Apr 2, 2026 | News Releases
An armed man who temporarily held his ex-girlfriend hostage at her home in Holt last night was later found dead inside the residence. Warrants for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and criminal mischief were already in hand to be served against the 47-year old...
Mar 24, 2026 | News Releases
A Baker man is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill following an incident last night involving a juvenile in the Baker area. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of shots fired near Skeeter Lane around...
Mar 17, 2026 | News Releases
An investigation by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of a registered sex offender wanted out of Virginia on multiple extraditable warrants. OCSO deputies initially located a disabled vehicle registered to 26-year old Andrew Bradly Shoemaker...
Mar 9, 2026 | News Releases
What began as a simple traffic stop in Crestview last month quickly turned into something much bigger. A white Toyota Tacoma rolled through a stop sign at the intersection of Shoffner Boulevard and Highway 90 East February 17th. The violation was minor, but it was...
Mar 5, 2026 | News Releases
In less than 12 hours Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators were able to develop and track a suspect in the shooting death Wednesday of a Mary Esther man. The suspect, 20-year old Kavari McQueen of Crestview, is currently being held in the Leon County Jail on...
