- January 21, 2025
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Two men were arrested for disrupting a school event and possessing weapons on campus property after they engaged in a physical altercation following a basketball game at Seabreeze High School on Friday, Feb. 11.
According to Daytona Beach Police arrest reports, 25-year-old Justin Morales, of Deltona, and 20-year-old Romello Neal, of Daytona Beach, were seen by witnesses around 8:30 p.m. throwing punches at each other outside of the gymnasium, after which Morales reached into his waistband as though for a weapon. The men continued to verbally argue until a spectator exclaimed one of the men had a gun, and spectators fled into the gymnasium. Morales and Romello then left the school.
Officers conducted a traffic stop on Morales' vehicle, and his passengers told police that Morales had been attacked by Romello, and that in turn he hit him with his car keys. Morelos also told Romello he had a box cutter knife during the fight, according to his arrest report, and witnesses claimed that Romello had replied with: "You ain't got nothing, I've got a gun," triggering spectators to flee. There was no blood on the knife, nor on Morales' car keys.
While interviewing Morales, officers received a phone call that eventually led to the discovery of a firearm and ammunition in a vehicle's trunk. Romello later notified dispatch of his location to speak with officers.
Morales and Romello were taken to jail, where they are both held with no bond.
