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August 2007

August 17 - Disbarred attorney Vince Whibbs, Jr. is sentenced to four years in state prison for stealing from clients' trust accounts to fund his private investments. August 17 - Equipment used in the construction on the Interstate 10 bridge falls, injuring five Tidewater Skanska Flatiron workers. August 16 - The Escambia County Commission votes to take over full control of the West Florida Public Library system, while shifting the Escambia County Area Transit bus system to the City of Pensacola, which has not yet approved the deal. August 10 - Reverend Hugh King's attorney, Barry Beroset, argues to have evidence of King's cocaine possession suppressed, claiming the police search that led to its discovery was illegal. August 2 - Patrick Nobles is found guilty of violating the terms of his probation related to the August 20, 2003 crash that killed his passenger Todd Currie.