January 13, 2022 MOSSY HEAD, FL — A fire engulfing a double-wide mobile home in Mossy Head leads to the arrest of a Walton County woman. Just after 6:30 pm Wednesday, Walton County Fire Rescue, DeFuniak Springs Fire Department, and Liberty Volunteer Fire Department responded to a residence on West Hibiscus Avenue following a 911 call from a neighbor reporting they… Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2022 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Four are being charged with attempted murder for the January 2021 shooting that left a DeFuniak Springs woman paralyzed from the chest down. Charges come a year to the day that… Read More
December 16, 2021 A Defuniak Springs man is found guilty of attempted murder and now faces up to life in prison. Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit, announced Wednesday that on December 8th a Walton County… Read More
December 6, 2021 FREEPORT, Fla— Two men are facing felony charges following an unusual string of burglaries in Walton County. Between November 20th and November 28th Walton County Sheriff’s Office received four separate reports in reference to the theft of… Read More
December 1, 2021 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— Four men incarcerated at the Walton County Jail will now have an opportunity for a brighter future once released back into the community. On Wednesday a graduation was held for inmates celebrating the completion… Read More
November 22, 2021 TAMPA, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce the graduation of Sergeant Tabitha Lewis from the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute Florida Leadership Academy, Class 49. Forty-one first-line supervisors representing 35 criminal justice agencies throughout… Read More
November 21, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— An Ormond Beach man is in custody after a short pursuit with a stolen vehicle Sunday. Walton County Sheriff’s Office was alerted by the Florida Highway Patrol of a reckless vehicle traveling west through Holmes County… Read More
November 6, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A 43-year-old Miramar Beach woman has been taken into custody following a shooting Friday night. Jennifer Marie Greer was arrested with the assistance of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and booked into the Okaloosa… Read More
October 14, 2021 DeFuniak Springs, FLA— A search warrant leads to the discovery of more than a pound of methamphetamine. Now, a DeFuniak Springs man faces felony charges. Walton County Sheriff’s Office VICE/Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant Thursday morning… Read More
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
