June 23, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— The man responsible for the fatal February traffic crash on Highway 98 in Walton County has turned himself in on felony charges. Tuesday, June 22nd Lawrence Breton Cowart, 32, of Panama City Beach was… Read More
June 15, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A DeFuniak Springs man is arrest on 200 counts of child pornography after a search warrant conducted by Walton County Sheriff’s Office SVU Unit. The search warrant was executed Tuesday morning at 191 S… Read More
May 24, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— On May 20th Walton County Sheriff’s Office VICE Narcotics Unit and personnel from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement executed a search warrant at 186 Whip-Poor-Will Lane in Freeport. During the search warrant John Hartley,… Read More
May 19, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Early Wednesday morning a woman was rammed by a vehicle on State Road 285 in Mossy Head. Moments later, she was pulled from her car. Elijah Jones, 18, and Megan Frazier, 23, have been… Read More
May 11, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Jacksonville woman is arrested after attempting to bring contraband into a Walton County prison inside her underwear. On May 8th, deputies with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office were called to Walton Correctional Institution… Read More
At Walton County Jail we are continuously striving to manage challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office partnered with Walton County Health Department to vaccinate more than 60 inmates incarcerated at our facility. Initially, 87 inmates… Read More
Walton County Sheriff’s Office is truly humbled by the outpouring of support from our friends in the community. Our sincerest thanks go to Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club Sassy Sisters and Andrea Rockefeller who, along with private donors, contributed… Read More
April 19, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A DeFuniak Springs man will face a Federal Judge on charges of meth distribution after a multi-agency investigation. On April 14, 2021, a joint investigation including Walton County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit and personnel… Read More
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled to be held on April 12th at 1 pm at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office north administration building in DeFuniak Springs. The negotiating teams represent the Walton County Sheriff’s… Read More
April 16, 2021 PRESS RELEASE OFFICE OF STATE ATTORNEY GINGER BOWDEN MADDEN FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announced on April 15, 2021, Glenda Travaneisha Hamilton was found guilty of Aggravated Battery with Great Bodily Harm… Read More
