News & Updates

KESAIAN ARREST REPORT A Panama City man faces multiple felony charges after using fake credit cards to withdraw cash from an ATM machine in Destin early this morning. 57-year old Gagik Kesaian is charged by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office with grand theft,...

ARREST REPORTS An early morning traffic stop by an Okaloosa County Deputy on Mattie M Kelly Blvd. Saturday led to the arrests of three people and the seizure of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Upon identifying two back seat passengers, deputies determined 28...

COOPER ARREST REPORT Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputies responding to complaints about lots of activity at a Destin hotel room found drugs in a bucket and a sock full of cash in the room. 56-year old Robert Cooper of Miami is charged with possession of cocaine with...

MYRES ARREST REPORT A tip to Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers Monday led to the arrest of a Fort Walton Beach woman on a charge of sexual battery by a custodian with a victim under the age of 18. 25-year old Lauren Myres admitted to having a sexual relationship with a...

ARREST REPORTS Calling it the largest seizure of heroin and fentanyl in Okaloosa County’s history, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office today outlined a ten month undercover investigation dubbed “Operation PayDirt” that led to fifteen arrests on charges ranging from...

MURPHY ARREST REPORT A Crestview area teenager today admitted to Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators that he was involved in the murder of a 69-year old woman during a burglary at her home May 26th. 17-year old Jeremiah Murphy is now charged with felony...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after the body of a Crestview area woman was discovered in her detached garage during a welfare check last night. 69-year old Nancy Kirk Williams of 4189 Painter Branch Road was reported missing May 28th by her...

SACHSE ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office peacefully resolved a six hour stand-off with a barricaded suspect inside a Destin hotel early this morning. Deputies were called to the Home2 Suites on Emerald Coast Parkway around 5:30 a.m. in response to a...

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BREEDEN ARREST REPORT A student at Crestview High School was arrested today after making threats to “shoot-up” the school. 14-year old Connor Breeden is charged by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office with making threats of violence. Two classmates say Breeden was...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man’s body was found at his home on Auburn Road today by a family friend who had stopped in to check on him. Deputies were called to 3418 Auburn Road north of Crestview around 3:15 p.m. and discovered a man...

***UPDATE*** CHERLY FORD HAS BEEN LOCATED The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Texas woman who was had no contact with her family since leaving Fort Walton Beach Medical Center March 1st following an accident in...

LYNCH ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man suspected of donning a mask and using a gun to rob a Fort Walton Beach business in April. 25-year old James Lee Lynch of Marnan Drive is charged with armed robbery and petty theft in...

ARREST REPORT Excellent work by security employees at Eglin Federal Credit Union and an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy led to the capture of two Romanians believed to be traveling state to state installing skimming devices on ATM machines. The devices capture...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office responded after a cigarette lighter shaped like a gun caused a scare on an Okaloosa County school bus shortly after 3 p.m. this afternoon. A teen who saw what appeared to be a gun on another student from Bruner Middle School had...

DUMAS ARREST REPORT A man who thought he’d steal a $9000 motorcycle by driving it off the parking lot of Coastal Powersports didn’t get far after the manager ran to the motorcycle, hit the off switch, and pulled the defendant off. Employees say they were moving...

ARREST REPORT A Destin Middle School student who threatened to shoot up the school today was arrested by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office following an investigation into an incident on a school bus. 14-year old Ian Ray is charged with making a false report about...

NELSON ARREST REPORT Observant Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies on their lunch break today at a Destin restaurant noticed a man leaving who seemed “nervous” about their presence. Their alertness and follow-up led to the capture of a fugitive from Indiana...

BARLAS ARREST REPORT A Fort Walton Beach woman detained at a Destin department store for suspected shoplifting of multiple baby items failed to mention to deputies that she had left a 22-month old child in her vehicle unattended. 38-year old Jeana Barlas is now...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation after the body of a homeless man in Destin was found in a wooded area off Highway 98 today. Deputies were called to a medical emergency around 12:35 this afternoon after receiving a call that a...