Mundt was involved in several high profile cases in 2020.
In July he assisted with a homicide investigation in which Daniel Godwin was identified as a person of interest in the death of Charlene Begay, a 41-year-old woman found beaten to death in a vacant lot. Mundt helped with scene security. Several hours into the investigation and while maintaining the perimeter, he saw Godwin walking down the street and detained him. Godwin was subsequently charged for the homicide.
In September, Mundt was one of the first to arrive at a home invasion robbery with shots fired. He gathered and sent out detailed suspect descriptions, which led to the Fort Walton Beach Police Department detaining three people of interest. Mundt reviewed surveillance footage of the incident and positively identified the three
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is trying to identify a female in reference to a theft of a vehicle and service dog in Santa Rosa County on Feb.1.
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WALTON COUNTY Visit South Walton has announced the 2021 Perfect in South Walton Award winners. The seventh annual awards are nominated and voted on by visitors and residents to recognize local restaurants, businesses and events in a variety of categories.
“The Perfect in South Walton awards are a great opportunity for us to celebrate local businesses to help them feel a little love from locals and visitors who have made great memories thanks to the people working hard to create a special experience for them,” said Visit South Walton Director of Marketing and Communications David Demarest. “It’s one of the ways we support those businesses and help remind visitors of the many reasons they have to come back again.”
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DeEFUNIAK SPRINGS A man has been sentenced to four decades in prison after he was convicted of child pornography charges, according to a news release from the State Attorney s Office.
On Dec. 11, 2019, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit executed a search warrant at Miller s home in the Timberwind neighborhood in DeFuniak Springs. The search warrant was the result of investigators receiving numerous cyber tips of someone uploading child pornography from the internet protocol address associated with Miller’s house. A forensic computer specialist with the Sheriff’s Office found 19 images of children ranging from 2 years to 8 years old engaged in various sex acts.