The Walton County Jail has earned the “Excelsior” recognition and has been reaccredited by the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission (FCAC) for the care, custody, and control of inmates at the facility. The Excelsior title is an award given to Florida… Read More
A fugitive wanted out of Fairfax County, Virginia for a brutal attack on his child’s mother and abandoning an infant in the snow is arrested in Walton County, Florida. Thursday morning, February 20th, Walton County Sheriff’s Office received information that… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA – A man responsible for a traffic crash that killed two people back in March 2021 is sentenced to more than a decade in prison. Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida,… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— A 21-year-old is arrested in the stabbing of a juvenile at a party in Freeport Saturday night. Walton County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call just before 10 pm from the victim’s friends as they called… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— A traffic stop leads to the arrest of a DeFuniak Springs woman after Walton County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Kenny detects a trafficking amount of fentanyl. On Tuesday, February 4th, just before 3 p.m., a Walton County Sheriff’s… Read More
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is issuing an urgent warning to all residents regarding a recent scam targeting our senior community: SCAMMERS USE BITCOIN ATMS TO STEAL YOUR MONEY! A Walton County resident reported over the weekend they had fallen… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— An Alabama man is now facing felony charges after he was stopped in Walton County driving a stolen vehicle. Late Sunday evening, Walton County Sheriff’s Office deputies located a stolen yellow Dodge Dakota pickup truck driving east… Read More
The Office of the Sheriff has existed for thousands of years. In Episode 5 of The Art of Policing Podcast, Walton County, Florida Sheriff Michael Adkinson dives into the rich history of the Office of the Sheriff and the distinct… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— An operation focused on street racing results in 10 arrests and more than a dozen citations in Walton County. On Saturday evening, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office partnered with the Florida Highway Patrol to conduct Operation Burnout,… Read More
On January 14, 2025, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office took a report regarding a burglary that occurred early Monday, January 13th at 01:45 A.M. at Walton County Fire Rescue Station 1 in Paxton. During the investigation, security footage was discovered… Read More
