Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Charles W.
Morris
Welcome to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Web Site! It is the goal and objective of the Sheriff's Office to continue to provide our citizens and visitors the protection and service they deserve. Please take a few moments to browse through the web site and feel free to e-mail me or call me at 651-7410 with any questions, comments or concerns. I hope that you find the information contained in these pages to be both interesting and informative. Thank you for visiting us and please check back often for we will be updating and adding new information daily.
Sincerely,
E-mail Sheriff Morris
BORN: Longview, TX, August 29, 1949
EDUCATION: Public
schools, Jackson, MS; University of Southern
Mississippi, Hattiesburg, BS Degree, Criminal Justice,
MS Degree, Criminal Justice Management: FBI National
Academy, 160th Session; National Sheriffs' Institute
Executive Development Program; Florida Criminal
Justice Executive Institute's Chief Executive Seminar;
FBI Leadership Executive Development Seminar.
WIFE: Barbara
CHILDREN: Four
CAREER:
- Police Officer,
Jackson, MS Police Department, three years Chief of Police, two
years
- 18 years USAF Security Police Squadrons; attaining the rank of Major
- Police Officer, Fort Walton Beach Police Department, four years
- Elected Sheriff 1996, re-elected 2000 & 2004.
MILITARY: USAF, 18 years, Security Police Officer, Rank of Major
HONORS & AFFILIATIONS:
- Four Meritorious Service Medals, USAF
-
Two Air Force Commendation Medals
- 1995 Police Officer of the Year, Fort Walton Beach Police Department
- Adjunct Professor, University of South Dakota, Park College, University of
Maryland, Troy State University and Okaloosa-Walton College
- Appointed by Governor Bush to the Criminal Justice Standards and Training
Commission
- Vice-President for Florida Sheriff's Association
- Chairman, Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute Policy Board
- Appointed by Governor Bush to the Florida Violent Crime and Drug Council,
serving as Chairman
- Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation 1999-2004
- Florida Domestic Security Oversight Board
- Co-Chair of Northwest Florida Regional Domestic Security Task Force
- Appointed to Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse by Governor Bush
on Oct. 22, 1999
- Chairman, Board of Directors, Florida Sheriff's Association 2004-2005
- Past President of Board of Directors for Okaloosa County American Heart
Association
- Domestic Violence Steering Committee
- Board of Managers for Florida Sheriff's Self-Insurance & Workers
Compensation Fund
- Board of Directors for the Children's Advocacy Center
- Board of Directors for the NW Florida YMCA
Okaloosa County Sheriff's
Office
1250 North Eglin Parkway
Shalimar, FL 32579
(850) 651-7410