FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 16, 2007

Bay County man convicted of Lewd or Lascivious Conduct

State Attorney Steve Meadows announces the conviction, in Bay County Circuit Court, of William Blackmon, on a charge of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation of a child.

A jury of three males and three females deliberated 45 minutes before finding Blackmon, 35, formerly of Fountain, guilty of the 2003 incident. The charge involved sexual activity with a 13-year old boy.

Circuit Court Judge Michael Overstreet adjudicated Blackmon guilty, ordered him to be taken into custody, and set sentencing for June 5, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. Blackmon faces a maximum of 15 years in prison.