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Faced With ‘Disgraceful’ Rent Increase at City Marketplace, Sheriff Will Move Palm Coast District Office to Old Sears Building

May 7, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Coming soon to a former Sears near you: the Flagler County Sheriff's District Office. (© FlaglerLive)

It’s only the latest example of the county’s largely self-inflicted and costly turmoil over land and building projects gone awry, going back to the Eden-gone-Hades of the old Memorial hospital and conversion into a sheriff’s operations center in 2013.

County Considers Nuclear Option: Forcing Clerk To Cede Space to Sheriff at Courthouse

May 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Night falls on relations between the county,m the sheriff and the clerk of court over space use at the county courthouse in Bunnell. (© FlaglerLive)

With Clerk of Court Tom Bexley and Sheriff Rick Staly at an impasse over space needs at the courthouse, commissioners are raising the possibility that they will force Bexley to give ground.

Retired Cop Whose Car ‘Reeks of Booze’ Flashes Badge at Flagler Deputy, and Is Arrested for DUI and Drugs

May 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Brenton M. Hodge after the crash, from a deputy's body cam.

Brenton M. Hodge was in a traffic crash at US1 and Seminole Woods when, asked about smelling of alcohol, he flashed his retired-cop badge, but Flagler Sheriff’s Sgt. Daniel Weaver would have none of it.

Grand Jury Indicts Marion Gavins Jr. on 1st Degree Murder in Killing of Curtis Gray, Will be Tried as Adult

May 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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A Flagler County grand jury on Friday indicted Marion Gavins Jr. on a first-degree murder with a firearm charge, a capital felony, in the death of 18-year-old Curtis Gray on April 13.

A K9 Chases Down an Armed Fugitive Making Suicidal Statements in Mondex Woods

May 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Steven Janvrin.

Steven Janvrin, a 32-year-old resident of Rosewood Street in Bunnell wanted on drug charges, was arrested following a chase Friday in Daytona North, as a police dog found him hiding in woods.

Renner’s Criminal Justice Reform, Including Lesser Punishments and More Work Options, Gets Overwhelming, Bi-Partisan Vote

May 3, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

House Rep. Paul Renner

Florida lawmakers on Friday overwhelmingly approved a criminal-justice package that includes the first change in 35 years to the legal threshold for felony theft and reducing punishment for some non-violent offenders.

Ex-Bunnell Cop Mike Stavris Gets 15 Years in Prison and Sex Offender Designation for Repeat Offenses

May 2, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Michael Stavris getting finger-printed after his first prison sentence in 2016. (© FlaglerLive)

The severity of the punishment signals a turn-around for a court that had previously been willing to give Michael Stavris the benefit of the doubt and a chance at rehabilitation.

As Bunnell and Flagler Fight Over Sheriff’s HQ, Nassau County’s Example May Point The Way

May 2, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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As Bunnell serves notice to Flagler County that it intends to go ahead with its challenge of the county’s decision to build a sheriff’s district office in Palm Coast, the county is opening its own possibility of extending the county seat to Palm Coast to get around any constitutional issues.

Mark Radcliff, 56, of Palm Coast, Killed, Daniel Castilloveiti, 34, Hurt in Separate Motorcycle Crashes

May 2, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

The 2015 Suzuki motorcycle after this morning's crash. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Mark Radcliff, 56, of Palm Coast’s F Section, was killed when his motorcycle ran into an vehicle driven by a 17-year-old Matanzas High School student pulling out of the school’s parking lot Wednesday afternoon.

Deemed Competent, Joseph Bova Will Be Tried For 2013 Mobil Mart Murder–and Medicated By Force If Necessary

April 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Joseph Bova looked unrecognizable in court today compared to a court appearance just five years ago. (© FlaglerLive)

Joseph Bova is pleading insanity in the February 2013 murder of Zuheily Roman Rosado, a single mother of six. To keep him competent for trial the sheriff’s jail personnel is authorized to use force to keep him on his medications.

Morning House Fire in Bunnell Leaves 3 Homeless, With Red Cross Helping

April 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The fire broke out at the East Lambert house at 8:15 this morning. (Flagler County)

The small house at 506 East Lambert Street was 82 years old, and was substantially rebuilt 60 years ago. This morning, the 840 square-foot house was heavily damaged and made unlivable in a fire that broke out at 8:15 a.m.

10 Dogs, 8 Cats Seized at Waste-Infested House on Palm Coast’s Waywood Place

April 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

A bedroom at 12 Waywood Place in one of numerous images included in the animal control report.

Two women face a civil suit filed by Palm Coast to determine whether they “neglected and cruelly treated” the animals and whether they are fit to care for them, according to an animal control report.

Prosecution Drops Further Charges Against Michael Bowling as He Appeals 20-Year Sentence

April 29, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Michael Bowling after his sentencing on April 12 in court. (© FlaglerLive)

Michael Bowling was sentenced to 20 years in prison for molesting a 15-year-old, and faced even more serious charges involving his own step-daughter. The state opted to drop those charges.

Ex-Palm Coast Boys and Girls Club Counselor Accused of Molesting Girl There in 2011-12

April 29, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Dante Mobley was released from prison after serving nearly five years on a statutory rape charge. He faces a molestation charge involving a girl who was 8 and 9 at the time of the alleged assaults.

Dante Mobley’s alleged victim in this case was 8-9 years old. A sex offender, he was released from prison last year after serving five years on a statutory rape charge involving a 14-year-old girl. The present case pre-dates his incarceration.

At Memorial For Curtis Gray, A March Against Violence, Appeals For Conflict Resolution, and ‘Dedication’

April 28, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

A fraction of the hundreds of people who took part in a walk against violence in memory of Curtis Gray this afternoon at Central Park in Palm Coast's Town Center. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast’s mayor, school administrators and coaches spoke to hundreds of students and others gathered Sunday in Central Park in memory of Curtis Gray, the Flagler Palm Coast High students shot dead on April 13.

Free Community Emergency Response Team Training Begins May 14

April 27, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Classes are held at Flagler County's Emergency Operations Center. (c FlaglerLive)

Learn basic disaster response skills – such as fire safety and light search and rescue – at the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training program, which begins on May 14.

All FPC Students Directed to Stadium After School Officials Find Bomb Threat In Bathroom

April 26, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 50 Comments

The stadium at Flagler Palm Coast High School this morning. (© FlaglerLive)

All Flagler Palm Coast High School students–all 2,600 of them–were diverted to the school’s stadium this morning after a bomb threat was discovered in a school bathroom around 7 a.m. 

A Courtroom for a Classroom, Built By Students, Gavels Matanzas High’s Law Flagship

April 25, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The judge's gavel in the mock courtroom built by Matanzas's construction flagship students for its law and justice flagship program, inaugurated Wednesday. The figures in the background are Superintendent Jim Tager and Matanzas Principal Jeff Reaves. (© FlaglerLive)

Matanzas High School inaugurated its new courtroom, built by its own students for the school’s law and justice flagship, as the centerpiece of a program intended to develop future lawyers, paralegals and others interested in the law.

Joe Mullins Walks Back $2 Million Deal to Keep Sheriff’s Ops in Bunnell, But Calls for End to Bunnell Police Department

April 25, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

County Commissioner Joe Mullins, center, speaking with reporters outside the Sheriff's Operations Center in Bunnell in January. (© FlaglerLive)

County Commissioner Joe Mullins says he still supports a sheriff’s district office for Bunnell–but also wants the Bunnell Police Department merged with the sheriff’s office, because the city has only a “ceremonial” department.

Agreeing to New Contract for Deputies in Schools, Board and Sheriff Discuss 128 Baker Acts in 2 Years

April 24, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Sheriff's deputies at Flagler Palm Coast High School last week, on a day when security was stepped up. (© FlaglerLive)

The school board’s share includes almost $100,000 for nine school crossing guards. It does not include about $110,000 that Palm Coast contributes for the school resource deputy program.

House Would Toughen Driving and Texting Law But Opposes Hands-Free Only Use of Devices

April 24, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Police could pull over motorists texting and driving, under a House measure, but the House opposes a Senate proposal that would allow only hands-free use of cell phones while driving.

Special Needs School Bus Headed to Belle Terre Elementary With 9 Aboard in Minor Collision

April 24, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The scene of a crash involving a school bus last February in the LL Section of Palm Coast, the last time a bus was involved in a crash. (© FlaglerLive)

A special needs Flagler County school bus was involved in a minor collision at Rymfire Drive and Rickenbacker Drive in Palm Coast just after 9 this morning. No one was injured.

Bunnell Condemns County’s Decision to Move Sheriff’s Building to Palm Coast, Threatening Lawsuit and Kindling Feud

April 23, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Bunnell city commissioners are unhappy with the county. From left, John Ropgers, Mayor Catherine Robinson, and Bill Baxley. Not pictured were Donnie Nobles and Jan Reeger, who also voted for a resolution condemning the county's decision to locate a sheriff's building in Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

The Bunnell City Commission approved an angry resolution against the county, instigating a feud that county officials say is misconstruing the county’s and sheriff’s intentions and missing the bigger picture.

Video Shows Shooting Outside Bunnell Circle K as Detectives Still Seek ID of Gunman

April 23, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

A video still from the shooting in Bunnell Sunday night shows the alleged shooter firing his gun. (FCSO)

A weapon was recovered that may be tied to the shooting outside a Circle K store in Bunnell Sunday night–a shooting and the fight that preceded it captured by the store’s surveillance video.

Moments Before Trial, Jerald Medders Pleads to 15 Years in Prison On Charges of Raping 16 Year Old

April 23, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler County Sheriff's bailiff Trevor Jacob searches Jerald Medders moments after sentence was pronounced and he was handcuffed this morning in a courtroom at the Flagler County courthouse. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, but may be out in 12. (© FlaglerLive)

Jerald Medders, the 53-year-old Palm Coast resident, faced a minimum of 30 years in prison and up to life if convicted by a jury, which had already been seated for the week-long trial, when Medders changed his mind and pleaded.

In Jerald Medders Trial, Alleged Sex Crimes Are Triggers to Several Jurors’ Previous Traumas

April 22, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Jerald Medders during jury selection this morning. (© FlaglerLive)

Several potential jurors were excused Monday during jury selection in the trial of Jerald Medders, 53, who is accused of unlawful sex with a minor, as the jurors spoke of their own traumas.

18-Year-Old Man Shot at Bunnell’s Circle K During an Argument, Suspect Sought

April 22, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

The Flagler County Sheriff's Office is looking for the man above, seen here at the Circle K in Bunnell, in connection with a shooting there Sunday night. Click on the image for larger view.

An 18-year-old man was shot in the back outside the Bunnell Circle K on State Road 100 shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday. The man survived. Authorities are looking for a suspect seen in surveillance video.

Sheriff Provides State of Policing in Flagler in 2nd ‘Fighting Crime Together’ Meeting

April 21, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Sheriff Rick Staly's second annual 'Fighting Crime Together' presentation at the Hilton garden Inn last week. (FCSO)

Sheriff Rick Staly held a public meeting on “Addressing Crime Together” at the Hilton Garden Inn in Palm Coast on Thursday afternoon to discuss crime trends, past and future initiatives.

An Unusual Re-Arrest of ‘Person of Interest’ in Curtis Gray Shooting on an Unrelated Charge

April 18, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Teresa Salgado, known as Alex.

Teresa Salgado, wanted as a person of interest in the shooting death of Curtis Gray last Saturday, was arrested on an LSD possession charge from a January incident in which she had already been arrested and bonded out.

Hands-Free Cell Use In Car May Become Requirement in Florida Under Senate Plan

April 18, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

hands-free requirement

The House measure matches the Senate proposal in shifting texting while driving from a “secondary” offense to a “primary” offense, but it doesn’t impose a hands-free requirement.

Rumored Threat of Retaliation For Curtis Gray Killing ‘Unfounded’ as Security Is Beefed Up at FPC

April 17, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

fpc security

The unfounded rumor about possible retaliation related to the shooting death of 18-year-old FPC student Curtis Gray reflects continuing concern by law enforcement and the school district over further consequences from the shooting.

Flagler Commission Will Build New, $12-15 Million Sheriff’s Operations Center by Palm Coast Library, Condemning ‘Mold Ops’

April 15, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

Say goodbye to the old Operations Center. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission this evening voted unanimously to build a new Flagler County Sheriff’s Operations Center–in Palm Coast, next to the county library on Palm Coast Parkway.

For Marion Gavins Jr., 17, Accused of Murdering Curtis Gray, a Life of Crime Since He Was 13

April 15, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Marion Leo Gavins Jr. has not been in and out of the criminal justice system since his first arrest when he was 13, left. The picture to the right is a still from a self-made video as he drove to turn himself in Sunday, on a first-degree murder charge.

Marion Gavins’s arrest on a murder charge Sunday was the culmination of four years of run-ins with school authorities, suspensions, expulsions, run-ins with sheriff’s deputies, arrests, stints in the criminal justice system’s juvenile division, probation and house arrest.

Marion Leo Gavins Jr. Turns Himself In, Ending 36-Hour Search After Killing of Curtis Gray

April 14, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

Curtis Gray, who was killed Saturday morning, was a quarterback for Matanzas High School before transvferring this year to Flagler Palm Coast High School. The image was tweeted by image was tweeted by Superintendent Jim Tager with one line: 'God's plan. Two schools. One family.'

Marion Leo Gavins Jr., the 17-year-old Palm Coast suspect wanted in the shooting of Curtis Gray, 18, early Saturday morning, turned himself in to Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies this afternoon.

Curtis Gray Murder Investigation: Sheriff Seeking Suspect Marion Leo Gavins Jr., 17

April 13, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Two images from the felony traffic stop off Pine Lakes Parkway shortly before 4 p.m. today. (c FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating Marion Leo Gavins Jr., 17, of Palm Coast. He’s been charged in the shooting death of Curtis Gray, 18, Saturday morning.

FPC’s Curtis Gray, 18, Is Shot and Killed Outside Coin Laundry in Palm Coast

April 13, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

The shooting took place shortly after midnight this morning in front of the smoke shop and coin laundry off Belle Terre Parkway. It was business as usual there this morning. (c FlaglerLive)

Curtis Gray, 18, a Flagler Palm Coast High School senior, was shot and killed outside a smoke shop and coin laundry off Belle Terre Parkway at 12:36 this morning, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said.

Calling Judge, Jury and Prosecution a ‘Travesty,’ Michael Bowling Is Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison in Sleep-Over Molestation

April 12, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Michael Bowling looking from behind his attorney, Assistant Public Defender Bill Bookhammer, immediately after he was sentenced to 20 years in prison this morning in Circuit Court. (© FlaglerLive)

Michael Craig Bowling was sentenced to two consecutive terms totaling 20 years plus 10 years’ sex-offender probation after a conviction for molesting a 15-year-old girl visiting his step-daughter for a sleep-over.

A Palm Coast Man’s 5-Year Prison Sentence for Armed Robbery Exposes Intersection of Opioids, Suicide and Crime

April 12, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Gary Hodges testifying on his own behalf this morning. (c FlaglerLive)

Gary Wayne Hodges, 35, faced life in prison before his sentence for the armed robbery of a Dollar General in Bunnell last year. The judge was lenient, however, because of his history.

License Plate Readers and ID Technology Lead to Palm Coast Arrest of Long-Time Fugitive

April 12, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Changa Bush is a 40-year-old transient and fugitive wanted in New York on a parole violation since 2016. License plate readers in St. Johns and Flagler led to his arrest in Bunnell this morning.

Between Batterers’ Classes and Ankle Monitors, A Few Strides Against Domestic Violence in Flagler

April 10, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Sheriff Rick Staly with Detective Fiona Ebrill, who is assigned exclusively to domestic violence cases, with a new arrival at the Sheriff's Office--Khaleesi, a therapy dog that helps victims of domestic violence. (© FlaglerLive)

The latest update of the sheriff’s domestic violence task force pointed to a few gains but mostly through a more robust investigative and monitoring system, and the addition of anger management classes in Flagler.

AAA-Plus: Road Rangers Patrols Begin on I-95 in Flagler, Assisting Break-Downs, Free

April 10, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Dial *347 for help. road rangers

Road Rangers assist motorists whose vehicles have become disabled, and provide assistance during traffic incidents with their flashing lights and other visual-lighted signage that urges drivers to give first responders safe space.

Deputies Seeking Public Help in 2nd Day Of Chasing Man Wanted On Multiple Charges

April 10, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Justin Blake in an image issued by the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.

The suspect is Justin Tyler Blake, 24, described as having dark colored shaggy hair down to his shoulders, a full, dark-colored beard, and wearing wearing a black t-shirt and black pants. He’s wanted on felony eluding and assault charges, and on a domestic violence charge, among others.

In a First, FPC’s Bulldog Patrol Presents Safety Plan to Marjorie Stoneman Commission, Drawing Raves and Calls to Scale Statewide

April 10, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Five of the six students who form the Bulldog Patrol as they spoke to the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas commission Tuesday. From left, Gabrielle Jackson, Katia Martynuk, Abby Carver, Nicholas Blumengarten, and William Patin. Not pictured (but see below), Abbigail Carver. (© FlaglerLive via Florida Channel)

A six-student team of problem solvers presented their student-centered safety plan to the state commission established after the Parkland school massacre, and were asked by several commission members to spread their plan statewide, including at the Broward school.

Renner’s Panel Goes Jekyll and Hyde on Felons, Easing Punishments But Not Voting Rights

April 9, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Paul Renner, the Palm Coast Republican, chairing the House Judiciary Committee this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive via Florida Channel)

The House Judiciary Committee Palm Coast’s Paul Renner chairs on Tuesday passed a crime bill that eases some punishments and makes it easier for felons to reintegrate society but also passed a restrictive interpretation of Amendment 4 and felons’ right to vote.

52-Year-Old Palm Coast Man Charged In Sexual Abuse of a Woman Since She Was 12

April 8, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

It is unusual that individuals booked on a first-degree felony charge smile so broadly for their mugshot, as did Leon Wiley Jr., 52, Friday evening at the Flagler County jail.

Leon Norman Wiley Jr., 52, is charged with sexual battery–or rape–of a custodian over a victim between the age of 12, a first degree felony with a potential for life in prison.

James McDevitt Back in Flagler This Week To Contest 40-Year Sentence and Rape Conviction

April 8, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

James McDevitt, the former Palm Coast resident serving 40 years on a 2015 conviction for rape, is alleging ineffective counsel by two successive lawyers.

Florida House Unanimously Approves Plan That Would Permanently Add a County Judge in Flagler

April 7, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

For now, Melissa Distler is the only certified county judge in Flagler. A House bill seeks to add a second county judge. (c FlaglerLive)

The Florida House on Thursday unanimously approved a plan to add two new county judges, one of them in Flagler, where County Judge Melissa Distler’s workload has long been among the heaviest in the state.

FPC Student Charged With Threatening School Shooting Was Twice Charged With Raping Young Children

April 5, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

The State Attorney's Office's Jan. 13, 2015 disposition of James Cooke III's case, when he was sentenced to a diversion program after two charges of raping children ages 2 and 3.

James G. Cooke III, the 17-year-old Flagler Palm Coast High School student charged on Thursday night with a felony for allegedly making a video SnapChat threat of shooting up an unspecified school, was twice before charged with raping children, according to arrest records.

Snapchat Video Threatening a School Shooting Leads to 17-Year-Old FPC Student’s Arrest

April 5, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Snapchat stupidity: a screen capture from the video the student posted, showing ammunition and what appeared to be loaded rifle magazines.

A 17-year-old Flagler Palm Coast High School student was arrested just before midnight Thursday after a Snapchat video sent under the name “Jimmy Boy,” showing ammunition and a message–“I’m ready to shoot up the school”–was detected by a county resident and traced back to the student.

Flagler Tourism Director Matt Dunn Is Suspended; County Seeking Criminal Investigation

April 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Flagler Tourism Director Matt Dunn. (© FlaglerLive)

Matt Dunn, Flagler County government’s tourism director for the past five years, was placed on paid administrative leave this morning pending the outcome of a criminal or administrative investigation. Dunn’s future with the county appears tenuous.

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