News & Updates

MCLEESE ARREST REPORT A man arrested for smashing the front door of a convenience store with a large rock caused $700 damage for $10 dollars’ worth of merchandise. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an alarm at the Sunoco Food Mart on Highway 90 in...

POLAND ARREST REPORT An early morning call about a suspected intoxicated driver at the Mary Esther McDonald’s led to a foot chase and the capture of a Niceville man who already had four active warrants. 21-yearold James Poland immediately began to walk away when an...

Two residents at a Fort Walton Beach apartment complex say a woman tried to break down their doors while they were inside Tuesday night. 33-year old Katie Zepp, no known address, is charged with burglary, attempted burglary, and impairing a dwelling’s power in a...

***UPDATE*** JOYCE TROUTMAN HAS BEEN LOCATED The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing Ohio visitor suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia who was last seen around 3 a.m. this morning at The Day’s Inn, 1029 Highway 98 in Destin. 77-year old...

***UPDATE***MICHAEL JEFFREY SCOTT OLSON IS IN CUSTODY! A search is underway for an escaped Holmes County inmate who had been in custody on an active warrant out of Okaloosa County for Sexual Battery of a Child. He’s identified as 27-year old Michael Jeffrey Scott...

ARREST REPORTS An OCSO deputy who noticed a suspicious vehicle on Log Lake Road found the driver hiding in the woods and two others near the car. He quickly learned the vehicle had been stolen from Chestnut Avenue in Crestview earlier in the evening. The owner, who...

THOMAS ARREST REPORT A Destin teen faces multiple charges after an attempt to buy a laptop with an envelope full of blank paper backfired early this morning. The Pensacola victim says he had a pre-arranged meeting with 17-year old Andrew William Thomas in a Destin...

A Ruckel Middle School student is charged with making a threat to blow up another student’s home. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 14-year old Brian Schuknecht with false reporting with intent to deceive, mislead, or misinform concerning planting a...

ARREST REPORTS The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has issued warrants for two individuals in connection with a home invasion robbery and attempted murder of 29-year old Avery Morris of Mary Esther. The victim’s girlfriend, 30-year old Stephanie Cahn, is accused of...

A Baker School student who made threatening comments in a message to another student via social media was arrested today by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. 17-year old Kaleb Crooks is charged with making a false report about planting a bomb, explosive or weapon...

A car stolen from outside the townhome of a Mary Esther stabbing victim after he was attacked was located last night off 393 Lowery Drive. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputies found the 2015 gray Hyundai Sonata belonging to victim Avery Morris parked in an open...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a pedestrian last night on Harbor Boulevard (Highway 98) in Destin. The victim has been identified as 53-year old Richard McIntosh, current address unavailable. McIntosh had just left the Red Door...

A man wanted in connection with the stabbing of a Mary Esther resident Tuesday evening has been located and is now in custody after being stopped for speeding in Franklin County Georgia. Also in the vehicle, unharmed, was the victim’s girlfriend, Stephanie Cahn. The...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a rash of car burglaries, two stolen vehicles, and a business burglary that took place in Destin Monday night into early Tuesday morning. Investigators believe at least several or more of the crimes are connected....

A 29-year old Mary Esther man remains in critical condition after being stabbed at his townhome on Kathy Court Tuesday evening. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office was called to 244 Kathy Court just before 7 p.m. after a woman says her neighbor, Avery Morris, had...

A 29-year old Mary Esther man is in critical condition after being stabbed at his townhome on Kathy Court Tuesday evening. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office was called to 244 Kathy Court just before 7 p.m. after a woman says her neighbor, Avery Morris, had knocked...

WILSON ARREST REPORT A Crestview man has been arrested on charges he sexually molested a young girl over a period ranging from 1993 to 1996. The victim says 61-year old Bobby Jelks Wilson started sexually assaulting her when she was just ten years old and it continued...

TRIPLETT ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Mobile Alabama woman on multiple charges after she repeatedly rammed her ex-boyfriend’s vehicle on Highway 98. 31-year old Sherelle Triplett is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon,...

CRAWFORD ARREST REPORT A Mississippi man considered a suspect in the murder of his grandmother in Picayune was arrested as a fugitive from justice Thursday by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office after being located at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. 30-year old...

LOTT ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged a former Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce President with stealing more than $77,000 in Chamber funds while serving as both Chamber President and Office Manager. 45-year old Valerie Lott of Crestview...