News & Updates

23-year old John William GALVAO-SAHB held active arrest warrants out of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office for First Degree Premeditated Murder stemming from the shooting death of Earnest Riggs, Jr. near Fort Walton Beach on March 17, 2021. Members of Okaloosa...

https://youtu.be/mupi4LwvXJM?si=oYTn_uqnGYbsg--6 Inspector Kyle Lowrey of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office was recognized today with an “Outstanding Performance Award” for his extraordinary efforts and commitment to high standards as OCSO Accreditation Manager....

After an extensive six-day search in the Destin East Pass and surrounding Gulf waters, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office will be concluding active search operations for 10-year-old Trinity Eslinger at the end of the day today. While we will never stop hoping to...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office continued its search today for 10-year-old Trinity Eslinger, who was last seen in the water in Destin East Pass on Thursday. This remains a heartbreaking time for Trinity’s loved ones and our community. Our deputies, alongside an...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has not yet located 10-year-old Trinity Eslinger. An extensive search effort took place throughout the morning and into the afternoon today in the area of the Destin East Pass, where Trinity was last seen in the water last night...

JOINT OCSO/OKALOOSA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RELEASE: The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an 18-year-old Crestview High School substitute office worker in connection with an incident involving inappropriate conduct with a minor. Following an investigation,...

A Valparaiso resident, who has had previous complaints reported to police ranging from following children home from the bus stop to throwing teddy bears from his vehicle, has been charged with multiple counts of possession of child pornography by the Okaloosa County...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office has charged a teacher following an investigation into a sexual relationship with a student that occurred two decades ago. 58-year old Timothy John Sexton, a teacher at Crestview High School and former teacher at Pryor Middle...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after several commerical vehicles were damaged and a passenger suffered minor injuries when someone threw pieces of concrete from an overpass along Interstate 10 near Holt. Eggs were also used as projectiles....

A traffic stop conducted by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies led to the arrest of a Niceville man driving a stolen car that was about to be sold. OCSO deputies responded to a tip May 21st from a man attempting to buy a Honda CRV for sale on Facebook...

Three people are charged with kidnapping after a break-in at a home on Mooney Road near Fort Walton Beach led to a man being beaten and forced into a car. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies say the victims reported a group of masked, armed individuals entering...

An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy was able to escape harm after an armed burglary suspect tried to pull a weapon on him, and also take the deputy’s gun from its holster during a struggle. It began when the deputy was investigating an armed burglary on Auburn...

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators today arrested a Fort Walton Beach man on charges of Video Voyeurism and Burglary. The victim says she was cleaning the ceiling and wall vents in her home April 11th and noticed a glare in the air vent. When she stood on...

The OCSO is investigating a shooting that left one man dead today near the intersection of Shirley Drive and Marler Street near Fort Walton Beach. A second person was injured. Deputies were called to the report of shots fired around 2:30 this afternoon. Fort Walton...

A call in reference to a car crash turned into a shooting investigation after Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene on Racetrack Road around 3:30 Saturday morning. Deputies found a crashed van near 218 Racetrack Road but no driver or...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office conducted an investigation into a bomb threat made via the internet that occurred on March 28, 2025. This threat stemmed from Okaloosa County’s purchase and future plans for the ship the S.S. United States. During this...

A Shalimar man is charged with child neglect after deputies located a young boy April 19th who said the defendant was not caring for or feeding him. The child had reportedly contacted his mother in South Florida, who then called the OCSO. When deputies arrived at the...

Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant early this morning at 4 Allen Drive near Fort Walton Beach. locating a trafficking amount of fentanyl, a rifle, and drug paraphernalia. • 64 year-old...

Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the Special Response Team, executed a narcotics search warrant at 111 London Ave. in Fort Walton Beach yesterday. During the execution of the search warrant,...

A man who witnesses say used his pickup truck to ram another individual's vehicle multiple times during a road rage incident Sunday in Destin is charged with aggravated battery using a deadly weapon and resisting arrest without violence. 42-year old Anthony Daniels of...