News & Updates
K9 Team Tracks Holt Man with Felony Warrants
A Holt resident wanted on charges of aggravated assault, firing missiles into an occupied conveyance, and discharging a firearm in public tried to run from an attempted warrant service today but was ultimately captured. 21-year old Hunter Carmichael was taken into...
OCSO Charged Man with Sexual Assault of 12-Year-Old
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office has charged a Fort Walton Beach man with sexually assaulting a 12-year old girl in Destin. 58-year old Jack Colton of Beal Parkway is charged with sexual assault with a victim between the ages of twelve and eighteen. OCSO deputies...
Woman Charged with Deliberately Causing Near Head on Crash on Highway 98
A Baker woman who intentionally drove westbound in the eastbound lanes on Highway 98 near Hurlburt Field is charged with aggravated battery. Multiple witnesses told the Okaloosa County Sherifif's Office 20-year old Anessia Jines was traveling at a high rate of speed...
Destin Man Charged After Deputies Respond to Call of Armed Disturbance
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a call overnight of a man pointing a gun at another man's head at Brown's Grocery Store near Holt. Deputies say 39-year old David Rodriguez of Destin was standing next to a white car when they arrived and got into...
Four of Five Teen Suspects Captured After Fleeing
Four teens ranging in age from 13 to 16 were arrested by Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputies in Crestview this morning after deputies responded to reports of suspicious activity around 5 a.m. A homeowner on Richburg Lane says he noticed a flashlight outside his...
Teen Burglary Suspect Flees Deputies in Stolen Car Before Crashing
A 16-year old burglary suspect near Crestview was captured Tuesday morning after stealing a car and fleeing from Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputies. Jerry Bankhead of Olin Merritt Street is accused of burgarlizing a business trailer on Live Oak Church Road,...
Drug Task Force Search Warrant Leads to Trafficking in Fentanyl, Meth & Oxycodone Charges
Thirty-Five year old Tremayne Drake has been charged with Trafficking in fentanyl, Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Trafficking in Oxycodone, Possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, Trafficking in Phenethylamines, Possession of cocaine with intent...
Crestview Search Warrant Nets Nearly Two Pounds of Methamphetamine
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Crestview man, following the execution of a narcotics search warrant at a residence on Wingard Street in Crestview. Forty-nine year old Timothy Holt was charged with Trafficking in Methamphetamines after...
School Bus Aide Charged with Child Abuse
A school bus aide is accused of child abuse without great bodily harm after an investigation by the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office revealed he used inappropriate force in dealing with a six year old autistic student from Silver Sands School. OCSO deputies arrested...
Crestview Woman with Warrants Refuses to Come out of House
A Crestview woman with outstanding warrants in both Okaloosa and Santa Rosa County slammed a door on deputies this morning when they went to serve those warrants at a home on Sugartown Road. 33-year old Heather Sutton then tried to climb out a window before being...
Pedestrian Fatality on Highway 98 in Destin
A pedestrian walking north across Highway 98 near Vinings Way Boulevard in Destin was struck by a car and killed Thursday night shortly after 6:30 p.m. Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Investigators are working to determine the hometown of the 27-year old Hispanic...
Interstate Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest
Deputy Javonnia Peak and Sgt. Joe Milonas were working enforcement on Interstate 10 around 9:30 this morning when a stop was conducted for a traffic offense involving 47-year old Carolyn Satterfield of Crestview. During a consensual search of her vehicle, Sgt Milonas...
Teen Arrested for Loaded Weapon at High School Basketball Game
An 18-year old Fort Walton Beach resident was taken into custody last night at a high school basketball game after deputies learned he had a concealed firearm at the game. Treyvion Braxton was escorted outside the building, where Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office...
OCSO Launches SAFE Program for Citizens with Special Needs
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is putting in place a program geared towards boosting the odds of better communication and emergency responses between deputies and citizens with special needs.The “SAFE” program focuses on families providing enhanced information...
Wanted Armed Fugitive Located & in Custody
A Crestview area man who was the subject of an intense search Sunday was tracked today to a home on Clover Street in the Auburn community and taken into custody on multiple felony charges and prior active warrants. OCSO deputies began looking for 29-year old Joshua...
OCSO Searching for Armed Domestic Violence Suspect
The active search using multiple OCSO specialized units for an armed domestic violence suspect in the region northeast of Crestview has been suspended at this time due to a lack of leads, however we ask residents to take safety precautions, remain vigilant, and report...
Crestview Man Botches Burglary by Accidentally Shooting Himself
A Crestview man out of jail on bond on burglary charges accidentally shot himself in the leg with a firearm stolen from one vehicle while in the act of breaking into a car at another home January 4th. 28-year old Justin McCall was arrested by the Okaloosa County...
Funeral Arrangements for Fallen OCSO Corporal Ray Hamilton
FWB Man Charged with Premediated Murder in Fatal Shooting of OCSO Deputy
A Fort Walton Beach area man is in the Okaloosa County jail tonight, charged with first degree premeditated murder in the fatal shooting of an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputy. The OCSO had obtained a warrant for 43-year old Timothy Price-Williams on a domestic...
Domestic Violence suspect Takes Life of Responding Deputy
An Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputy lost his life Saturday December 24th when a domestic violence suspect opened fire on responding deputies from inside his residence. Five year OCSO veteran Corporal Ray Hamilton, a member of the OCSO Special Response Team,...