News & Updates

A pedestrian believed to be in his mid-twenties was struck and killed while attempting to cross Highway 98 (Harbor Boulevard) in Destin last night. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the area near 172 Harbor Boulevard around 6:15 p.m. Friday. The...

ARREST REPORT A Mobile Alabama man has been arrested in connection with an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office undercover operation targeting individuals seeking sexual encounters with children. 28-year old Dominique Latrell Gray of Good Pay Street is charged with using...

ARREST REPORT A Fort Walton Beach man with at least ten former felony convictions is now facing another seven felony charges following a traffic stop in Crestview early this morning. An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted a traffic stop on 35-year old...

ARREST REPORT A man who climbed onto a home’s rooftop near Fort Walton Beach and began stomping around ultimately had to be pepper sprayed and tased to get him to comply with Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies Tuesday afternoon. 25-year old Daniel Forgione is...

ARREST REPORT A Defuniak Springs man used an infant as a shield against law enforcement officers while refusing to obey commands following a traffic stop on Interstate 10 Monday night. 31-year old Zachary Taylor McKinney is charged with battery on a law enforcement...

A man working on the roof of a sixteen story condominium in Destin died after falling off the top of the structure Saturday afternoon. The 38-year old victim was part of a roofing crew working on top of Silver Shells condominiums at 15300 Emerald Coast Parkway....

Members of the OCSO School Resource Officer Unit were recognized in the Florida House of Representatives this week for their "excellence in service and dedication to protecting students". At the request of Rep. Mel Ponder, the House recognized the Unit for being named...

ARREST REPORT A Pensacola man who thought he had arranged a meeting to buy 250 grams of cocaine instead found himself under arrest by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office for trafficking in cocaine and using a two way communication device to facilitate a felony....

A human smuggler from Honduras apprehended by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies during a routine traffic stop on Interstate 10 last year has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison. Edwin Tercero and five other occupants of his vehicle were pulled over...

Deputies with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office attended specialized training recently on diversity, inclusion, and the practical application of engaging diverse populations in partnerships and problem solving efforts. The classes focused on “increasing awareness...

ARREST REPORT A Shalimar man who ran from deputies during a welfare check attempt was taken into custody a few hours later and charged with pawning stolen items at a local pawn shop.The victim says 36-year old Chase Shipp of Country Club Road had stolen several pieces...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating smash and grab car burglaries that took place outside fitness centers in Destin this week during morning hours. In the first occurrence on the morning of February fourth, someone broke out windows of three vehicles...

ARREST REPORT A Niceville man who attempted to steal a truck at knife-point is charged with five felonies after being captured last night by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies and an OCSO K9. 39-year old Shawn Clifford Chaplin of Hampton Circle is charged with...

ARREST REPORT A Baker area resident being held in the Covington County Alabama Jail on an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Aggravated Assault warrant and other charges is also suspected of setting his home on fire during the incident. 40-year old Thomas Findley of L G...

ARREST REPORT A Shalimar woman is charged with aggravated child abuse after being captured on a home surveillance video repeatedly punching, kicking, shoving, and screaming at a young girl under the age of ten. 33-year old Amy Lavandier was arrested today by the...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and Crestview Police Department joined forces Tuesday to execute a narcotics search warrant at a vacant business on West Cobb Avenue in Crestview, leading to the arrests of eight individuals on various misdemeanor charges. The...

ARREST REPORT An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy who attempted to stop a man for several traffic offenses around 4 a.m. had to give chase after the driver took off instead of pulling over. When the deputy put on his emergency lights on Martin Luther King Jr....

ARREST REPORT A Destin resident who is a convicted felon is being held on multiple charges after a traffic stop for speeding early this morning turned up a loaded gun, drugs, and thousands in cash in his car. A back-up deputy who arrived after the 1:39 a.m. traffic...

Billy Morrison to 564 W James Lee Boulevard, Crestview

ARREST REPORT A Shalimar man released from federal prison last October after serving time for narcotic trafficking offenses is back in jail, held without bond on drug and weapons charges. Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the U.S...