May 7, 2024 | News Releases
All of us at the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office are saddened about the fatal officer involved shooting over the weekend.Late Friday afternoon, our deputy responded to a call of a disturbance in progress where he encountered an armed man. The deputy shot the man, who...
Apr 3, 2024 | News Releases
A Niceville man has been charged by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office with operating a public nuisance structure for drug activity. The Okaloosa County Multi-Agency Drug Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant at 195 College Cove in Niceville March 27th....
Apr 2, 2024 | News Releases
A man held a knife to a store clerk’s stomach during an armed robbery this morning at a convenience store at 656 Beal Parkway near Fort Walton Beach. Luckily the clerk was not injured. He says two young Hispanic males entered the 24/7 Quickmart around 5:30 a.m. and...
Mar 29, 2024 | News Releases
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies tracked down a man wanted for a March 25th convenience store armed robbery in which he pointed a gun at the store clerk. 37-year-old Jermaine Lee was located by the OCSO at a home on Audrey Drive Thursday and taken into...
Mar 27, 2024 | News Releases
A Crestview man charged at Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies with a knife during a felony warrant service around midnight in Baker, resulting in an officer-involved shooting. The suspect, 38-year old Daniel Wesson, had active warrants for violation of...
