News & Updates

Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office investigators says an examination of the partially decomposed body of a man found tangled in a tree on the Shoal River near Dorcas Monday afternoon shows the victim suffered a single gunshot wound. A positive identification has been...

A suspect driving a stolen car who fled from Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputies Monday in Mary Esther also deliberately rammed a deputy's patrol car in an effort to get away. 20-year old Chad Ebanks of Destin is charged with fleeing and eluding, grand theft of...

Fishermen out on the Shoal River east of Crestview off Highway 393 discovered a partially decomposed human body in the water, tangled in a tree south of the bridge Monday afternoon. The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office received a 9-1-1 call around 3 p.m. and deputies...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is trying to identify this vehicle reference shootings that occurred at two separate locations within about a twelve minute time frame Monday afternoon (03/21/2022). One report of gunfire on Shirley Drive off Lovejoy Road took...

A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will arrive April 19, 2022, to examine all aspects of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. The Okaloosa...

A 17-year old Defuniak Springs resident with an active felony warrant by the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office and a separate hold by the Niceville Police Department was arrested Saturday amid brand new charges. Darius Wingate, a passenger in a car, gave an OCSO deputy...

Two Destin residents were taken into custody following the execution of a search warrant this morning by the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force at an apartment on Indian Trail. Investigators says the residence was not only the site of a...

The third and final suspect in a February 2021 shooting death near Fort Walton Beach turned himself in at the Okaloosa County Jail in Crestview Monday. 19-year old Jacob Gabany of Crestview was wanted by the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office on active warrants for...

A suspect in a home invasion robbery near Crestview is now behind bars after an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputy spotted him walking down the street Sunday. 27-year old Matthew Gafford was walking in the area of Beal Parkway and Manring Drive when the deputy...

A Walton County man wanted on an active warrant for attempted first degree homicide by the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is now in custody in Geneva County Alabama. 32-year old Cristian "Alex" Douglas, last known to live in Mossy Head, was picked up by authorities...

We're excited to announce that outstanding Deputy Eric Swain has been named our 2021 DEPUTY OF THE YEAR! After being hired in 2016, Deputy Eric Swain began working patrol and instantly became “that deputy” on shift, a solid officer and significant resource for...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office today arrested a former Niceville High School student found to have a handgun with a loaded magazine on school grounds in the outside area between Niceville High and Ruckel Middle School. An OCSO School Resource Officer took...

A Crestview man wanted in connection with a Fort Walton Beach homicide is now in custody after the U.S. Marshals Service captured him today in Opp, Alabama. Tyauvion Morris had an active warrant by the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office in connection with the shooting...

During the last two weeks members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit have been conducting undercover operations with the purpose of identifying and arresting online child predators. These predators commonly seek out...

Sheriff Aden's excited to announce the release of a smartphone application for the OCSO. This app will serve as a new way for us to connect with our residents and visitors, providing information quickly and efficiently to anyone with a smartphone. The Okaloosa County...

A traffic stop on a car speeding across Marler Bridge in Destin led to the arrests of two individuals on drug trafficking charges Thursday night. Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputies spotted a white pickup truck with Illinois tags speeding in the westbound lanes...

Seventy percent of crime involves a vehicle and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is joining its counterparts across the region and country to utilize a system that allows law enforcement to track vehicles involved in anything from a child abduction to a murder...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a Crestview man was apparently struck with birdshot while driving his pickup truck Friday evening. Deputies were called to the area of Clint Mason Road and Grady Johnson Road around 6:45 p.m. in response to a...

A traffic stop for illegal window tint turned up trafficking amounts of oxycodone and some methamphetamine in a child's diaper bag, along with a loaded firearm with an extended magazine holding 27 rounds of ammunition. The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office charged...

You can't outsmart a K9: An attempt to hide cocaine in a magnetic pouch underneath a pickup truck didn't work against the nose of an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office K9. An OCSO deputy made a traffic stop on Legion Drive near Beach Drive in Destin February 5th. A K9...