Mar 8, 2024
Baker School teacher charged with child neglect
A Baker School teacher is under arrest after failing to deliver aid or contact law enforcement in reference to a student who had attempted to kill herself.
On Thursday, March 7, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office changed Peggy Rambosk, 57, of Pensacola, with child neglect. She was apprehended Thursday and booked at Escambia County Jail.
Feb 19, 2024
Holt man arrested on numerous charges
A Holt man with numerous felony warrants who has fled from law enforcement multiple times in recent weeks was apprehended on Feb. 11 outside a home on Griffith Cemetery Road in Baker after being unable to outrun an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office K9.
Feb 19, 2024
Texas man sentenced to life over Okaloosa Greyhound Bus station murder
On Feb. 9, an Okaloosa County Jury found Ledesma Wooden guilty of Attempted First Degree Premeditated Murder, First Degree Premeditated Murder, and Aggravated Battery Causing Great Bodily Harm. Mr. Wooden was sentenced to mandatory life in prison.
Sep 28, 2023
FDLE arrests Crestview man for possession, promotion of child sexual abuse material
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested Christopher Roy Poppell, 45, of Crestview, on 30 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, one count of promotion of sexual performance of a child, and one count of use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.
Aug 23, 2023
Crestview Police investigate apparent double murder-suicide
Crestview Police on Aug. 23 were continuing to investigate an apparent double murder-suicide that occurred last week at a home at 692 Brock Avenue, just south of downtown Crestview.
Jul 11, 2023
Sheriff’s Office arrests Crestview man, reports recovery of drugs, firearms and cash
A Crestview man recently was arrested after Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office officials reportedly found him in possession of about 400 grams of methamphetamine, 160 grams of Fentanyl, a stolen semi-automatic pistol, a second semi-automatic pistol, an AK47 semi-automatic rifle and a large, undisclosed amount of cash.
May 30, 2023
Fort Walton teen charged with threatening school shooting
A Fort Walton Beach teenager faces a second degree felony in connection with alleged threats of a mass shooting at a local school.
May 18, 2023
Crestview man arrested on child pornography, bestiality
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Crestview man on 30 counts of possession of child pornography and other charges following a detailed investigation.
Apr 11, 2023
Rebekah Jones’ son arrested after alleged school threats
The teenage son of Rebekah Jones, a data analyst and former Democratic Party candidate for U.S. House, has been charged with intimidation, a second-degree felony.
Jackson Jones, 13, was arrested for allegedly threatening to conduct a mass shooting at Holley Navarre Middle School, where he was previously a student. The threats first came to the attention of Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office March 20, when an East Bay K8 student told school officials about a school shooting threat she saw on social media.
Mar 3, 2023
Special operations commander arrested after alleged drunk driving incident
A commander with Hurlburt Field’s 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron has been demoted after being arrested Feb. 18 in Shalimar.
Collin Charlie Christopherson, 37, of Niceville, is charged with driving under the influence (DUI), hit and run and a moving traffic violation for reckless driving resulting in damage to property or a person.
The Shalimar Police Department responded to the incident involving Christopherson and made the arrest.