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
July 20, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A man charged by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office for accessory to murder after the fact is also facing weapons charges in Walton County. On July 10th, Johnny Ray Kirk shot and killed an 80-year-old… Read More
For Immediate Release July 19, 2021 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Walton County Sheriff’s is proud to announce the graduation of Sergeant John Cheek from the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute Florida Leadership Academy. Sergeant Cheek is among 39 first-line supervisors to… Read More
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla— The suspect in a brutal homicide has been charged with murder after a woman is found dead at a home in Walton County. Deputies responded to a home on Troon Drive in Sandestin early Tuesday morning following… Read More
