August 2, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Two juveniles are now facing felony charges following an incident involving a BB gun shot from a moving vehicle. On July 12th Walton County Sheriff’s Office received multiple reports of a black truck driving… Read More
Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announces that on July 27, 2021, Glenda Hamilton was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Kelvin Wells to thirty years in State prison, twenty-five years of which must be… Read More
July 21, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Two Walton County men are facing charges for sexual acts against children trusted in their care after separate investigations by Walton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Bureau. Ian Smith, 19, is charged with three… Read More
July 20, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A man charged by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office for accessory to murder after the fact is also facing weapons charges in Walton County. On July 10th, Johnny Ray Kirk shot and killed an 80-year-old… Read More
For Immediate Release July 19, 2021 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Walton County Sheriff’s is proud to announce the graduation of Sergeant John Cheek from the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute Florida Leadership Academy. Sergeant Cheek is among 39 first-line supervisors to… Read More
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla— The suspect in a brutal homicide has been charged with murder after a woman is found dead at a home in Walton County. Deputies responded to a home on Troon Drive in Sandestin early Tuesday morning following… Read More
July 13, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A juvenile has been arrested for shooting a BB gun from a moving vehicle in Santa Rosa Beach. Walton County Sheriff’s Office received multiple reports Monday of a black truck driving along 30a shooting… Read More
July 9, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A traffic stop for erratic driving leads to the arrest of a DeFuniak Springs man for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Thursday evening a Walton County Sheriff’s Deputy pulled over a vehicle driving… Read More
July 2, 2021 HOLMES COUNTY, FL— One man is in custody following a multi-county pursuit that ended in Holmes County. At approximately 1 pm Friday an off-duty Washington County deputy notified Walton County Sheriff’s Office he had observed Tony Ray… Read More
July 2, 2021 MIRAMAR BEACH, FL— A vacationing family is mourning the loss of a husband and father after a Texas man was pulled from the Gulf of Mexico Friday. At 12:43 pm, July 2, 2021, Walton County Sheriff’s Office… Read More
