CRIME & SAFETY
Trial of Andrew Mintz Over Crash in Flagler Beach Pushed to July
Several times delayed already, the trial of Andrew Mintz, the now-34-year-old Palm Coast man involved in an alleged high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash in downtown Flagler Beach, within a few feet of several elected officials and their family, has been delayed to July 15. The trial was to...
19-year-old allegedly threatens to shoot, kill Flagler County high schooler on Instagram
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. - A 19-year-old man found himself behind bars on Friday after he allegedly made threats over Instagram to kill a Flagler County high schooler. Micah McGuire was arrested and charged with written threats to kill or do bodily harm after the incident that unfolded on Friday involving students at Flagler Palm Coast High School, according to an arrest affidavit from the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
Flagler County jail helping teen in viral video attack of teacher's aide get GED
The Flagler County jail has been working to help Brendan Depa, the former student whose attack on a Matanzas High School teacher’s aide went viral, get his GED. Depa, 18, has pleaded no contest to aggravated battery on a school board employee in the Feb. 21, 2023, attack on Joan Naydich in Palm Coast.
Deputies bust Daytona Beach home, arrest man allegedly linked to an overdose death
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A home in Daytona Beach was at the center of an investigation led by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office obtained a search warrant for the home at 634 Aberdeen Street. 34-year-old Jerod Bennett was arrested Tuesday morning. Sheriff Mike Chitwood said this...
Police release details in shooting on Seabreeze Boulevard early Saturday morning
Victims of a shooting on Seabreeze Boulevard early Saturday morning were identified in a police report obtained Monday. Misael Maldonado, 21, of Orange City was arrested for firing a gun seven times into a group of people during a fight in the 600 block of Seabreeze Boulevard injuring four, Daytona Beach police said.
Daytona Beach shooting suspect taken down following foot pursuit
ORLANDO, Fla. - Daytona Beach police officers swiftly apprehended a man mere seconds after he allegedly shot four people around 2 a.m. on Saturday, the department said. According to police, the incident unfolded as they were intervening in a fight when the suspect began firing shots. All four victims sustained...
Sheriff: Tank Dell caught in crossfire between 2 shooters at Florida pool party
A 16-year-old Daytona Beach boy has been identified in the mass shooting in Sanford Sunday that left 10 people injured, including Houston Texans wide receiver and Daytona Beach native Tank Dell. The new development Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma revealed at Monday's press conference was that there was a second gunman during the...
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