News & Updates

BURKE ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Fort Walton Beach man who was spotted waving what appeared to be a gun near Pryor Middle School this afternoon. 23-year old Charles Burke, no known address, is charged with carrying a concealed weapon...

A Pensacola man was struck by a vehicle while crossing Highway 98 early this morning and died at the scene. The victim is identified as 41-year old Alfred Trimble Jr. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators say Trimble was crossing near the intersection at...

Investigator Kelly Henderson is assigned to the Crimes Against Children Section and is tasked to investigate the most difficult cases we encounter. In 2017, she investigated 55 Child Abuse cases, four unattended deaths, two homicides, one home invasion robbery, 23...

Brandon Jennings has been named Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office 2017 Deputy of the Year! In June 2017, he elected to transfer from Patrol to the proactive and fast-paced work of the newly reconstituted Street Crimes Unit. The majority of the work is self-generated...

WOOD ARREST REPORT A Niceville area woman and her disabled son are fighting for their lives after being attacked by a family member armed with a metal mallet around 6 a.m. this morning. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 76-year old Judson Wood of 1911...

DAVIS ARREST REPORT A Crestview man who beat his wife with his fists and a wooden table leg, then fired a shotgun at two other family members, has been charged with attempted murder and two counts of aggravated battery. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded...

A Crestview area man was taken into custody shortly after four p.m. this afternoon in connection with a domestic violence related incident at his home on Barnes Road. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputies say 72-year old Thomas Davis Sr. of 6253 Barnes Road...

An investigation by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers led to the recovery of a loaded handgun hidden on an AMI Kids school bus in Fort Walton Beach this afternoon. A Snapchat video was sent to an SRO in Crestview depicting what appeared to be a...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a review after a School Resource Officer inadvertently left her service weapon inside a faculty bathroom off-limits to students. The weapon was there less than five minutes before the officer realized she had not put...

CHAMBERLAIN ARREST REPORT A Santa Rosa County man faces three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in connection with the shooting of three people at an Okaloosa Island nightspot in May 2016. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested 22-year old Nkosi...

ARREST REPORTS Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators say a Fort Walton Beach couple told people a child has terminal brain cancer in a phony, yet successful attempt last fall to get donations to help with the cost of his “medical expenses”. The 13 year old...

SKRIVANIE ARREST REPORT A third person has been charged in connection with a Shalimar home invasion robbery that occurred August 5th 2017. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested 19-year old Kaitlin Skrivanie of Fort Walton Beach yesterday. Investigators say...

From left to right: Lt. Mike Howell, Sgt. DJ Fields, Sgt. Chad Rewis, Capt. Eric Aden, & Major Ken LaPee OCSO Sergeants DJ Fields and Chad Rewis are among the latest graduates of the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute’s Florida Leadership Academy. They...

FOSTER ARREST REPORT The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has levied multiple charges against a man who was using a fake social media account to try to solicit a minor. 27-year old James Allen Foster of Crestview is charged with transmitting information harmful to...

GRIFFIN ARREST REPORT A Fort Walton Beach woman was arrested today for stealing a woman’s purse out of her shopping cart January 17th. 33-year old April Griffin of Windmill Drive is charged with grand theft. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the...

We want to warn the public that a scam is currently circulating in our area that involves criminals impersonating law enforcement officers. The OCSO has had at least two complaints this week involving citizens being contacted by people posing as deputies. In the...

ARREST REPORT A Crestview man has been arrested on charges he committed a lewd act in front of a sixth grader waiting for her school bus on August 29th and December 5th. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 27-year old Ryan Michael Johnson of Bent Creek...

BROWN ARREST REPORT A Destin man has been arrested on charges he hit and bit a woman staying at his home, refused to let her leave, and sexually assaulted her January 11th. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 49-year old David Hamilton Brown of Furling...

First graders at Plew Elementary in Niceville found a loaded forty caliber handgun on school grounds today but thankfully no one was injured. Deputies believe the gun is connected to a case being investigated by the Niceville Police Department that took place in the...

ARREST REPORT A student at Ruckel Middle School in Niceville has been arrested on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a minor and sending a threat. The School Resource Officer learned today that 15-year old Robert Cameron Blalock had used Snapchat to post a...