- November 21, 2024
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4 p.m. — 400 block of Chelsea Place Avenue
Resisting an officer without violence. A 30-year-old Ormond Beach man was arrested after he caused a disruption in his neighborhood by yelling and screaming he was going to kill people, causing his neighbors to come outside and call 911. The man also chased a delivery driver and threatened to steal his packages and van.
When the reporting officer arrived at the scene, another officer was already trying to speak with the disorderly man. The reporting officer spoke with the man's father, who said the man was drunk, and shared that when he drinks beer "he is fine," but that he becomes "belligerent" when he drinks hard liquor.
The man was yelling about his mother's death, which according to his arrest report occurred a few years ago. Police report he turned toward the tailgate of his truck and slammed his head on it, falling down to the ground. Officers struggled to put him in handcuffs, as the man continued to pull his arms away, and one officer used his taser to do a dry stun to get him to comply.
He was taken to the hospital, and once medically cleared, transported to jail.
11:54 a.m. — Intersection of South Nova Road and Forest Lane
DUI. Police arrested a 55-year-old Daytona Beach woman who was seen swerving within her lane as she drove, and when asked if she had been drinking, replied with, "Yeah, I had one. It's Valentine's Day."
According to her arrest report, the woman was coming from a local chain restaurant, and had leftovers on the front seat of her vehicle. The reporting officer asked her to perform a series of field sobriety exercises, and she agreed. She failed the exercises.
The woman was taken to jail.
2:17 p.m. — 200 block of Ormwood Drice
Battery on a law enforcement officer. Police were called to a local condominium after the property manager saw a 39-year-old Daytona Beach man acting strange by the pool area. The man was waving his arms around, climbing bushes, throwing garbage around from the trash cans and dancing in the flower beds.
When officers arrived at the scene, the man jumped over the fence and ran southbound on the beach to the next condominium. Police found him and observed how he looked into the windows of vehicles; the man told police he was trying to find the keys to his car, according to his arrest report.
Officers were attempting to contact one of his family members over the phone when the man ran into traffic, crossed the street and entered a residence's backyard. Police chased him and instructed hm to stop running multiple times before he was tased.
The man obtained one of the taser probes and tried to punch an officer with it in his hand, and in the process of being detained, kicked another officer in the leg. He was transported to the officer for medical clearance, during which he kicked a third officer in the head. The doctor who assessed him believed he was having a psychotic episode as if he was under the influence of narcotics.
A family member told police the man had a similar incident occur to him last week with a neighboring police department. He was taken to jail.
