January 2, 2020 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— Walton County Sheriff’s Office Major Audie Rowell will be attending one of the toughest challenges of law enforcement officers – the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Getting accepted into the program is no… Read More Read More

Posted on December 31, 2019 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is scheduled to be held on January 10th, starting at 1:00 pm, at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office downtown office in DeFuniak Springs. The negotiating teams represent… Read More Read More

WALTON COUNTY, Fla—A Walton County school teacher is arrested after soliciting a romantic relationship with a student and sending inappropriate photos via text message. Robert Hartness, 52, was arrested by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Thursday on a Walton County Sheriff’s Office arrest warrant.  Hartness is a teacher at South Walton… Read More Read More

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING A collective bargaining negotiation meeting is to be held on December 18, 2019, starting at 1:00 pm, at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Fire Station 4, Bo Pete Manor Road in DeFuniak Springs. The meeting will… Read More Read More

December 15, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A 32-year-old DeFuniak Springs man is arrested for sexual battery after Walton County deputies are called to an Okaloosa County Hospital. On December 14, 2019, Walton County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Twin Cities Hospital… Read More Read More

December 12, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— November got a bit hairy at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. No Shave November ended too early for some. But as we reflect on our yearly effort to grow awareness for scheduling cancer screenings,… Read More Read More

December 12, 2019 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— An online investigation leads to the discovery of a DeFuniak Springs man downloading child pornography. On Wednesday, December 11th, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Bureau conducted a residential search warrant at 428… Read More Read More

December 11, 2019 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla— It’s nearly six miles from the Walton County Courthouse to the Walton County Jail. To drive it takes just minutes. But, to walk it? Look no further than Steven Hurst for the answer. Hurst… Read More Read More

  December 6, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— More than $22,000 in cocaine is confiscated in Walton County leading to the arrest of a Gulf County man and a Bay County. Rico Addison, 46, of Wewahitchka and Mary Cherry, 43, of… Read More Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2019 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— For the second time in less than three months, a Defuniak Springs man has been arrested for possession of child pornography. Thursday, members of the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims… Read More Read More