An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit, alongside Okaloosa and Walton Correctional Institution teams, tirelessly tracked a fugitive through a swamp for several hours on Saturday before taking him into custody off Bill Lundy Road.
Travaess McLemore, 41, of Fort Walton Beach, was indicted by a federal grand jury, charging him with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine, John P. Heekin, United States attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced today.
Nadeem Mounla, 33, of the 600 block of Kanuha Drive by the west side of Fort Walton Beach, was arrested Thursday on a charge of aggravated battery on a pregnant woman.
A man who authorities say tried to enter Duke Field this morning while believing he was in Galveston, Texas was arrested on charges of resisting an officer with violence and assault on a law enforcement officer.
More than $2.8 million in unlawfully retained bingo profits forfeited through criminal asset forfeiture actions have been sent to 10 Okaloosa County charities as part of the Department of Justice’s remission process, John P. Heekin, United States attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced today.
Crestview Police officers on Sunday night arrested 49-year-old Henry E. Jackson on numerous charges, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill.
Over the weekend, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a Fort Walton Beach residence after its front door was kicked in and the door frame was damaged.
Nineteen-year-old Crestview resident Javarius J. Lee, of the 1200 block of Northview Drive, was arrested on Thursday on charges of kidnapping and robbery with a firearm stemming from an alleged incident in Niceville.
Crestview resident Steven R. Gardenier, 41, was arrested today on a felony charge of aggravated animal cruelty after he allegedly used a pellet gun to shoot a stray cat, which suffered paralysis and later had to be euthanized.
