News & Updates

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that injured an Okaloosa Island man around 8:15 Tuesday night outside his apartment.The 22-year old victim called 9-1-1 to say he’s been shot in the abdomen.Deputies arrived at his Bonita Avenue...

A 21-year old man is dead and his 19-year old friend is charged with manslaughter after the suspect said they were playing around with an AK-47 and he pulled the trigger thinking it was unloaded. Matthew Gunn of 1650 Highway 98 in Florosa was arrested this morning by...

A traffic crash investigation has led to the arrest of a Niceville man on a charge of DUI manslaughter in the death of a pedestrian on Highway 98 in Destin Sunday night.A witness told deputies 26-year old Dakota Theriot was speeding westbound on Harbor Boulevard...

Home surveillance video and quick action by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and Fort Walton Beach Police Department led to the capture of three suspects Sunday in an armed burglary that injured one person.17-year old Nigel Fryer of Fort Walton Beach, 23-year old...

The latest efforts by the Multi-Agency Drug Task Force to put local drug dealers out of business resulted in two people being charged with operating a nuisance structure for drug activity, a third degree felony.DTF members executed a narcotics search warrant September...

A Mississippi woman faces felony charges after Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies caught her inside a Crestview business, starting up and moving multiple off road vehicles.25-year old Haley Bowen is charged with burglary of a structure and grand theft of a...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Crestview man with sexually battering a child under the age of twelve between 2009 and 2013.55-year old Larry Miller, who denies the allegations, was arrested August 31stThe victim says she was molested on multiple...

A man on felony probation for trafficking in heroin is back in jail today as the Okaloosa County Multi- Agency Drug Task Force executed its latest search warrant in the ongoing effort to put area drug dealers behind bars.38-year old Karl Domino Jr. and 35-year old...

A man who kicked in an acquaintance’s front door, choked her unconscious, and stole her purse tried to make an escape, but is now in the Okaloosa County jail on multiple charges.The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 32-year old Brandon Miree, no known...

A Destin man reportedly doing swimming and breathing exercises at a Destin pool drowned Monday.First responders were called to a pool at 4111 Commons Drive around 3:30 p.m. after 29-year old Brennan May of that address was found limp on the pool bottom.Witnesses say...

Undercover investigations into the sale and distribution of illegal narcotics continue via the Okaloosa County Multi- Agency Drug Task Force (DTF), as the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Crestview Police Department, and Fort Walton Beach Police Department work to...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a cellular phone company store manager on charges he accessed and copied sexually explicit photographs or videos from a customer’s cell phone. 37-year old Christopher Allen Freeman ofFort Walton Beach is charged with...

A man on felony probation for trafficking in a controlled substance is back in jail after the Okaloosa County Multi-Agency Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at his property yesterday as part of an ongoing effort to put area drug dealers out of...

ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Multi-Agency Drug Task Force continues to combat illegal drug activity and drug dealers throughout the local area. A search warrant was executed Wednesday at 398 North Spring Street in Crestview. As a result of what was found at the...

The OCSO is investigating an apparent hit and run that critically injured a pedestrian in Destin around 11:30 last night. A 9-1-1 call came in referencing a man in the roadway on Highway 98 in Destin near Opa Locka Lane. Deputies found a man wearing shorts and no...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Fort Walton Beach man in connection with a shooting that occurred in a Fort Walton Beach gas station parking lot last month. 23-year old Tyrek Duan Robinson is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon,...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the fatal shooting of a Crestview area man by his son, who told deputies he was protecting his mother from domestic violence at the time. 42-year old Lance Weindel died Sunday evening after being shot at his home...

A Fort Walton Beach man died Saturday after reportedly diving into waters on the northwest side of Crab Island near Destin. Witnesses say 40 year old Craig Hanrahan dove off the center console boat around 3:15 p.m. and was began floating face down. He had to be pulled...

In the ongoing effort to combat local drug dealers a Walton County man is charged with trafficking in heroin and possession of a weapon or ammo by a convicted felon. 45-year old Thomas Obregon was arrested following the execution of a search warrant at his Miramar...

ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a fourth person in connection with a rash of car burglaries at a Destin Condominium Complex that included theft of a firearm. 18-year old Rozelle Payton of Fort Walton Beach was located last night in...