“(My son) said he was kind of quiet and normal,” Dermo-dy said. “They talked about sports and school and stuff. Nothing out of the ordinary.”

SmileDespite smiling in his jail

mug shot, and smiling while spilling out the confession to deputies, Duntz warned not to judge the teen.

“People commented on the fact that Brandon was smirk-ing in the photo. I say, ‘you don’t know him … that’s his look, that’s his normal expres-sion,’” Duntz said. “He was polite. He went out of his way to say, ‘yes, Mr. Duntz and no, Mr. Duntz.’ He was raised right.”

Renfroe said that he was just as surprised as anyone about what happened, claim-ing that the community should not judge the teen so quickly.

“It’s been extremely tough, what happened. I’m an adult, and it’s extremely hard on me, I can’t imagine what the kids are going through,” Renfroe said.

Renfroe was at a prayer cer-emony at Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church on Friday night, alongside teammates and friends of both William and the teen’s mother.

“It’s not the Brandon that any of us knew … none of us,” he said. “He was probably scared to death, and probably not in his right mind.”

When being questioned by

A memorial for the slain mother of two was set up outside Gulf Breeze High School shortly after the incident took place.

Photo by Mat Pellegrino | Gulf Breeze News

Motive behind killing still unknown

Murder suspect William “Brandon” Aydelott is seen just before a Dolphins baseball game.

Gulf Breeze News File Photo

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investigators, the teen said he was not sorry for what he did. During his first appearance on Saturday, Dec. 28, Judge Marci Goodman quickly set the teen’s bail at $1 million, and charged the teen with second degree murder.

During the hearing, the teen had uncontrollable twitches, ap-parently hiccups, but remained quiet.

Santa Rosa County Deputy Sgt. Scott Haines, who was in the courtroom during the hear-ing said that the teen seemed out of it, even while being ques-tioned by Goodman.

“(Goodman) even asked him ‘Are you going to speak?’, and he said nothing … he didn’t speak at all,” Haines said.

Haines said after the hearing that although the mother and son had argued in the past, the deputy said the two were not ar-guing the day leading up to the murder.

“There was no argument be-forehand,” Haines said. “We know that through statements and evidence.”

Haines said that the $1 mil-lion bond comes with provi-sions if he does post it.

“If he is able to post that bond … he will have an active GPS so we know where he is at, and certain exclusions as to who he can be in contact with, things like that.”

Where to go from here

Public Defender for the First Judicial Circuit Bruce Miller said that the case has already been assigned to his office. But unlike normal cases, the de-fender said that his office will handle this one differently.

“Generally, something like this, because of the complexity … him being a juvenile, and the

nature of what has been alleged; we will probably have a team approach to the case.”

Miller said that means in-stead of one attorney, William could be assigned a team of de-fenders, and perhaps a mitiga-tion specialist.

“We usually have a lead at-torney, and will assign addition-al attorneys as needed. We’ve already had a few investigators working on it,” Miller said.

What makes this case unusual is the charges that were brought against William, Miller said. Right now, the teen is charged with second degree murder, but that could soon change.

“Second degree can carry up to a life sentence. The reason the state (charged him with second degree murder) was because they can do it without asking a grand jury,” Miller said. “First degree by law, the only way you can get that charge is through a grand jury.”

So far, the grand jury in the case has speculated to the me-dia that they are eyeing a first degree murder charge.

“The US Supreme Court has already said they cannot put juveniles to death with first de-gree murder,” Miller said. “But currently, that is being debated since there are only two pen-alties available for first degree murder: death and life without parole.”

The grand jury can charge the teen with first degree mur-der at anytime, and do not have to have the teen present to do so. William’s next court appear-ance is scheduled for January

23, one month before his Feb. 22 birthday.

A beloved teacher

Messages of love for the slain victim poured into countless news websites and onto the sci-ence teacher’s Facebook page following the tragedy. Sharon taught at Holley-Navarre Mid-dle since 1998 and was the girls’ cross country coach at Gulf Breeze High School.

Outpourings of love came in the form of roses and bal-loons on December 26 in front of the Crane Cove house where the murder occurred. Those that knew Sharon also set up a small memorial for her in front of Gulf Breeze High School, end held a candlelight vigil for her at the middle school where she taught. The memorial at the high school included a pair of running shoes with a personal message on them.

“She (was) a very giving individual,” said Chloe Diehl. “She helped mentor the girls weightlifting team in 2007-2009. She attended many meets and encouraged the girls to do their best.”

Others like Mimi Bogan said the teacher and coach always had a smile on her face.

“She was always smiling with a sparkle in her eye, Bogan said.

Asti Krasnosky said the teacher had to book it from her job at the middle school most

days to make it to coach the girls cross country team at the high school. But she never let the commute get her down.

“As the girls cross country coach, she was always rushing from Holley-Navarre to get to Gulf Breeze High School for practice in time,” Krasnosky said. “She gave countless hours during the week and (was) up at the crack of dawn on weekends for the meets.

“She was a positive mentor to the girls and encouraged and praised each one of them indi-vidually, and as a team.”

As a teacher, many said she brought her love into every class she taught.

“She had such a bright per-sonality and quickly became one of my son’s favorite teach-ers,” said Toni Patton. “He loved having her as a teacher.”

Santa Rosa County Public In-

formation Officer Richard Aloy would not respond to questions from Gulf Breeze News related to the murder.

Visitation for Sharon will be on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Olive Baptist Church in Pen-sacola. Services will be held on Friday at 2 p.m. at Olive Baptist Church.

Bayview Fisher Pou Funeral Home is in charge of the ar-rangements.

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Locals pay tribute to teacher, coachShe was a positive mentor to the girls and encouraged and praised each one

of them individually and as a team.

– Asti KrasnoskyStudent recalling the life of Sharon Aydelott

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speeds nearing 100 mph. Around 5:30 a.m., officers

attempted to block the vehicle Goodman was driving in at the intersection of 17th Avenue and Bayfront Parkway in Pen-sacola.

However, once boxed in, Goodman repeatedly rammed police vehicles in an attempt to escape, and ran over Pen-sacola Police officer Sgt. Steve Bauer’s right leg, ac-cording to police reports.

After striking the officer with the car, Officer Chad Willhite fired into the vehicle and struck Goodman. The teen was later taken to a local hos-pital for treatment and died shortly after arriving.

Bauer was later treated for his injuries at a Pensacola hospital and released.

The handwritten note from Goodman to his parents was later found at his home.

The Pensacola Police De-partment blocked off the in-tersection of 17th Ave. and Bayfront Pkwy. for several hours after the incident oc-curred December 24 as they collected evidence from the scene.

Goodman was scheduled for a court appearance in late January related to a March 30, 2013 incident in Gulf Breeze where he was charged with one count of vehicular man-slaughter and one count of reckless driving resulting in serious injury.

The incident occurred on Laurel Drive, near Oriole Beach Elementary School. The teen was allegedly attempting

to pass a vehicle on the road, which has posted speed of 25 mph, when his vehicle struck and killed 66-year-old Michi-gan resident Michael Labelle, who was visiting his daugh-ter, Michelle Labelle. The teen was allegedly exceeding speeds of 80 mph right before the accident.

Michael was walking with his daughter down Laurel Drive when he was hit by the teen as William attempted to pass another vehicle in a no passing zone.

The teen, who lived in Gulf Breeze 10 years, allegedly apologized to the family sev-eral times after the incident occurred, according to Cathy. Michelle Labelle previously claimed that the teen never apologized for the incident.

Cathy told the Gulf Breeze News that she was devastated from the loss of her son, claim-ing the stress of the upcoming court date, and anguish over the death of Mr. Labelle were too much for the teen to han-dle.

The teen was charged five months after the incident on Laurel Drive and posted $120,000 bond shortly after being booked.

Goodman was also being sued by Cynthia Labelle, the wife of the slain Michigan man.

The Gulf Breeze commu-nity is invited to a memorial for both Goodman and the slain Sharon Aydelott at Gulf Breeze High School on Fri-day, at 6 p.m. by the flagpole.

Michelle Labelle could not be reached for comment about the incident.

Goodman remembered for love for cars» Continued from Page 1A

A memorial was set up for Goodman and the slain middle school teacher/ cross country coach out in front of Gulf Breeze High School following the incidents.

Photos by Mat Pellegrino | Gulf Breeze News

No one knows what was on the minds of the two teens whose actions on Dec. 24 ended with the death of one and the murder by another.

Monsignor Luke Hunt of St. Ann Catholic Parish in Gulf Breeze said that stress is overwhelming for some people, especially teens.

“Not talking to anybody, that’s the real problem,” Msgr. Hunt said. “We’re just across the street from the high school and any students certainly are welcome, and we would welcome them to come talk to us.”

He also cautioned about not getting involved when you sense that someone needs help.

“Adults need to be more proactive. I’m sure there was a lot going on, and we need to reach out pro-actively to help them cope,” he said. “There’s nothing that happens

in any commu-nity that somebody doesn’t know about. People don’t get involved because

they feel they are interfer-ing, but there’s a difference between interfering and reaching out.”

Msgr. Hunt also has a mes-sage for the students dealing with grief over the recent loss of their classmates and teacher.

“This will bring up emotions that have never been touched before. Don’t be afraid … it’s normal to have a variety of reactions and it’s all right to feel them. Feelings are just feelings and they are neither right nor wrong.”

Stress is easier when shared, Msgr. Hunt says

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