A caller threatens Palm Coast Data with violence when he claims the company released his personal information, a homeless woman leads cops on a car chase, a man learns that threatening to shoot horses is a crime, a woman loses her job–and is then arrested for domestic battery, and a long list of property crimes and drunk driving charges.
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Long Day of Cop Pursuits Nets 2 Arrests Over Thefts, Assaults and Evasions
William Ginrich was arrested for grand theft auto after brandishing a gun at a woman who’d allowed him to stay in her house. Austin Brammer led cops on a pursuit along Palm Coast Parkway before submitting to arrest after stealing a safe from his mother’s house.
Man Arrested for Firing a Gun at Parents’ House Where His Children and Girlfriend Hid
Christopher Avellar, 30, is accused of firing a .45-caliber gun at his parents’ house on Waywood Place in Palm Coast, where his girlfriend and two children, ages 4 and 5, were hiding from him after a domestic argument Friday evening.
William Copeland, Guilty of Attempted Murder in Leidel Drive Shooting, Faces Life in Prison
William Copeland, 21, was found guilty Saturday of attempted murder in the shooting of Accursio Venezia in May 2011. Copeland is the father of Venezia’s grandson, who was in the house at the time, as was his 20-year-old mother. The three-day trial was before Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano.
Man Punches 12-Year-Old Son in R Section, Knife-Wielding Man Chases Grandson in P’s
Scott Cadek of Richland Lane in palm Coast is accused of punching a 12-year-old boy during an argument, while John Stacy chased after grandson Thomas Bernardini with a 16-inch curved and serrated blade down Plainview Drive in Palm Coast. Both men were jailed.
State Attorney Files Felony Charge Against Timothy Draper for Shooting a Gun at Public Park
Jeremy Blackwelder and Timothy Draper were riding around Herschel King Park off Colbert Lane late the night of Oct. 29, with two women and a child, when Draper allegedly fired a .22 from a Chevy’s window, not far from the Grand Haven community.
Blaze at Woodstone Lane House With Troubled History Termed “Absolutely” Suspicious
A fire that broke out late Tuesday night at 20 Woodstone Lane in Palm Coast is the latest in a series of incidents that have involved homeowners Harold and Karen Pizzetta since September.
Three Men Stabbed at Hammock Community Center Party; No One Is Talking
The Halloween party took place at the Hammock Community Center on Malacompra Road Friday night and broke up after a big fight early Saturday morning, but the victims would not speak, and most witnesses had scattered before cops were able to investigate. The investigation is ongoing.
William Merrill, Who Shot and Killed His Wife With an AK-47, Is Sentenced to 25 Years
William Carson Merrill, who shot his wife with an AK-47 in their Palm Coast home in February as she gave their daughter a bath and he played with the assault rifle, faced a maximum of 30 years for manslaughter–almost what Judge Raul Zambrano handed down in a full courtroom Monday afternoon.
Palm Coast Man Arrested Over Facebook Bomb Threat at Buddy Taylor Middle School
Benjamin Perrine, a 44-year-old resident of 1 Plumtree Place in Palm Coast, was upset about his lost dog and neighbors calling in noise complaints. A bomb-sniffing unit went through Buddy Taylor this morning as a precaution. No bombs were found, and school was not interrupted.