October 1, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Two Walton County Sheriff’s Office employees are selected for the inaugural United Way Emerald Coast Emergency Leaders 40 under 40 class of 2021. On Thursday, September 9, 2021, Lieutenant Khaliqa Wheatley and Chief Jeremy… Read More
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled to be held Monday, September 27th 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
September 20, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A rash of car burglaries has been reported in Walton County resulting in four guns stolen from unlocked vehicles. Walton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating 25 vehicle burglaries that occurred over the weekend in… Read More
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Michael J. McClure, 43, of DeFuniak Springs, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on criminal offenses related to his activity on Kik Messenger, a mobile device application, announced Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney… Read More
August 25, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office has recovered a body from a shallow grave on a property in Crestview. The joint investigation with Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office kept investigators and crime scene technicians out into the… Read More
August 9, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla—As students in Walton County head back to school Walton County Sheriff’s Office will be cracking down on school zone and bus stop infractions. Operation Blue Bird begins Tuesday, August 10th, and takes place at… Read More
August 4, 2021 As Walton County continues to see an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, the health and safety of our inmate population continues to be a priority for the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. The following are the… Read More
August 2, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Two juveniles are now facing felony charges following an incident involving a BB gun shot from a moving vehicle. On July 12th Walton County Sheriff’s Office received multiple reports of a black truck driving… Read More
Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announces that on July 27, 2021, Glenda Hamilton was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Kelvin Wells to thirty years in State prison, twenty-five years of which must be… Read More
July 21, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Two Walton County men are facing charges for sexual acts against children trusted in their care after separate investigations by Walton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Bureau. Ian Smith, 19, is charged with three… Read More
