- October 24, 2024
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Two felons were arrested on Friday, April 1, after they led deputies on a chase in a stolen pickup truck and then crashed the vehicle and fled into the woods.
"Here’s a reminder to criminals that law enforcement agencies work together to ensure criminals are arrested!”
— RICK STALY, Flagler County sheriff
Randy Moore, 28, and his wife, 27-year-old Brooke Moore, are now residing at the county jail after a joyride in the truck, which had been stolen in Volusia County.
The two came to deputies' attention after the Flagler County Sheriff's Office's Real Time Crime Center received an alert of a stolen vehicle driving westbound on State Road 100.
Deputies were notified of the be-on-the-lookout (BOLO) for a silver Toyota Tacoma pickup truck reported stolen from Volusia County and were able to successfully track it in the area of S.R. 100.
A traffic stop was attempted, and the driver fled recklessly, losing control of the truck several times.
Bunnell Police Department officers successfully deployed stop sticks to puncture the vehicle's tires at Bacher and Moody Boulevard but the vehicle continued northbound on U.S. 1, ultimately running off the roadway and crashing. The occupants ran into the woods behind Builders FirstSource lumberyard in Bunnell.
A joint effort from FCSO deputies, K9s and the county's emergency helicopter, FireFlight, led to the subjects. An FCSO K9 tracks them down in the Sawmill Estates Subdivision in Bunnell and arrested them.
Brooke Moore said that she and another woman were picked up by an unknown man in the vehicle the previous day and taken back to his residence, and that he he attempted to have sex with them. She said the other female then hit the man over the head with a bottle and asked him to take both women back to where he'd picked them up.
The man refused, Brooke Moore said, and she found the keys to the truck, drove to pick up Randy Moore and told him the story. The couple slept in the truck overnight. Randy Moore said that they were in the process of returning the truck to the owner in Ormond Beach, but ended up in Flagler County.
This duo is no stranger to law enforcement, and both have felony convictions in Volusia County.
Randy Moore has 12 prior felony convictions for Burglary of an Unoccupied Conveyance, Possession of Methamphetamine, Sale or Delivery of Cocaine within 1,000 feet of a Place of Worship, Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Armed Burglary, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Carrying a Concealed Weapon, Possession of a Schedule II Substance, Possession of a Schedule I Substance, Possession with Intent to Deliver Counterfeit Substance and Possession of Marijuana Over 20 grams.
Brooke Moore has two prior felony convictions and has a criminal history with multiple drug-related charges.
“Another couple of felons thought it was a good idea to steal a vehicle and drive recklessly through our county,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “I’m glad no one was hurt during the apprehension of the stolen vehicle, and that deputies were able to safely arrest them. I’d like to thank Volusia County Sheriff’s Office and Bunnell Police Department for assisting in this case. Here’s a reminder to criminals that law enforcement agencies work together to ensure criminals are arrested!”
The Moores are now being held at the county jail facing charges of Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Resist Officer without Violence, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Brooke Moore is also being charged for Reckless Driving with Damage to Person/Property, Driving While License Suspended with Knowledge, Flee and Elude and Crash-Damage to Vehicle.
Watch the arrest at: https://youtu.be/NhpgW_-dmcg.
