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OCSO Makes Two Separate Arrests for Trafficking in Fentanyl

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office made two separate, unrelated arrests for trafficking in fentanyl over the weekend. 31-year-old Antonio Tyus of Freeport ran through a stop sign at the intersection of Commercial Drive and Vucovich Drive near Niceville Saturday....

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OCSO Charges Teacher with Child Neglect

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Baker School teacher with child neglect. 57-year old Peggy Rambosk of Pensacola was arrested Thursday and booked at the Escambia County Jail. OCSO investigators say Rambosk had a series of text conversations between...

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Man Facing Multiple Felony Warrants Nabbed by OCSO K9

A Crestview area man with numerous felony warrants who has fled from law enforcement multiple times in recent weeks was apprehended Sunday outside a home on Griffith Cemetery Road in Baker after being unable to outrun an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office K9. Deputies...

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Wisconsin Visitor Arrested for Molesting Child

A Wisconsin man who spent time in Okaloosa County two years ago is now charged with molesting a young boy under the age of twelve during the month of August in 2022. 60-year old James Prellwitz of Milwaukee has been charged by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s office with...

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Crestview Man Charged with Attempted Murder

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies responding to assist at the scene of a fire near Crestview last night left with a suspect who had an active warrant for attempted murder. The fire started on the second floor of a home at 3042 Quaser Road shortly before...

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Fugitive Captured in Crestview

On January 17, 2024, members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Section apprehended 57-year old fugitive Jeffrey Todd Wagner in Crestview. Wagner was wanted by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office for numerous outstanding warrants, to...

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Fatal Motorcycle Crash in Destin

The OCSO Traffic Homicide Investigation Team is investigating a traffic crash which led to the death of a motorcyclist last night in Destin. At around 11:51 p.m. on Thursday night, January 11, 2024, OCSO deputies responded to a crash involving a motorcycle and SUV at...

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OCSO Charges FWB Man with Sexual Battery on a Child

On Christmas Day 2023, a 13-year old girl disclosed 36-year old Esau Matul Hernandez of Fort Walton Beach had been sexually abusing her since she was 11 years old. An investigation was immediately launched. A forensic interview with the victim took place December 27th...

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Officer Involved Shooting After Suspect Fires on Deputies

Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputies responding to an armed domestic related incident at a Wright area townhome around 6:30 a.m. Monday morning encountered the suspect inside the residence. After refusing to cooperate, the man ran to a bedroom to retrieve a...

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Pair Nabbed After Trying to Flee with Fentanyl Laced Pills

Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force attempted a traffic stop on a red 2021 Jeep Wrangler in Fort Walton Beach October 4th. In an attempt to get away 23 -year old Tyrese DAVIS used the Jeep to ram an OCSO vehicle. Investigators...

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Happy Face Killer 1994 Jane Doe Victim Identified

In February 1996, Keith Jesperson, the serial killer known nationally as the Happy Face killer, admitted to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigator he was responsible for killing a “Jane Doe” in August 1994, and dumping her body near the Holt exit on...

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Four Texas Suspects Charged in Counterfeit Cash Crime Spree

A call for suspected counterfeit bills being passed at an Okaloosa Island nightclub Thursday ultimately led to the arrests of four Texas men believed connected to a string of counterfeit cash cases across Okaloosa County and beyond. Last night, management at Sammys...

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