STEPFATHER OF SUSPECT IN PANAMA CITY BEACH DOUBLE HOMICIDE ARRESTED IN WALTON COUNTY WALTON COUNTY, FLA— The stepfather of a suspect in a deadly shooting in Panama City Beach is located by Walton County Sheriff’s Office and is now facing… Read More
Ensuring the safety of children while traveling is a top priority for Walton County Fire Rescue and the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. To assist parents and caregivers in properly selecting and installing car seats, we are pleased to introduce our… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA – The Walton County Jail has earned the “Excelsior” recognition and has been reaccredited by the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission (FCAC) for the care, custody, and control of inmates at the facility. The Excelsior title is an… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A fugitive wanted out of Fairfax County, Virginia for a brutal attack on his child’s mother and abandoning an infant in the snow is arrested in Walton County, Florida. Thursday morning, February 20th, Walton County Sheriff’s Office… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA – A man responsible for a traffic crash that killed two people back in March 2021 is sentenced to more than a decade in prison. Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida,… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— A 21-year-old is arrested in the stabbing of a juvenile at a party in Freeport Saturday night. Walton County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call just before 10 pm from the victim’s friends as they called… Read More
A traffic stop in Freeport resulted in the arrest of two individuals on drug-related charges. On February 6, 2025, investigators from the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Unit conducted a traffic stop on a black Chevrolet Impala near the intersection… Read More
NOTICE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled for Friday, February 28, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. (CST). The meeting will be held at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office north administration building located… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— A traffic stop leads to the arrest of a DeFuniak Springs woman after Walton County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Kenny detects a trafficking amount of fentanyl. On Tuesday, February 4th, just before 3 p.m., a Walton County Sheriff’s… Read More
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is issuing an urgent warning to all residents regarding a recent scam targeting our senior community: SCAMMERS USE BITCOIN ATMS TO STEAL YOUR MONEY! A Walton County resident reported over the weekend they had fallen… Read More
