News & Updates

ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged an Okaloosa Island man in connection with a domestic violence aggravated battery. 29-year old Kalen Branson of 480 Santa Rosa Boulevard was arrested early this morning after a deputy patrolling on Miracle...

An autopsy by the District One Medical Examiner’s Office today concluded there was no foul play in the death of a homeless man whose body was discovered yesterday morning near a wooded lot in Destin. Toxicology reports are pending. Deputies responded to the area near...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death near a wooded lot in Destin. Deputies were called to an area near 1021 U.S. Highway 98 around 9 a.m. after a 9-1-1 call in reference to a dead body discovered nearby. Investigators on the scene...

ARREST REPORT The driver of a large RV reported stolen out of Crestview tried to ditch a pursuing deputy by dodging down dirt trails, but his getaway plans were ultimately foiled. 22-year old Jonathan Kendrick of Fort Walton Beach is charged with fleeing and eluding,...

ARREST REPORT A Fort Walton Beach woman has been charged with child neglect after Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies found a six year old child covered with fleas inside a home scattered with dog feces. 58-year old Toni Reid was served a warrant May 1st. OCSO...

A teenage girl riding her bicycle on Ferdon Boulevard in Crestview was injured last night after entering the roadway directly in front of an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy. The deputy was headed south on Ferdon Boulevard near Cobb Road in the inside lane...

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Update: The victim of a fatal motorcycle accident on Highway 98 Saturday has been identified as 20 year old Dillon Westberry of Destin. The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a motorcycle accident today that claimed the life of a 20 year old Destin...

ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office today arrested a Fort Walton Beach woman in connection with the shooting death of her five month old son. 30-year old Maria Rodriguez-Barnes is charged with first degree premeditated murder. Deputies were called to...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to excellence, earning its second certificate of advanced accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. The designation is reserved for agencies which can...

In an effort to enhance efforts to protect against COVID-19, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office announces a number of new measures to attempt to limit potential public and staff exposure. These protocols will remain in effect until further notice.  Deputies are...

A car hit a pedestrian on Highway 98 in Destin early this morning, then left the scene without stopping. The 22-year old victim was taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center for treatment of significant but non-life-threatening injuries. A friend of the victim says...

ARREST REPORTS A traffic stop on a car with an expired registration led to the arrests of two men on charges of trafficking in heroin, and more. A third person, 28-year old Jessica Foster, was also arrested. An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy pulled over the...

ARREST REPORT A traffic stop on a driver who nearly ran a stop sign Sunday led to the confiscation of baggies of heroin, methamphetamine, and other narcotics. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 41-year old Craig Calloway of Crestview with two counts of...

ARREST REPORT An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy responding to a call of a reckless driver and possible traffic crash March 15th says a man confronted him holding a rifle and shouting obscenities. An OCSO deputy spotted a car matching the suspect vehicles’...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office applied for and has received a traffic grant through the Florida Department of Transportation to enhance patrols focusing on speeders and aggressive drivers. Since 2016, Okaloosa County has had nearly 25,000 traffic crashes with...

Two men out of jail on bond on separate pending narcotics trafficking cases have been arrested again – for trafficking in narcotics. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested 30-year old Stephen Scott Wilson and 30-year old Kenneth Charles Campbell Sr. on Okaloosa...

ARREST REPORT A Fort Walton Beach man wanted on a charge of manslaughter by culpable negligence is now in the Okaloosa County Jail after being picked up recently in St. Tammany Parish Louisiana. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies say 39-year old Albert Diaz...

The pilot and passenger aboard a Beech Bonanza aircraft that went down short of the Destin Executive Airport runway Sunday morning are identified as a father and son from Kansas who were flying into the Destin area for vacation. 47-year old Jason Dougherty of Garden...

Two men and their Labrador retriever survived without a scratch after their small aircraft reportedly developed engine problems and went down in a tree short of the Destin Airport runway this morning. First responders were called to a home on Planet Drive in Destin...