BUNNELL, Fla. – A Port St. Lucie man already being held in the Flagler County jail is facing 10 new felony charges after a multi-agency investigation uncovered videos and images of children being sexually abused on his cellphone, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Brandon Irizarry, 29, was arrestedContinue Reading
PALM COAST, Fla. – A 16-year-old Palm Coast girl is accused of repeatedly using Florida’s school safety reporting system to submit false threats involving shootings, her family and other students, triggering law enforcement responses at schools and her own home. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said investigators linked a seriesContinue Reading
PALM COAST, Fla. – A 47-year-old woman was shot multiple times by her estranged husband before he apparently took his own life Wednesday night at a Palm Coast home, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Dawn Estrella, 47, and Rakim-Shakur Brooks, 55, were found dead inside a residence onContinue Reading
BUNNELL, Fla. – An Ormond Beach man accused of severely injuring a domestic violence victim and then attempting to interfere with the investigation has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. William Powers, 35, pleaded no contest Aug. 20 to charges stemmingContinue Reading
BUNNELL, Fla. – A 61-year-old Hastings man arrested after the recovery of a missing 11-year-old boy has been sentenced to 30 years in state prison on kidnapping, child abuse and other charges, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Darnell Hairston pleaded no contest Aug. 19 to kidnapping inflicting bodilyContinue Reading
PALM COAST, Fla. – A former Miami Dade College professor has been re-arrested on additional charges after forensic testing linked his DNA to a sexual assault kit collected during an investigation involving a 15-year-old runaway, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Richard Tapia, 46, of Palm Coast, faces threeContinue Reading
PALM COAST, Fla. – A passing motorist who witnessed what appeared to be a domestic violence attack stopped and called 911 early Sunday morning, leading Flagler County deputies to arrest a 44-year-old man accused of strangling a woman along Old Kings Road. Deputies responded to the area of Old KingsContinue Reading
PALM COAST, Fla. – A fugitive sex offender wanted on warrants in Missouri and Florida was arrested Wednesday, less than a day after moving into a Palm Coast residence, after a concerned citizen alerted authorities. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office identified the fugitive as Scott Granden, 40, of St. Louis,Continue Reading
PALM COAST, Fla. – A 52-year-old Daytona Beach man was arrested after authorities say he violated a no-contact order, broke into his former partner’s Palm Coast home while armed and shot another man during a struggle over the firearm. John Lyles was arrested Aug. 7 and faces multiple felony chargesContinue Reading
ALM COAST, Fla. – Three men were arrested after a Flagler County overdose death investigation led deputies to search a Palm Coast home, where authorities say they discovered fentanyl and evidence that occupants attempted to destroy narcotics before a SWAT team entered. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said its SpecialContinue Reading