WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) - The Walton County Sheriff's Office says they've arrested a total of 62 Spring Break visitors so far, some of whom may be students in the Capital City.
WCSO tweeted that they have made 62 arrests since March 3:
Since March 3rd WCSO has arrested a total of 62 people for drinking under the age during #SpringBreak2018 #ZEROTOLERANCE @weartv @WJHG_TV @WMBBTV @WTVYNews4 @WDHN @abc27 Mississippi State-7 University of Tennessee-7 University of North Georgia-5Florida State University-4 pic.twitter.com/8JfT6xLAdm
— Walton Co. Sheriff (@WCSOFL) March 12, 2018
Of those, the sheriff's office says four of those arrested were from Florida State University.
WTXL ABC 27 has reached out to the university to confirm whether those arrested were indeed from FSU and are waiting to hear back.
So far, we do know that four women from Tallahassee were arrested within that time frame.
Margaret Van Deventer, Olivia Knowlton, Elaina Zwiener, and Julia Watson were all arrested for possession of alcohol by a person under 21 years of age (misdemeanor) were among the first arrested on March 3.
The Walton County Sheriff's Office is reminding Spring Break visitors that they have zero tolerance for underage drinking.
The area regularly attracts Spring Break visitors for their many beaches to include Santa Rosa Beach, Rosemary Beach, and Miramar Beach.
