🚨 Operation Fall Sweep Results in 14 Arrests 🚨

Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford today announced the successful conclusion of Operation Fall Sweep, a multi-agency effort targeting individuals seeking to sexually exploit children online or possess child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

From November 5–8, 2025, investigators from the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Panama City Beach Police Department, Panama City Police Department, Lynn Haven Police Department, the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and the U.S. Marshals Caribbean Regional Task Force, worked together to identify and arrest offenders.

Operation Fall Sweep has resulted in 14 arrests so far, with additional arrests expected. Over 120 digital evidence items were seized as part of this investigation.

Sheriff Ford emphasized the importance of these ongoing efforts to protect our community’s most vulnerable and to hold those who exploit children accountable.

These individuals will be answering for their actions