Raid on Niceville Business Leads To Arrest for Gun, Drugs Possession

In Brief:

  • Niceville Police arrested Kyle Vincent and Coleen Gooding at Alpine Bicycles for firearm possession and methamphetamine use.
  • Evidence of drug use was found at the scene, with Vincent admitting to smoking meth earlier that day.
  • Gooding was released on her own recognizance, while Vincent’s release is pending his $10,000 bond.

Niceville Police served a warrant on a local bike shop that resulted in two arrests.

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Investigators took Kyle Vincent and Coleen Gooding into custody at Alpine Bicycles on Howell Road beside Basil and Baxters. They’ve since formally charged the longtime couple with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon and drug possession.

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Police say a spoon with burn marks, tin foil and syringes tested positive for the presence of methamphetamines. According to the affadavit, Vincent admitted the pair smoked meth earlier in the day – Gooding invoked her fifth amendment right and remained silent.

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The affidavit for Vincent’s arrests does not give any detail that would explain the arrest for firearm or ammunition possession – but does have two paragraphs of redacted text at the bottom of the affidavit.

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Okaloosa County Jail released Gooding on her own recognizance, in accordance with the courts order. It is unclear if Vincent has paid his $10,000 bond to be released pending trial.

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Vincent does not have a felony case against him in Okaloosa County Courts, but does have a record of traffic fines and eviction proceedings in Okaloosa County courts dating to 2015.

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A drone view of the activity on Boggy Bayou before the annual fireworks festival put on every year by the cities of Niceville  and Valparaiso.