James Dakota Ziglar
An attempted murder suspect is now in custody thanks in part to multiple tips to Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers.
Deputies with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Warrants Unit have been actively searching for 20-year old James Dakota Ziglar in connection with a shooting August 30 at Ziglar’s home, 1250 Chestnut Avenue near Crestview. Ziglar was arrested around 7:20 a.m. today following a traffic stop on Bird Drive. He’s accused of shooting 28-year old Joshua Armstrong of Crestview once in the head with a .380 caliber handgun. Armstrong remains in critical condition at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.
Witness Crystal Haynes said Armstrong and his girlfriend came over to the house Sunday evening looking for Ziglar. Ziglar arrived while they were talking and asked Armstrong “something about money”. Haynes says while Armstrong was in midsentence, Ziglar pulled a tan pistol from his waistband and shot Armstrong in the forehead. She says Armstrong did not have a weapon or make any threats to Ziglar prior to the shooting. Witnesses say Ziglar then calmly walked out of the home prior to deputies arriving on the scene. He is now charged with attempted homicide.
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