March 17, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— An Oklahoma man is awaiting extradition to Walton County after an investigation reveals a racketeering scheme involving a property management company stealing thousands from more than two dozen victims. Beginning in December of 2019,… Read More Read More

March 13, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla—Two suspects responsible for burglarizing a home in February have been arrested following a string of car burglaries in Freeport. Deputies responded to a home on Symphony Way Wednesday morning following multiple reports of car… Read More Read More

Richard Lewis Kelley, Jr. has entered a no-contest plea on March 9, 2020, and faces a potential life sentence on charges of burglary of a dwelling while armed and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.  Kelley entered his plea directly… Read More Read More

March 2, 2020 INLET BEACH, Fla— A Chipley man is arrested for DUI after a deputy narrowly avoids the wrong-way driver on Highway 98. While patrolling the area of Inlet Beach Sunday evening, a Walton County Sheriff’s Deputy was traveling… Read More Read More

March 1st, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for three male juveniles who have escaped from the DJJ Facility on 286 Gene Hurley Road. The teenagers were gone from the facility approximately an hour before… Read More Read More

February 27, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— For more than 30 minutes two burglars ransacked a home in Santa Rosa Beach stealing precious items while the owners slept. On Tuesday, February 25th two men were captured on video surveillance attempting to enter… Read More Read More

A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled to be held on February 25th at 12 pm, at the Walton County Fire Rescue Station 4 at 49 South Davis Lane in DeFuniak Springs. The negotiating teams represent the Walton County Sheriff’s… Read More Read More

February 13, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A DeFuniak Springs man is facing child abuse charges after an investigation following a complaint submitted by a Walton County educator. Walton County Sheriff’s Office Child Protection Unit received the complaint late January regarding… Read More Read More

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled to be held on February 13th at 10 am, at the Walton County Fire Rescue Station 4 at 49 South Davis Lane in DeFuniak Springs. The negotiating teams represent… Read More Read More

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled to be held on February 13th at 10 am, at the Walton County Fire Rescue Station 4 at 49 South Davis Lane in DeFuniak Springs. The negotiating teams represent… Read More Read More