Jan 17, 2014 | News Releases
A man wanted in connection with an attempted murder and armed robbery in the Fort Walton Beach area last month has been located in Charleston South Carolina by a U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force. 19-year old Michael Conrad Venning Junior of 40-B Wright...
Jan 14, 2014 | News Releases
Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced today that Lawrence Allen Wright, 46, of Niceville, Florida, was sentenced by Senior Federal District Court Judge Lacey A. Collier to 75 months in prison and ordered to pay over...
Jan 13, 2014 | News Releases
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fight that led to a Fort Walton Beach man being attacked with a baseball bat. 36-year old Luke McEwan of 114 Northern Pine Boulevard was taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center Saturday night. At last report...
Jan 6, 2014 | News Releases
A suspected hit and run drunk driver in Destin who tried to make his getaway was eventually found hiding in a Fort Walton Beach backyard due to the combined work of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Walton Beach Police Department, and an OCSO K9 Unit. The...
Jan 2, 2014 | News Releases
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office wants to warn area residents about a recent roof repair scam that targeted an elderly Fort Walton Beach resident. The 92-year old victim says three men attempted to cheat him out of more than six-thousand dollars for fake roof...