Six grams of methamphetamine and 14 grams of fentanyl are seized after Walton County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Unit serves two search warrants in two days, leading to eight arrests. On Tuesday, February 14th, a search warrant was executed at a… Read More
A mail carrier spots a large outside fire that had spread to a home in Paxton and calls for help. At 2:34 PM on Thursday, January 5th, a United States Postal Service worker was delivering mail on North Suttles Road… Read More
A mother and her boyfriend were arrested after abducting six children and fleeing the state of Ohio. On the evening of Tuesday, December 13, 2022, Walton County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Florida Highway Patrol in reference to a… Read More
At 7:05 this morning, Walton County Sheriff’s Office deputies spotted a vehicle matching the description of a van possibly being driven by a missing/endangered man out of Mobile, Alabama. James Allen Bixler was reported missing yesterday by his wife. Deputies… Read More
A local vacation rental company is defrauded nearly $20,000 in a credit card scam after the renters use fraudulent credit card information to book vacation homes. In October of 2022, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office received multiple reports of vacation… Read More
MOSSY HEAD, FL — Firefighters battle a blaze spreading throughout a mobile home early this morning in Mossy Head. At 6:00 a.m. on Monday, November 14th, Walton County Fire Rescue responded to a residence on Elmwood Road following a 911… Read More
NOTICE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled to be held Monday, November 14, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (CST) at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office north administration building in DeFuniak Springs. The… Read More
Joseph Flecher Lee, Jr., 47, of DeFuniak Springs, was sentenced on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, to serve a mandatory minimum term of fifteen years in federal prison after pleading guilty to the charges of possession with intent to distribute 50… Read More
Over 60 grams of fentanyl and heroin are taken off the streets following two separate traffic stops by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. On September 21st, Walton County Sheriff’s Office deputies and VICE/Narcotics investigators conducted a traffic stop on a… Read More
The Walton County Jail graduates 32 inmates from a new program aimed at breaking the cycle of drugs and violence. The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program is a 90-day program which utilizes a multitude of holistic treatments to combat drug… Read More
