WALTON COUNTY, Fla.—A DeFuniak Springs man was sentenced to life in prison last week for an incident that occurred in November 2022.
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Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announced on Tuesday that Judge Kelvin Wells sentenced Alan Michael Kelly to life in prison as a Prison Releasee Reoffender for Burglary of a Dwelling While Armed with a Dangerous Weapon.
Mr Kelly was also sentenced to 10 years in prison as a Habitual Felony Offender for Aggravated Assault by Threat with a Deadly Weapon from the same incident.
Kelly was convicted by a Walton County jury on March 8, 2024. He was 30 years old at the time of his conviction.
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According to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO), on November 18, 2022, Mr Kelly forced in the door to his ex-girlfriend’s home and threatened to shoot her in the face with a firearm. Another woman present during the incident was able to call 911, and a teenager visiting the home ran for help.
A SWAT team responded but was unable to find Kelly after he reportedly fled the scene. A few days later, a WCSO deputy located and arrested Mr Kelly. Shotgun shells were reportedly recovered in Kelly’s vehicle.
Kelly was released from a seven-year prison sentence on September 28, 2021. He had 14 prior felony convictions.
The WCSO was responsible for the investigation and arrest.
