Dec 2, 2014 | News Releases
An autopsy by the District One Medical Examiner’s Office Monday revealed potentially suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of an individual whose body was found washed ashore on a beach west of Destin’s East Pass November 30th. Details surrounding the nature...
Nov 30, 2014 | News Releases
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a male’s body was discovered washed ashore today on a beach west of Destin’s East Pass. The body was spotted in front of the Eglin beach club area around 7:40 Sunday morning by a boat captain. A forensic...
Nov 30, 2014 | News Releases
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputies responding to a criminal mischief call in Mary Esther early Sunday morning discovered the body of a woman at a nearby house. The initial call at 2:48 a.m. involved a complaint that a man was knocking over Christmas decorations....
Nov 30, 2014 | News Releases
A Mary Esther man admitted to killing his 65-year old mother inside their Avon Lane home early Sunday morning. 42-year old Michael Watkins is now charged with murder and resisting arrest without violence. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office was called to a home on...
Nov 26, 2014 | News Releases
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a Mary Esther woman says she was robbed at gunpoint in the driveway of her home around 9 p.m. Tuesday night. The 56-year old says she had just returned to her Brewer Circle home from a trip to the grocery...