In the first episode of The Art of Policing Podcast, Walton County Sheriff Michael Adkinson discusses the state of immigration and the role of local law enforcement in Florida. The Art of Policing · The Art of Policing Podcast –… Read More
August 28, 2023 WALTON COUNTY, FLA— A DeFuniak Springs man is arrested on multiple felony charges after shooting into a neighbor’s home and threatening another. On August 25th Walton County Sheriff Deputies responded to 38 Willie B. Parker Road after… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA—A man high on LSD is arrested in Walton County after breaking into his rented Airbnb armed with a handgun while holding two children. Walton County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call just after midnight Saturday morning regarding… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, Fla— The 2023-2024 school year starts tomorrow, and Walton County Sheriff’s Office is reminding motorists of increased enforcement as a part of a yearly initiative to help students head back to class safely. Operation Blue Bird will begin… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the name of a woman at the focus of a death investigation in Miramar Beach. Renee Denise Eggers, 41, has been positively identified as the individual whose body was found in… Read More
July 31, 2023 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Deputies make a gruesome discovery during a sex offender check in DeFuniak Springs. On Friday, July 29th Walton County Sheriff’s Deputies were attempting to conduct a sex offender check on Eric Antonio Roberts, 49,… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A 17-year-old is arrested after pulling a knife on a group of teenagers on the beach in Walton County. Just before midnight on July 12th, Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about a stabbing near… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FL – A Freeport man is sentenced to 30 years in prison after he’s convicted of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child. Stephen Walter Gay, 44, was sentenced to three decades in the Florida Department of Corrections,… Read More
June 25, 2023 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Two people have died following drowning incidents along Walton County Beaches in less than three days despite the courageous efforts of first responders all week long during rough surf conditions. Thursday afternoon, South Walton… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Walton County Sheriff’s Office Captain has graduated from the prestigious Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy in Virginia. Captain Dustin Cosson is now one of 54,366 law enforcement officers who have completed the FBI National… Read More
