NEWS RELEASE                                             

For Immediate Release
May 19, 2009
Contact: Michele Nicholson
Public Information Officer
  (850) 651-7420

DEPUTY JOINER RELOCATED TO WEST FLORIDA REGIONAL

  Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Deputy Randy Joiner was transferred Tuesday from Sacred Heart Hospital to West Florida Regional Hospital where he'll now begin undergoing intensive physical therapy treatments.

Deputy Joiner was seriously injured in a three car accident May 12th in north Okaloosa County.

Family members say he is making progress in his recovery, but is expected to remain in the Pensacola hospital for an extended period.

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