In an announcement made on March 13, Jacob Daniel Price was found guilty on March 11 on two counts of first-degree premeditated murder and two counts of animal cruelty in Okaloosa Conty.

Circuit Judge David Oberliesen sentenced Price after the verdict of two consecutive life sentences with no possibility of parole, the state attorney’s office said.

Prosecutors said evidence at trial showed that on Nov. 13, 2019, at about 4 a.m., Price shot and killed his parents while they were sleeping in their bed at their Crestview home. Authorities said Price shot his father, Robert Price, twice in the head and shot his mother, Jolene Price, once in the head.

Prosecutors also said Price shot and killed the couple’s two dogs, Nala and Cooper.

Assistant State Attorney Leah Clisson prosecuted the case on behalf of the First Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office. The investigation was conducted by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and the Crestview Police Department.

According to an arrest report, deputies stopped a white Toyota Tacoma on Feb. 17 after the driver failed to obey a stop sign at the intersection of Shoffner Boulevard and U.S. Highway 90 East. The vehicle later came to a stop at Highway 90 East and Valley Road.

The driver was identified as 49-year-old Paul Derek Treaster of Crestview.

According to the report, Treaster told deputies during the initial stop that his driver’s license had been suspended since February because of issues related to child support.

Deputies also reported noticing Treaster attempting to conceal something with his foot on the driver’s side floorboard when he opened the vehicle door.

A K-9 unit later arrived on scene, and the dog alerted to the presence of narcotics inside the vehicle. That alert gave deputies probable cause to search the truck.

During the search, deputies located 100 grams of a crystallized substance on the driver’s side floorboard. The substance later tested positive for methamphetamine, according to the report.

Investigators also found a scale and two baby monitors with white residue in the center console. A black bag located near the suspected methamphetamine contained small plastic baggies and rubber bands.

Treaster denied knowing about the drugs inside the vehicle and told deputies that a friend had borrowed his truck in the days prior to the stop.

Treaster was arrested and charged with trafficking in amphetamine or methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Treaster was taken into custody and booked into the Okaloosa County Jail. 

Investigators later identified Colby Sanders, a 23-year-old Crestview man, as the suspect.

According to a news release from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, investigators from the departments Internet Crimes Against Children Unit received a tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children regarding sexual abuse material.

The sheriff’s office, working with the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, executed a search warrant at Sanders’ residence on Old Bethel Road in Crestview. During the search, investigators reported finding more than 6,000 files of generated child sexual abuse content.

Sanders was arrested and charged with possession of generated child pornography.

Under Florida law, “generated child pornography” refers to images created, altered or produced using electronic or computer-generated means to depict a person who appears to be a minor engaged in explicit actions.

The offense is classified as a third-degree felony and is punishable under Florida sentencing guidelines. Each image or file can be treated as a separate offense under law.