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
April 13, 2021 PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF STATE ATTORNEY GINGER BOWDEN MADDEN FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announced Tuesday John Kyle Botelho entered a plea and was sentenced by the Honorable Kelvin Wells… Read More
April 12, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Freeport man has been arrested following a road rage incident that resulted in a shooting on Sunday, April 4th. On that afternoon, deputies responded to the intersection of U.S. Highway 331 and Highway… Read More
April 12 , 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Art murals designed by local high school students are coming to a Walton County park. The “Art in the Park” effort was initiated by Walton County Sheriff’s Office after performing a CPTED survey… Read More
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled to be held on April 12th at 10:30 am at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office north administration building in DeFuniak Springs. The negotiating teams represent the Walton County Sheriff’s Office… Read More
April 6, 2021 PRESS RELEASE State Attorney, Ginger Bowden Madden announces that the Honorable Kelvin Wells sentenced Dylan Lee Mancill to Life in Prison as a Prison Releasee Reoffender for Second Degree Murder With a Weapon following a February Jury… Read More
