'Bonnie and Clyde' arrested in Destin

A couple was arrested for several felony charges after what an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher said was a “Bonnie and Clyde”-type incident.

      Kristen Whitmore, 39, and Jonathan Leo Lebaron, 31, were arrested for possession of a controlled substance without prescription, false report of a crime, possession of paraphernalia, giving a false name while lawfully detained and obtaining food with the intent to defraud.

      On April 27, a deputy responded to Joes’s Crab Shack in Destin and the couple told him someone stole their keys to a rental truck, their IDs and the woman’s purse. Their food bill totaled $79.82 and they said they had no way to pay for it since their belongings had been taken.

      Deputies found the rental truck, not stolen and parked at another location. The woman’s purse was in the brush behind the vehicle. Deputies also found the couple gave false names to file their report. The couple said they had no money and made up the story about the theft.

      Whitmore and Lebaron were arrested.

      Deputies searched the truck and also found multiple drug paraphernalia items and medicine they didn’t have a prescription for.