PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – A father and son duo are sentenced to federal prison after being convicted on drug trafficking charges. Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the sentencings of Kenneth Ingram, 62, and… Read More
March 20, 2023 WALTON COUNTY, Fla—A traffic stop for a seatbelt violation leads to the arrest of a pair out of Miami on drug charges. On Sunday morning, a Walton County Sheriff’s Deputy conducting traffic enforcement near Highway 90 and… Read More
A multi-agency attack leads to the knock down of a four-story house fire, saving multiple nearby homes. At 11:04 p.m. on Saturday, March 18th, Walton County Fire Rescue, South Walton Fire District, and Argyle Volunteer Fire Department responded to a… Read More
NOTICE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled to be held Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. (CST) at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office north administration building in DeFuniak Springs. The… Read More
Early Tuesday morning, an armed robbery suspect out of Walton County was tracked to a location in Newton County, Mississippi and taken into custody. On February 19, 2023, Walton County Sheriff’s Office was called to the Sleep Inn in Mossy… Read More
March 7, 2023 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A DeFuniak Springs man is arrested on weapons charges after he unintentionally shot himself in the hand. Walton County Sheriff’s Office and Bay County Sheriff’s Office Deputies assigned to the U.S. Marshal Task Force… Read More
February 27, 2023 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A traffic stop for passing on double yellow lines leads to the arrest of a wanted suspect from a 2007 homicide in south Florida. Just before 6 pm Sunday, February 26th, a Walton County… Read More
February 23, 2023 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Freeport man is arrested after it’s found he violated his probation and attempted to hide fentanyl up his anal cavity during his arrest. Information obtained in search warrants done by Walton County Sheriff’s… Read More
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
February 15, 2023 A Clermont man is found guilty of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child under the age of 12. Larry J. Bean was found guilty by a Walton County Jury Friday evening, announced by State Attorney Ginger… Read More
