{"id":23555,"date":"2026-08-14T09:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=23555"},"modified":"2026-08-14T09:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:37:16","slug":"isabelle-johnson-arrested-in-florida-after-45-day-manhunt-for-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=23555","title":{"rendered":"Isabelle Johnson arrested in Florida after 45-day manhunt for murder"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Murder suspect Isabelle Johnson was arrested Thursday following a weeks-long multistate manhunt spanning Florida, Georgia and Alabama, authorities said.<\/p>\n

A U.S. Marshals task force arrested Johnson, 38, at a home in Cottondale, about an hour west of Tallahassee, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She was wanted on a murder charge in the death of Jason Coulthart, whose body was found buried in a shallow grave in Florida on June 25.<\/p>\n

Authorities said Johnson was taken into custody without incident Thursday afternoon, capping a 45-day manhunt. She was booked into the Jackson County Jail and is expected to be extradited to Walton County. Officials said she could face additional charges.<\/p>\n

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Law enforcement officers took Isabelle Johnson into custody Thursday following a weeks-long search that spanned Florida, Georgia and Alabama.<\/span> (Walton County Sheriff’s Office)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“We got her,” the sheriff’s office said. “Isabelle Johnson is in custody.”<\/p>\n

Officials said the arrest stemmed from information developed by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit about Johnson’s whereabouts.<\/p>\n

Jackson County Sheriff Donald Edenfield said that after receiving the information, his deputies and members of the task force responded to an address off Peanut Road, just outside Cottondale.<\/p>\n

Walton County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Dustin Cosson praised the cooperation among local, state and federal law enforcement agencies that led to Johnson’s arrest.<\/p>\n

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A U.S. Marshals task force arrested murder suspect Isabelle Johnson at a home near Cottondale, Florida, on Thursday, according to authorities.<\/span> (Walton County Sheriff’s Office)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“It’s absolutely a good day,” Cosson said. “It’s really important, again, just want to stress to the public. She’s here, she’s in custody.”<\/p>\n

“We can’t express the amount of appreciation for the work that’s been done,” he added.<\/p>\n

Cosson said investigators put in “tons and tons of man hours” during the roughly 45-day search for Johnson, while noting that the broader investigation has involved more than 40 subpoenas and over 20 search warrants.<\/p>\n

Coulthart was reported missing May 24 after he was last seen leaving the College Condominiums on East College Boulevard in Niceville.<\/p>\n

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Isabelle Johnson, 38, was taken into custody Thursday after a roughly 45-day manhunt spanning Florida, Georgia and Alabama. She is charged with murder in the death of Jason Coulthart.<\/span> (Walton County Sheriff’s Office)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

During the missing-person investigation, detectives developed information that led authorities to a property off Sunset Lane in Freeport. Investigators obtained a search warrant and found Coulthart’s body buried in a shallow grave on June 25, according to the sheriff’s office.<\/p>\n

Five other people have been arrested in connection with the case. Michael Ray White, Kathleen Morris, Bobbi Wagstaff, Martin Leaverton and Sandra Leaverton have been charged with accessory to a capital felony after the fact.<\/p>\n

Authorities said Thursday that they expect additional arrests in the case.<\/p>\n

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Law enforcement escorts Isabelle Johnson following her arrest Thursday in Cottondale, Florida. Johnson is charged with murder in the death of Jason Coulthart.<\/span> (Walton County Sheriff’s Office)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

During the manhunt, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office described Johnson as “cunning” and a “master manipulator” while warning anyone who may have been helping her to stop.<\/p>\n

Officials said additional details surrounding Johnson’s arrest could not immediately be released because the investigation remains active.<\/p>\n

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Isabelle Johnson was taken into custody near Cottondale, Florida, on Thursday following a roughly 45-day multistate manhunt, authorities said.<\/span> (Walton County Sheriff’s Office)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Fox News Digital’s Stepheny Price contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n

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