Milton child was starved, forced to exercise for hours and confined to room

This story has been updated to reflect that Brandon Palmore is stationed at Duke Field, not Hurlburt Field as stated in his pre-trial release application.

A Milton couple is charged with child neglect with great bodily harm after Santa Rosa Sheriff’s investigators say they starved their 11-year-old son to the point he was severely malnourished and only weighed 36 pounds when brought to the hospital in December 2025.

Investigators arrested 40-year-old Brandon Palmore, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force stationed at Duke Field, and his wife, 38-year-old Shantell Palmore, who did not work outside the home, according to their booking information, on March 5…

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