November 2, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Animal Services has been selected as a beneficiary of the Community Bag Program for the month of November. The Winn-Dixie Community Bag Program, which launched in February 2019, is a reusable bag… Read More
October 22, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Freeport man has been charged with felony animal cruelty after multiple witnesses say he was repeatedly hitting and throwing his dog. October 20th deputies were called to the area of 1 Jefferson Street… Read More
October 15, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Miramar Beach man is charged with 116 counts of child porn. On September 24th the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit, assisted by Homeland Security, conducted a search warrant at 21 Walton… Read More
October 8, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— An undercover narcotics investigation leads to the arrest of a Cantonment man for a drug commonly known as “One Comma Four”. The investigation led by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Vice/ Narcotics Unit resulted… Read More
October 6, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Walton County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher has been fired and arrested following an investigation into embezzlement at a DeFuniak Springs church. The finance committee at Friendship Baptist Church confronted Roger McLaney II, 47, on… Read More
October 1, 2020 VILLA TASSO, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with Walton County Code Compliance Department to take the trash out of Villa Tasso. For the next 90 days starting October 1st Code Compliance will be under a… Read More
September 30, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A man wanted for murder out of Richland County, Illinois has been captured in DeFuniak Springs. Several law enforcement agencies in Illinois have been searching for Rick A. Meador, 18, of Olney, Illinois following… Read More
September 24, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County residents can now get important information to emergency responders faster in the event of an emergency. Walton County Sheriff’s Office is now certified as RapidSOS Ready! So, what does this mean for… Read More
September 28, 2020 TALLAHASSEE, Fla— Walton County Sheriff Michael Adkinson, Jr. is one of ten appointed by the Governor to the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC). Governor Ron DeSantis made the official announcement Friday, along with the names… Read More
September 22, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A Defuniak Springs woman and her boyfriend are arrested after torture and abuse are discovered following a child’s death. On the evening of June 6th, Walton County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 1400… Read More
