Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office: six arrested after narcotics search warrant

For the third time in the past year, a narcotics search warrant has been executed at the same Crestview residence, authorities said.
Published: Jun. 13, 2026 at 6:28 AM CDT

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office posted on its Facebook page arrests after a narcotics search warrant was arrested at a Crestview residence.

Here is the post:

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office

For the third time in the past year, a narcotics search warrant has been executed at the same Crestview residence.

On June 11, members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force, along with @Crestview Police Department, served a narcotics search warrant at a home in the 900 block of E. Edney Avenue in Crestview.

The investigation resulted in the arrests of:

• Bernard Windell Clark

• Ryan Lee Cayton

• Hannah Mae Howell

• Shane Darrell Long

• Chad Grice

• Lee Vern Cook

Additionally, Tesla Talbert was located inside the residence and taken into custody on an active felony arrest warrant.

Six people were arrested after the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force and Crestview Police Department executed a narcotics search warrant June 11 at a home on East Edney Avenue in Crestview. Another person was arrested on an active felony arrest warrant.(Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office)
Lee Cook(Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office)
Shane Long(Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office)
Ryan Cayton(Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office)
Chad Grice(Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office)
Bernard Clark(Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office)
Hannah Howell(Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office)
Tesla Talbert...arrested on active felony arrest warrant(Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office)

Sheriff Aden: “We’re all working together to target illegal drug activity, which has such a dramatic and negative impact on the safety and quality of life in our community. Great teamwork!”