Crestview man charged with producing child porn
February 24, 2025
A recent search of micro-SD cards seized during a search warrant at a Crestview man’s house led to the discovery of more than 30 child pornography files.
Police arrest suspected bank robber
February 12, 2025
The suspect in the December armed robbery of First National Bank and Trust in Crestview has been arrested, city police officials said on Tuesday.
Texas man sentenced in ’22 death of a deputy by Laurel Hill
December 11, 2024
Tristan Cole Parker of Midlothian, Texas, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for charges stemming from a vehicle crash that killed an off-duty deputy just east of Laurel Hill a little over two years ago.
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.




