Over the weekend, detention deputies at the Walton County Jail attempted to place Sherry Underwood, 47, of DeFuniak Springs back into her cell. When deputies got close to Underwood, she raised her hand like she was going to strike a… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— A Freeport man faces more than a dozen felony charges for the possession and transmission of child pornography. In February of this year, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit received a tip from the National… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— A 31-year-old DeFuniak Springs man is facing multiple felony charges after bringing methamphetamine when checking in with State Probation. Monday, August 19th Walton County Sheriff’s Office was called to the State Probation Office on Highway 90 in… Read More
A 22-year-old DeFuniak Springs man is arrested for aggravated battery following a fight at Morrison Springs Sunday night that led to the victim being airlifted. On Sunday, August 18th at 7 pm, Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to Morrison Springs… Read More
TITUSVILLE, Fla. – Supervisors working in different capacities at Walton County Sheriff’s Office have graduated from the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute’s Florida Leadership Academy. Walton County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Brandon Coone of the Criminal Investigations Bureau and Sergeant Stephen… Read More
Early Thursday at 5:40 am, Walton County Fire Rescue was called to the report of an outside fire on Mixon Road in Mossy Head. When they arrived, they discovered a double-wide trailer fully involved. Firefighters worked diligently to knock down… Read More
WALTON COUNTY, FLA—A VICE/Narcotics search warrant has led to the arrest of three individuals in Freeport who now face felony drug charges. Thursday morning, Walton County Sheriff’s Office VICE/Narcotics Unit in partnership with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement executed… Read More
Walton County Fire Rescue is thrilled to announce our newly launched Fire Cadet Program has an official post number! Introducing WCFR Cadet Post 850! We submitted the 850 number so the program could represent all counties in the Florida Panhandle.… Read More
NOTICE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 15th, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. (CST). The meeting will be held at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office north administration building located… Read More
On Sunday evening, Walton County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a Good Samaritan who witnessed a man push a female to the ground on the side of S County Highway 83 in Santa Rosa Beach. When she stood… Read More
