Eric Aden
Sheriff
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A 44-year-old Fort Walton Beach resident was arrested and charged with manslaughter after a shooting Friday night that killed a man in his thirties. The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said the two men argued before the fatal confrontation near Cardinal Street.
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K-9 Merlin’s final deployment before retirement ended in three narcotics arrests after a traffic stop near Fort Walton Beach on Wednesday. Deputies found suspected cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl and drug paraphernalia, and arrested three Santa Rosa Beach residents.
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An unknown assailant shot a man in his 20s twice after confronting him at his apartment door around 1 a.m. Thursday on Okaloosa Island. The victim was conscious when emergency responders arrived and was transported to a hospital. Investigators are seeking information about the shooter.
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Four people were arrested after a 20-year-old man was killed in a shooting near Fort Walton Beach on Sept. 15 during an attempted robbery. The victim drove himself to a gas station before being hospitalized, where he died.
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Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies arrested Phoenix Jordan and Breanna Flynn following an investigation into vehicle break-ins in the Mary Esther and Fort Walton Beach area. Jordan admitted to burglarizing approximately 50 vehicles and possessing a stolen firearm found during a bedroom search, while Flynn allegedly used stolen credit cards at local stores.
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A 46-year-old paraprofessional at Lewis School in Valparaiso was arrested on a child abuse charge after allegedly striking a 5-year-old autistic student in the face. Two witnesses told investigators they saw the paraprofessional's hand make contact with the child's face hard enough to turn the child's head, though the paraprofessional denied making contact.
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