S.O.: 13-year-old girl threatened to conduct mass shooting at CHS
December 3, 2024
Vaida Jasmine McDougald, a 13-year-old Okaloosa Online Student who lives in the Deerland area east of Crestview, was arrested at her home on Monday on a second-degree felony charge of making an electronic threat of a mass shooting/terrorist act.
Police: Crestview man arrested after trying to kill a woman
December 2, 2024
Julius Tawun Sledge, 42, of Crestview, was arrested Sunday on a charge of attempted premeditated murder after he shot a woman several times, city police said.
‘Operation Cold Turkey’ nabs nine
November 22, 2024
Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Section during November conducted an undercover operation targeting adults looking to meet minors online for sexual encounters.
Charges against Laurel Hill man include drug trafficking
November 18, 2024
Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the Special Response Team, executed a narcotics search warrant on Nov. 8 at 8087 Third St. in Laurel Hill.
S.O.: Georgia man was paid to smuggle men into Crestview
November 15, 2024
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy who made a traffic stop near Crestview early this morning charged a Georgia man with human smuggling.
Deputies arrest Holt man at campground in Baker
October 24, 2024
David Johnson, 38, of Holt, was arrested Wednesday afternoon by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office on domestic violence battery and other charges at a county-owned campground.
Two arrested in Destin as part of possible nationwide fraud ring
September 5, 2024
Two New York residents believed to be part of a nationwide scheme involving stolen and fraudulent returns at businesses were arrested on Sept. 4, according to a press release from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Eight men thought they were meeting a 14-year-old for sex, instead were arrested by law enforcement during undercover operation
August 29, 2024
Eight men were arrested by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office after a multi-agency internet chat operation where they agreed to meet an underage individual for sex, according to Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson. All eight individuals thought they were meeting a 14-year-old female and instead ended up being arrested by a sheriff’s deputy, […]
Three woman charged with animal cruelty after dogs found severely mistreated
July 15, 2024
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)rescued dozens of animals after performing a welfare check at a home on Florida Avenuenear Crestview last month. 44-year old Jarah Lee, 46-year old Bonnie Sue Hahn, and 20-year old Eveland Colbert werecharged with 14 counts of aggravated animal cruelty and 14 counts of animal […]
Sheriff’s Office K9 helps find suspect in Crestview
April 1, 2024
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office K9 was instrumental in the capture of a suspect in Crestview on Saturday.