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
March 30, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A DeFuniak Springs man is facing felony charges after parents discover inappropriate messages he sent to their daughter. On January 17th, deputies responded to a complaint from a parent who found her 15-year-old daughter… Read More
March 10, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is looking for those seeking sponsorships to attend the law enforcement academy to pursue a career in public safety. WCSO is continuing its initiative to provide access to law enforcement… Read More
On March 6, 2021, while securing the scene of another crash a Walton County Sheriff’s Deputy was stopped at an intersection with emergency lights activated and traffic cones placed in the roadway. John Reinlie, 33, of Freeport was driving his black… Read More
OFFICE OF STATE ATTORNEY GINGER BOWDEN MADDEN FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA March 3, 2021 PRESS RELEASE State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announced today that Clyde Merrill Hunter, III was sentenced to 15 fifteen years in state prison for escape.… Read More
