FWC recognizes local Assistant State Attorneys

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recognized Franklin County Assistant State Attorneys Jarred Paterson and Robin Myers on Thursday at its Commission meeting in Apalachicola.

Paterson and Myers were selected as co-recipients of the Prosecutor of the Year award by the FWC’s Division of Law Enforcement.

The Commissioners praised the attorneys, thanking them for standing up for Florida’s fish and wildlife and the local community.

Paterson and Myers have been instrumental on a wide range of cases including felony drug, driving and boating under the influence and misdemeanor wildlife cases.

They have also worked on recreational and commercial fisheries violations.

Col. Jim Brown, director of the FWC’s Division of Law Enforcement said that Paterson and Myers consistently strive to communicate with FWC staff and better understand managing fish and wildlife. Adding that Their efforts include the prosecution of oyster poachers who threaten the legal oyster industry and the quality of products for which the area is known.

The FWC says Paterson’s and Myers’ proactive efforts are making the communities in northwest Florida a better place.

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