Eight men – including a former Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy – have been arrested for soliciting minors for sex as a part of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office’s “Operation Spring Cleaning.” During the operation an undercover deputy posed online as a 13 or 14-year-old girl, and in one case as a boy. The men are accused of communicating with the deputy and arranging to meet. However, when they showed up, they were arrested. The eight range in age from 22 to 79 and all but one are from the local area. Matthew Stevens, one of the men arrested, is a former Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputy.
UNDERCOVER STING OPERATION
Apr 18, 2019 | 5:26 AM
Mon Oct 5
Pensacola, FL, USA
76°FFeels Like: 78°F
Wind/Dir: 18 MPH-NNE
Humidity: 94%
Pressure: 30 INHG
Cloudy. Feels like 78°F. Wind 18 mph NNE. Pressure 30 inHg. Visibility 10 mi.
Last Updated: 9:56 AM (Time Zone: America/Chicago)
Mon Oct 5
Day
81°FHighWind/Dir: 10 MPH-NE
Precipitation: 79%
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
71°FLowWind/Dir: 15 MPH-NE
Precipitation: 53%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tue Oct 6
Day
81°FHighWind/Dir: 15 MPH-NE
Precipitation: 39%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night
70°FLowWind/Dir: 15 MPH-NE
Precipitation: 23%
A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wed Oct 7
Day
83°FHighWind/Dir: 15 MPH-NE
Precipitation: 6%
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night
69°FLowWind/Dir: 15 MPH-NE
Precipitation: 9%
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thu Oct 8
Day
83°FHighWind/Dir: 15 MPH-NE
Precipitation: 9%
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night
70°FLowWind/Dir: 10 MPH-NE
Precipitation: 16%
A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Fri Oct 9
Day
81°FHighWind/Dir: 15 MPH-E
Precipitation: 44%
A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night
70°FLowWind/Dir: 25 MPH-E
Precipitation: 61%
A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sat Oct 10
Day
80°FHighWind/Dir: 25 MPH-E
Precipitation: 77%
Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night
71°FLowWind/Dir: 25 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 77%
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sun Oct 11
Day
81°FHighWind/Dir: 20 MPH-S
Precipitation: 76%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night
72°FLowWind/Dir: 15 MPH-E
Precipitation: 76%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
