February 18, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A 911 call from a suspect results in the arrest of a 35-year-old in DeFuniak Springs Wednesday on homicide charges. Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to McLeod Road around 4:30 pm in reference to… Read More
February 16, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A former Atlanta-based attorney is facing felony charges of fraud after redirecting funds to his personal bank account from a title company he used to own. On May 20, 2019, the Walton County Sheriff’s… Read More
OFFICE OF STATE ATTORNEY GINGER BOWDEN MADDEN FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA February 9, 2021 PRESS RELEASE State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announces that Purnell Untonio Jones plead and was sentenced by the Honorable Kelvin Wells to 15 years in… Read More
February 10, 2021 PRESS RELEASE State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announces that James Adam Vonderheide was found to be guilty of Sexual Battery, a second-degree felony punishable by up to fifteen (15) years in the Department of Corrections. He will… Read More
February 8, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Fire Rescue is one of five agencies in Florida participating in a new EMS Pediatric Study done by the University of Florida and the National Institutes of Health. The study was initiated… Read More
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF STATE ATTORNEY Ginger Bowden Madden FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA February 2, 2021 State Attorney, Ginger Bowden Madden, announces the Honorable Kelvin Wells sentenced Dean Alan Miller, Jr for 19 Counts of Possessing Photos… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A DeFuniak Springs shooting left one injured after more than a dozen shots were fired late Sunday evening. The first 9-1-1 call came in at 8:07 pm when a caller reported hearing the sound of gunfire in… Read More
January 4, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A vehicle fleeing a home invasion robbery T-bones a Walton County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant early Monday morning. Just before 7:30 am, the WCSO Lieutenant was driving north on Highway 83 through the intersection of… Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 31, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 88-year-old from DeFuniak Springs. On December 28, 2020, Sonny “Jack” Harrell was reported missing by his daughter.… Read More
December 29, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A man suspected of manufacturing child porn in his DeFuniak Springs home was taken into custody after coming face-to-face with law enforcement armed with a shotgun. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office Special Victim’s Unit… Read More
