CRESTVIEW — James Dakota Ziglar, 20, a North Okaloosa resident, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder, thanks in part to multiple tips to Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers.
Ziglar was arrested around 7:20 a.m. today following a traffic stop on Bird Drive.
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Warrants Unit deputies were actively searching for Ziglar in connection with an Aug. 30 shooting at his 1250 Chestnut Ave. home near Crestview.
Ziglar is accused of shooting 28-year-old Joshua Armstrong of Crestview once in the head with a .380 caliber handgun. Armstrong remains in critical condition at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.
According to an OSCO press release, witness Crystal Haynes said Armstrong and his girlfriend came to the house Sunday evening looking for Ziglar, who Ziglar arrived while they were talking and asked Armstrong “something about money.”
"Haynes says while Armstrong was in midsentence, Ziglar pulled a tan pistol from his waistband and shot him in the forehead. She says Armstrong did not have a weapon or make any threats to Ziglar prior to the shooting," the report stated.
Witnesses say Ziglar then calmly walked out of the home before deputies arrived at the scene.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview man sought for attempted murder now in custody