{"id":371602,"date":"2026-08-14T19:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T19:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/371602\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T19:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T19:42:09","slug":"woman-accused-of-killing-florida-man-burying-him-in-shallow-grave-arrested-after-nearly-2-months-on-the-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/371602\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman accused of killing Florida man, burying him in shallow grave arrested after nearly 2 months on the run"},"content":{"rendered":"

The search for a woman who was accused of killing a Florida man and then burying him in a shallow grave in the Florida Panhandle has come to an end after she was taken into custody by U.S. marshals after nearly two months on the run, according to investigators.<\/p>\n

The Walton County Sheriff’s Office said that Isabelle Johnson was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Task Force at a home in Cottondale, northwest of Tallahassee, on Thursday.<\/p>\n

“We got her,” deputies said in a Facebook post<\/a> alongside a photo of Johnson that was taken during her arrest.<\/p>\n

Johnson was wanted on an open count of murder in the killing of Jason Coulthart, deputies said.<\/p>\n

According to the sheriff’s office, Johnson had been on the run since June 25 when deputies went to execute a search warrant in Freeport, Florida, after they obtained information that possibly tied her to the killing of Coulthart.<\/p>\n

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Isabelle Johnson<\/p>\n

Walton County Sheriff’s Office\/Facebook<\/p>\n

“From then until now, it’s been a constant investigation,” Walton County Sheriff Chief Deputy Dustin Cosson said during a news conference<\/a>. “We’re talking over 40 subpoenas, 20-plus search warrants. Total arrests, 20-plus. Directly related to Isabelle Johnson and this case, we’re right at about five but we’re expecting more.”<\/p>\n

The investigation into Johnson’s whereabouts while she was on the run is still under investigation, including who may have been helping her.<\/p>\n

She was booked into the Jackson County Jail and was expected to be brought to Walton County on Friday.<\/p>\n

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