Overview

• Littrell filed suit on June 19 in Walton County court accusing the sheriff’s office of ignoring formal trespass complaints on his Santa Rosa Beach property.
• The complaint recounts a May 4 incident where a deputy dismissed private beachfront claims and a June 5 occurrence of trespassers scattering Littrell’s ownership documents.
• After repeated refusals by deputies to expel intruders, Littrell hired private security and marked his property with tables, umbrellas and signage.
• His filings describe tourists and neighbors regularly crossing Florida’s 20-foot public zone to lounge beyond the high-tide line and peer into his home.
• The case tests Florida law’s balance between public beach access and private property rights and could clarify law enforcement duties on private shorelines.