News & Updates

JENKINS ARREST REPORT A Niceville man on felony probation for fleeing and eluding and multiple drivers’ license suspensions led an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy on a chase through a hay field early this morning after the deputy tried to stop the man for...

A toddler is listed in critical condition at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola after being pulled from the bottom of a swimming pool at a home north of Crestview Tuesday. The 22 month old boy was found in the pool by a family member at 2956 Parsonage Lane around 4...

SEXUAL PREDATOR NEW ADDRESS NOTIFICATION Craig Swinarski to 110 Feldon Drive – Crestview Search: https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/sops/home.jsf

WOMACK ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant yesterday that resulted in the arrest of a Fort Walton Beach woman and the seizure of cocaine, fentanyl, and MDPV. Investigators found a shoe box full of jeweler’s bags...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a Shalimar teenager who is wanted for attempted homicide in connection with a shooting that injured four people at a townhome complex on Landview Drive on June 9th. The OCSO is asking for the public’s help in...

ARREST REPORTS Five people face felony drug charges after a woman’s phone accidentally dialed 9-1-1 several times and a deputy responded to make sure no one had an emergency. An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy was at 92 Bradford Street near Fort Walton Beach June...

FLOYD ARREST REPORT A Pensacola man faces multiple felonies in connection with a pursuit on Interstate Ten in Okaloosa and Walton Counties this afternoon that ended when the suspect crashed his vehicle at the Highway 331 exit ramp. An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office...

Multiple charges are pending in connection with a pursuit on Interstate Ten in Okaloosa and Walton Counties this afternoon that ended when the suspect crashed his vehicle at the Highway 331 exit ramp. An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy was attempting to make a...

TYLOR ARREST REPORT A 17-year old is accused of attacking his step-father with a knife after a fight over an X-box Friday night. Jesus Jimenez suffered eight stab wounds, including four in the back and one in the head. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged...

A 36-year old Texas man died today after an apparent drowning at Henderson Beach State Park in Destin. Witnesses say the man was snorkeling and went underneath the water but did not resurface. He was unresponsive when lifeguards brought him back to shore. The man was...

On June 9th a narcotics search warrant was executed at 321 NE Smith Drive, Ft. Walton Beach by members of the Okaloosa County Narcotics Unit, K‐9 Unit and with assistance from the Ft. Walton Beach Police Department. The following persons were present during the search...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate a shooting that injured four people outside an townhome complex on Landview Drive near Fort Walton Beach early Thursday morning, June 9th. 21 -year old Aaron Martinez of Niceville, 21-year old Justin...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an overnight shooting near Fort Walton Beach that investigators say appears to be drug-related. Three individuals suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Deputies were called to Landview Drive around 2:26 a.m. this...

RUSNAK ARREST REPORT A search warrant executed today by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit turned up baggies of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and more than $4000 in cash. Deputies found 18-year old Dylan Rusnak in a bedroom at the search warrant...

A Georgia man died Tuesday evening after being caught in a riptide in the Gulf of Mexico near the Okaloosa Island pier. Firefighters and Okaloosa EMS crews worked to try to save 36-year old Ulysses Williams after he was pulled to shore around 6:10 p.m., but he was...

An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy who underwent training May 29th on how to administer a life-saving drug to opiate overdose patients put that training to use early this morning. Deputy Wes Haggan was called to the Tom Thumb store at 1480 Highway 98 outside Mary...

CHEATWOOD ARREST REPORT A Crestview man faces multiple charges by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office after he became violent with his live-in girlfriend Wednesday evening, then shot out a window inside their home with a shotgun. 37-year old William “Dale” Cheatwood...

ARREST REPORTS An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy who stopped a suspicious car west of Mary Esther last night discovered heroin, methamphetamine, and powder cocaine inside. Two people have been arrested. The Deputy conducted a citizen contact on Creekwood Road around...

BOYERS ARREST REPORT A Fort Walton Beach teen used a baseball bat to rescue his mother from a man she says entered her bedroom and sexually assaulted her early this morning. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office today charged 24-year old Xavier Jamar Boyers of 23...

ELMORE ARREST REPORT A Baker man faces a trio of felony charges and two misdemeanors following the execution of a narcotics search warrant at his home. Arriving deputies found 36-year old John Martin Elmore of 1551 Perry Smith Road in a shed on the property May 27th....