Walton County Sheriff’s Office

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law enforcement agency public safety agency sheriff's office

The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for policing, public safety, and jail operations in Walton County, Florida.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Walton County Sheriff	2
Walton County Sheriff’s Office canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T473072 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Walton County Sheriff’s Office
Context triple: [Walton County, Florida, hasLawEnforcementAgency, Walton County Sheriff’s Office]

A. Walton County Board of County Commissioners
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners is the elected governing body responsible for setting policy, passing local ordinances, and overseeing county services and budgets in Walton County, Florida.
B. Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for policing, public safety, and jail operations in Santa Rosa County, Florida.
C. Walton County, Florida
Walton County, Florida is a county in the Florida Panhandle known for its Gulf Coast beaches, coastal dune lakes, and a mix of rural communities and resort areas along the Emerald Coast.
D. Suwannee County, Florida
Suwannee County, Florida is a rural county in northern Florida known for the Suwannee River, agriculture, and small-town communities.
E. Santa Rosa County, Florida
Santa Rosa County, Florida is a county in the Florida Panhandle known for its Gulf Coast beaches, military presence, and rapidly growing communities near Pensacola.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Walton County Sheriff’s Office
Target entity description: The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for policing, public safety, and jail operations in Walton County, Florida.

A. Walton County Board of County Commissioners
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners is the elected governing body responsible for setting policy, passing local ordinances, and overseeing county services and budgets in Walton County, Florida.
B. Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for policing, public safety, and jail operations in Santa Rosa County, Florida.
C. Walton County, Florida
Walton County, Florida is a county in the Florida Panhandle known for its Gulf Coast beaches, coastal dune lakes, and a mix of rural communities and resort areas along the Emerald Coast.
D. Suwannee County, Florida
Suwannee County, Florida is a rural county in northern Florida known for the Suwannee River, agriculture, and small-town communities.
E. Santa Rosa County, Florida
Santa Rosa County, Florida is a county in the Florida Panhandle known for its Gulf Coast beaches, military presence, and rapidly growing communities near Pensacola.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	law enforcement agency ⓘ public safety agency ⓘ sheriff's office ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employs	civilian staff ⓘ detention deputies ⓘ sworn law enforcement officers ⓘ
funding	county government budget ⓘ
governingBody	Walton County, Florida ⓘ
hasDivision	administrative division ⓘ civil process unit ⓘ court services unit ⓘ criminal investigations division ⓘ jail or corrections division ⓘ patrol division ⓘ
hasDuty	assisting other law enforcement agencies in Florida ⓘ enforcing state and local laws ⓘ maintaining order in county jail ⓘ responding to emergency calls ⓘ responding to non-emergency calls ⓘ transporting inmates ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Sheriff of Walton County ⓘ
jurisdiction	Walton County, Florida ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
leaderTitle	Sheriff ⓘ
legalBasis	Florida Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Florida Florida state law ⓘ linked to: Florida law
locatedIn	Florida Panhandle ⓘ Walton County, Florida ⓘ
operates	Walton County Jail ⓘ
oversight	Walton County Sheriff ⓘ linked to: Walton County Sheriff’s Office
partOf	criminal justice system of Florida ⓘ
regionServed	northwest Florida ⓘ linked to: Northwest Florida
responsibility	court security in Walton County, Florida ⓘ criminal investigations in Walton County, Florida ⓘ jail operations in Walton County, Florida ⓘ law enforcement in Walton County, Florida ⓘ patrol services in unincorporated areas of Walton County, Florida ⓘ public safety in Walton County, Florida ⓘ service of civil process in Walton County, Florida ⓘ traffic enforcement in Walton County, Florida ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
serviceArea	incorporated areas of Walton County by agreement or contract ⓘ
serviceType	24-hour law enforcement services ⓘ
state	Florida ⓘ
typeOfJurisdiction	county-level law enforcement ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Walton County, Florida → hasLawEnforcementAgency → Walton County Sheriff’s Office ⓘ

Walton County Sheriff’s Office → oversight → Walton County Sheriff ⓘ

linked to: Walton County Sheriff’s Office

Walton County Jail → operatedBy → Walton County Sheriff’s Office ⓘ

Walton County Jail → supervisedBy → Walton County Sheriff ⓘ