BCSO: Arrest Made in Cherokee Heights Tire Slashings

The Bay County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest on August 25, 2014, of a subject believed responsible for the slashing of multiple car tires in the Cherokee Heights area of Bay County.
On August 16, fifteen complaints were filed by victims of a rash of tire slashings. Some victims also had damage to their mailboxes. Video of a suspect was obtained from a home within the neighborhood and was distributed by law enforcement to area media.
After viewing the images, a BCSO deputy developed information which led to the identification of the suspect in the video. BCSO investigators made contact with Dylan Ely Creamer, age 19, who lives within the Cherokee Heights neighborhood. After speaking with Creamer, investigators arrested him and charged him with fifteen counts of Criminal Mischief.August 26, 2014