OFFICE OF THE STATE ATTORNEY FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA June 19, 2018 PRESS RELEASE State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that Juan Pineda Avila, age 34, was sentenced by Circuit Judge Kelvin Wells to 30 years in state prison… Read More
OFFICE OF THE STATE ATTORNEY FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA June 19, 2018 PRESS RELEASE State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that Thomas A Knoll, age 55, entered a plea of no contest to one count of Lewd or Lascivious… Read More
We don’t ask for a lot. Don’t take things that don’t belong to you, drive with both hands on the wheel, and keep your hands to yourself. Some people don’t like to listen. Derrell Lashawn Williams, 27, is… Read More
June 16, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office and Walton County Fire Rescue respond to a fatal house fire on Cotton Lane in DeFuniak Springs. Walton County Fire Rescue and Walton County Sheriff’s Office were called to the… Read More
For Immediate Release June 14, 2018 Defuniak Springs, Fla – Today, the Department of Justice presented the Northwest Florida Child Abduction Response Team (NWF-CART) with national certification. NWF-CART is the sixth CART in Florida to be certified and one of only… Read More
June 13, 2018 Freeport, Fla- Walton County Fire Rescue Firefighters extinguish the second residential fire of the day. Just before 7:30 PM on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 Walton County Fire Rescue responded to a 911 call in reference to a… Read More
June 12, 2018 Paxton, Fla- Five family dogs were rescued by Walton County Fire Rescue firefighters during a residential fire in Paxton. Just before 1:00 PM on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 a 911 call promptly dispatched Walton County Fire Rescue… Read More
For Immediate Release June 7, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla—An Alabama volunteer firefighter is behind bars after an operation to uncover sex offenders in our community. On June 6th, Aaron Green, 21, of Daphne, Alabama entered a group chat on a… Read More
For Immediate Release June 7, 2018 FREEPORT, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing juvenile. Xavier Khaled, 16, ran away from a home on Mallet Bayou Road in Freeport, Florida. Khaled was… Read More
For Immediate Release May 5, 2018 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— A man charged with his son’s death is sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge Monday. In December 2015, Walton County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call at… Read More
