Okaloosa Deputy Killer Pleads to Murder
The man who killed Deputy Ray Hamilton on Christmas Eve 2022 has pleaded guilty to murder, avoiding trial and the death penalty in a deal supported by the deputy’s family.
UPDATE: Death Penalty For Alleged Okaloosa Deputy Killer? State Attorney to Pursue Ultimate Punishment
State Attorney for the First District, which includes Okaloosa County, Ginger Bowden Madden announced on Monday she would seek the death penalty for the man accused of killing Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy Corporal Ray Hamilton in a Christmas-Eve shootout in Fort Walton Beach.
