News & Updates

A man wanted in connection with the stabbing of a Mary Esther resident Tuesday evening has been located and is now in custody after being stopped for speeding in Franklin County Georgia. Also in the vehicle, unharmed, was the victim’s girlfriend, Stephanie Cahn. The...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a rash of car burglaries, two stolen vehicles, and a business burglary that took place in Destin Monday night into early Tuesday morning. Investigators believe at least several or more of the crimes are connected....

A 29-year old Mary Esther man remains in critical condition after being stabbed at his townhome on Kathy Court Tuesday evening. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office was called to 244 Kathy Court just before 7 p.m. after a woman says her neighbor, Avery Morris, had...

A 29-year old Mary Esther man is in critical condition after being stabbed at his townhome on Kathy Court Tuesday evening. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office was called to 244 Kathy Court just before 7 p.m. after a woman says her neighbor, Avery Morris, had knocked...

WILSON ARREST REPORT A Crestview man has been arrested on charges he sexually molested a young girl over a period ranging from 1993 to 1996. The victim says 61-year old Bobby Jelks Wilson started sexually assaulting her when she was just ten years old and it continued...

TRIPLETT ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Mobile Alabama woman on multiple charges after she repeatedly rammed her ex-boyfriend’s vehicle on Highway 98. 31-year old Sherelle Triplett is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon,...

CRAWFORD ARREST REPORT A Mississippi man considered a suspect in the murder of his grandmother in Picayune was arrested as a fugitive from justice Thursday by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office after being located at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. 30-year old...

LOTT ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged a former Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce President with stealing more than $77,000 in Chamber funds while serving as both Chamber President and Office Manager. 45-year old Valerie Lott of Crestview...

Twelve people ranging in age from 16 to 66 are in custody after the execution of multiple search warrants early this morning on Hickory Street off Lovejoy Road near Fort Walton Beach. The undercover operation, conducted by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, along...

BOWES ARREST REPORT A Shalimar man is charged with burglary, grand theft, and criminal mischief after an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigator linked him to the theft of more than $12,000 in sunglasses from an Okaloosa Island business. 48-year old Jeffrey Todd...

ARREST REPORTS Two Mobile Alabama residents are charged with going on a shoplifting spree that hit multiple businesses. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Investigators say the case is ongoing. 21-year old Tyra Booker is accused of grand theft in connection with...

A 50 year old Texas man drowned in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday while attempting to rescue his children, who were struggling in the water off Scenic Highway 98 in Destin around 3 p.m. Alejandro Velazquez of Little Elm was pulled to shore by Destin Beach Safety...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the apparent drowning of a Mississippi teenager last night off Okaloosa Island. The 19-year old Sara Sebren from Pearl Mississippi was swimming with friends near the Seventh Beach Access off Santa Rosa Boulevard...

GRAPPY ARREST REPORT It’s tough to steal an ice cream truck and make a getaway that no one notices. But Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies say 30-year old William Grappy made an attempt anyway, taking a pink and white ice cream truck from outside 216 Angler...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a break-in at a Baker automotive shop on State Road 4 Tuesday. A deputy responding to 5445 State Road 4 around 9 p.m. spotted four males run from the south rollup door of the business and take off in separate...

RUIZ ARREST REPORT Work that began last April culminated in May with the arrest of a suspected Fort Walton Beach drug dealer on a long list of charges ranging from fleeing and eluding with disregard for the safety of others and possession of a firearm by a convicted...

REDIKER ARREST REPORT A six year old Crestview boy left alone while his caretaker worked said he would open the door for strangers, did not have anyone to play with, and watched movies on his laptop all day. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 26 year old...

FLORES ARREST REPORT A Fort Walton Beach man is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after deputies say he attacked his girlfriend’s estranged husband with a knife. 35-year old Alejandro Jose Flores is accused of cutting Brent Griffin multiple times...

A Texas man pulled from the water on the southwest side of Destin’s Marler Bridge July 14th died two days later at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center as a result of drowning. A friend told Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies he tried unsuccessfully to talk 28-year...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team this morning recovered the body of a Pensacola teen believed to have drowned last night at Crab Island. Units had responded Saturday evening around 5 p.m. to the area of Crab Island regarding multiple 911 calls in...