The Jan. 21 death of L’Twan Mitchell while in custody at Okaloosa Correctional Institution has drawn the attention of the NAACP Okaloosa County branch. Several members of Mitchell’s family have questioned the death.
The NAACP said in a statement that it has initiated a legal redress review to assist the family in understanding the events surrounding Mitchell’s death. Mitchell was reportedly found unresponsive in the prison infirmary.
A masked student armed with a sharp weapon attacked two classmates and a paraprofessional at Walton Middle School early Tuesday morning before being taken into custody within minutes, authorities said at a press conference in DeFuniak Springs on March 24.
A Crestview man has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms without parole after a jury found him guilty of killing his parents and the family’s two dogs in a 2019 double homicide, according to a news release from the Office of State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden.
A Crestview man was arrested on drug trafficking charges after deputies discovered about 100 grams of methamphetamine during a routine traffic stop, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
A Crestview man has been arrested after investigators say they discovered more than 6,000 files of computer-generated child pornography during a search of his home, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Kevin Lamonte Powell Jr., 41, of Crestview, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after having previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon.
Based on the concerns of various area residents, and for informational purposes only, Jason Autrey, Okaloosa County’s deputy county administrator of development services, gave an in-depth presentation on license plate readers at Tuesday’s County Commission meeting.
