NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING – APRIL 30, 2024
NOTICE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. (CST). The meeting will be...
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WCSO SERGEANT PHILLIP KENT GRADUATES FROM FLORIDA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CLASS 56
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Walton County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce the graduation of Sergeant Phillip Kent from the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute (FCJEI) Florida Leadership...
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FIREFIGHTERS KNOCK DOWN HOUSE FIRE IN DEFUNIAK SPRINGS
Firefighters knock down flames that broke out in a DeFuniak Springs home early Wednesday morning. At 5:33 a.m., the Walton County Sheriff’s Office communications center received a 911 call reporting a...
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WCSO INVESTIGATING EARLY MORNING SHOOTING IN MOSSY HEAD THAT INJURED JUVENILE
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— Just before 2 am Thursday, Walton County Sheriff’s Office communications center received a 9-1-1 call regarding a shooting on West Cypress Avenue in Mossy Head. The caller told...
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ONE JUVENILE CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER IN MOSSY HEAD SHOOTING FOLLOWING...
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Mossy Head that injured a child. Wednesday morning, investigators with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal...
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SECOND SUSPECT ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH MOSSY HEAD SHOOTING THAT INJURED...
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. – A second arrest has been made during an investigation into a shooting in Mossy Head where more than two dozen shots were fired, and an 11-year-old was seriously injured. Walton...
View ArticleWCSO INVESTIGATING REPORTED SHOOTING NEAR WAGON WHEEL BAR IN DEFUNIAK SPRINGS
WCSO INVESTIGATING REPORTED SHOOTING NEAR WAGON WHEEL BAR IN DEFUNIAK SPRINGS WALTON COUNTY, FLA— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early morning shooting that occurred over the...
View ArticleTHIRD SUSPECT ARRESTED ON ACCESSORY CHARGES FOR MOSSY HEAD SHOOTING
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— A third juvenile has been arrested during the investigation of a shooting in Mossy Head where an 11-year-old was seriously injured. Walton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal...
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TWO ARRESTED FOLLOWING SHOOTING NEAR WAGON WHEEL IN DEFUNIAK SPRINGS
WALTON COUNTY, Fla— An adult and juvenile have been arrested following a shooting in DeFuniak Springs Saturday. Walton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Bureau arrested Armand Holmes,...
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SOUND THE ALARM; WALTON COUNTY FIRE RESCUE PARTNERS WITH AMERICAN RED CROSS...
Residential fires claim thousands of lives each year. Working smoke detectors in your home can cut the risk of house fire deaths in half. That’s why Walton County Fire Rescue is partnering with...
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CRESTVIEW MAN FACING TRAFFICKING CHARGES FOLLOWING VICE/NARCOTICS INVESTIGATION
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— A Crestview man is facing drug trafficking charges after a VICE/Narcotics Investigation leads to the discovery of more than half a pound of meth in his vehicle. Late Tuesday...
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NEARLY HALF A POUND OF METH FOUND DURING VICE/NARCOTICS SEARCH WARRANT; TWO...
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— A search warrant conducted by Walton County Sheriff’s Office VICE/Narcotics Unit results in the arrest of two on drug trafficking charges in DeFuniak Springs. VICE/Narcotics...
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WCSO LIEUTENANT GRADUATES FLORIDA SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION COMMANDERS ACADEMY...
TALLAHASSEE, FLA— The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce the graduation of Walton County Jail Lieutenant Callie Locklear from the Florida Sheriff’s Association Commanders Academy....
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WCSO LIEUTENANT GRADUATES FROM FLORIDA CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXECUTIVE INSTITUTE...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Walton County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce the graduation of Lieutenant John Cheek from the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute Senior Leadership Program. The 26th...
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LIFE IN PRISON; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS MAN SENTENCED IN AUGUST 2023 BURGLARY WITH A...
Alan Michael Kelly, 30, of DeFuniak Springs was sentenced to life in prison today as a prison releasee reoffender. Kelly was convicted by a Walton County jury on March 8, 2024, for an incident that...
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FAMILY MEMBERS SENTENCED IN METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION IN...
June 18, 2024 WALTON COUNTY, FLA—A DeFuniak Springs husband and wife and their son have been sentenced by a federal judge for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to...
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CRESTVIEW MAN ARRESTED BY WCSO ON DRUG AND WEAPONS CHARGES AFTER RUNNING STOP...
A Crestview man is now facing drug and weapons charges after running a stop sign in Mossy Head Tuesday. A Walton County Sheriff’s Deputy conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Highway 90 and...
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WCSO LEAD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER EARNS PRESTIGIOUS FBI-LEEDA TRILOGY AWARD
June 26, 2024 WALTON COUNTY, FLA— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce Lead Communications Officer Monica Webster has received the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy Award. Webster completed the...
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K-9 KENNY SNIFFS OUT COCAINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE DURING TRAFFIC STOP FOR...
WALTON COUNTY, FLA— A traffic stop for reckless driving on U.S. 331 S ends up in the arrest of a Freeport woman on drug charges thanks to Walton County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Kenny. On Tuesday at around...
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CHOCTAW BEACH MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR METH AND WEAPONS CHARGES
RPENSACOLA, FLORIDA – A Choctaw Beach man is sentenced to 120 months in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to methamphetamine and weapons charges. Shaun Edward McBay, 51, will spend the...
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