Sweet Tea Murders Arcadia Nights: The Cruel Murder of Charles Sudmall
Sweet Tea Murders Arcadia Nights: The Cruel Murder of Charles Sudmall
Presented at Arcadia Mill
5709 Mill Pond Road, Milton, FL 32583
Friday, September 11, 2026 @ 5:00 PM
Join Sweet Tea Murders: Arcadia Nights for the story of Charles Sudmall, a prominent Milton businessman and owner of the Exchange Hotel, whose life ended in a shocking murder that left more questions than answers. Sweet Tea Murders brings forgotten Southern crimes back to life through carefully researched storytelling, blending true crime, local history, courthouse drama, and the darker corners of Northwest Florida’s past.
Hosted by Michael Earl Simmons, a former Pensacola homicide detective, police historian, author, and longtime criminal justice instructor, each story is told with the insight of an investigator and the heart of a Southern storyteller.
Long before Milton could support brick buildings, hotels, telephones, and modern commerce, Arcadia Mill helped lay the foundation—turning timber, waterpower, transportation, and industry into the economic force that shaped the town.
Guests will gather at decorated tables glowing with Mason jars that resemble fireflies in the evening, surrounded by Spanish moss and Southern atmosphere, while enjoying a Mason jar of sweet tea that is theirs to keep. From the old mill pond to the Exchange Hotel, this story follows Milton’s rise from frontier industry to a modern town, and then into the shadows of ambition, money, and murder.
Join Sweet Tea Murders for the first event at this historic location!
