Sheriff Michael Adkinson Addresses Trespassing on Private Property on Walton County Beaches
Channel: Walton County Sheriff's Office
Date: 29/06/2018

"What I do know is that I cannot in good faith instruct deputy sheriffs to make an arrest for trespassing after warning when I know they cannot be prosecuted. As such I am directing my deputies NOT to make an arrest for trespass after warning for routine activities such as walking, sitting or transversing the beach.  Ultimately, we all have to work together. This is a county that, at the end of the day, the citizens that want to come to use the public beaches and the private property owners who are entitled to the reasonable use and enjoyment of their property have to learn to get along. We have to learn to be good neighbors. I'm optimistic that we can do that."