Undercover Operation Leads to Nine Arrests in Okaloosa

Undercover operation leads to nine arrests in Okaloosa

Nine people were arrested during a four-day undercover operation targeting people accused of using the internet to solicit children for sexual activity, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

Undercover operation leads to nine arrests in Okaloosa | Santa Rosa Press Gazette

Investigators with the Sheriff’s Office Homeland Security Unit conducted “Operation Summer Sentinel” from July 22-25 alongside the FBI, Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations. According to the Sheriff’s Office, nine people were arrested after allegedly attempting to arrange sexual encounters with minors they believed they had met online. Those arrested were: Eric Scott Haakenson, of Fort Walton Beach, charged…