The Bay County, Florida Sheriff’s Office and United States Marshal Service, Florida Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force, would like to announce the arrest of James Edward Rogers, 02/27/1957, of 5934 Pitti Lane, Youngstown, FL, on March 9, 2023.
Rogers was wanted in the State of Georgia for the offenses of Rape, Incest, Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, and Child Molestation.
The USMS Task Force members working with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office received information that Rogers had fled Georgia and was in Panama City, Florida.
Investigators were able to determine Rogers was staying at the residence on Pitti Lane and, on the morning of March 9th, began surveillance of the residence.
A vehicle was observed leaving, and while following this vehicle, surveillance units observed Rogers as a passenger.
A traffic stop was conducted, and Rogers was placed under arrest without incident.
Rogers is currently being held in the Bay County Jail pending extradition to the State of Georgia.
