On March 6, 2021, while securing the scene of another crash a Walton County Sheriff’s Deputy was stopped at an intersection with emergency lights activated and traffic cones placed in the roadway. John Reinlie, 33, of Freeport was driving his black… Read More
OFFICE OF STATE ATTORNEY GINGER BOWDEN MADDEN FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA March 3, 2021 PRESS RELEASE State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announced today that Clyde Merrill Hunter, III was sentenced to 15 fifteen years in state prison for escape.… Read More
February 28, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is continuing the investigation into a shooting that left one man dead late Saturday. Just before midnight, deputies responded to 551 Scenic Gulf Drive in Miramar Beach to Surf Hut… Read More
UPDATED February 28, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is continuing the investigation into a shooting that left one man dead late Saturday. Just before midnight, deputies responded to 551 Scenic Gulf Drive in Miramar Beach to Surf… Read More
February 23, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla—Carjacking victim’s plea for their child’s life at gunpoint, and now, two men are behind bars facing felony charges from multiple counties. On February 12th a man finished pumping gas in his truck at the… Read More
February 18, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— More than a pound of methamphetamine is taken off the street following a multi-agency narcotics investigation in DeFuniak Springs. A joint investigation by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and… Read More
February 18, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A 911 call from a suspect results in the arrest of a 35-year-old in DeFuniak Springs Wednesday on homicide charges. Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to McLeod Road around 4:30 pm in reference to… Read More
FREEPORT, FL— Walton County Fire Rescue and Walton County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a fatal residential fire near Freeport Middle School late last night. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office and Walton County Fire Rescue were called to a home… Read More
February 16, 2021 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A former Atlanta-based attorney is facing felony charges of fraud after redirecting funds to his personal bank account from a title company he used to own. On May 20, 2019, the Walton County Sheriff’s… Read More
OFFICE OF STATE ATTORNEY GINGER BOWDEN MADDEN FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA February 9, 2021 PRESS RELEASE State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announces that Purnell Untonio Jones plead and was sentenced by the Honorable Kelvin Wells to 15 years in… Read More
