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Gregory Allen Henry, 12, Is Missing: Sheriff’s Deputies Seeking Public’s Help (Update: Found)

March 6, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Gregory Allen Henry was last seen Monday evening at a Seminole Woods park, playing basketball.

Gregory Allen Henry, a 12-year-old student at Wadsworth Elementary and a resident of Slator Court in Palm Coast who went missing Monday evening from a Seminole Woods park.

Senate Passes Safety Plan, Including Armed Teacher Program and $97 Million for More School Cops

March 5, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

A memorial for the victims of the Parkland massacre. (NSF)

Flagler County would be in line for a substantial increase in dollars allocated for school resource deputies, and would have the authority to implement a school marshal program.

For Sheriff and Flagler Schools, Clear Accord: No to Arming Teachers, Yes to More Deputies

March 5, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

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At a joint news conference later this week, Sheriff Rick Staly and Superintendent Jim Tager will outline new security measures and initiatives and a plan for additional school deputies, but no weaponizing of teachers.

First Responders in Florida Aren’t Covered for PTSD. That May Change After Parkland.

March 5, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Mental health professionals are increasingly calling for more attention to traumatic shocks first-responders are exposed to on the job. (© FlaglerLive)

Like many states, Florida does not provide lost wages to first responders disabled with PTSD. A bill that would change that is now gaining momentum after 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month.

Palm Coast Resident In New York For Friend’s Birthday Party Is Murdered Outside Pizzeria

March 2, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Hakeem Javon Griffin in a Facebook image. He was killed in new York on Feb. 28.

Hakeem Javon Griffin, a 22-year-old resident of Ryan Drive in Palm Coast, was killed in an argument on a street in Queens, N.Y. on Feb. 28.

3 Arrests Yield Stash of Weapons, Cash and Drugs–and Former Member of Mosquito Control Board

March 1, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

The arrests took place at 15 Fariston Place and 196 Pine Grove Drive in Palm Coast, yielding almost $50,000 in cash, more than a dozen firearms, and several pounds of pot.

Ex-Youth Pastor Convicted of Molesting Teen Church Members Back in Court, and Jail

March 1, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Christopher Thomas Miller was convicted of molesting two 15-year-old girls at Bunnell’s Praise Assembly of God in 2006, but was jailed over violating his probation.

Holy Cow! Three Crashes, Three Dead Cows in Three Separate Areas of West Flagler

February 28, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

A pick-up truck on State Road 100 was first to crash into a cow at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, totaling the vehicle. (FCSO)

Three vehicles, including a cop’s car, were totaled overnight in crashes with cows on three different Flagler County roads. The drivers were not hurt. Cows’ owners have yet to be identified.

Palm Coast and Matanzas Golf Course Owners Reach Agreement, With Conditions

February 28, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The Matanzas golf course snakes around hundreds of properties in Palm Coast's L Section, at the north end of the city. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast government has agreed to significantly code enforcement reduce its lien on the Matanzas golf course in exchange for a dismissal of all pending litigation.

Bunnell Inmate With 8 Prior Charges For Assaulting Cops Gets 9th One

February 27, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Samuel Higgins in his latest state prison phot, left, and in his jail booking photo at the Flagler jail.

Samuel Higgins is awaiting trial on assault and burglary charges at the Flagler County jail. He threatened a correction’s deputy’s life and threw a liquid at him, an offense for which he’d previously served prison time.

Bunnell’s Charles Cowart Jr. Arrested Again, For Allegedly Stealing 15 Flags in 3 Cities

February 26, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Images released by the Sheriff's Office of the flags Charles Cowart Jr. is alleged to have stolen over two years from Palm Coast, Bunnell and Flagler Beach.

Charles Cowart Jr. is accused of stealing enormous flags from Palm Coast Parkway and Indian Trails Sports Complex, among others. He’s been arrested many times for doing strange things.

For All of Sheriff Staly’s “Green Roof Inn” Tough Talk, the Green Also Stands For Hope and Renewal

February 26, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Inmates during a Stride Program orientation last week at the Flagler County jail, with program director Becky Quintieri. The program has seen 390 inmates in a little over six months. Non-violent offenders are eligible. (FCSO)

Flagler Sheriff Rick Staly today unveiled the Stride Program at the county jail, an ongoing rehabilitation and preparatory program to help inmates reintegrate society and stay out of jail.

As Calls For Broward Sheriff’s Removal Mount, Scott Orders Investigation of School Shooting Response

February 26, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel is facing calls to resign. (Facebook)

The directive came as House Speaker Richard Corcoran sent a letter co-signed by 73 Republican House members requesting that Scott suspend Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, a Democrat.

Robert Barshied, Missing Two Days, Is Found Dead Near Bings Landing, an Apparent Suicide

February 24, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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Robert Barshied, 69, of Matanzas Shores, was found dead in a marsh after an extensive air, sea and foot search. He’d left a suicide note at his home.

Zambrano Orders Judge Scott DuPont to Clear Out of His Offices In Flagler and Putnam

February 23, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Circuit Court Judge Scott DuPont has been on the bench since 2010, dividing his time between Flagler and Putnam counties.

Chief Judge Raul Zambrano’s order, delivered to DuPont by letter today, is as close to the firing of a judge short of a Supreme Court impeachment, and follows an investigation’s withering recommendation for removal.

Behind the Shooting On Seamanship Trail: Drugs, Underage Sex and Mom’s Warnings

February 23, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff's detective George Hristakopoulos, center, with Sheriff Rick Staly, left, and other members of the sheriff's office outside of the Seamanship Trail house the morning of the shooting there that resulted in two young men being hospitalized, but no charges yet from that particular shooting. Evidence gathered from the scene, however, resulted in unrelated charges against one of the victims and suspects, Tristan George, now 19. (© FlaglerLive)

Contents of Tristan George’s phone reveal incriminating texts and videos about underage sex and drugs, and warnings to the Palm Coast man from his mother about his behavior.

Epic Child Abuse Case Fails Stand Your Ground Defense in Debacle of Witnesses

February 23, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

C.J. Nelson answering questions from his attorney, Josh Davis, in court this morning. Nelson faces a felong child abuse charge stemming from a confrontation with a 16-year-old girl at Epic Theater in Palm Coast in October 2016. (© FlaglerLive)

An unusual stand-your-ground case unfolded in Flagler court this morning over an allegation that a 39-year-old man punched a 16-year-old girl at Epic Theater in palm Coast last October.

Lawmakers Craft Law Allowing Teachers To Carry Guns In Florida Schools

February 23, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

Students voicing their positions on guns in Tallahassee this week. (News Service of Florida)

The controversial measure would allow trained teachers to bring guns to schools, a concept that has divided Republican politicians and faces opposition from Democrats and educators.

New Trouble For Gunshot Victim and Suspect: Rape Charge Involving a Minor

February 22, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Tristan George.

Tristan George, 19, was shot outside his Palm Coast house at 28 Seamanship Trail in November in a case still under investigation. He now faces a statutory rape charge.

Felony Counts Against Ex-Supervisor
Kim Weeks Back Up To 9 In Latest Twist

February 22, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Circuit Judge Margaret Hudson spent much of today's status hearing in the Kimberle Weeks case talking to a phone, as Weeks's attorney, Kevin Kulik, spoke from his office in Ft. Lauderdale. Assistant State Attorney Jason Lewis appeared in person. Weeks herself did not. (© FlaglerLive)

Six weeks before trial, the prosecution has re-filed against ex-Elections Supervisor Kim Weeks, bringing up the counts against her back to nine in a move to turn up the pressure and angle for a plea. Weeks is not biting.

In a First, Palm Coast Drug Dealer Is Indicted on 1st Degree Murder in Overdose Death of Savannah Deangelis

February 21, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 43 Comments

Renée Deangelis, mother of Savannah, 23, who died of an overdose last fall, speaks to the press this afternoon, with her husband, Charles, and her daughter Christina, to the left of the image, and Sheriff Rick Staly to the right. Assistant State Prosecutor Jason Lewis and State Attorney R.J. Larizza are toward the left corner. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

Joseph Colon, 34, of Palm Coast, is accused of selling the heroin and fentanyl that killed Savannah Deangelis, 23, moments later at her Grand Haven home last October.

Anxious Morning of Gun Threats in Palm Coast Affecting 3 Schools, and a Demonstration by 200 Students at FPC

February 21, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 41 Comments

An anxious few hours at the FPC campus today. (© FlaglerLive)

A gun threat at FPC’s i3 Academy proved unfounded, Buddy Taylor and Wadsworth went on lockdown as deputies resolved another gun threat in Palm Coast’s P-Section, and 200 students at FPC demonstrated against gun violence.

“I’d Like To Stare At Him In the Eyes Now”
Serial Masked Armed Robber Sentenced To 30 Years as Victim Rebukes Him

February 21, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

He's into staring: Charles Rushing-Griffen in court this morning, where he was sentenced. One of his victims asked the judge if she could stare at him the way he stared at her. The judge allowed it. (© FlaglerLive)

A Terranova Restaurant owner in court today told castigated Charles Rushing-Griffen for the way he’d stared at her while robbing her at gunpoint in December.

Mold Found In 2 Rooms at Sheriff’s Operations Center After 4 Employees Complain of Rashes

February 20, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Room 129 above, at the Sheriff's Operations Center in Bunnell, is one of the two rooms temporarily condemned as enviornmental clean-up was carried out following reports by employees of rashes. (H2H)

The four employees were relocated and the concern prompted an environmental investigation of the old but renovated building and the closure of two rooms pending extensive clean-ups.

2 Palm Coast Women in Separate Incidents Face Charges of Felony Child Abuse By Strangling

February 20, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Julie Bruce, 52, is accused of strangling an 8-year-old child, and Tina Seale, 40, is accused of strangling a 13 year old. Both women live in Palm Coast.

Witness Describes Disturbing Near-Miss Immediately Before Friday’s Crash That Killed 2 on SR100

February 19, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The crash scene on State Road 100 at County Road 35 on Friday. (© FlaglerLive)

Patrick Spurgeon, a trucker, said the woman who slammed into a pick-up, triggering the fatal wreck Friday, had moments earlier passed him while a motorcyclist was passing from the other direction.

Flagler Sheriff and County Officials Worry That Prison Reforms Could Shift Inmates,
and Costs, to County

February 19, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Sheriff Rick Staly, right, described the likely financial impact of a shift in inmates from the state back to the counties, during a meeting of the Public Safety Coordinating Council last week. Steve Cole, who oversees the local jail, is to his right, with County Judge Melissa Moore-Stens in the foreground. (© FlaglerLive)

A spate of criminal-justice reform bills in the Florida Senate has Flagler’s sheriff and a county commissioner worried about what that could mean for the local jail population and budgets.

2 Dead, 4 Injured, 3 Seriously in 3-Vehicle Crash on SR 100, West of CR 305

February 16, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 66 Comments

A woman at the wheel of this compact car apparently never saw the pick-up truck stopped at State Road 100 and County Road 35, waiting to make a turn. She crashed into the truck, catapulting it in the way of another, incoming pick-up. (c FlaglerLive)

A three-vehicle crash on State Road 100 west of Bunnell Friday evening resulted in the death of Ralph Pellicer, 43, of Bunnell and of Jobe Podach, 35, of Holly Hill.

T-Mobile and Hair Cuttery On Palm Coast Parkway Targeted By Smash-And-Grab Burglars

February 16, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

A surveillance still from the burglary a the T-Mobil store.

Both stores on Palm Coast Parkway were burglarized early Thursday morning after burglars smashed glass doors with bricks and ransacked interiors.

Qualifications Commission Recommends Judge DuPont Removed, Calling Him “Reckless,” Untruthful and “Heavy Handed”

February 16, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Circuit Judge Scott DuPont on the campaign trail in Flagler in 2016. (© FlaglerLive)

Judge Scott DuPont serves on Flagler’s and Putnam’s civil benches, and was facing a series of accusations that he’d acted wrongfully and recklessly as a judge and a candidate.

Palm Coast Man Arrested on Charges of Bathing Toddler in Boiling Water and Beating Him

February 15, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

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Deviaun A. Toler, 26, of 32 Westfield Lane in Palm Coast, was arrested this morning after an investigation alleges he bathed a child in boiling water and beat him with a switch and a belt.

Fugitive Who Taunted Sheriff on Facebook Is Arrested; Deputy Injured in Violent Struggle

February 15, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Even after he was tased and handcuffed, Leslie Pitter repeatedly motioned toward deputy Conway with threatening body language as if to intimidate the deputy, whose shoulder at that point Pitter had dislocated. The image is from a video still captured on a deputy's body camera.

Leslie Pitter faces a first-degree felony after dislocating a deputy’s shoulder in an encounter that included his being tased, and fugitive Francisco Valdez was caught and jailed after taunting the sheriff’s Fugitive Frriday Bingo.

Facing Deportation, an Undocumented Immigrant Held at Flagler Jail Changes His Plea at Last Minute

February 14, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Francisco Justo being led away from the dais after his hearing Tuesday, with his interpreter nearby. (© FlaglerLive)

The case of Palm Coast resident Filipino Francisco Justo underscores how the potential for deportation increases rather than decreases burdens on the judicial and penal systems.

Man at Flagler Jail Tries to Hang Himself, Fellow-Inmates and Deputies Rush To Save Him

February 13, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

A video still from a surveillance camera that captured the attempted suicide, and inmates' and deputies' save, to the right of the image at the top of the stairwell. At that moment, the inmate is being brought back over the railing.

An inmate at the Flagler jail tied a bed sheet around a railing, then around his neck, and attempted suicide before inmates and deputies rushed to his rescue Tuesday.

Another Life Term For Paul Dykes as Lurid Child-Rape Case Ends, Absent Reversal on Appeal

February 13, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Paul Dykes, right, arriving in court with other inmates this morning in what may be his last appearance in Flagler before his transfer to state prison. (c FlaglerLive)

For Palm Coast’s Paul Dykes, 21, the most immediate challenge is to contend with a brutal prison culture that makes prey of child sexual predators.

Flagler Sheriff’s Deputy Injured in Crash That Takes Out Tree On Belle Terre Parkway

February 12, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff's deputy David Lichty's patrol vehicle, a Crown Victoria, after the crash on Belle Terre Parkway early Sunday morning. (FCSO)

Flagler Sheriff’s deputy David Lichty was in emergency mode, responding to an incident in Palm Coast’s R-Section, when he lost control of his Crown Vic early Sunday morning.

Employee Who Reported Theft From Vacation-Rental Agency Is Herself Arrested For Theft

February 12, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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Alena Borich reported last week to police that the Vacation Rental Pros office in Palm Coast where she works had been ransacked. Friday she was charged with grand theft after allegedly shoplifting from Kohl’s.

Palm Coast Vacation Rental Agency Ransacked, Hammock Unit Used To Print Counterfeit Cash

February 9, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The strip mall on Palm Coast's Utility Drive where Vacation Pros' office was ransacked.

The Vacation Rental Pros office on Palm Coast’s Utility Drive was ransacked and keys to units stolen apparently by a tenant who used his unit possibly to print counterfeit currency.

For 13th and 14th Felonies, George Wood Is Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

February 8, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

George Wood before his sentencing this morning at the Flagler County courthouse. (© FlaglerLive)

George G. Wood, 32, of Palm Coast was sentenced on an escape and firearm [possession charge, and still faces life in prison on an armed burglary charge he’s to be tried on later this month.

Supreme Court Hears Latest Red Light Camera Case, But Justices Skeptical of Illegality

February 7, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

What used to be a sign warning of red-light cameras at Palm Coast's intersection at Belle Terre Parkway and Central Avenue. The cameras were removed last year after a 10-year reign in the city, much of it despised by most, including judges and, finally, by city officials, who elected to end the contract with American Traffic Solutions two years early. (© FlaglerLive)

Several justices appeared skeptical as that the way a Florida city handles citations issued to motorists caught on camera is unlawful.

Couple Park 6-Year-Old Autistic Child in Truck As They Watch Super Bowl at Bunnell Bar

February 6, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Kristal and Robert Valenti of Bunnell.

Kristal and Robert Valenti were charged with felony child neglect after being accused of leaving their child in a truck outside Bunnell’s Beer House for hours so they could watch the Super Bowl.

Woman, 42, Stops Her Car Off U.S. 1 and Ends Her Life With Gunshot as Helicopter Hovers

February 5, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Magggie Olivera was found in her car between St. Mary's Catholic Church and St. Joseph's Carmelite Monastery on South Old Dixie Highway Saturday afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

Maggie Olivera, 42, was found in her Toyota 4 Runner by the side of the road at Old Dixie Highway off U.S. 1 in Flagler after St. Johns County’s emergency helicopter had followed her from St. Johns.

Chief Judge Has Discouraging News For Flagler’s Hope of Landing 2nd County Judge

February 5, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Raul Zambrano, who sat on Flagler's felony court previously, is the Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, which includes Flagler, Volusia, St. Johns and Putnam counties, or about 1 million residents. (© FlaglerLive)

Despite certifying Flagler for an additional county court judge in 2016 and recognizing a still-increasing workload last year the Supreme Court has ruled against certifying an additional judge this year.

Bills Opening Way For Guns in Churches Near Schools Chambered For Floor Votes

February 2, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The sherine to Thomas a Beckett inside Canterbury Cathedral, where he was assassinated. He was not packing. (chris)

Under current law, people with concealed-weapons licenses can carry guns at churches but not if schools are on the property.

Jealousy and Phones Trigger Violent Domestic Confrontations, 1 Gunshot and 3 Arrests

February 1, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

From left, Carmen Owens, Trevor Brandon and Robert Brown. domestic violence

Two men and a woman were jailed on felony charges stemming from separate, violent confrontations with their girlfriends or spouse after claims of infidelity.

Four Local Governments Vying For Residents To Enroll In Their “Academies”

February 1, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Participants at the Sheriff's Citizens Academy can get a more direct sense of what it's like to be a cop, at least in some regards. (FCSO)

Local governments’ citizenship academies have been relatively popular, especially among potential political candidates or people who want to see the plumbing of government firsthand.

Palm Coast Planning To Reduce All Whiteview Parkway to 2 Lanes For Footpath and Safety

January 31, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The sun may be setting on Whiteview Parkway's four lanes. (c FlaglerLive)

86 injuries from 60 crashes in three years and the lack of a bike and footpath led Palm Coast to plan for reducing a stretch of Whiteview from four to two lanes.

War Of The Birds on Palm Coast’s Collingwood Lane Ends In Victory For Purple Martins

January 31, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

An image Bryan Streetman introduced at trial of his neighbor's use of the disputed purple martin gourdes, which the birds use during their annual migration.

Neighbors on Collingwood Lane have been suing and battling each other for four years over two dozen bird houses. A judge has ruled in favor of the birds.

Paul Dykes Sentenced To Life In Prison Without Parole 2 Times Over For Child Rape

January 30, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Paul Dykes being fingerprinted after Circuit Judge Dennis Craig pronounced a life sentence this morning at the Flagler County courthouse. (© FlaglerLive)

A jury had found Dykes guilty on 24 counts, including raping a 1-year-old, in December, making the life sentences mandatory, and leaving little room for the judge or lawyers to maneuver.

Bunnell Claims It Charged Man With 2nd Degree Murder in Death of Emanuel. Sheriff and State Attorney Know Nothing About It.

January 29, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Johnnie Spydale Thomas in his December mugshot at the Flagler County jail, left, and in his state prison shot from 2014. He's spent two stints in state prison.

The Bunnell city administration issued an announcement about the charge, but the State Attorney’s Office says the investigation is continuing, and the Sheriff’s Office says Thomas’s status has not changed.

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