News & Updates

One person has died in the crash of a single engine plane near Holt this morning. First responders are on the scene in an area east of Highway 90 near Cooper Lane. A witness called 9-1-1 shortly after 10 a.m. today and reported a small plane flying over his property...

Eleven volunteers from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, including Special Operations Division Commander Capt. Dave Allen, have spent the day loading up supplies for a ten to fourteen day deployment to assist the Gulf County Sheriff’s Office in the aftermath of...

STAPLETON ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s office arrested a homeless man Thursday on charges he sexually molested a six year old child at a school being used as an emergency hurricane shelter. 60-year old John Stapleton, at large Destin, is charged with...

PEARCE ARREST REPORT An 18-year old on probation for two counts of possession of child pornography has now been charged with solicitation of a minor for sex, extortion, use of a two way communication device to commit a felony, and violation of probation. The Okaloosa...

ARREST REPORTS A call about a disturbance at an Okaloosa Island apartment Saturday led to the discovery of an indoor marijuana grow. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to 212 Angelfish Avenue Unit 4 and made contact with 25-year old Favian Pabon at...

MCNABB ARREST REPORT A man with ten prior felony convictions just added three more thanks to the work of Investigators with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Section. On October 2nd, they located 27-year-old Mitchell Malaka McNabb at 310A...

BARNES ARREST REPORT Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Investigators not only solved the mystery of who stole $400,000 worth of silver coins from a safe at a Crestview area home, but recovered most of the money as well. 37-year old Stephen Aaron Barnes of Destin is now...

FRYDAY ARREST REPORT A 15-year old Crestview High School student has been charged with writing or sending a threat to kill or injure. A School Resource Officer was notified September 24th that a student had received threatening messages from Hayden Fryday that...

WALDO ARREST REPORT A Freeport man is being held in Geneva Alabama on charges he put a gun to his estranged wife’s head and then stole her boyfriend’s truck. 45-year old Heath Waldo was picked up by the Geneva Police Department last night and is being held on four...

MCLEESE ARREST REPORT A man arrested for smashing the front door of a convenience store with a large rock caused $700 damage for $10 dollars’ worth of merchandise. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an alarm at the Sunoco Food Mart on Highway 90 in...

POLAND ARREST REPORT An early morning call about a suspected intoxicated driver at the Mary Esther McDonald’s led to a foot chase and the capture of a Niceville man who already had four active warrants. 21-yearold James Poland immediately began to walk away when an...

Two residents at a Fort Walton Beach apartment complex say a woman tried to break down their doors while they were inside Tuesday night. 33-year old Katie Zepp, no known address, is charged with burglary, attempted burglary, and impairing a dwelling’s power in a...

***UPDATE*** JOYCE TROUTMAN HAS BEEN LOCATED The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing Ohio visitor suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia who was last seen around 3 a.m. this morning at The Day’s Inn, 1029 Highway 98 in Destin. 77-year old...

***UPDATE***MICHAEL JEFFREY SCOTT OLSON IS IN CUSTODY! A search is underway for an escaped Holmes County inmate who had been in custody on an active warrant out of Okaloosa County for Sexual Battery of a Child. He’s identified as 27-year old Michael Jeffrey Scott...

ARREST REPORTS An OCSO deputy who noticed a suspicious vehicle on Log Lake Road found the driver hiding in the woods and two others near the car. He quickly learned the vehicle had been stolen from Chestnut Avenue in Crestview earlier in the evening. The owner, who...

THOMAS ARREST REPORT A Destin teen faces multiple charges after an attempt to buy a laptop with an envelope full of blank paper backfired early this morning. The Pensacola victim says he had a pre-arranged meeting with 17-year old Andrew William Thomas in a Destin...

A Ruckel Middle School student is charged with making a threat to blow up another student’s home. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 14-year old Brian Schuknecht with false reporting with intent to deceive, mislead, or misinform concerning planting a...

ARREST REPORTS The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has issued warrants for two individuals in connection with a home invasion robbery and attempted murder of 29-year old Avery Morris of Mary Esther. The victim’s girlfriend, 30-year old Stephanie Cahn, is accused of...

A Baker School student who made threatening comments in a message to another student via social media was arrested today by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. 17-year old Kaleb Crooks is charged with making a false report about planting a bomb, explosive or weapon...

A car stolen from outside the townhome of a Mary Esther stabbing victim after he was attacked was located last night off 393 Lowery Drive. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputies found the 2015 gray Hyundai Sonata belonging to victim Avery Morris parked in an open...