Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Freeport, Florida, in Walton County, has about 7,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An arrest in the city leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the State Attorney files charges, a case in the Walton County Circuit Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it.
This guide covers who makes arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies and common questions.
Related guides: Freeport public records, Walton County arrest records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Who Makes Arrests in Freeport
The FBI lists no arrest reporting agency under the name of Freeport. In Walton County the county agency that reports arrests is the Walton County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Walton County: the Walton County Florida Game Commission, the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco in Walton County, the Department of Corrections, Office of the Inspector General in Walton County, the Department of Environmental Protection, Law Enforcement in Walton County and one more (state agency); the Highway Patrol in Walton County (state police).
Booking: Where People Arrested in Freeport Are Held
The county jail is where a person arrested in Freeport and kept in custody ends up, whichever agency made the arrest, though a city department may hold someone in its own cells first and a person cited and released at the scene is never booked. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and once the person is released or sentenced the record continues in the court file.
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 320 people on an average day, up from about 250 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 600 beds, and it ran at 45 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Walton County Sheriff's Office at nwscorrections.waltonso.org/NewWorld.InMateInquiry/WaltonCounty (page title: Inmate Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone who was booked recently; a person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Florida Department of Corrections lists its inmates at fdc.myflorida.com.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Freeport
Whether someone was arrested in Freeport, and what came of it, shows up in two places: the custody page of the Walton County Sheriff's Office described above, for anyone booked into the county jail; the case index of the Walton County Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at waltonclerkfl.gov/courtrecords).
Florida is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: anyone can run a name-based criminal history search online for $24, for $24 a search, through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Freeport
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) the agency must answer promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days, and it may charge the copy fees set by statute, plus a special service charge for large requests.
- An arrest by the Freeport police: the police records page SearchSystems verified at freeportflorida.gov/government/department/city_clerk/public_records... (page title: Freeport, FL), phone 850-835-2822, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
- An arrest by the Walton County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Walton County Circuit Court, through the court records page at waltonclerkfl.gov/courtrecords.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at waltonclerkfl.gov/courtrecordsrequest (page title: Court Records Request | Walton County Clerk of Courts & Comptroller).
- Your own statewide record: the same request described above, for your own name.
The Walton County guide covers every agency in the county: Walton County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Freeport?
Look on the custody page of the Walton County Sheriff's Office at nwscorrections.waltonso.org. It covers people booked into the county jail.
Where are people arrested in Freeport booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Walton County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Freeport?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement: anyone can run a name-based criminal history search online for $24, for $24. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119).
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Freeport?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Walton County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) the answer is due promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days; the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at waltonclerkfl.gov/courtrecordsrequest.
Is this the official Freeport website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.