News & Updates

LOPEZ ARREST REPORT A Crestview man is charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after he attacked two friends with a 2X4 board during a fight. The friends say they had been drinking at Don’s Icehouse February 19th when an argument broke out...

A deputy making a traffic stop in Crestview found a weapon in the truck and drugs on the driver, who later tried to kick out the rear window of a patrol car. Another deputy was kicked in the face while trying to restrain the driver, who now faces multiple felonies....

BERRY ARREST REPORT A Crestview man arrested for trafficking in heroin denied selling the drug and told deputies he was a “beast” who could easily ingest an ounce of heroin by himself. An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy was called to condos at 1300 Miracle...

REOSTI ARREST REPORT HICE ARREST REPORT BARR ARREST REPORT A Pensacola defense attorney has been arrested on charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and smuggling contraband into a correctional facility. 47-year old Joseph Oreste Reosti was...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a case involving the latest local victim of a scam that’s been around nearly a decade. A 77-year old Mary Esther resident reports that she got a phone call February 8th from a person identifying himself as her...

Thirty-two years after a Christmas tree salesman was bludgeoned to death near Fort Walton Beach, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is officially closing the case due to the death of the murder suspect in a Texas prison. The body of 78-year old Glynn Jernigan of...

****UPDATE*** The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will be involved in investigating last night’s fatal plane crash of a Piper aircraft into the Gulf of Mexico as it approached the Destin Airport. The plane was registered to a company called Electrical...

Update: PLANE DEBRIS LOCATED OFFSHORE OF DESTIN The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office confirms an extensive amount of debris connected to the crash has been located in the waters off the coast of Destin between Henderson Beach State Park and the Walton County line....

CHIRINOS-CALIX ARREST REPORT A Destin resident says two men forced their way into her apartment, held a gun to her head and a knife to her throat, and demanded money while ransacking her home. One suspect is in custody. The 33-year old victim told deputies with the...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigated a reported armed home invasion robbery at an apartment on Ann Circle in Destin this morning. The victim says five suspects entered the home around 9:04 a.m. Investigators are working to determine the details....

***UPDATE*** Both suspects have been located! The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year old Blake Fitzgerald, a Missouri man wanted by authorities in connection with robberies, carjackings, and kidnappings in several other states, is also a suspect in...

From Niceville High School and the University of West Florida to Platoon Commander in the U.S Marine Corps, Travis Topolski has always been a leader and a high achiever. Since joining the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office in 2013, his “willingness to serve” with honor...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man and woman connected to the armed robbery of an Alvin’s Island store in Destin Wednesday. The pair entered the store together shortly after noon February 3rd and walked around looking at items. They met again...

DAVIS ARREST REPORT A Mary Esther resident who poured kerosene in front of a man’s home and yelled racial slurs is charged with a hate crime in connection with an aggravated battery committed January 30th. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 64-year old...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has added a certified Drug Recognition Expert – or DRE – to its workforce – a deputy trained to recognize impairment in drivers under the influence of drugs other than, or in addition to, alcohol. Deputy Jose Pereira underwent an...

A man who spotted two suspicious people in the Overbrook subdivision area near Fort Walton Beach took video of their car and now Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators are hoping those images will help catch suspects in a home invasion robbery and aggravated...

BRUNDIDGE ARREST REPORT A Fort Walton Beach man is accused of trying to force his way into an apartment early this morning while armed with a handgun. 22-year old Kevin Brundidge of 512 Scott Lane is charged with Home Invasion Robbery, Aggravated Battery, Possession...

PETERS ARREST REPORTS A Fort Walton Beach man who accused an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy of injuring him while using excessive force was arrested for filing a false statement. The deputy’s body worn camera told the true story. 25-year old Matthew Yahve Peters of...

SANDERS ARREST REPORT A Destin teenager is accused of offering to pay a young acquaintance’s video game online fees and to give him cash in exchange for acts of a sexual nature. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 19-year old Tristan Lee Sanders of 4131...

CLEAVON STRIBLING ARREST REPORT CHASITY POWELL ARREST REPORT Two people were arrested and drugs and weapons were seized yesterday (01/21/2016) following the execution of a search warrant at a Niceville home by members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics...