Jun 8, 2016 | News Releases
A Georgia man died Tuesday evening after being caught in a riptide in the Gulf of Mexico near the Okaloosa Island pier. Firefighters and Okaloosa EMS crews worked to try to save 36-year old Ulysses Williams after he was pulled to shore around 6:10 p.m., but he was...
Jun 3, 2016 | News Releases
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy who underwent training May 29th on how to administer a life-saving drug to opiate overdose patients put that training to use early this morning. Deputy Wes Haggan was called to the Tom Thumb store at 1480 Highway 98 outside Mary...
Jun 2, 2016 | News Releases
CHEATWOOD ARREST REPORT A Crestview man faces multiple charges by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office after he became violent with his live-in girlfriend Wednesday evening, then shot out a window inside their home with a shotgun. 37-year old William “Dale” Cheatwood...
Jun 2, 2016 | News Releases
ARREST REPORTS An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy who stopped a suspicious car west of Mary Esther last night discovered heroin, methamphetamine, and powder cocaine inside. Two people have been arrested. The Deputy conducted a citizen contact on Creekwood Road around...
May 31, 2016 | News Releases
BOYERS ARREST REPORT A Fort Walton Beach teen used a baseball bat to rescue his mother from a man she says entered her bedroom and sexually assaulted her early this morning. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office today charged 24-year old Xavier Jamar Boyers of 23...
