The Walton County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) today announces the arrest of Steven Anthony Cozzie, 21, of Santa Rosa Beach , Fla. for the murder of a 15 year-old female from Georgia .
The WCSO received a call at approximately 4:06 p.m. yesterday from the victim’s mother who stated that her daughter had not returned from a walk with an acquaintance that she met while vacationing in Walton County . She was missing for approximately three hours before the WCSO was contacted.
The WCSO obtained a description of the juvenile’s acquaintance and issued a “be on the lookout” (BOLO) to area law enforcement to search for the missing teen. The case has evolved into a homicide investigation and the victim’s body was located near Cypress Grove Lane in Seagrove , Fla.
Steven Anthony Cozzie was charged with an open count of murder and booked into the Walton County Jail.
The WCSO has provided basic information about the case to the public while it continues to conduct a thorough and methodical criminal investigation to ensure the information that is released by the agency is clear and factual.
The WCSO will host a press conference today at 3 p.m. to discuss the facts of the case and to mitigate misinformation released to the public from sources outside the WCSO. No media interviews will be granted prior to the press conference.
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