BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WDNews)- Tommy Ford, the Bay County Sheriff, announced today, Feb. 13, that their department has apprehended a fugitive from just from Okaloosa County.
Fugitive Robert Grady, age 52, was arrested on Panama City Beach. He is wanted or Felony Violation of Probation with the original charge of Sexual Battery.
After being released from prison in Gulf County on February 5, 2025, Robert Grady was placed on probation and fitted with an ankle monitor.
He boarded a bus heading to Okaloosa County but exited when the bus made a stop in Bay County, where he removed his ankle monitor.
Grady evaded authorities for several days before being located and arrested without incident.
In addition to his probation violation, Grady now faces charges of Tampering with an Electronic Monitoring Device and Grand Theft in Bay County.
