3 indicted on first-degree murder charges in Flagler Palm Coast High student's killing

Three men were indicted on Tuesday on charges of first-degree murder in the killing of a Flagler Palm Coast High School student earlier this year. One of the three was also indicted on a charge of second-degree murder in another student's killing.

The indictments were announced several hours after a fourth man appeared at a bond hearing in a case a prosecutor said was retaliation for the killing of one of the high school students. 

The first killing was that of Noah Smith, who was shot on Jan. 12; the second was that of Keymarion Hall, who was shot on May 3. Both were innocent bystanders, and both were 16-year-old students at Flagler Palm Coast High School when their lives were cut short by gunfire. 

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The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office arrested three men in their deaths and Sheriff Rick Staly said the homicides were part of a feud between a group on the south side of Bunnell and a Palm Coast group which calls itself GSO, or Get Stepped On.  

On Tuesday, 7th Circuit State Attorney R.J. Larizza’s office said that three men had been indicted in the killings.  

Tyrese Patterson, 20, of Palm Coast, was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a delinquent in Smith's killing.

Stephen Monroe, 23, of Oak Hill, was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder with a firearm in Smith's killing. 

Devandre Williams, 18, whose arrest report listed Bunnell and Daytona Beach as residences, was also indicted on a charge of first-degree murder with a firearm in Smith's killing.

Additionally, Williams was indicted on a charge of second-degree murder with a firearm in Hall’s killing. He was also indicted on a charge of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm in the shooting of Nysean Giddens.

Williams was a passenger in a vehicle in south Bunnell when he fired a gun, killing Hall and wounding Giddens, according to a report.

Terrell Sampson, 18, of Bunnell, was charged on June 20 with three counts of attempted second-degree murder. Sampson was accused of firing at a vehicle occupied by Patterson, Williams and Monroe. 

The vehicle drove off but returned and Patterson and Monroe fired gunshots which killed Smith, according to a report. 

Investigators said previously that Sampson was the intended target in both shootings. 

Feud between GSO and Bunnell Boys

The dispute between the two groups has been going on since at least September 2021, according to Flagler County Sheriff's Office Detective Adam Barkoskie, who testified on Tuesday during a bond hearing for Keyshawn Davis, 20, who is charged with robbery with a weapon.  

Davis was accused of robbing Glib Fedotov on May 26 outside the Carver Gym in Bunnell. The detective testified that Fedotov is a member of GSO and, like some other members of the group, has a GSO tattoo. A juvenile was also accused in the robbery.  

During the hearing, Circuit Judge Terence Perkins reduced Davis’ bond from $100,000 to $75,000. Perkins also ordered that if Davis is able to bond out, he cannot go to the Carver Gym and will be under house arrest and cannot leave his home in Bunnell. He also cannot leave the home to go to his landscaping job which he had for two months before his arrest.

Davis is accused of pistol whipping Fedotov during the robbery in which a cellphone and $30 were taken, according to a report. Fedotov said he had been dropped off by a friend outside the Carver Gym and was hanging out, according to a report. 

The detective said that Davis is associated with the group called the "Bunnell Boys."

During the hearing, Davis said he would like to get his GED and would like to be placed on house arrest, but be permitted to go to work. 

“I really want to get out there for my son. I have another child on the way,” Davis said. 

Davis had a son born three days before the incident at the Carver Gym.

Assistant Pubic Defender William Bookhammer said Davis was a lifelong resident of Bunnell and had only one prior juvenile offense for unlawful use of a communication device and had violated probation by getting arrested for driving without a valid license. 

Bookhammer said everyone was looking at whether if Davis were released would it “stir up the pot so to speak.” 

“I just really want to stress to the court here, that throughout all these investigations, it appears that this GSO group is the people from Palm Coast come to Bunnell, they come to Bunnell and start trouble,” Bookhammer said. “There's not one indication that Mr. Davis has ever been, you know, accused of or suspected of going to 'their turf' to start up trouble.” 

He said the Bunnell boys were just young men who know each other and grew up together. The detective's description of the group seemed to support that, saying they did not call themselves the Bunnell Boys and that, as far as he knew, they did not have a common tattoo.

Bookhammer also questioned why Fedotov, who had a BB gun and a ski mask, was at the Carver Gym. 

"A person who comes to south side of Bunnell, after two homicides where neighborhood tensions are running hot, with a ski mask on his face and carrying a fake pistol. You can only think about what his intentions were in doing this act of provocation,” Bookhammer said.

Fedotov is currently serving a jail sentence for breaking into a car and stealing a wallet. 

Assistant State Attorney Melissa Clark asked that bond for Davis remain at $100,000.

“I think it's essential for the safety of the community. Mr. Davis made the choice and stepped into this war that's been going on between these two different factions,” Clark said. 

Davis said he was not a member of the Bunnell Boys.

“No, I have no idea why they would even place me in that group. It’s probably because we hang around each other, but there's no affiliation, no gang, any of that," Davis said.

He said Hall was his cousin and was not a member of the Bunnell Boys. 

“No ma’am, he was a basketball player and he had nothing to do with anything,” Davis said in response to Clark.