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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

Virginia fugitive wanted for brutal assault, abandoning infant in snow arrested in Florida

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. — A fugitive from Virginia accused of brutally attacking his child’s mother and abandoning a 13-day-old infant in the snow has been arrested in Florida, authorities said. Darvin Flores…

February 22, 2025

Son arrested for stabbing juvenile at Florida party; mother charged with tampering

WALTON COUNTY, FL — A 21-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a juvenile multiple times at a party in Freeport, while his mother faces charges for tampering with evidence, authorities…

February 18, 2025

Founders, members, and associates of the Ghostface Gangsters gang convicted of RICO conspiracy, drug, and firearm offenses

ATLANTA – Twenty-five defendants, including three of the seven founders of the Ghostface Gangsters Gang (“GFG”), have pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO) conspiracy, conspiracy…

August 31, 2022

Alabama Man Convicted Of Attempting To Entice A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity And Traveling To Florida To Have Sex With A Minor

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – A federal jury in Tallahassee convicted Jason Earl Kirkland, 44, of Cottonwood, Alabama of attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity and interstate travel with intent…

July 27, 2022

Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to 17+ Years for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to a total sentence of 210 months’ imprisonment followed by 10 years of supervised release on his…

July 7, 2022

Defuniak Springs road rage incident turns violent after several shots fired

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL – A road rage incident in Defuniak Springs has triggered an investigation after one of the participants began firing a gun at the other. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office…

February 13, 2022

No children injured in accident involving bus and pickup truck

SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL – The Walton County Sheriff’s Office reported a motor vehicle crash involving a school bus and a pickup truck Monday afternoon. Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to the…

January 31, 2022

Mile High Karen: Former Raiders Cheerleader, Playboy model who assaulted man on plane had DUI arrest in November

Former Oakland Raiders cheerleader and Playboy model Patricia Cornwall, the mile-high Karen, Patricia Cornwall who was caught on video assaulting an elderly man on a plane who was eating for not wearing…

December 29, 2021

RV fire shuts down Highway 83 in Defuniak Springs

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL – A fire that destroyed an RV on Highway 83 North in Defuniak Springs also forced a temporary road closure. The incident happened after 2 pm on Christmas day.…

December 25, 2021

Pool heater thieves with caught red-handed in Freeport

FREEPORT, Fla— Two men are facing felony charges following an unusual string of burglaries in Walton County. Between November 20th and November 28th Walton County Sheriff’s Office received four separate reports in…

December 7, 2021

Man shot dead at Miramar Beach condo complex, deputies searching for suspect

MIRAMAR BEACH, FL – Walton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting at Pointe of View Condominiums in Miramar Beach. Deputies responded to the complex just before 9 pm following a 9-1-1…

November 6, 2021

Dumas captured in stolen vehicle after attempting to flee police at traffic stop

OKALOOSA COUNTY, FL – After the pursuit of a stolen vehicle reported out of Okaloosa County, Isaac Dumas, 21, of Fort Walton Beach is in custody tonight. The stolen SUV was spotted…

October 17, 2021

Three charged after body found in shallow grave in Crestview

WALTON COUNTY, FL— Two men are charged with homicide following the discovery of a body in a shallow grave in Crestview. The third is charged with accessory to the homicide. On August…

September 3, 2021

Shooting in DeFuniak Springs being investigated by law enforcement

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL – Walton County Sheriff’s Office and the State Attorney’s Office are currently on scene of a shooting on Howlin Road in DeFuniak Springs. One subject has sustained a gunshot…

August 5, 2021

Woman who shot and made man beg for his leg found guilty, awaiting sentencing

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL – Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announces that on July 27, 2021, Glenda Hamilton was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Kelvin Wells…

July 30, 2021

Storm Thayer charged for brutal murder of woman in Miramar Beach

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla— The suspect in a brutal homicide has been charged with murder after a woman is found dead at a home in Walton County. Deputies responded to a home on…

July 14, 2021

Teen attacked by shark in Florida in Gulf of Mexico, shark warning issued to swimmers

WALTON COUNTY, FL – On Thursday afternoon Walton County Sheriff’s Office was called in reference 14-year-old who was bit by a shark in the Gulf near Grayton Beach State Park.The juvenile was…

June 23, 2021

Willie Robertson wanted for carjacking

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL – Walton County Sheriff’s Deputies and officers from surrounding agencies spent the night monitoring the area of Walton County between County Highway 395 and Inlet Beach along the…

June 3, 2021

Carjacking couple facing ten felony charges after wild spree

An armed carjacking and stolen car incident that sparked a law enforcement pursuit from Walton County to Fort Walton Beach ended with two suspects in custody for a total of ten felony…

May 19, 2021

Man gets 20 years for violent attack using garden shears, attacking officer

WALTON COUNTY, FL – In an unprovoked attack on March 21, 2018, John Kyle Botelho punched the victim in the face repeatedly and a struggle ensued over a pair garden shears. During…

April 16, 2021

Man gets life in prison for hatchet attack against 85-year-old woman

WALTON COUNTY, FL – State Attorney, Ginger Bowden Madden announces that the Honorable Kelvin Wells sentenced Dylan Lee Mancill to Life in Prison as a Prison Releasee Reoffender for Second Degree Murder…

April 11, 2021

Two men shot dirt bike rider for riding down their street, narrowly missing children playing nearby

MOSSY HEAD, Fla— Two men are in jail today after shooting at an unidentified person riding a dirt bike down their road as a mom watched her children playing nearby. “Mother screams…

March 15, 2021

One dead in crash near Santa Rosa Beach, deputy directing traffic struck

SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL Early Saturday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol responded to a traffic crash with a fatality at the intersection of Chat Holly and 331 S. Eastbound traffic was blocked…

March 6, 2021

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