Skimming investigation leads to two arrests
April 24, 2023
On April 19, detectives with Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office began investigating reports of skimmer devices placed on local bank ATMs. In a series of days, it was reported that two individuals use…
Rebekah Jones’ son arrested after alleged school threats
April 11, 2023
The teenage son of Rebekah Jones, a data analyst and former Democratic Party candidate for U.S. House, has been charged with intimidation, a second-degree felony.
Jackson Jones, 13, was arrested for…
Multiple arrests made in Cayo Grande homicide
March 27, 2023
An investigation into the death of a 24-year-old Navarre resident has led to the arrest of multiple people.
At a news conference Monday, March 27, Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson announced som…
Teen arrested in Milton High ‘swatting’ case
March 7, 2023
At a news conference Monday, March 6, Sheriff Bob Johnson announced an arrest in a swatting case related to a gun threat was called into Milton High School last year.
Brad Parga, 17, of Guttenberg…
Special operations commander arrested after alleged drunk driving incident
March 3, 2023
A commander with Hurlburt Field’s 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron has been demoted after being arrested Feb. 18 in Shalimar.
Collin Charlie Christopherson, 37, of Niceville, is…
Love (jail)birds: Pace man, woman arrested after hiring someone to kill husband
February 14, 2023
The old ball and chain has been given a new meaning. On Tuesday, Feb. 14, Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson spoke at a news conference about a murder for hire case involving a man and a woman fro…
Suspect in high-speed chase turns himself in
December 23, 2022
At around 11 p.m. last night the man responsible for taking deputies on a high-speed chase and shooting at a car near the Navarre Publix turned himself in. Grayson Zachary Eagan, 29, of Hilltop Drive…
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputy arrested for insurance fraud
December 7, 2022
A Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Deputy was fired after he was arrested for fraud on Tues., Dec. 6.
The arrest came after an investigation into alleged insurance fraud by Corey Jones, 36. The investiga…
UWF student arrested for 30 counts of child pornography possession, says FDLE
December 2, 2022
A former Navarre High School and current University of West Florida student is behind bars after an investigation uncovered 30 files of obscene material, Florida Department of Law Enforcement said…
Former Santa Rosa Sheriff’s deputy sentenced for lying to FBI
November 22, 2022
A former Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy will be seeing the inside of a federal prison cell for the next year.
Scott P. Haines, 50, of Milton, was sentenced to one year and a day in federa…