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
December 28, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Christmas morning a pastor made a surprising discovery – drugs left in the church’s parking lot. The incident was called into the Walton County Sheriff’s Office at 7 am Friday, where the Pastor reported… Read More
December 16, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A DeFuniak Springs man is charged with 2nd-degree murder after deputies respond to a 911 call Monday afternoon. The caller, Cole Morgan Ward, told dispatchers he choked his fiancé to death. Deputies arrived on the… Read More
Samuel Fugate has been located and is safely back with his family. _____________________________________ Walton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for our community’s help in locating a missing teenager. Samuel Lee Fugate, 15, was visiting Walton County on vacation with family… Read More
