Walton County

Walton County Man Sentenced To 15 Years Federal Prison For Possession Of Methamphetamine

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Joseph Fletcher Lee, Jr., 47, of Defuniak Springs, Florida, was sentenced last week to serve a mandatory minimum term of fifteen years in federal prison after pleading guilty to…

October 18, 2022

Two Walton County Men Convicted On Drug Trafficking Charges

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – A federal jury in Pensacola has convicted Kenneth Ingram, 62, and Kadeem Ingram, 32, both of DeFuniak Springs, Florida for the offenses of conspiracy to distribute and possession with…

August 23, 2022

Walton County Man Arrested in Shooting Death of His Mother

Loganville, GA (January 12, 2022) – The GBI has been requested to assist the Walton County Sheriff’s Office with a shooting death investigation. One woman has died and one man has been…

January 24, 2022

K-9 Colt helps Walton County deputies sniff out suspected meth trafficker

WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A traffic stop for speeding leads to the arrest of a Freeport man for trafficking methamphetamine Monday night. On January 17th at 9 pm, a Walton County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant…

January 18, 2022

Walton County Man Faces Federal Indictment For Participation In Nationwide Child Exploitation Enterprise

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Michael J. McClure, 43, of DeFuniak Springs, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on criminal offenses related to his activity on Kik Messenger, a mobile device application,…

August 28, 2021

Woman who pointed a gun at man’s head and demanded apology found guilty by Walton County Jury

DeFuniak Springs, FL – A woman was found guilty of multiple charges for her crimes committed in 2019. “Glenda Travaneisha Hamilton stood over the male victim, pointed the gun at his head,…

April 17, 2021

One Reported Dead in Walton County Fire Thursday Night

PONCE DE LEON, FL—One person has been reported dead in a home fire in Ponce De Leon, Florida overnight. A 911 call promptly dispatches first responders to a fatal residential fire. Walton…

January 25, 2021

Body of missing “Off-the-grid” Walton County 88-year-old found near his home

WALTON COUNTY, FL – Earlier today the Walton County Sheriff’s Office was asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 88-year-old from DeFuniak Springs.On December 28, 2020, Sonny “Jack” Harrell was…

January 4, 2021

Walton County Sheriff Officer struck by criminal fleeing home invasion, robbery

WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A vehicle fleeing a home invasion robbery T-bones a Walton County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant early Monday morning. Just before 7:30 am, the WCSO Lieutenant was driving north on Highway…

January 4, 2021

Walton County man choked fiancé to death Monday morning

WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A DeFuniak Springs man is charged with 2nd-degree murder after deputies respond to a 911 call Monday afternoon. The caller, Cole Morgan Ward, told dispatchers he choked his fiancé…

December 17, 2020

Okaloosa County Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Kendall Ivan Brown, 41, of Okaloosa County, Florida, was sentenced to twenty-five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine,…

December 29, 2022

Harford County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for His Participation in a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Che Jaron Durbin, age 44, of Aberdeen, Maryland, on December 19, 2022, to 20 years in federal prison, followed by five…

December 21, 2022

Former Marion County Detention Deputy Sent to Federal Prison for Assaulting a Restrained Inmate

INDIANAPOLIS – Jorge Alberto Mateos, 26, of Noblesville, Indiana, a former detention deputy with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in Indianapolis, was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for assaulting…

May 13, 2022

Two Harford County Cocaine Dealers Convicted After Federal Trial for Their Participation in a Drug Distribution Conspiracy

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Che Jaron Durbin, age 43, of Aberdeen, Maryland and Terrell Darnell Walton, age 36, of Delaware, yesterday on federal charges related to their participation in…

March 11, 2022

Fort Walton Double Murder Suspect Chad Ankenbrand “Armed and Dangerou” Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office Reports

FORT WALTON BEACH, FL – Authorities are still seeking a ‘person of interest’ after two bodies were discovered in Bentwood Home Lane on Tuesday. Autopsies have been scheduled for the victims of…

February 2, 2022

Three arrested in Fort Walton shooting, police chase

FORT WALTON, FL – Three people have been arrested on various charges after deputies responding to a shots fired call near Fort Walton Beach were led on a high-speed chase north to…

January 26, 2022

Fort Walton man wanted for 2021 shooting murder

FORT WALTON BEACH, FL – An Okaloosa judge has signed an arrest warrant for a Fort Walton Beach man in connection with a fatal shooting that took place on Vincent Lane the…

January 20, 2022

16-year-old Fort Walton Beach girl riding her bike attacked by attempted kidnapper, escaped

FORT WALTON BEACH, FL – A 16-year old Fort Walton Beach girl says a man tried to force her into his car near the Colonial Plaza Center off Racetrack Road in FWB…

December 12, 2021

Fort Walton Beach man charged for killing woman’s crying new kitten

FORT WALTON BEACH, FL – A Fort Walton Beach man was charged with stepping on a woman’s new kitten and killing it because he “was unhappy with it.” The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s…

December 10, 2021

Fort Walton Beach woman charged with kidnapping after snatching child from bus stop

FORT WALTON, FL – The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Fort Walton Beach area woman with kidnapping/false imprisonment of a child. 29-year old Alyssandra Eytzen, no known address, was spotted…

August 22, 2021

Drive-by shooting near Fort Walton Beach leads to arrest of two drug dealers

FORT WALTON BEACH, FL – Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested two men suspected in a drive-by shooting near Fort Walton Beach Friday, who then tried to make a getaway before ditching…

May 22, 2021

Fort Walton Beach drug dealer gets 15 years in prison

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Guy Anthony Folta of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was sentenced to serve 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams…

January 11, 2021

Suspect arrested for robbery of Bay County Dollar General

BAY COUNTY, FL – The Bay County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations has made an arrest in the November 30, 2020 robbery case at Dollar General at 4335 Highway 231. At about 8:15…

December 3, 2020

Man drives 1,000 miles to stalk Florida teen influencer and confronts her father in driveway

WALTON COUNTY, FL — A Pennsylvania man is in custody after driving over 1,000 miles to confront the father of a 14-year-old social media influencer he had been obsessively stalking online for…

August 25, 2025

New Jersey man arrested in Florida for plot to kill Governor Phil Murphy

FREEPORT, Fla. — A New Jersey fugitive wanted for making terroristic threats against Governor Phil Murphy was arrested Sunday in Walton County, Florida, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. Russ Semeran,…

May 21, 2025