Jun 10, 2025 | News Releases
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...
Jun 4, 2025 | News Releases
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....
May 23, 2025 | News Releases
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...
May 14, 2025 | News Releases
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...
May 1, 2025 | News Releases
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...