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Okaloosa County to remove all Flock cameras after FDOT memo
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (412+ words) Okaloosa County will remove FLOCK cameras from state and county roads after the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) issued a memorandum today revoking local law enforcement’s permits to use License Plate Recognition (LPR) technologies. According to the memorandum, “all LPR-related…...
Sheriff???s Office reports arrest in alleged school threat case.
14+ hour, 38+ min ago (254+ words) The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) announced Sunday that it has arrested an individual in connection with an alleged social media threat of a school shooting. The agency’s public information office distributed the notice late Sunday afternoon, confirming that an…...
not guilty verdict
1+ week, 2+ day ago (83+ words) Tag: not guilty verdict Mid Bay News A Santa Rosa County jury has acquitted former Okaloosa County corrections sergeant Curtis Marvin Johnson of second-degree murder in the 2025 shooting death of his roommate, Barbara “Barbie” Dedert. Johnson was found not guilty…...
Milton shooting
1+ week, 2+ day ago (82+ words) Tag: Milton shooting Mid Bay News A Santa Rosa County jury has acquitted former Okaloosa County corrections sergeant Curtis Marvin Johnson of second-degree murder in the 2025 shooting death of his roommate, Barbara “Barbie” Dedert. Johnson was found not guilty August…...
traffic crash
1+ week, 3+ day ago (78+ words) Tag: traffic crash Mid Bay News Justin Echternacht was sentenced to 14 years in state prison followed by one year of probation for DUI manslaughter after a 2023 Highway 90 crash killed another driver. Prosecutors said Echternacht crossed the center line, while investigators…...
Defense Makes Immunity Push as Judge Weighs Fate of Duran Murder Case
3+ week, 5+ day ago (778+ words) The three-day dismissal hearing in the murder case against former Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy Eddie Duran concluded Wednesday without a ruling, as defense attorneys argued they had met the legal requirements for immunity under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law and…...
Judge rules property tax proposal misleading; must be rewritten
3+ week, 6+ day ago (571+ words) A Leon County Circuit Court judge ruled Monday that the ballot language of Amendment 3, the controversial homestead tax exemption proposal, is legally defective and must be revised within ten days to make it on November’s ballot. The order issued by…...
Millions Lost: Niceville Man Sentenced in Federal Investment Fraud Case
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (491+ words) A retired U.S. Army sergeant from Niceville has been sentenced to six years in federal prison after admitting to operating a multi-million-dollar investment fraud scheme and filing false federal tax returns. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of…...
felony child neglect
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (82+ words) Tag: felony child neglect Mid Bay News An Ohio woman has pleaded guilty to felony child neglect after a welfare investigation on Eglin Air Force Base led investigators to rescue a child from her home in 2023. Devon Mae Witryk faces…...
Okaloosa County court records
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (80+ words) Tag: Okaloosa County court records Mid Bay News Walton County Tax Collector candidate Jessica Laird responded after a 2014 boating incident and resisting an officer charge resurfaced on social media. Court records show the misdemeanor case was closed in 2014 with no…...